Egypt "attracting more Bahrainis"
Tourists arrivals from Bahrain to Egypt have been growing rapidly in the last few years, according to Egyptian Tourism Authority (ETA) chairman Amr El Ezabi, according to reports by the…
Stocks slip after real estate boom
Stocks slipped back on Thursday, with the housing and real estate sector hit hardest after a rally which began two weeks ago.The main indexes dropped between 0.5 and 0.7 percent…
Egypt captures 2008 Middle East World Economic Forum
GENEVA: The World Economic Forum s annual Middle East meeting of business and political leaders will take place in Egypt next year and will alternate subsequently with Jordan, the organization…
Opposition parties to shun upcoming Shoura elections
CAIRO: At least two opposition parties announced Tuesday they will either boycott, or refrain from participating in, next month s Shoura Council (Upper House of Parliament) by-elections, in protest of…
Marine confesses he urinated on dead Iraqi at Haditha
ReutersCAMP PENDLETON, California: Angered that a beloved member of his squad had been killed in an explosion, a US Marine urinated on one of the 24 dead Iraqi civilians killed…
Abu Omar: tales of the involuntary voyage of an Egyptian cleric (Part 1)
ALEXANDRIA: The term extraordinary rendition, the extrajudicial transfer of terrorist suspects from one state to another for interrogation, has become one of the most heated topics among the international community…
Authorities challenge admin court ruling acquitting Brotherhood leaders
CAIRO: Authorities filed an objection Wednesday to a court verdict that ruled it unlawful for the Egyptian president to transfer civilians to military tribunals, thus acquitting 40 high-ranking members of…
Jordan's King Abdullah to visit West Bank Sunday, say officials
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK: King Abdullah II of Jordan is to visit the West Bank town of Ramallah on Sunday for talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, a Palestinian official said.…
UN Sec Gen calls for two-state solution
Ki-moon talks of deteriorating humanitarian conditions for PalestiniansKi-moon talks of deteriorating humanitarian conditions for PalestiniansUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged both Palestinians and Israelis to work together for a lasting…
Jailed MB blogger and journalist among 25 hunger strikers
CAIRO: Faced with what they call "inhumane prison conditions, including psychological torture, 24 Muslim Brotherhood detainees began a hunger strike on Tuesday, May 8. Among the strikers is blogger and…