Milan prosecutor pushes ahead with probe into alleged CIA kidnapping of Egyptian cleric
ROME: An Italian prosecutor said Wednesday he is pushing ahead with an investigation into the alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003, saying he might seek…
Olmert faces hard task to sell borders plan to Mubarak
Agence France-PresseJERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will hold his first summit with an Arab head of state Sunday in talks with President Hosni Mubarak that will be a likely…
U.S. Ambassador says government should explain its reaction to protests
CAIRO: United States Ambassador to Egypt Francis Ricciardone said on Wednesday that the Egyptian government should explain the actions taken by its security forces in response to recent protests. We…
Egypt denies activists tortured
CAIRO: Egypt on Wednesday denied claims that pro-reform activists detained after a peaceful demonstration in Cairo last week were tortured. The procedures carried out were within the limits of the…
Film on sunken ferry angers owner
CAIRO: Plans for a movie about the Egyptian ferry which sank in the Red Sea killing about 1,000 people have infuriated the owner of the ship, a newspaper reported Thursday.…
The bell tolls
ŠΘ###Amr Diab with the guests at the wedding##The lively celebration went on until the morning, with top celebrities Amr Diab and Dina, the famous belly dancer, performing, here, Christina and…
Elissa walks the line between repetition and monotony
CAIRO: There is a thin line between having a trademark style and being repetitive and monotonous. In her new album Bastanak (Waiting for You), Elissa walks this thin line, sometimes…
Egypt has to do its share
CAIRO: Egypt and Germany could expand the horizons of their bilateral development cooperation provided that the Egyptian government makes available the conditions enabling such cooperation, said representatives of Germany in…
Catching the world's eye
CAIRO: An Egyptian delegation is currently in Bahrain marketing investments in Egypt worth $2.54 billion in diverse sectors, with an emphasis on the tourism and industrial sectors such as petrochemicals…
U.S. government and rights group speak out against alleged abuse
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday that President Hosni Mubarak should immediately order an independent judicial investigation into last Thursday's alleged torture and sexual assault by security agents of…
