Blogger Maikel Nabil slapped with 3-year prison sentence; says worried about his safety
CAIRO: A military court sentenced blogger Maikel Nabil to three years in prison on Sunday night despite announcing earlier that his trial was adjourned till Tuesday to examine the defense…
Suez Canal March revenues up at $413.5 mln
CAIRO: Revenue from the Suez Canal rose 9 percent year-on-year to $413.5 million in March and 6.4 percent from a month earlier, a state website showed on Monday. Revenue in…
Jazeera Airways expected to fly to Cairo in May
KUWAIT: Kuwait's low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways is expected to start flights to Egypt's capital in May and post a profit this year, the firm's chairman said. Jazeera Airways, which posted…
Sewedy wins $440 mln Qatar contract
CAIRO: Egypt's El Sewedy Electric, the Arab world's biggest listed cable maker, said on Monday its Qatari unit had won a cable supply contract worth $440 million, helping to boost…
Three men to hang for rape
CAIRO: An Egyptian military court in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya has ordered the execution of three men convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman last month, the state-owned…
Amr Moussa says Islamists won’t take power
CAIRO: Arab League chief Amr Moussa, a leading contender to become Egypt's next president, said Islamists will not take power in the country but are bound to be a player…
Several thousand migrants stranded in Misrata: ICRC
GENEVA: The international Red Cross expressed concern on Sunday about several thousand foreign migrants stranded in the open in the besieged Libyan port of Misrata. The group was found living…
Political groups divided over military crackdown on Tahrir square
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: In reaction to the military crackdown on protesters in Tahrir early Saturday, political groups were divided, with some calling for a presidential council and others warning against…
Prosecutor summons Mubarak after denying corruption allegations on TV
CAIRO: Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak denied in a recorded audio message aired on Al-Arabiya channel all corruption allegations against him, confirming that neither he nor his family posses any…
Gulf ministers meet to review Yemen mediation
SANAA: Gulf Arab foreign ministers meet in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to see whether an offer to mediate in Yemen's political crisis has a chance of success after a war…