The Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, 65 kilometres east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, offers inmates education, training and skill-building programmes. All photos: AFP
The Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, 65 kilometres east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, offers inmates education, training and skill-building programmes. All photos: AFP
A picture taken on January 16, 2022 shows inmates playing football at the Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, 65 kms east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, during a government-guided tour for the media. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
A picture taken on January 16, 2022 shows inmates playing football at the Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, 65 kms east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, during a government-guided tour for the media. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
Baking bread in the kitchen, as part of vocational training.
Baking bread in the kitchen, as part of vocational training.
A music therapy lesson for inmates.
A music therapy lesson for inmates.
Inmates perform in a band.
Inmates perform in a band.
Prisoners here are given responsibilities and positions of trust.
Prisoners here are given responsibilities and positions of trust.
Inmates attend a solar power training programme.
Inmates attend a solar power training programme.
The medical centre inside the prison.
The medical centre inside the prison.
Egypt has a prison population of about 120,000, figures compiled by international non-profit organisations show.
Egypt has a prison population of about 120,000, figures compiled by international non-profit organisations show.

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Inside an Egyptian prison in Badr City - in pictures

From baking to music therapy, here is how the correctional and rehabilitation centre helps to reform inmates

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January 17, 2022

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Marathon results

Men:

 1. Titus Ekiru(KEN) 2:06:13 

2. Alphonce Simbu(TAN) 2:07:50 

3. Reuben Kipyego(KEN) 2:08:25 

4. Abel Kirui(KEN) 2:08:46 

5. Felix Kemutai(KEN) 2:10:48  

Women:

1. Judith Korir(KEN) 2:22:30 

2. Eunice Chumba(BHR) 2:26:01 

3. Immaculate Chemutai(UGA) 2:28:30 

4. Abebech Bekele(ETH) 2:29:43 

5. Aleksandra Morozova(RUS) 2:33:01  

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Company name: OneOrder

Started: October 2021

Founders: Tamer Amer and Karim Maurice

Based: Cairo, Egypt

Industry: technology, logistics

Investors: A15 and self-funded 

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Brief scores:

Toss: Nepal, chose to field

UAE 153-6: Shaiman (59), Usman (30); Regmi 2-23

Nepal 132-7: Jora 53 not out; Zahoor 2-17

Result: UAE won by 21 runs

Series: UAE lead 1-0

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Deccan Gladiators 87-8

Asif Khan 25, Dwayne Bravo 2-16

Maratha Arabians 89-2

Chadwick Walton 51 not out

Arabians won the final by eight wickets

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U19 WORLD CUP, WEST INDIES

UAE group fixtures (all in St Kitts)
Saturday 15 January: v Canada
Thursday 20 January: v England
Saturday 22 January: v Bangladesh

UAE squad
Alishan Sharafu (captain), Shival Bawa, Jash Giyanani, Sailles Jaishankar, Nilansh Keswani, Aayan Khan, Punya Mehra, Ali Naseer, Ronak Panoly, Dhruv Parashar, Vinayak Raghavan, Soorya Sathish, Aryansh Sharma, Adithya Shetty, Kai Smith

Updated: January 17, 2022, 7:50 AM
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