What drives a psychiatric patient to commit a brutal murder?
CAIRO: Dreams can be a dangerous thing if, that is, they lead to murder.The December 2006 crime reported in Al Gomhuria daily, where a married man from Giza stabbed his…
Al-Jazeera producer: Alleged abuse documentary to be aired soon
CAIRO: On Jan. 8, Cairo International Airport security prevented Doha-based documentary film producer Howayda Taha from boarding a plane for Qatar and confiscated 50 videotapes in her possession, her laptop…
Iraqi refugees still await UNHCR assistance
CAIRO: Iraqi refugees in Cairo continue to wait outside the United Nations High Commission for Refugees' (UNHCR) office in Mohandiseen to register their refugee status. Among them is Salwan Jumeil…
UN says bird flu can infect cats
UNITED NATIONS: Cats can become infected with the highly lethal H5N1 bird flu virus but there is no scientific evidence at present to suggest that there has been sustained transmission…
Six Egyptians test negative for bird flu
CAIRO: Six Egyptians who were suspected of having the deadly bird flu virus after displaying flu-like symptoms have tested negative for the disease, a World Health Organization official said on…
General Electric wins $120 million bid to supply locomotives to Egyptian railway system
CAIRO: The US-based giant General Electric has won a tender launched by the Egyptian government to supply the General Railways Authority with forty locomotives valued at nearly $120 million. Minister…
Spanish company Cimpor offers LE 2 billion for Misr Cement Qena
MCQ shares up 30 percent in one week on rumors of possible offerCAIRO: Spain-based Cimpor Inversiones SA announced late Sunday it is looking to buy 100 percent of Misr Cement…
Egypt orders release of Muslim cleric in CIA kidnapping case
CAIRO: Egypt has ordered the release of a Muslim cleric who has been held behind bars since he was kidnapped in Italy allegedly by CIA agents four years ago. We…
Abbas in Cairo says Mideast summit to set stage for final status talks
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday that a meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert would set the stage for…