For the love of Giza
Cairo: The tourism police at the Pyramids Giza plateau were alerted to a man standing atop of the big pyramids, the local press reported. Hisham Nabil Ramadan, 25, a mechanic…
Panhandler not handicapped after all
Cairo: A girl in a wheel chair, who was used by her mother to beg in Al Azbakiya, burst into tears and jumped from the chair, confessing that she was…
Egyptian bird flu mutations suggest antiviral resistance
Associated PressLONDON: Mutations in the bird flu virus have been found in two people in Egypt, in a form that might be resistant to the medication most commonly used to…
19th human case of deadly bird flu reported
Cairo: Bird flu has infected another Egyptian, bringing to 19 the number of cases afflicted with the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, according to reports Thursday in Egyptian media.The…
FIFA, CAF deny Ahly doping allegations
Cairo: World football s governing body FIFA denied in an official statement on Wednesday that African champions Ahly were involved in any doping violation cases. FIFA and its President, Joseph…
Blatter raises suspicions over doping violations by Ahly
Cairo: FIFA president Joseph 'Sepp' Blatter raised suspicions of doping violations by Egyptian champions Ahly when he said that the world football governing body has discovered two positive cases during…
Retired journalists at Al Ahram asked to clean out their desks
CAIRO: Al Ahram daily newspaper s decision to terminate the contracts of 65 of their veteran journalists and columnists caused an outcry inside the oldest state-owned newspaper in the country.Editor-in-chief…
Administrative court rules garbage collection to be separated from electricity bill
CAIRO: The Administrative Judiciary Court decided last week to remove garbage collection fees from the electricity bill, after citizens protested to what they deemed an unfair move.According to a source…
