Egyptian students charged with carrying explosives across Florida state lines
TAMPA: Two Egyptian students at a south Florida university were indicted Friday on federal explosives charges, but prosecutors would not say whether the men planned to carry out an attack…
Bosnia claims world kissing record
SARAJEVO: Organizers of an event in which almost 7,000 couples kissed simultaneously in a Bosnian town on Saturday said their effort deserved a place in the Guinness Book of World…
Authorities detain 12 Islamists
CAIRO: Authorities said on Sunday they had arrested 12 people embracing conservative Sunni Muslim ideas, a security source told AFP. The 12 Salafists were detained during the last two weeks…
MP faces questioning for criticizing parliament
CAIRO: A member of parliament linked to the opposition Muslim Brotherhood is to appear before a disciplinary committee for describing parliament as a rubber stamp, according to press reports Saturday.…
First Lady dismisses health rumors
DUBAI: First Lady Suzan Mubarak dismissed rumors of her husband s ill health in a television interview broadcast by the pan-Arab Al-Arabiya news channel on Sunday. "His health is excellent…
Palestinian teenager killed and Egyptian hit by stray bullet near Rafah crossing
CAIRO: A Hamas-organized demonstration to protest the closure of the Rafah crossing went sour Saturday when a 17-year-old Palestinian was shot dead as protestors attempted to rush the border.Hamas had…
Amnesty condemns Egypt's treatment of Muslim Brotherhood
LONDON: Human rights group Amnesty International said Friday it was greatly concerned by the arrest of two Egyptian lawmakers from banned Islamist opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood. The London-based organization…
Court adjourns Muslim converts' appeal
CAIRO: An appeal by 12 Egyptian converts to Islam who wish to return to the Coptic Christian Church convened briefly on Saturday before being adjourned to Nov. 17, a judicial…
Euromoney Conference to address macroeconomic issues
CAIRO: By addressing the next stage of economic reform, the Euromoney Egypt Conference 2007 aims to propel Egypt into the second wave of growth."The challenge is going to be more…
KHAWAGA'S TALE: Beer, bragging and banter: The cornerstones of Rugby
With the start of the new school year, most expatriates would have returned to Cairo by now, thirsting for the metaphorical blood of their national rivals in the Rugby World…