Bani Mazar killings provoke nationwide speculation
CAIRO: In yet a new twist in the case of the killing spree that took place in Shams El Din Bani Mazar in El Menia that rocked the country, the…
Press Syndicate discusses press freedom, honors three journalists
CAIRO: Following several incidents regarding Egyptian journalists, the press syndicate put together a closed discussion on the status of press freedom and its future in Egypt, honoring three "courageous journalists.…
Egypt highlighted as an example of political reform in State of the Union address
CAIRO: It was January 1790 when America's first president, George Washington, delivered the first address detailing to Congress and consequently to the American people, the state of the union, his…
Egypt mediation makes shaky start with Palestinians
CAIRO: Egypt made a shaky start on Wednesday in its mediation on the future of the Palestinian Authority after the militant Islamist group Hamas won last week s parliamentary elections.After…
Al-Wafd Party crisis continues
CAIRO: The stakes were raised in the internal crisis in the Al-Wafd Party, as Noaman Gomaa, overthrown chairman of Al-Wafd, was barred by his rivals from the party's headquarters for…
E.U. threatens to take Danish cartoon dispute to WTO
CAIRO: A series of cartoons in a Danish newspaper has prompted a controversy that threatens to escalate into a global trade dispute between the European Union and Muslim countries.A series…
Report: Survivor of Egypt crash says fellow Hong Kongers in nearby buses ignored accident
HONG KONG: A man identified as a survivor of a bus crash in Egypt that killed 14 said in a radio interview aired Wednesday that fellow Hong Kongers on tourist…
Mubarak promotes son in ruling party
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday promoted his son Gamal to a more senior role in the ruling party in what analysts and opposition politicians saw as a step to…
WHO declares country polio free
CAIRO: Egypt has been declared polio-free for the first time ever by the World Health Organization (WHO). Over a year has passed since the last sample of polio was found…
Fighting dirty money
CAIRO: Since the introduction of the money laundering law of 2002 in Egypt, about 12 perpetrators have been caught, according to sources at the Ministry of Interior. The country has…
