Word on the Street
CAIRO: Following the much criticized extension of the Emergency Law, some 240 protestors demonstrating in support of two judges facing disciplinary hearings were arrested by police.The relationship between ordinary citizens…
National newspapers lay the blame on the protestors
CAIRO: Following last week s violent protests, writers focused on the judges crisis in anticipation of similar events. Whether in reports or editorials, newspapers prioritized the issue along with other…
Egyptian geologist lends credence to Bosnian pyramid claim
VISOKO, Bosnia: An Egyptian geologist who arrived to check on claims by an amateur researcher that a hill in central Bosnia is hiding an ancient pyramid said Wednesday the structure…
Judicial committee makes ruling in judges' disciplinary hearing
CAIRO: Journalist and human rights activist Saed Ragab walks swiftly through the streets of downtown Cairo. We have to keep walking or they ll see me, he says. He turns…
Abbas to meet Israel's Livni at WEF
JERUSALEM: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni at a Middle East economic conference in Egypt on Sunday, a Palestinian official said on Thursday. An Israeli…
Ayman Nour denied appeal
CAIRO: Jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour's appeal case was rejected Thursday, with the Cairo Court of Cassation upholding the five-year sentence originally assigned.Most reporters and journalists were kept away from…
Three more Sinai bombings suspects detained
CAIRO: Police on Thursday detained three more Egyptians suspected of involvement in the triple suicide attacks that killed 20 people in the Sinai Peninsula last month, security sources said. They…
Egypt rebuffs EU calls to end state of emergency
CAIRO: Egypt on Wednesday rejected as misinformed calls from the European Union presidency urging Cairo to end its state of emergency and denouncing its use against pro-reform demonstrators. The foreign…
Congress mulls benefits of aid to Egypt versus cost
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration urged Congress on Wednesday not to cut U.S. aid to Egypt, arguing such punishment for Cairo s democracy crackdown would damage U.S. national interests. Since 1979,…
Mideast leaders gather in Egypt for economic forum
CAIRO: Arab and Israeli political and business leaders are to meet for three days in Egypt s resort of Sharm El-Sheikh from Saturday, only a month after the Sinai was…
