Saad Eddin Ibrahim and students return from political tour of regional hot-spots
CAIRO: A delegation of students led by Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a once-imprisoned democracy activist and current professor of political sociology at the American University in Cairo (AUC), has returned this…
Ill communication: Egyptian scientists struggle to connect
Doctors and researchers are cut off from the world - and each otherCAIRO: Dr. Hala Badawi is the president of one of the country's largest research institutes, and yet, her…
Police tighten noose on Maadi "stabber"
Cairo: Police officials have been surrounding the Arab district in the suburb of Maadi where an investigation indicates the so-called "stabber , who has fueled rumors and conspiracy theories in…
Egypt shares drift lower, Vodafone jumps on 3G deal
CAIRO: Egyptian shares drifted lower on Monday even as mobile telecom firms jumped on news that operator Vodafone Egypt had bought a 3G licence for $586 million, traders said. Egypt…
Ex-UN oil-for-food head, Boutros-Ghali kin charged
ReutersNEW YORK: The former head of the UN oil-for-food program for Iraq and a brother-in-law of an ex-UN Secretary General were charged with bribery and conspiracy to commit wire fraud…
Dozens killed in Baghdad market attack
Associated PressCairo: At least 78 people were killed and more than 150 wounded Monday after two nearly simultaneous bombs struck a predominantly Shia commercial area in central Baghdad in the…
Egypt, Pakistan discuss Arab fighters on Afghan border
Associated Press CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf held talks Monday on the presence of Arab fighters on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and on a role for Muslim…
Libya to host North African Summit
CAIRO: Libya will host a summit today comprising Egypt, Sudan, Algeria and Tunisia to discuss the situation in Sudan and the Middle East.President Hosni Mubarak told the Mena news agency…
