Egypt discovers more Gaza smuggling tunnels
AL-ARISH: Egyptian security forces have discovered five tunnels used to smuggle contraband to the besieged Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, a security official said on Saturday.The tunnels were found north of the…
Bin Laden deputy slams Obama plan for Afghanistan
CAIRO: Al-Qaeda s No. 2 leader has ridiculed President Barack Obama s plan to increase troop numbers in Afghanistan in a new internet audio recording released Monday.Ayman Al-Zawahri also criticized…
Omar Suleiman to meet Lieberman in Israel
JERUSALEM: Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman will visit Israel this week and meet Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, an official said on Sunday, despite Cairo s unease with the far-right politician.…
Obama envoy: Egypt vital in mideast peace plan
CAIRO: President Barack Obama s Mideast envoy said Saturday in Cairo that a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the only way to end the Mideast conflict, adding that Egypt was…
Hezbollah detainees' lawyer files case against interior ministry for unlawful detention
CAIRO: Lawyer for a number of the detainees in the Hezbollah cell case, Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maqsoud filed a motion at the State Council Sunday against Interior Minister Habib Al-Adly and the…
Nuweiba plant to boost Egypt's electricity generating capacity
CAIRO: Egypt's electricity-generating capacity will soon get a boost with the establishment of a combined cycle power plant in Nuweiba, the local press reported. The project will cost a total…
New investment projects in Sharqeya total LE 651 mln
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak inaugurated a number of investment projects in Al Salhiya Al Gadida Industrial Zone in Sharqeya as part of a visit to the governorate last week. The…
A mixed jumble in comedy rumble
I am not one to pass up a comedy show. But at a rate of two or more big shows every year, it is likely that I, along with other…
'Beginner's luck' may lay the trail to Cleopatra's tomb
BORG EL-ARAB: Archaeologists revealed a rocky hilltop in northern Egypt on Sunday where they believe Cleopatra was buried 2,000 years ago by the side of her Roman lover Mark Anthony…
'Slumdog' child star's father denies trying to sell her
The father of Slumdog Millionaire child actress Rubina Ali has denied trying to sell his daughter, after a British newspaper claimed he was willing to put her up for adoption…