Al-Wafd party infighting turns violent
CAIRO: Infighting between different factions within the Al-Wafd party turned violent Saturday, following each side's failed attempts to reclaim the Dokki headquarters ended in bloodshed; at least 21 (according to…
Egypt urges restraint after Mideast flare-up
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak urged Palestinians and Israelis to exercise restraint after the latest wave of violence and called for a rapid return to peace talks, in an interview published…
Bank of Alexandria headed for the block
CAIRO: Jockeying is getting underway ahead of the planned privatization this summer of Bank of Alexandria (BOA), the country s first large, publicly owned lender to go on the block.…
Egypt bans wife of ferry owner from travel
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have banned the wife of the owner of the ferry that sank in the Red Sea, killing about 1,000 people, from leaving the country, an official at…
Inquiry blames ferry captain for shipwreck
CAIRO: Initial results of an inquiry into the February shipwreck of the Al-Salaam 98 ferry in which 1,000 people died indicated that the captain was to blame, Transport Minister Mohammed…
Egypt reports two new human cases of bird flu
CAIRO: Egypt reported two new human cases Sunday of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which has already killed two Egyptians and infected four others in recent weeks. Health…
The whistle blowers
It's open season on Egyptian football referees. Hardly a game goes by without hyper-tense players surrounding a referee to argue whether the ball went in, a penalty should be awarded…
Jol confident Mido will not be lured away from Spurs
LONDON: Martin Jol believes Tottenham are in pole position to secure the permanent signing of Mido before the end of the season, despite growing interest in the Egyptian striker from…
Two nights in one day
SALUM: Fascinated by the fact that it would turn dark at noon, driving more than 700 kilometers to Salum and back in one day gradually began to seem doable, or…
Harried liberals face an uncertain future in Egypt
The parliamentary elections of late 2005 realigned the Egyptian political landscape into a virtual two-party system: the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and an emergent Muslim Brotherhood. Although they have…
