Obama's Mideast envoy says Gaza truce must be strengthened
CAIRO: New US peace envoy George Mitchell said on Wednesday it was critically important to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire, as Israel warned it would defend itself when Israeli a soldier…
IAEA chief snubs BBC over Gaza charity appeal
VIENNA: The head of the UN atomic watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, has cancelled planned interviews with the BBC in protest at the British broadcaster s refusal to air a Gaza charity…
Egypt sees current account balance, warns on protectionism
DAVOS: Egypt believes it can withstand the economic crisis with a balanced current account and steady currency, but fears the world is facing a serious risk of protectionism, Trade and…
Stories from the other side
It is quite telling that much of Egyptian media coverage of the most recent Israeli attack on Gaza focused on a critical examination of Egypt s own relationship with Palestine;…
Child murderer Al-Torbiny loses appeal, receives death sentence
CAIRO: Two years since the beginning of the infamous Torbiny trial involving the rape and murder of over 20 street children, an Egyptian appeals court upheld a Tanta criminal court's…
Meteb threatens to leave Ittihad
CAIRO: Egypt striker Emad Meteb said he'll leave Ittihad Jeddah if the club doesn't pay him his late financial dues, the player's agent Nader Shawki said.Shawki told Meteb's official website…
Manpower Ministry intervention ends Telemasr protest
CAIRO: The Minister of Manpower and Immigration met with the chairman of the General Manpower Syndicate and representatives of Telemasr factory to end the electronics manufacturing factory protest, Sally Mahmoud,…
Healthy Ministry, WHO partner to fight Tuberculosis
CAIRO: The Health Ministry and the WHO signed an agreement Sunday to launch a national awareness campaign to combat one of Egypt's most prevalent diseases, Tuberculosis (TB).The yearlong campaign aims…
Parliament clashes over Israel gas exports
CAIRO: An argument erupted Tuesday between parliament Speaker Fathi Sorour and Hussein Ibrahim, head of the Muslim Brotherhood's parliamentary bloc, over the latter s proposal of a new draft law…
