Mubarak warns U.S. against hitting Iran
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said he had advised the United States against attacking Iran, predicting that Tehran would react through its influence over Shi ite Muslim communities in Arab countries…
Rulers restore grip on power, U.S. distracted
CAIRO: Egypt s government is cracking down on pro-reform activists, calculating that Washington s drive to democratize the Middle East has flagged after Islamist successes in Egyptian and Palestinian elections,…
Mubarak says Egypt won over Rice on democracy
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said Egypt had won over U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to its views on democracy in the Arab world and quoted her as saying it…
Mubarak sees Egypt's forex reserves rising
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said in remarks published on Wednesday he expected his country s foreign exchange reserves to keep climbing. The Egyptian central bank s foreign reserves grew 33.6…
Quenching the audience's thirst
CAIRO: "I will paint wings on my back. Colorful wings and fly into a painting of Odilon Redon, says Yara Goubran as she enters onto the Howard Theater's stage. The…
Bridge connecting Egypt, Saudi Arabia considered
CAIRO: The Egyptian government is considering building a $3 billion, 9.3-mile-long bridge between Saudi and Egypt in the aftermath of the sinking of the Egyptian ferry Salam Boccaccio 98 in…
Government modifies meat-importing standards
CAIRO: With the news of the spread of bird flu throughout the country the demand for chicken has plummeted. Meat prices have gone through the roof. In response, the government…
Tanker spills fuel after Suez accident
ISMAILIYA, Egypt: A Liberian-flagged tanker lost 3,000 tons of heavy fuel in the Suez Canal on Monday after a collision with a quay caused a leak, an official at the…
Trains collide, 20 injured
CAIRO: A train ran into the back of another one in the Nile Delta on Tuesday because of a signal failure and mist, injuring 20 people, officials said. The accident…
Egypt to offer 75 to 80 percent of state bank by end of March
CAIRO: The Egyptian government said on Tuesday it would announce an offering of 75 to 80 percent of Bank of Alexandria to a large investor by the end of March…