Russian tourist drowns in the Red Sea
CAIRO: A Russian tourist drowned Monday near the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Safaga, the official Mena news agency said. Medical examiners determined the 40-year-old Russian man died of asphyxiation,…
Blame it on the smell
CAIRO: An Egyptian woman obtained a divorce from her husband after he sprayed their flat with air-freshener that triggered off her chest allergy, the daily Egyptian Gazette reported.Cairo s Maadi…
Milk not your cup of tea
PARIS: Adding milk to tea ruins the health benefits of the drink, according to a German study published on Tuesday. Tea has complex compounds called polyphenols which are believed to…
Egypt pound interbank rate rises to 9.65 pct
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound surged to 9.65 percent on Tuesday from 8.815 percent on Monday with many banks opting to bid on central bank…
Oil found in Western Desert
ZAGREB: Croatia s oil concern INA and a production unit of the German utility firm RWE announced on Tuesday an oil discovery in Egypt s Western Desert. The newly discovered…
Court: 13 Brotherhood members to be released
CAIRO: A district criminal court in Zakazik ruled that 13 Muslim Brotherhood members serving a 15-day jail term be released.According to Mohamed Habib, Muslim Brotherhood Deputy Leader, the 13 men…
Preliminary hearing in CIA kidnapping of Egyptian cleric in Milan
ROME: A preliminary hearing implicating 25 CIA agents and a US army colonel in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric opened Tuesday in Milan with none of the defendants…
Egypt urges halt to Palestinian discord
CAIRO: Fearing that Palestinian infighting will lead to a complete collapse of law and order in Palestine, President Hosni Mubarak issued Monday a stern message to the rival factions to…
Egyptians released from Guantanamo Bay prison
CAIRO: Two of the five Egyptian nationals held at the notorious US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have been released, the Ministry of Interior confirmed late last week.While the…