From Vietnam to Egypt, bird flu still raging across continents
Associated PressVINH THUAN, Vietnam: Even before the boat drifts into sight, all senses are alerted to its cargo - a chorus of raucous quacking mixed with an unmistakable stench.About 1,400…
Mother-in-law angry in sympathy with Saddam!
CAIRO: This is one of the oddest but most amusing of complaints that might have ever come to the media's notice. An Iraqi widow who resided with her Egyptian mother-in-law…
BBC documentary allegedly slanders Egyptian doctor
CAIRO: Mohamed Al Taranissi, an Egyptian London-based fertility doctor, was the subject of a smear campaign in the famous BBC's popular Panorama program.The documentary, which was aired in the UK…
Egyptian Tourism Resorts to split stock
Cairo: The Egyptian Company for Tourism Resorts has decided on a 10-for-one stock split with effect from Jan. 29, the company said in an announcement published on Tuesday. The new…
OT may buy back 5 pct of GDRs in 2007
Cairo: Orascom Telecom (OT) may buy back five percent of its global depositary receipts (GDRs) this year, the company said in a statement seen on Tuesday. Orascom Telecom continues to…
Ayman Nour acquitted of assault charge
CAIRO: Egypt s jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour was found not guilty on Tuesday of physically assaulting a voter during the September 2005 presidential elections, his wife and security sources…
Global image of America sinks
LONDON: The image of the United States has deteriorated around the world in the past year because of issues such as Iraq and prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, according to a…
Egypt boy dies in latest Saddam gallows reenactment tragedy
CAIRO: A teenager has hanged himself in Alexandria in an apparent imitation of last month s execution of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, a security source said Saturday. Abdullah Farag,…