Abu Dhabi Islamic races Saudis to buy Egypt bank
ReutersABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank said on Monday it was competing with Saudi banks to take over Egypt s National Development Bank and enter the most populous Arab country.It…
Pentagon: No link between Saddam and Al-Qaeda
WASHINGTON: Interrogations of Saddam Hussein and seized documents confirmed the former Iraqi regime had no links with Al-Qaeda, a Pentagon report said Friday, contradicting the US case for the 2003…
US Democratic congressman, Brotherhood meet
Associated PressCAIRO: A top US Democratic congressman met a senior figure of the officially banned Muslim Brotherhood, US officials and spokespersons for the Islamist group said.Visiting US House Majority Leader…
Egyptian forces arrests Palestinian caught in border tunnel
Egyptian forces have arrested a Palestinian man trying to enter the country through a tunnel on the Gaza border, security sources said on Monday.A border patrol arrested Palestinian Ahmed Nasser…
Presidential decree to appoint 31 female judges
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak recently issued a presidential decree to appoint 31 female judges, reported the State Information Service last week. The 31 judges were chosen from among 124 women…
Congratulations, 31 new female judges appointed by presidential decree
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak issued a presidential announcement declaring the appointment of 31 female judges.The elected candidates were chosen among some other 174 candidates, according to Abdel Aziz Aidaros, senior…
Will the Democrats herald in a change of US policy in the region?
CAIRO: Reports on top US Congressman's meeting with the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) parliamentary bloc in Cairo on Thursday raised questions about whether there is a change of…
Amnesty International criticizes constitutional amendments and proposed anti-terrorism law
CAIRO: Reputable rights organization Amnesty International criticized the Egyptian government in a press conference on Wednesday, stressing that the recent controversial amendments to the constitution and the planned new anti-terrorism…
Parliament Speaker's Comments on Prosecuting 'Terrorist' Media Raise Eyebrows
CAIRO: Fathi Sorour, speaker of the People's Assembly, raised eyebrows this week with comments he made at a counter-terrorism conference which suggested that Egypt's draft anti-terror law, slated to replace…
Quick eats in Cairo
No time to cook? It's a common complaint. For a student like me, grabbing a bowl of koshari or a quick sandwich from Baraka is easy enough. But what about…