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Switzerland votes to ban new minarets; Egypt's Mufti deems it an 'insult'

GENEVA: Swiss voters approved a ban on new mosque minarets being built,…

AFP
AFP

Ahly claim fifth successive win to keep six-point lead

CAIRO: Ahly extended their winning streak to five games after beating Arab…

Sherif Tarek

Sustainability reaches Cairo's slums through solar heaters

CAIRO: Copenhagen is in an international hot seat. Countless spaces in newspapers…

Heba El-Sherif

Zamalek sack Michel

CAIRO: Zamalek gave head coach Henri Michel the sack, right after the…

Sherif Tarek

Egyptian pilgrims relocated by Saudi ministry

CAIRO: Around 500 Egyptian pilgrims were relocated by the Saudi Ministry of…

Safaa Abdoun

Zamalek duo burst into tears in fifth league defeat

CAIRO: Zamalek duo Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdel-Razeq and Hazem Emam burst into tears…

Sherif Tarek

Atom-smasher sets record energy levels:CERN

GENEVA: The world's biggest atom-smasher has set a world record by accelerating…

AFP
AFP

Egypt not to host handball tournament in Algeria spat

CAIRO: Egypt withdrew on Sunday as the host of an upcoming African…

AFP
AFP

Egypt prevents Eid food shipment from Gaza due to spoilage

CAIRO: Authorities at the Rafah border crossing prevented some 65 tons of…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein