Egypt frees Iranian diplomat after spy probe, says report
CAIRO: Egypt freed an Iranian diplomat on Sunday who had been detained over spying allegations after his diplomatic status was confirmed but said his activities had breached protocol, the official…
Egypt frees Iranian diplomat after spy probe: MENA
CAIRO: Egypt freed an Iranian diplomat on Sunday who had been detained over spying allegations after his diplomatic status was confirmed but said his activities had breached protocol, the official…
World Bank pledges $1.14 bln for Egypt power: minister
CAIRO: The World Bank has agreed to give Egypt up to $1.14 billion in support for electricity projects, a minister said in a statement on Sunday. Electricity Minister Hassan Younes…
Climate change to deal blow to fruits, nuts: study
WASHINGTON: Climate change is expected to alter the global industry in fruits and nuts dramatically as tree crops such as pistachios and cherries struggle in the rising temperatures, researchers said.…
Egypt says will not raise electricity prices
CAIRO: Egypt will not raise electricity prices for the fiscal year starting July 1, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper cited the electricity minister as saying. Some analysts said the decision is meant…
Cairo ICT sees surge in visitors this year
CAIRO: This year’s Cairo ICT saw a 36 percent increase in visitors from the previous year, Osama Kamal, managing director of Trade Fairs International, said Saturday at the closing of…
Doctors demand resignation of health minister
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Tens of doctors organized a march Sunday from the Doctors’ Syndicate to the Ministry of Health demanding the resignation of Minister Ashraf Hatem as well as "corrupt"…
The Arab Spring’s summersault
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Take stock. Egypt’s democratic dream hangs by a thread. Libya’s death throes and Syria’s killing fields are civil war nightmares. Yemen is a chimera, Bahrain has been…
Netanyahu’s stance jeopardizes Israel’s security
By Alon Ben-Meir The supposed controversy over President Obama's speech on the Middle East, manufactured by Prime Minster Netanyahu and enabled by the media, is disgraceful and insincere. President Obama said…
In defense of reason, not Israel
By Amr Yossef As Norman Finkelstein told his audience at the American University in Cairo that “the biggest threat to Israel is that Egyptians will enter the modern world, and reclaim…