Egypt grieves loss of award-winning writer
CAIRO: Abdel Azim Ramadan, famous writer and member of the Supreme Council of Culture died Wednesday at the age of 82, leaving behind a prominent collection of scholarly books and…
Congress delegation allegedly visits Arish, meets with MPs, but Brotherhood excluded
CAIRO: North Sinai governor Ahmed Abdel Hamid denied media claims that a delegation of US congressmen visited Arish, where it spent 20 minutes observing the security situation on the border…
Consumer rights agency refers two companies to the public prosecutor
CAIRO: The Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (CPRA) has recently turned in two cases to the public prosecutor's office after receiving several consumer complaints against them.The companies are El Nahrein institute…
Political conflict in Sudan affects gang violence in Cairo, claim experts
CAIRO: A spokesman for the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) accused "another Sudanese political organization of "supporting and financing gang violence among the southern Sudanese refugee community in Egypt. On…
Regional development gaps must be addressed, says MDG report
CAIRO: "Egypt must redress regional disparities in the achievement of its MDG targets, said Erma Manoncore, Egypt's UN resident coordinator, during an event Thursday marking the release of the Millennium…
SPORTS TALK: Good news not always good
It s dullsville where everything is peachy, when everything is squeaky clean, where there s nothing wrong with anybody or anything. To be believable and acceptable, every story must have…
Disney on Ice takes a tumble
Disney on Ice! Just the name got my inner child excited; the magic, the fairy tales, the dreams.To say my expectations were high is an understatement. I longed to see…
Egypt billionaire eyes Saudi Pak bank stake
ReutersKARACHI: Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is among four parties competing for a majority stake in Pakistan s Saudi Pak Bank, in a sale expected to raise over $100 million, banking…
One Sudanese refugee shot, 2 arrested as 26 others illegally cross Egypt-Israeli border
Associated Press EL-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian border guards shot a Sudanese refugee and arrested two others early Wednesday as they tried to cross from Egypt into Israel, a police official said.Twenty-six…