A summary of funny events in Egypt.

• Ever heard of a get well soon?
A few days before the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, an Egyptian official denied rumors that his funeral would be held in Egypt, reported Al Wafd. It is difficult not to buy in to the recent conspiracy theories about Arafat's death when one reads the wording of the statement that has the Egyptian official planning a funeral while Arafat was still receiving treatment.

• The strange concept of law
Seven farmers decided to punish a police officer for taking something that wasn't his - one of the farmers' drivers licenses, reported Al Wafd. The farmers did not seem to grasp why the police officer had the right to do this, and decided to beat him up to teach him a lesson. They were promptly arrested.

• The naked reality
A security guard forced to carry a gun by his employer despite medical orders that he not carry any weapons, decided to show his objection by stripping naked in the street and firing gunshots into the air, reported Al Wafd. Passersby on the Nile corniche watched the free show.

• You're fired - no wait, you're hired
The vice-president of a prominent sports club fired the club's German football coach and one or two players despite millions of pounds in compensation the club would have to pay, reported Al Wafd. But then the president of the club tried to reverse the sackings on the grounds that he had missed the meeting when the sackings were decided. That's right, a unified policy is the way to go.

• Free education?
Freshmen law and commerce students at Cairo University are now forced to rent their chairs from university janitors to attend lectures due to the crowdedness of the halls, reported Masry Al Youm. Students complained that prices have climbed to 1 Egyptian pound a lecture for one chair, with reservations.

• In need of a reformatory
A prestigious international conference titled "Islam and Reform" ended in chaos, shouting and fistfights, after tensions between progressives and traditionalists became too much to hide, reported Masry Al Youm. Tensions we understand, but fistfights? Compiled by Yosra Sultan