Tagammu Party members declare support for ElBaradei
CAIRO: Young members of the leftist Tagammu Party announced their support for Mohamed ElBaradei and declared that they joined the National Coalition for Change.A statement signed by 200 members from…
Egypt cleric featured in Jewish lobby group ad
CAIRO: A full-page advertisement in Tuesday's Washington Post criticized several prominent Muslim leaders for hindering a Middle East peace process, including Egyptian cleric Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi.The advertisement, paid for by…
Polluted water in Kafr El-Sheikh threatens lives, say lawyers
CAIRO: The Hisham Mubarak Law Center (HMLC) and the Association for Health & Environmental Development (AHED) are calling on MPs and members of the local council of Desouk to step…
Army truck collision in Egypt kills 1 soldier
CAIRO: An Egyptian security official says a road accident near the border with Israel has killed one Egyptian soldier and left 21 others seriously injured.The official says a truck carrying…
Hamas MP says Gaza authorities facing financial 'crisis'
GAZA CITY: A Hamas lawmaker said Monday that the Islamist group ruling Gaza was facing a financial crisis because of Egypt s moves to seal its border and a boycott…
ElBaradei criticizes underground Gaza barrier
CAIRO: Head of the National Coalition for Change Mohamed ElBaradei criticized the building of a steel barrier beneath the border between Egypt and Gaza, saying it has harmed Egypt's reputation.In…
Press both Iran, Israel on nukes, says Aboul-Gheit
WASHINGTON: Egypt called Monday for world powers to press both Iran and Israel on nuclear weapons, saying that the Middle East should be a zone free of the ultra-destructive arms.Foreign…
ElBaradei urges election boycott, says activist
CAIRO: An emerging opposition leader in Egypt and former head of the UN s nuclear watchdog agency has called for a boycott of the upcoming elections, an Egyptian activist said…