Kamilia Shehata lives happily with husband, won’t appear on TV, says lawyer
CAIRO: Coptic lawyer Naguib Gobrael confirmed that Kamilia Shehata, a Coptic woman who some people allege have converted to Islam, is living happily with her husband, priest Tadarous Samaan, adding…
Bin Laden’s death unlikely to affect Al-Qaeda operations; connections in Egypt lost, say analysts
CAIRO: The Al-Qaeda terrorist organization has lost all of its connections and bases in Egypt over the past decade, and the death of its leader Osama bin Laden on Monday…
Mubarak health better, says medical team member
CAIRO: Ousted president Hosni Mubarak did not go into a coma and his health is "relatively" improving, his medical team said Monday in response to circulating news about his health…
Egypt says has no comment on bin Laden death; tightens security
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Nabil El-Araby said on Monday he has "no comment" to offer on the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, but insisted that Cairo was against "any…
Key dates in Osama bin Laden’s life
By AFP ISLAMABAD: The following are key events in the life of Osama bin Laden, whose death was announced by US President Barack Obama on Sunday. 1957: Born in the…
Lawyer to challenge imprisonment of Al-Zawahri’s brother
CAIRO: Lawyer Mamdouh Ismail said he is challenging the imprisonment of Mohamed Al-Zawahri, brother of prominent Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri, before the Supreme Military Court. “He was sentenced…
Al-Qaeda ideologue condemns bin Laden slaying
CAIRO: A top Al-Qaeda ideologue vowed revenge Monday for the killing of Osama bin Laden by US forces, in the first jihadist admission of the militant leader's death. The prominent…
Will killing Osama kill the movement he inspired?
By Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo / AP WASHINGTON: US intelligence officials believe Al-Qaeda will have a hard time recovering from the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden. After all,…
Egyptians see bin Laden’s death ‘insignificant,’ others mourn him
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: While some Egyptians described the death of Osama bin Laden early Monday as “insignificant” compared to the problems facing Egypt following the January 25 Revolution, and some…
Egypt’s Al-Zawahri likely to succeed bin Laden
CAIRO: For years, Osama bin Laden's charisma kept Al-Qaeda's ranks filled with zealous recruits. But it was the strategic thinking and the organizational skills of his Egyptian right hand man…
