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America's saving rate and the dollar's future

CAMBRIDGE: The saving rate of American households has risen sharply since the…

Daily News Egypt

Al-Muhammadi tipped for Sunderland

CAIRO: Sunderland are keen to sign Egypt winger Ahmed Al-Muhammadi from ENPPI,…

Omar AbdelAziz

Owning up to Israel's bomb

TEL AVIV: President Barack Obama's vision of a world without nuclear weapons,…

Daily News Egypt

South Sudan ethnic clashes kill 185, says local official

JUBA: Fierce clashes between rival ethnic groups in south Sudan have killed…

AFP
AFP

AUC launches new graduate psychology, counseling program

CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) launched its International Counseling and…

Safaa Abdoun

Hardline judge to preside over Hezbollah cell case

CAIRO: The trial of the Hezbollah cell case will begin Aug. 23…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Health, education ministries take swine flu in stride

CAIRO: Minister of Health Hatem El-Gabaly said no drastic precautionary measures will…

Yasmine Saleh

1 dies after collapse of Gaza smuggling tunnel

GAZA CITY: Hamas security says a smuggling tunnel running under the Gaza-Egypt…

AP
AP

Egyptian girl claims being forcefully held in Saudi, seeks return to Egypt

CAIRO: Twenty-seven-year-old Heba Najeeb is calling on the Egyptian foreign ministry to…

Tamim Elyan

Smugglers shoot Egyptian guard near Israel border

AL-ARISH: An Egyptian border guard was killed and another was wounded on…

AFP
AFP