Egypt's Brotherhood open to dialogue with U.S. Congress
CAIRO: Newly elected Islamist members of the Egyptian parliament are open to dialogue with members of the U.S. Congress without involving the Cairo government, leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood…
Judge storms out as Nour trial heats up
CAIRO: The judge in the trial of Ayman Nour, runner-up in this year's presidential elections, stormed out of Monday's court session after lawyers of both Nour and other co-defendants exchanged…
Kefaya looks ahead at the long road to change
CAIRO: Kefaya demonstrators carried a makeshift coffin, draped in black, with an image of the Maglis El Shaab (People's Assembly) building on one side and a picture of President Hosni…
Remarkable films, no awards
CAIRO: Two films featuring Baghdad as their main topic of choice received no awards during the Cairo International Film Festival: The Night Baghdad Felland Ahlam.The first is a black comedy…
Many honored at film festival
CAIRO: While at work in London, Finnish producer Ilkaa Y. L. Matila received a call from the Cairo International Film Festival saying "he wouldn't be disappointed if he attended the…
Direct link to Asia
CAIRO: Raya Telecom signed an agreement, Saturday, with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) to launch a new service, AsiaConnect. With the outsourced International Virtual Private Network (VPN) using the latest telecommunications…
Authorities mull recommendations on airline deregulation
CAIRO: With the government aiming to increase the annual number of tourists from 8 million to 15 million by 2011,Minister of Tourism Ahmed El- Maghrabi met with experts and EgyptAir…
Egypt: 26 percent turnout in elections
CAIRO: Just one quarter of registered voters cast ballots in the month-long parliamentary elections that ended this week,Egypt's justice minister said Saturday.The three-stage elections were among Egypt's most violent, resulting…
Toddler latest to die in Sudanese protest
CAIRO: Alongside the grassy park which lies in front of the Moustafa Mahmoud Mosque in Mohandaseen, children ages five through 10 stood shoulder to shoulder, each holding up a photo…
Court extends detention of Nour – lawyer
An Egyptian court extended the detention of liberal politician and former presidential candidate Ayman Nour on Saturday until today, when his trial on forgery charges resumes, Nour's lawyer said.
