Ahmadinejad's wife urges Egypt first lady to intervene over Gaza
TEHRAN: The wife of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged Egypt s first lady to use her influence to secure help for Palestinians in Gaza, in a letter to Suzanne…
Egypt hosts Gaza summit after ceasefire declared
CAIRO: Even before Israel had announced its ceasefire in Gaza on Saturday night, which took effect at 2 am local time Sunday, Egypt had already called for a conference on…
Dozens of bodies found in Gaza rubble as truce punctured
GAZA CITY: Israeli troops and Palestinian fighters exchanged their first shots on Sunday in Gaza, where dozens of bodies were pulled from the rubble after Israel ended a deadly war…
Aboul Gheit dismisses US-Israeli anti-smuggling deal
CAIRO: Egypt's foreign minister on Saturday dismissed a US-Israeli agreement aimed at cutting off weapons smuggling into the Gaza Strip, raising questions about how effective it would be in preventing…
Palm Hills gains on land value, OCI weighs
CAIRO: Shares of Palm Hills hit their highest level since early November on Sunday, lifting Egypt s broader market as investors deemed them cheap compared to the value of the…
American painter Andrew Wyeth dies at 91
Artist Andrew Wyeth, who portrayed the hidden melancholy of the people and landscapes of Pennsylvania s Brandywine Valley and coastal Maine in works such as Christina s World, died early…
Mahalla workers to form independent union
CAIRO: Workers from the Ghazl El-Mahalla spinning factory have called off the sit-in they began eight days ago because, they say, the company trade union does not represent their interests.The…
Police arrests 35 at Gaza war protest
CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested 35 people including four journalists at a downtown Cairo protest against Israel s war in Gaza on Saturday, a security official said.Anti-riot police were deployed in…
Abou-Trika voted BBC African Footballer of the Year
JOHANNESBURG: Egypt star Mohamed Abou-Trika was named 2008 BBC African Footballer of the Year Friday.The 30-year-old midfielder received more than half of 155,000 votes from listeners to the global service…
ENPPI dealt Awad blow
CAIRO: ENPPI were dealt a major blow with the news that winger Islam Awad might miss the rest of the season after tearing a cruciate ligament in his right knee.Awad…
