EU envoy appeals against unilateral Nile-sharing deal
CAIRO: A senior EU envoy urged seven east African countries on Thursday to settle differences with Egypt and Sudan over sharing the waters of the Nile river and refrain from…
Dispute between Aswan governor and flood homes architect reaches prosecutor
CAIRO: Architect Mamdouh Hamza downplayed a decision by governor of Aswan Mostafa El-Sayed to refer all projects under his firm’s supervision to the general prosecution for investigation after allegedly discovering…
Egyptian questioned in relation to US embassy in Chile incident
SANTIAGO, Chile: Chilean police on Thursday searched the apartment of an Egyptian man who befriended the Pakistani arrested with traces of bomb-making material at the US Embassy. Police made no…
Libya plane crash boy survivor stable but confused, says doctor
TRIPOLI: A Dutch boy who miraculously survived a Libyan plane crash that killed 103 people including his parents is confused but stable, a doctor said Thursday, as relatives arrived in…
Iran eases grip on Al-Qaeda
WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda operatives who have been detained for years in Iran have been making their way quietly in and out of the country, raising the prospect that Iran is loosening…
Emergency Law restrictions not enough, say human rights groups
CAIRO: Changes made to the 29-year old Emergency Law to restrict its application to terrorism and drug-related crimes are not sufficient, rights activist and lawyer Hafez Abu Seada told Daily…
New bridge links Mozambique, Tanzania
MAPUTO: Mozambique and Tanzania opened a bridge that will allow the first road traffic between the countries, part of Maputo's drive to improve transport nationally, state media said Thursday. Mozambican…
For your 'edutainment': New pan-Arab series targets youth, parents
CAIRO: Amr Koura, chairman of AlKarma Edutainment Production, identified the lack of a form of entertainment that conveys a message to the youth as well as their parents. “Families need…
EU urges Iran to drop death sentence on two 'moharebs'
BRUSSELS: European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday pleaded with Iran to drop death sentences imposed on two people awaiting execution for being 'enemies of God'. The call…
Violations in the application process for Shoura elections, says report
CAIRO: The method in which candidate applications are received for Shoura Council (Upper House of Parliament) mid-term elections violate international standards for holding free and fair elections, a rights report…