Voicing opposition to acts of torture
CAIRO: On a day when the world came together in opposition of torture worldwide, activists came together for a surprise demonstration in front of the Sayeda Zeinab police station. The…
Parliament approves judicial law draft
CAIRO: During its assembly Sunday, Egypt's upper house initially approved a draft of a judicial law, proposed by the government and currently being reviewed by parliament, reported Al-Masry Al-Youm on…
Egyptian security delegation makes contact with kidnappers of Israeli soldier
JERUSALEM: An Egyptian security delegation has made contact with the kidnappers of an Israeli soldier grabbed during a Palestinian attack on an Israeli position near the Gaza Strip, Israeli public…
Editor jailed for defaming Mubarak
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced a newspaper editor who has repeatedly criticized President Hosni Mubarak to one year in jail on Monday for defaming the head of state, court sources…
Center hopes to reinvigorate export promotion activities and double exports in five years
CAIRO: The Egyptian Export Promotion Center held its first board meeting on Monday, during which producers and government officials discussed sector-specific export objectives and results for the past year as…
Tobacco group Altadis upbeat
PARIS: French-Spanish tobacco group Altadis is confident about its prospects and is examining possible deals in Egypt and Algeria, the company s chairman said in a newspaper interview published on…
Antiquities head reappointed
CAIRO: Zahi Hawass, Egypt s voluble and media-savvy chief archeologist, dubbed the King of the Pharaohs, was reappointed head of the country s top antiquities body on Monday. The decision…
Onto the real action
CAIRO: Two weeks of mediocre play in the Fifa World Cup resulted in only a few moments of excitement, as the majority of the games of the first round produced…
Judges protest proposed judicial law
Judges Club demands right to review law to ensure judicial independenceCAIRO: Egypt's judges have stood firm in their objection to the parliament-proposed draft of the judicial law, even though the…
