1,300 Egyptian police beef up Gaza-Egypt border
ISMAILIA: Egypt has deployed 1,300 civilian police officers to beef up security along the Gaza-Egypt border over fears Palestinian militants might attempt to breach the frontier, Egyptian officials said on…
"Get rid of Israel" says leading opposition figure
CAIRO: A leading Egyptian opposition figure on Monday called on Arabs to take up the noble cause of eliminating Israel, while praising Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese Shiite group…
National rail head fired over train tragedy
Train collides with tractor: two injuredCAIRO: The national rail chief has been sacked over a train crash that left 58 people dead, officials said Tuesday, as the press lashed out…
Wedding bliss
ŠΘ###Mr. and Mrs. Zein El Sadat and their daughter Manal El Sadat##The wedding was lots of fun, and all her close friends were wearing fuchsia dresses, here are Alia and…
Washington, D.C. based Cato Institute starts a new program in the region
CAIRO: The Cato Institute, a non-profit public policy research foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. and founded in 1977, has started a new program in the Middle East, Misbah Al-Hurriyya (The…
CIA allegedly kidnapped two Muslims resident in Austria in 2002-03: report
VIENNA: The CIA kidnapped at least two Muslims resident in Austria, including one with links to a former imam in Italy who was similarly abducted, Profil magazine reported in its…
Government announces public-private partnership to build schools
Public tenders for 50 schools to be held next monthCAIRO: The Ministry of Finance has announced the initiation of a new public-private partnership (p.p.p.) to build 50 elementary and secondary…
Local cultural scene takes an active role in aiding war torn Lebanon
CAIRO: With the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah now stopped due to a recent cease-fire, attention has been shifted to ways in which to help the devastated Lebanese economy and…
Press Round-up: Steps taken to heal Arab rift over Lebanon
CAIRO: Headlines of national newspapers are centering on President Hosni Mubarak's meetings with the princes of Qatar and Kuwait, along with his talks with several Arab heads, including Syrian diplomats.…
Train crash kills dozens, injures more than 100
QALYOUB, Egypt: A train crash killed and injured dozens of people in a Nile Delta town north of Cairo on Monday in Egypt s worst rail disaster for four years.…