Met Museum to send 19 artifacts to Egypt next week
CAIRO: Nineteen artifacts taken from the tomb of the famed boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun will be returned to Egypt next week after more than half a century at The Metropolitan Museum of…
Egypt turns back Rafah travelers after Sinai clashes
By AFP GAZA CITY: Egypt turned back 450 travelers seeking to cross at the Rafah border point after an attack on a Sinai police station, Hamas officials said on Sunday.…
Activists suspend Tahrir sit-in for Ramadan
By AFP CAIRO: Egyptian protesters camped out in Cairo's Tahrir Square said on Sunday they will suspend their sit-in during Ramadan and will return to the square to press for…
Ramadan from Monday in Saudi, other Muslim nations
RIYADH: The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Monday in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates, it was officially announced in all six…
Mubarak Aug. 3 trial to be held in Cairo, protesters skeptical
By Shaimaa Fayed / Reuters CAIRO: The trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak for charges that include ordering the killing of protesters will take place at Cairo's Police Academy on…
Gunmen attack gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai
By Mona Salem / AFP CAIRO: Unidentified gunmen on Saturday attacked a terminal on the gas pipeline to Israel for the fifth time since February, a security official said. Gunmen on…
Two dead as armed men rampage through Sinai city
By AFP CAIRO: Two people were killed as dozens of armed men in cars waving flags with Islamic slogans rampaged through the north Sinai city of Al-Arish on Friday, an…
Media gains reversed by military rulers
By Sami Aboudi /Reuters CAIRO: Hafez Al-Mirazi spent weeks preparing for his new primetime talk show on state television. But one week before "Cairo Local Time" was scheduled to start, an…
Factors affecting Egypt transition discussed international conference
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Political scenarios, media, education and gender equality dominated discussions at the “Cairo Dialogues” conference this week where participants compared Egypt's transition to that of Spain, Portugal and…
Islamists protest across Egypt
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Tens of thousands of members of Islamist movements protested nationwide on Friday parallel to a major demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square dubbed "Friday of Unity." Islamists…