Are space-bound jinn behind the fires of Luxor?
CAIRO: Police investigators in Luxor are at a loss to explain how three houses suddenly caught on fire and burned to the ground.Forensic scientists have intensified efforts to unravel the…
Alleged car swindler arrested
CAIRO: Karim Nashaat, the owner of Al Rabea for Car Trade, was arrested Sunday after he had fled with about LE 16 million from customers for nearly one month, police…
Mido ends goal-drought as Tottenham march on
Egyptian striker Ahmed Hossam Mido ended a three-month goal-drought when he scored on Saturday to help Tottenham Hotspur beat Championship side Southend 3-1 and advance to the FA Cup fifth…
Fire at Siag hotel causes panic
CAIRO: A big fire broke out Sat at the Siag Hotel in the pyramids area last weekend causing panic among residents, the Al Gomhuria reported. The flames raged into the…
Court releases 16 Muslim Brotherhood members
Associated PressCAIRO: Egypt s Criminal Court on Monday ordered the release of the banned Muslim Brotherhood s No. 3 leader and 15 others after 45 days in detention, the Islamist…
Al-Ahram claims Iran behind Egyptian ambassador's murder
CAIRO: Egypt's biggest-circulation daily Al Ahram claimed in a front page article published Sunday that former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq Ihab Al-Sherif was killed by Iranian intelligence in 2005.The front…
Was the White House infiltrated by Iranian agents?
US is aiming to destroy what it first builtIn early January, US forces in Iraq began to arrest Iranian men and charge them with inciting sectarian warfare in the already…
Urgent political action needed to stem Darfur crisis, concern worldwide
NAIROBI: The humanitarian crisis in the western Sudanese region of Darfur will deteriorate this year unless key political decisions involving the government, the Darfurian rebel groups and the international community…