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Police tighten noose on Maadi "stabber"

Cairo: Police officials have been surrounding the Arab district in the suburb…

Daily News Egypt

Al Azhar to study possible dialogue with the Vatican on Islam

CAIRO: The Islamic Research Center is expected on Thursday to discuss in…

Yasmine Saleh

Trains run despite prank bomb threat in Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA: A wave of panic seized the Alexandria railway station after a…

Agencies

Egypt shares drift lower, Vodafone jumps on 3G deal

CAIRO: Egyptian shares drifted lower on Monday even as mobile telecom firms…

Agencies

Whistleblowers now offered an outlet in private – the Wiki way

CAIRO: Imagine being a government worker in a repressive regime and getting…

Alexandra Sandels

Ex-UN oil-for-food head, Boutros-Ghali kin charged

ReutersNEW YORK: The former head of the UN oil-for-food program for Iraq…

Daily News Egypt

Worlds of fantasy and non-fiction at the Cairo Book Fair

Cairo: This year's Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) promises to be a…

Joseph Fahim

Dozens killed in Baghdad market attack

Associated PressCairo: At least 78 people were killed and more than 150…

Daily News Egypt

Avian flu strain takes on more lethal form in recent deaths

CAIRO: Warda Eid Ahmed, 27, from Beni Suef was the 11th Egyptian…

Deena Douara