Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: 162 women have secured seats in Egypt’s new legislature, the highest in the country’s parliamentary history, according to figures released Saturday.They include 148 women who have won in the legislative elections held in two stages late last year. President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi last week appointed at the assembly 28 other members including 14 women. They include ex-information minister Duria Sharaf Eddin, who is a famed TV anchorwoman.There were 89 female lawmakers in the previous legislature, officially named the House of Representatives.The new...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: 162 women have secured seats in Egypt’s new legislature, the highest in the country’s parliamentary history, according to figures released Saturday.They include 148 women who have won in the legislative elections held in two stages late last year. President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi last week appointed at the assembly 28 other members including 14 women. They include ex-information minister Duria Sharaf Eddin, who is a famed TV anchorwoman.There were 89 female lawmakers in the previous legislature, officially named the House of Representatives.The new...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: Outrage has erupted in Egypt over an online video purportedly showing children inside a church enacting the execution of Christian Egyptians in Libya by Daesh terrorists more than five years ago.In the video, the children appear clad in orange uniforms resembling those worn by 21 Coptic workers before they were beheaded by Daesh in Libya in 2015. The children appear walking in a row with their hands tied behind their backs as part of the controversial execution show.Masked people, representing Daesh militants, are seen in the footage wielding toy knives and...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: Outrage has erupted in Egypt over an online video purportedly showing children inside a church enacting the execution of Christian Egyptians in Libya by Daesh terrorists more than five years ago.In the video, the children appear clad in orange uniforms resembling those worn by 21 Coptic workers before they were beheaded by Daesh in Libya in 2015. The children appear walking in a row with their hands tied behind their backs as part of the controversial execution show.Masked people, representing Daesh militants, are seen in the footage wielding toy knives and...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: Egyptian authorities have derailed a plan for the marriage of two schoolchildren after a video went viral online purportedly showing a party celebrating their engagement, the latest in a series of underage union exposed in the country.The state National Council for Childhood and Motherhood said it learnt about the party after the event was reported on social media. After verifying that the ceremony took place in Cairo’s northern populous area of Ein Shams, officials from the council investigated and found out that the girl is living with her grandmother,...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: Egyptian authorities have derailed a plan for the marriage of two schoolchildren after a video went viral online purportedly showing a party celebrating their engagement, the latest in a series of underage union exposed in the country.The state National Council for Childhood and Motherhood said it learnt about the party after the event was reported on social media. After verifying that the ceremony took place in Cairo’s northern populous area of Ein Shams, officials from the council investigated and found out that the girl is living with her grandmother,...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: Egyptian police have arrested a 57-year-old woman beggar who owns five buildings and nearly 3 million Egyptian pounds ($191,164) in bank accounts, according to local media.The woman had feigned a leg amputation and used a wheelchair while begging in several provinces of the country, private newspaper Al Masry Al Youm reported.Police investigations revealed that she had been seen begging claiming physical paralysis while sitting in the wheelchair. She was later seen walking on foot after finishing her rounds, according to eyewitnesses.Police also found that...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: Egyptian police have arrested a 57-year-old woman beggar who owns five buildings and nearly 3 million Egyptian pounds ($191,164) in bank accounts, according to local media.The woman had feigned a leg amputation and used a wheelchair while begging in several provinces of the country, private newspaper Al Masry Al Youm reported.Police investigations revealed that she had been seen begging claiming physical paralysis while sitting in the wheelchair. She was later seen walking on foot after finishing her rounds, according to eyewitnesses.Police also found that...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: Fifty cooperative societies in Kuwait have removed French products from their outlets in protest against the publication in France of caricatures lampooning the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him), Al Qabas newspaper has reported.The goods removal came after online calls gained support for boycotting French products in Muslim countries. Several hashtags in Arabic have trended in recent days, decrying the offensive images and urging a boycott of French goods.“Out of our belief in the cooperative role that does not accept violating our established Islamic...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: Fifty cooperative societies in Kuwait have removed French products from their outlets in protest against the publication in France of caricatures lampooning the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him), Al Qabas newspaper has reported.The goods removal came after online calls gained support for boycotting French products in Muslim countries. Several hashtags in Arabic have trended in recent days, decrying the offensive images and urging a boycott of French goods.“Out of our belief in the cooperative role that does not accept violating our established Islamic...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: A huge fire Tuesday erupted due to a fracture in an oil pipeline near Cairo, injuring at least six people, security sources said.The fire was triggered by a spark after the fracture in the pipeline running through the Cairo-Ismailia desert highway resulting in a spill, they added.Dozens of fire trucks rushed to the scene of the blaze and later put it out, the sources said.Six people were injured in the fire and transferred to a nearby hospital, a spokesman for the Health Ministry.Traffic authorities closed the roads leading to the highway after several cars...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022Cairo: A huge fire Tuesday erupted due to a fracture in an oil pipeline near Cairo, injuring at least six people, security sources said.The fire was triggered by a spark after the fracture in the pipeline running through the Cairo-Ismailia desert highway resulting in a spill, they added.Dozens of fire trucks rushed to the scene of the blaze and later put it out, the sources said.Six people were injured in the fire and transferred to a nearby hospital, a spokesman for the Health Ministry.Traffic authorities closed the roads leading to the highway after several cars...WW…