Egypt and Jordan discuss "Arab differences"
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: President Hosni Mubarak met Jordanian King Abdullah II on Sunday to discuss certain Arab differences and Cairo s efforts to resolve them, in reference to recent tensions between…
Brotherhood member detained after acquittal
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities detained prominent Muslim Brotherhood member Hassan El-Hayawan last week immediately after a court acquitted him of firearms and other charges, the Brotherhood said on Sunday. Hayawan, a…
Egypt, China discuss economic relations
CAIRO: Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Sunday denied his country was seeking to become a counterbalance to the United States by boosting ties with Africa as he kicked off…
GASC buys 230,000 tons of U.S., Canadian wheat
CAIRO: Egypt s main wheat importer bought 230,000 tons of U.S. and Canadian wheat on Saturday for shipment between July 16 and 31, a company official said. Sayed El-Hefny, vice-chairman…
Eni rejects proposal to sell gas network stake
DAMIETTA: Italy s Eni has rejected a proposal by the country s watchdog to have it sell its stake in Snam Rete Gas or Stogit, saying it would risk losing…
Al Ahli complete Egyptian league and cup double
CAIRO: African Champions Al Ahli underlined their dominance of Egyptian football by completing the league and cup double with a 3-0 win over Zamalek in Friday s cup final. Al…
Rio opening
ŠΘ###Mariam Amin, Dina Shaker, and Zeinab##Among the attendees were Yuri Markadi and many of Egypt's celebrities, businessmen and socialites, here, Nadine, Yuri Markadi and Ingy Wagih
Journalists protest colleagues' trial
CAIRO: Several dozen journalists protested in Cairo Thursday in solidarity with three colleagues charged for denouncing alleged fraud in the country s legislative elections in November. Wael Al-Ibrashi and Hoda…
Cairo-based Union of Arab Doctors holds a strong campaign for the Palestinian cause
CAIRO: The Union of Arab Doctors, in association with the Egyptian doctors' syndicates, have raised more than LE 2 million in aid to the Gaza Strip in their campaign titled…
Amidst Cairo's high-rises, a drama of poverty plays out on the Nile
Associated PressCAIRO: It was not looking like a good day for the skipper and his family, the crew of Boat 578. From shortly after sunrise, Mohammed Abdel-Hameed, his wife and…
