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Egyptians head to ballot box to elect pro-Sisi parliament
AFP, Published on 18/10/2015
» CAIRO - Egyptians were to vote Sunday for a parliament expected to firmly back President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who has crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor in 2013.
History of failures
News, Postbag, Published on 16/10/2015
» George W Bush with Tony Blair decided in 2003 that Saddam Hussein in Iraq had to be removed from power. The same policy continued eight years later with the so-called Arab Spring. Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and Moammar Gadhafi in Libya were the next to be deposed in the name of human rights. The alleged intention was to replace despots with democracy. These countries, throughout their history, had only ever been controlled by dictators and the naive policy resulted in destabilising the whole area of the Middle East.
Egypt court orders release of Mubarak's sons in graft case
AFP, Published on 12/10/2015
» CAIRO - An Egyptian court Monday ordered the release of ousted president Hosni Mubarak's two sons who were sentenced to three years in jail for corruption, a judicial official and their lawyer said.
Bring back debate
News, Postbag, Published on 02/10/2015
» Re: “PM needs to send the right message”, (Opinion, Sept 28).
Empty Cairo homes beyond poor's reach
Business, AFP, Published on 24/09/2015
» Cairo: Ahmed and Mohamed are both married with children but still live with their mother, unable to afford one of the hundreds of thousands of homes sitting empty in Egypt's capital.
Egypt kills Mexican tourists by mistake in desert strike
AFP, Published on 14/09/2015
» CAIRO - Egyptian security forces have mistakenly killed 12 people including Mexican tourists while chasing jihadists in the vast Western Desert, sparking condemnation of what Mexico called a "deplorable" air attack.
Egypt elections to start on October 17
AFP, Published on 31/08/2015
» CAIRO - Egypt's legislative elections, the first since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took office, are to be contested in phases starting October 17, the electoral commission announced on Sunday.
Rain halts play after Sri Lanka rattle India
AFP, Published on 28/08/2015
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka grabbed two early Indian wickets before rain cut short the morning session on the opening day of the final Test at the Sinhalese sports club in Colombo on Friday.
S.Lanka aim to give Sangakkara victorious send-off at India Test
AFP, Published on 18/08/2015
» COLOMBO - Kumar Sangakkara gets a chance to bow out in style by leading Sri Lanka to a series-clinching victory in the second Test against India starting in Colombo on Thursday.
Egypt's Sisi imposes tough anti-terrorism law
AFP, Published on 17/08/2015
» CAIRO - Under pressure from a jihadist insurgency, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has boosted police and judicial powers with a new anti-terrorism law that also imposes hefty fines for "false" media reports.