Sinai Bedouins aid police in terror hunt
CAIRO: Sinai Bedouins have pledged their assistance to Egyptian security forces in their search for people suspected of involvement in deadly attacks on Red Sea tourist resorts in the last…
Journalists face trial for denouncing vote-rigging
CAIRO: Three Egyptian journalists and a lawyer were charged by a criminal court Wednesday for denouncing state-sponsored fraud in last year s parliamentary elections, judicial sources told AFP. Wael Al-Ibrashi…
Authorities free 41 students detained during street protests
CAIRO: Authorities have released 41 students detained during street protests last week in support of two pro-reform judges, a security official said Thursday. The students included members of the outlawed…
Warnings for WTO deal as trade talks flounder in Paris
Agence France-Presse PARIS: A senior U.S. official cast doubt Wednesday on chances the WTO will be able to wrap up a global trade deal by December and Egypt warned that…
Median interbank rate falls to 8.15 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound dipped to 8.15 percent on Thursday from Wednesday s 8.27 percent, with the cancellation of a T-bill auction boosting liquidity in…
Stocks fall in early trade, wipe out rebound
CAIRO: Egyptian stocks extended this week s heavy losses in early trade on Thursday in a bout of panic-selling by small investors and Gulf investors, traders said. The benchmark Hermes…
Arab art auction garners impressive results
Associated PressDUBAI: The status-obsessed Gulf emirate of Dubai notched another milestone Wednesday as international auction house Christie s pulled off the Middle East s first major international art auction, selling…
Rio in Cairo
ŠΘ###The Brazilian theme, hence the name "Rio," and it is the latest night spot managed by Nisha, right, seen here with Andre and Nadie##Nisha also has Absolute, Abou El Sid,…
Wide-scale protests expected today
CAIRO: After weeks of violent demonstrations and the anniversary of "Black Wednesday looming today, activist groups are expected to continue to put pressure on the Egyptian government. Last week, violence…
WHO chief warns of bird flu "blind spots"
Reuters GENEVA: Bird flu threatens human lives in hundreds and possibly thousands of disease blind spots around the globe, the late head of the World Health Organization said in remarks…
