Crime Scence
Crocodile leads police on goose chase; magic gone bad in EgyptCAIRO: The widespread spirituality of Ramadan can be felt everywhere in Egypt - except on the crime pages, with the…
AUC reacts to Lebanon's tragic events
Fund raising events will span 33 days to remember days under attackCAIRO: Expressing solidarity in the tragic events that occurred in Lebanon over the summer, the entire community of the…
The Crusaders are coming?
'The Pope has slandered Islam by equating it with violence and irrationality. Let's bomb the Vatican.' No one to my knowledge has actually said so, though they might as well…
Inflammatory remarks and incidents keep providing fuel for the flame of righteous indignation
CAIRO: It s the same argument all over again, but we never seem to tire of the same vicious circle. The Danish cartoons weren t the first to offend Muslims…
In Pharaohs' footsteps, Egypt eyes new gold-mining era
Agence France-PresseRED SEA HILLS: After a 2,000-year lapse, Egypt is looking to acquire a gold-mining industry again by revisiting ancient deposits of the precious mineral that symbolized the glory of…
Egyptian microfinance sector set to expand, says French NGO
CAIRO: The microfinance industry in Egypt has grown rapidly in the last several years and faces a potential eight-fold increase in the number of clients, according to figures compiled by…
Al-Karama rouses anger and debate
CAIRO: Cairo-based Al-Karama newspaper, published by Al-Karama political group - functioning much as a party and referring to itself as one - has stirred up anger and debate as it…
Abbas to resume unity government talks with Hamas
President meets with Mubarak in Cairo, discusses obstacles facing governmentCAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip as early as Monday to try to…
Egypt criticizes West on Israeli nuclear arsenal
CAIRO: Egypt criticized Western powers on Saturday for blocking efforts to declare Israel s reputed nuclear arsenal a threat. The United States and other Western states combined on Friday to…
West, Saudi Arabia unable to confirm bin Laden death
ReutersWASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had no evidence that Osama bin Laden had died, shedding further doubt on a secret document leaked in France that said Saudi secret…
