Al-Azhar, Arab League condemn killing of South Koreans, MB urges release of hostages
CAIRO: The Arab League and Al-Azhar, the premier Sunni institution of learning, condemned on Tuesday the killing of two South Korean hostages by Afghanistan s Taliban and called for the…
Admin court cancels detainment decision, Quranists still behind bars
CAIRO: The administrative court revoked Tuesday a national security temporary arrest warrant against alleged members of the Quranist movement.Five Quranists were arrested in the middle of the night on May…
A fitting finale for Harry
Clearly, since this is the last chapter, J.K. Rowling decided to go all out.It may not be the longest book in the series, but Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows…
Bedouins attack police in third day of unrest over planned demolitions
RAFAH: Angry Bedouins on Wednesday hurled stones, destroyed a police checkpoint and set a police truck on fire in the third day of unrest near Egypt s border with Gaza,…
Mubarak in Paris on official visit
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived in Paris yesterday for his first official meeting with French President Nicholas Sarkozy.They had met previously on Mubarak's trip to Paris in April this…
Hezbollah author Augustus Norton: "Egypt is far from being able to enjoy truly competitive elections"
CAIRO: No shortage of commentary followed last summer's war between Hezbollah and Israel, and the image of Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on kiosks around Cairo, as in other cities throughout…
Israel-Palestine central to Mubarak's talks with Sarkozy
CAIRO: The need to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is "indispensable , Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in Paris Wednesday, where he was meeting with French President, Nicholas Sarkozy.Over a working…
Founder of Islamic Jihad renounces violence in new book
CAIRO: It is difficult to imagine the atmosphere in Tora Prison these days. For years the notorious penitentiary south of Cairo has confined many Islamists with known links to violence.…
US arms deal may lead to arms race, say pundits
CAIRO: The recently announced US initiative to arm its friends in the Middle East to limit Iranian influence may plunge the region into an intense arms race, political pundits told…