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Ultras White Knights members dispersed after interior ministry bars fans from match
Ministry of Interior barred audience from match âto ensure the safety and protection of the massesâ
Thirst for democracy catches world powers off guard
From Egypt, where the nationâs first democratically-elected president Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi was toppled in July by the army, to Ukraine where Viktor Yanukovych, brought to power in 2010 polls, fled his post after months of street protests, the US has had to fine-tune its response.
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Sawy provides an annual exhibition to allow people to get to know other cultures
Farida Hookahs offers exclusive haute hookahs
Luxury hookahs that incorporate artistic designs you will not find at your regular cafe
Townhouseâs Featherweight Cinema tackles visual representation
The film program compliments an ongoing photography exhibition and aims to highlight how visual representation affects history and historical narrative
El Mouled or Al Husseinâs birthday
The religious festival is one of Cairoâs best-known cultural traditions
Mission impossible
Following the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi’s government, Egyptâs newly appointed Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb is tasked with what seems to be a mission impossible. The new PM indeed faces several humbling challenges on various fronts but despite his good intentions and flowery promises, he is as likely to flop. However, to define …
Rugum: Rescue plan for the Sinai Mountains
By Ahmed Shams, PhD A community response and essential maps The outline of Rugum Plan  is based on the Gebaliya âpeople of the mountainsâ Bedouin community response, led by tourism business leaders, to the trekking accident of the Egyptian tourists in the vicinity of Gebel Bab El Donya (2,090m ASL) last week. I crystallised and …
Student Corner: Soldiers versus Workers
By Taher El Moataz Bellah Milko Milkonian, an American electrical engineer, was an active member of the Democratic Movement for National Liberation (DMNL), the most cohesive and largest communist group of Egyptâs surging, yet highly divided leftist movement. For two years from 1950 to 1952, his mission was to deliver parcels from communist affiliated print …
All eyes on $1tn
African agribusiness is set for a huge leap, according to a World Bank report
SCAFâs new formation implements new constitution: military spokesman
Defence minister will now preside over the council instead of the president
Morsiâs son arrested in possession of drugs
Abdullah Morsi and his friend were found in possession of 5 grams of cannabis byproducts, state media says
Egyptian foreign ministry accuses US of âdouble standardsâ on human rights
Foreign ministry reacts to annual US report on human rights
Total looking at building big petrochemical unit in Iraq
Total wants to boost its refinery and chemicals activities in the Middle East and Asia, where it sees better long-term prospects than in Europe, where competition is pressuring margins.
Turkey passes law to shut schools run by Erdogan arch-rival
The row between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his former ally, cleric Fethullah Gulen, erupted in November when government first floated the idea of shutting down the schools, a major source of income for Gulen’s Hizmet movement.
Fahmy meets OIC head
Foreign minister and OIC secretary general discuss issues affecting Muslims around the world
No need to panic over Ukraine economy: IMF’s Lagarde
The revolt led to Moscow canceling a much-needed $15bn loan to the country after only $3bn had been disbursed, leaving Kiev with little cash in its coffers and dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
NGO criticises prosecution of Shiâa
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights said it is deeply concerned by a recent court sentencing of a Shiâa citizen to five years in prison
Morsi espionage case postponed as defence requests new judges
Muslim Brotherhood accuses judges of bias
Parties call for replacing interior minister in new cabinet
Political parties highlight the importance of restructuring the Ministry of Interior
Tunisia gets $1.2bn from World Bank
It is the biggest loan package Tunisia has received since the 2011 revolution that toppled autocratic president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.
Turkish lira firms on hopes US tapering continues only steadily
The Istanbul share index rose 1.25% to 62,553.32 points, outperforming the wider emerging markets index, which was up 0.39%.
Pro-Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea
The new government was dealt a new jolt when Russiaâs energy giant Gazprom bluntly warned Kiev that it had accumulated a âhugeâ debt for unpaid natural gas that needed to be urgently paid.
One dead, 19 injured in Friday clashes
At least 10 were arrested in Alexandria for involvement in clashes between demonstrators and security forces
Egypt gunmen kill police guard of Morsi judge
AFP â Gunmen Friday killed an Egyptian policeman who was on a security team guarding the home of a judge in the jailbreak trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, security officials said. Attacks on the security forces have surged since the army ousted the Islamist Morsi last July, and as the military-installed authorities press a …
Gunmen kill Egypt policeman north of Cairo
Sergeant Abdallah Metwally of Mansoura police station was shot dead by assailants
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘armed invasion’ in Crimea
Ukraine’s parliament on Friday appealed to the United States and Britain to uphold a 1994 pact signed with Russia that guaranteed the country’s sovereignty in return for it giving up is Soviet nuclear arsenal
Ugandan government shrugs off aid cuts over anti-gay law
Leading Ugandan gay rights activist Frank Mugisha met in Washington Thursday with top State Department officials to call for help in protecting gays.
Egypt rail workers lose appeal over deadly crash
The workers were originally convicted in June 2013 for manslaughter and negligence
Meeting the needs of children with disabilities
By Dr Cesar Chelala Between 500 and 600 million people worldwide are living with a disability. According to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 10% of children and youth in the world (about 200 million) have a disability. UN statistics show there are more than 12 million people living with disabilities in Egypt, …