Report on ferry disaster slams shipping co., government
CAIRO: A report submitted to parliament last week assigned blame for February's Al-Salam 98 ferry disaster, in which more than 1,000 passengers died, to the ship's owner and government transportation…
Sympathy for the Devil
CAIRO: My interest in Hitler and the Nazi-era Germany stemmed from one of the most unusual discourses about this issue in my Public Opinion and Propaganda class back in university.…
Making use of natural resources
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rashid Mohammed Rashid announced on Monday that the ministry has begun implementing a plan created by the government to promote industry and trade in…
Three bombings rock Egypt's Sinai resort city of Dahab, at least 24 killed
DAHAB, Egypt: Three nearly simultaneous bombings hit this Egyptian beach resort popular with foreigners, killing at least 24 people on streets filled with vacationers and Egyptians enjoying a long weekend…
Ayman Nour moved to public hospital
CAIRO: The attorney general agreed Saturday that the jailed leader of the opposition El-Ghad (Tomorrow) party be transferred to a public hospital as demanded by his family and lawyer, a…
President says Israeli-Palestinian summit premature
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said in an interview published Monday it was too early to plan an Israeli-Palestinian summit, stressing the need to settle internal Palestinian disputes first.He told the…
Spanish FM says Israeli recognition of Hamas possible
CAIRO: Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Sunday that Israel may yet recognize the Hamas-led Palestinian government, calling for an end to infighting between Palestinian factions. When we refer…
Protesters call for release of jailed militants from new Islamist group
CAIRO: Family and friends of 22 young men arrested in Egypt on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks protested Friday against the detentions.More than 1,000 demonstrators gathered in the low-income El-Zawiyah…
Mubarak seeks to reassure Copts following outbreak of sectarian violence
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak sought to allay the fears of the Coptic community after violent communal clashes in Alexandria, in a message published Sunday to coincide with Orthodox Easter. Egypt…
PM says verdict still out on church attacks
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has said the verdict is still out on official claims that the recent attacks on churches that left one man dead were committed by a…
