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…
No new human cases of bird flu, say authorities
CAIRO: No fresh cases of the potentially deadly H5N1 bird flu virus have been detected among humans in Egypt for more than a week, health authorities said. "The National Veterinary…
Economic woes add to tension in Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt s latest bloodletting between Christians and Muslims has many fearing an explosion of sectarian violence in the Arab world s most populous country, fueled by frustration with plummeting…
