Israel warns against travel in Egypt and Jordan
JERUSALEM: Israeli security officials on Monday warned citizens traveling in Egypt, Jordan and other Muslim countries to leave immediately due to a concrete and severe threat of terror attacks.Israelis anywhere…
Almost 2,000 Palestinians still trapped in Egypt
EL-ARISH, Egypt: Around 2,000 Palestinians are still trapped in Egypt after the latest batch was allowed to return home to the Gaza Strip via Israel on Monday, a Palestinian security…
Court examines affects of MB detainees, lawyers object
CAIRO: A Cairo military court resumed the tribunal of the 40 high-ranking Muslim Brotherhood detainees and examined their personal possessions yesterday.Lawyers, journalists and human rights groups were not allowed to…
Kefaya leader committed to democratic process
CAIRO: Appointed at the end of January, General Coordinator of Kefaya Abdel Wahab El Messiri reiterated his commitment to stepping down from his post at the end of his term.…
Arms Tunnels: Lucrative Gaza Business
RAMALLAH: In his business, people call him A-Ra'is or the captain, a title given to every tunnel owner in Rafah. "You can call me Abu Ziad, he says, while using…
Human Rights groups denounce MB military trial, demand monitors
CAIRO: Domestic and international human rights groups denounced the military trial of 40 Muslim Brotherhood members, which entered its third session yesterday. Many of these groups called on President Hosni…
Stranded Palestinians continue to return to Gaza
CAIRO: Palestinians stranded in Egypt after the closure of the Rafah crossing could all be back by the end of the week if the rate of return continues as it…
Abbas, Olmert meet in West Bank
CAIRO: A three-hour long meeting gathered Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as well as Palestinian and Israeli officials in the West Bank Monday.Olmert became the…
Egypt ranks 36 in 'failed state' index
CAIRO: Out of 177 states, Egypt ranks 36 in the failed states index compiled by The Fund for Peace (FfP), an independent educational, research, and advocacy organization based in Washington,…
Egypt to lift state of emergency in 2008
CAIRO: Judicial Affairs Minister Mufid Shehab announced that Egypt's state of emergency, which has been in place for almost 30 years, will be lifted next year, the Middle East News…
