Cabinet approves LE 490.6 billion budget, boosts social spending
CAIRO: Egypt's Cabinet approved a budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 on Wednesday, boosting spending in social programs to meet growing demands from the people after the uprising that ousted former…
EOHR calls for investigating 900 torture cases
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) filed a complaint Wednesday before the Prosecutor General to demand an investigation into about 900 cases of torture inside detention…
June ILO conference was Egypt’s most successful, says impendent union
CAIRO: The Egyptian Independent Trade Unions Federation (EITUF) described on Wednesday the annual conference of the International Labor Organization (ILO) as one of the “most successful” for Egypt. This is…
Senior Netanyahu adviser in Cairo
CAIRO: A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss the cases of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and a man suspected of…
Senior Netanyahu adviser in Cairo
CAIRO: A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss the cases of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and a man suspected of…
Patterson discusses potential plans if confirmed ambassador to Egypt
CAIRO: United States Ambassador-Designate to Egypt Anne W. Patterson expressed her commitment to the country in its transition to democracy and outlined her plans should she be named the new…
Gunmen kill police officers in Sinai: security
CAIRO: Unknown gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in the Egyptian town of Al-Arish on Wednesday, killing two policemen and leaving two injured, a security official said. "Unknown gunmen travelling in…
Court sentences bus driver to death for killing 6
CAIRO: The Giza Criminal Court sentenced a bus driver to death on Wednesday for shooting dead six construction company employees while driving them to work, the official news agency MENA…
Moussa admits ‘misgivings’ about NATO Libya bombing
LONDON: The outgoing head of the Arab League Amr Moussa voiced concerns about NATO's bombing campaign in Libya in an interview with a British newspaper on Wednesday. The veteran Egyptian…
Clinton backs ‘brave’ Saudi women driver protest
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday lent her support to "brave" women in Saudi Arabia who are protesting the Islamic kingdom's ban on female drivers, making her…
