Will Syria come in from the cold?
ISTANBUL: Will the recent rapprochement between the United States and Syria mark a new era in Syria's international standing?Syria can hope for two major changes following the restoration of full…
Mom of US man charged with terrorism speaks out
WASHINGTON: Pakistani authorities beat confessions out of some of the five residents of the state of Virginia accused of planning terrorist acts in that country, the mother of one of…
Poland holds public memorial for crash victims
WARSAW: Some 100,000 Poles filled Warsaw s biggest public square, joining together for a memorial and funeral Mass for the 96 people killed in a plane crash a week earlier.The…
Nagaa Hammadi trial adjourned to May 16
CAIRO: The trial of three suspects in the fatal drive-by shooting of six Christians and one Muslim guard outside a church in Nagaa Hammadi was adjourned to May 16 when…
Child rights making progress under UN convention
CAIRO: The annual number of child deaths under five years old has dropped 28 percent from 1990 to 2008, as a result of the global commitment by governments and civil…
Ash cloud effects reach Egypt travelers
CAIRO: The cloud of volcanic ash spreading across large swaths of Europe has grounded much of Egypt's air traffic to and from Western and Central Europe.The ash, emanating from the…
Information Centers' employees demand permanent status
CAIRO: Workers from Information Centers for Local Development say they will continue the sit-in they began Saturday outside the People's Assembly until they are made permanent employees.Some 200 men, women…
Farshout rape trial resumes today
CAIRO: The Qena Criminal Court adjourned for the second time the trial of 18-year-old Gerges Baroumi accused of rapping a 12-year-old girl in the town of Farshout to April…