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…
Zawihiri video to have little effect in Egypt, says analyst
CAIRO: A video by Al-Qaeda's ideologue, Egyptian Ayman Al-Zawahiri, calling for regime change in Egypt is not likely to have a major effect on the country's political climate says Nabil…
Human rights organizations and opposition parties open fire on Nazif
CAIRO: Representatives of human rights organizations and opposition parties criticized Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, following Nazif's vociferous attack on both during a talk he gave Thursday at a youth camp…
Arabs to meet Israel while Palestine remains split
Efforts should be focused on Palestinian division, expert saysThe visit to Israel is supposed to come after Aboul Gheit pays a visit to Washington on July 9. Additionally, the EU…
Court of Cassation approves expelled MP El-Sadat's appeal against PA
CAIRO: Mohamed Esmat El-Sadat s appeal against the People's Assembly's decision to revoke his parliamentary membership was not intended to reinstate him but rather to expose how things truly work…
Human rights organizations call for Bedouins' release
CAIRO: Last week saw fierce negotiations between different human rights organizations and the interior ministry, in an attempt to release the large number of Bedouin political detainees. We have been…