Rate of pinkeye infections slowing down, says ministry
CAIRO: The number of people infected with conjunctivitis, also referred to as pinkeye, has decreased by nearly 50 percent and the rate of infection is slowing down, Ministry of Health…
Italy requests tougher sentences for CIA abduction
MILAN: Prosecutors on Thursday requested tougher sentences for CIA agents and Italian military intelligence officers convicted last year of abducting an Egyptian imam from the capital in 2003. Prosecutor Piero…
Israeli translation of Egyptian novel infuriates author
JERUSALEM: The translation into Hebrew of Egypt's hit novel "The Yacoubian Building" by Israeli peace advocates has infuriated its author, who supports a cultural boycott of the Jewish state. In…
Egypt trims 2009/10 budget deficit to 8.1 pct/GDP
CAIRO: Egypt's budget deficit in the fiscal year to June 2010 was narrower than first thought at 8.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), the finance ministry said on Friday,…
Morocco suspends Al-Jazeera TV: official
RABAT: Morocco has suspended the operations of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television news channel in Rabat and withdrawn the accreditations of its staff, the communications ministry said Friday. The ministry said…
Tut Ankh Amon: A Halloween spectacle
It’s that time of year again. Halloween — the beloved American holiday that is slowly but surely infiltrating the rest of the world — is here, and young and old…
Russia calls on US to probe WikiLeaks documents
MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday called on the United States to carry out a detailed investigation into allegations contained in leaked Iraq war documents published by the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. "The…
Israel to begin work on Egypt barrier in November
JERUSALEM: Israel will begin building a huge barrier along its southern border with Egypt "within weeks" in a bid to curb the entry of illegal immigrants, the prime minister's office…
AUC custodial staff strikes over salaries
CAIRO: The custodial staff and maintenance workers at the American University in Cairo (AUC) staged a sit-in on Wednesday and Thursday after a cut to their paychecks was made this…
Security cancels festival aimed at promoting citizenship values
CAIRO: A festival aimed at promoting the values of citizenship scheduled to place on Friday at Al-Azhar Park was canceled citing “security reasons,” members of the Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination…