Hamas delegation in Egypt ahead of unity talks
EL-ARISH: A delegation of Hamas officials from Gaza arrived in Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on Sunday, a border official said, a week before Palestinian unity talks were to…
Egypt discovers more Gaza smuggling tunnels
AL-ARISH: Egyptian security forces have discovered five tunnels used to smuggle contraband to the besieged Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, a security official said on Saturday.The tunnels were found north of the…
Bin Laden deputy slams Obama plan for Afghanistan
CAIRO: Al-Qaeda s No. 2 leader has ridiculed President Barack Obama s plan to increase troop numbers in Afghanistan in a new internet audio recording released Monday.Ayman Al-Zawahri also criticized…
Omar Suleiman to meet Lieberman in Israel
JERUSALEM: Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman will visit Israel this week and meet Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, an official said on Sunday, despite Cairo s unease with the far-right politician.…
Obama envoy: Egypt vital in mideast peace plan
CAIRO: President Barack Obama s Mideast envoy said Saturday in Cairo that a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the only way to end the Mideast conflict, adding that Egypt was…
Hezbollah detainees' lawyer files case against interior ministry for unlawful detention
CAIRO: Lawyer for a number of the detainees in the Hezbollah cell case, Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maqsoud filed a motion at the State Council Sunday against Interior Minister Habib Al-Adly and the…
Nuweiba plant to boost Egypt's electricity generating capacity
CAIRO: Egypt's electricity-generating capacity will soon get a boost with the establishment of a combined cycle power plant in Nuweiba, the local press reported. The project will cost a total…
New investment projects in Sharqeya total LE 651 mln
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak inaugurated a number of investment projects in Al Salhiya Al Gadida Industrial Zone in Sharqeya as part of a visit to the governorate last week. The…
A mixed jumble in comedy rumble
I am not one to pass up a comedy show. But at a rate of two or more big shows every year, it is likely that I, along with other…
'Beginner's luck' may lay the trail to Cleopatra's tomb
BORG EL-ARAB: Archaeologists revealed a rocky hilltop in northern Egypt on Sunday where they believe Cleopatra was buried 2,000 years ago by the side of her Roman lover Mark Anthony…