A divorce that Nasrallah cannot afford
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speech on Sunday formalized Hezbollah's divorce from the rest of Lebanese society, confirming there is a fundamental rift between the party and a majority of Lebanese over…
Egyptian girl dies of bird flu
CAIRO: A teenage girl from Cairo died of bird flu, the health ministry announced on Wednesday, bringing to 14 the number of Egyptians who have succumbed to the deadly H5N1…
Amnesty International says prisoner abuse in Egypt is systematic and widespread
Associated PressCAIRO: Human rights group Amnesty International accused Egypt of systematically abusing prisoners - including torture and years of detention without trial - and warned the problem could worsen because…
Actor Khaled Abol Naga is appointed Unicef Egypt Goodwill Ambassador
HEAD: Unicef Egypt has announced the appointment of leading actor Khaled Abol Naga as a Goodwill Ambassador.Abol Naga - the star of numerous movies as well as a top personality…
Think twice before you tie the knot, say experts
CAIRO: A seminar that warned against the hazards of consanguine marriages called for introducing laws that would make it obligatory for newly-married couples with blood relations and those considering the…
French NGO to support street children
CAIRO: Ambassador Mushira Khattab, Secretary General of the National Council for Maternity and Childhood, met last week with Xavier Emmanuel, founder of Samusocial International (SSI), a French NGO assisting victims…
Dokki court hears case to ban human rights websites
CAIRO: The Sixth District Court in Dokki heard the first session of the case between Alexandria Judge Abdel Fattah Mourad and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRInfo) over…
Al-Safti suspended by Zamalek
CAIRO: Zamalek's technical staff suspended defender Amr Al-Safti on Tuesday when he didn't show up at the recent training sessions in protest salary dock. Al-Safti got angry when he knew…
Ramy Ashour wins biggest prize in world squash
CAIRO: World junior champion Ramy Ashour has won the world's richest squash tournament, the 2007 Sheikha Al Saad Kuwait Open, in a dramatic all-Egyptian men's final against world number one…