Three thousand year-old mummy discovered in Egypt
CAIRO: Archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old mummy of a high priest to the god Amun in the southern city of Luxor, antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass told the official MENA news…
Sinai Bedouin, silent no more, demand justice
ReutersEL-AJRA, Egypt: The men gathered around the fire under a clear sky studded with stars. Youssef Ali had checked on his loaded Kalashnikov rifle as he prepared to spend another…
Naeem Holding, Siraj Capital launch $500 mln company
CAIRO: Egyptian investment bank Naeem Holding and Saudi-based Siraj Capital Ltd. launched a $500 million company to invest in the hospitality and tourism sector, a statement from the companies said.The…
Mortgage finance market records big increase in total profits
CAIRO: The Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA), established in 2001, has seen an increase in the total profit of the mortgage finance market from LE 15 million in 2005 to over…
Egypt Qaeda branch calls for attacks on "Crusaders"
DUBAI: A man described as a leader of Al Qaeda s wing in Egypt called for attacks on Israeli and Western targets in the Arab world s most populous country…
Egypt urges Israel on peace process ahead of summit
CAIRO: Egypt has pressed Israel to pave the way for peace talks with Palestinians by meeting longstanding Palestinian demands on Jewish settlements and the barrier in the West Bank, the…
MP files complaint against democracy advocate Saad Eddin Ibrahim
CAIRO: Shoura Council member Nabil Louqa Bibawi recently filed a complaint to the public prosecutor under penal code 77-D against democracy advocate Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Ibrahim told The Daily Star…
Blair's efficacy as mideast envoy widely doubted
CAIRO: Press reports claimed that exiting British PM Tony Blair will be formally confirmed as the Middle East Envoy for the Quartet - composed of the European Union, UN, US,…
No breakthrough in Sharm summit, say observers
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: In the Red Sea Resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, the Egyptian, Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli leaders convened Monday in a show of solidarity with President Mahmoud Abbas as the…