Chinese city opens public toilet with over 1,000 stalls, Egyptian theme, soothing music
BEIJING: They re flushing with pride in a southwestern Chinese city where a recently opened porcelain palace features an Egyptian facade, soothing music and more than 1,000 toilets spread out…
Daniel Radcliffe: the boy wizard grows up
LONDON: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has come a long way in the past six years. But even the crew who have filmed him for so long were apprehensive about…
Give the economy time to grow
CAIRO: If the economy is growing, why can t I feel the effect? That s the question almost every man on the street is asking. If the numbers announced regularly…
IMF to meet Monday on process to select new chief
ReutersWASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board will meet on Monday at the prompting of developing nations which want Europe and the United States to agree to throw open selection…
Egyptian shares rise despite cautious sentiment
CAIRO: Egyptian shares continued a week-long rally as the CASE30 index recorded a new year closing high for a third consecutive day on Thursday, despite cautious investor sentiment, according to…
Egypt to make domestic debt Euroclearable
ReutersLONDON: Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali said on Thursday the government plans to make its domestic debt clearable through the settlements system Euroclear in an effort to attract more…
Egyptian police stop 40 Africans sneaking into Israel
RAFAH, Egypt: Egyptian police arrested 40 Africans, mostly Sudanese, attempting to illegally sneak into Israel, a security official said on Friday. Police on Thursday night arrested 37 Africans, including five…
IDF ready for an attack on Syria and Hezbollah, say Israeli, Iranian media
CAIRO: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have just completed one of the largest infantry exercises of recent years in the Golan Heights region, training for conflict with Syria and Hezbollah,…
Ashraf Marwan's case closed, say British authorities
CAIRO: The British authorities have announced the closing of the investigations into the mysterious death of controversial Egyptian billionaire Ashraf Marwan last week.Marwan, the son-in-law of former President Gamal Abdel…
Yemen identifies slain Egyptian Al-Qaeda suspect as plotter of suicide attack on Spanish tourists
Associated Press SAN A, Yemen: Yemeni authorities confirmed Friday that an Egyptian national killed in a gunfight when resisting arrest was an Al-Qaeda suspect and an alleged plotter of the…