Egyptian intelligence services arrest man on charges of spying for Israel
CAIRO: An Egyptian who holds Canadian citizenship was arrested on charges of spying for Israel, the authorities have said.Three Israelis were also charged with spying for Israel, a state prosecutor…
Government officials sent back to school – to learn grammar
MOSCOW: Bureaucrats in a Russian region have been sent back to school to improve their spelling and grammar.Two thousand officials in Russia s Volga River region of Ulyanovsk had to…
Orascom Telecom prices $750 mln 7-yr bond – banker
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom on Thursday priced a $750 million bond with a yield at the low end of guidance, a banker familiar with the sale said.The 7-year bond was priced…
Italian judges say Egyptian Madrid bombing mastermind is member of Al-Qaeda
ROME: An Egyptian man accused of being one of the masterminds of the Madrid 2004 train bombings is an influential member of Al-Qaeda , two Italian judges said Thursday. The…
European MP barred from seeing Ayman Nour in prison
ReutersCAIRO: A senior member of the European Parliament said on Wednesday Egyptian authorities had barred him from visiting imprisoned opposition leader Ayman Nour and he urged the European Union to…
Irish Foreign Minister meets officials in Cairo, Mideast
CAIRO: A delegation headed by the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern made a brief trip to Cairo Thursday as part of his Middle East tourAhern s trip comes…
Report warns Egypt against ignoring troubled Sinai
CAIRO: Continued discriminatory policies against the population of Egypt s Sinai risk giving rise to further terrorist activity in the peninsula, warned a report published recently.In a 37-page report entitled…
Cyprus says Turkey is behaving like pirates
Associated PressNICOSIA: Cyprus accused Turkey on Friday of behaving like a pirate over an oil exploration dispute that has threatened to revive tension on the divided island.Turkey earlier this week…