Kafr El-Sheikh woman critically ill with bird flu
CAIRO: A 33-year-old woman has contracted bird flu, the 64th recorded case since the first outbreak of the disease in Egypt in 2006, the health ministry announced on Wednesday.The woman…
Egypt security finds TNT hoard near Israel border
AL-ARISH: Egyptian security forces have found a hoard of almost a ton of explosives in Sinai near the border with Israel, a security official said on Wednesday.Nine-hundred kilograms of TNT…
China's FM to visit Mideast nations, Russia
BEIJING: China said Thursday its foreign minister will embark on a four-nation Middle East tour later this month, as part of the Asian country s rising profile in the region.Yang…
Minister denies terror trials and attacks State Department human rights report
CAIRO: Egypt's Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Mufid Shehab denied Wednesday allegations that Egypt had tried terror suspects on behalf of the United States, as he addressed the People's Assembly's human…
Hezbollah suspects might face military tribunals
CAIRO: The detainees being held in Egypt on charges that they were carrying out operations for Hezbollah might be referred to military courts once investigations are complete, local and regional…
Rachid: Economy showing tentative signs of improvement
CAIRO: Egypt has spent around 40 percent of the stimulus package allocated by the government to deal with the effects of the global economic crisis, Minister of Trade and Industry…
Deal deadline passes as OT, France Telecom continue blame game
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom (OT) announced Wednesday that France Telecom (FT) had failed to pay in its effort to buyout OT's share in Mobinil. FT disputes claim, throwing into doubt the…
Egypt foreign trade jumps in 2nd half of 2008
CAIRO: Egypt's foreign trade grew by 11.6 percent in the second half of 2008, with the United States accounting for almost a fifth of that activity, data released Wednesday by…
Comedy darkens, matching leaner times, outrage
Dark times call for dark comedy.With the economy in tatters and the last decade s prosperity appearing a sham, some of the most influential tasetmakers in comedy are turning to…
"Figaro's" failed marriage between orchestra and vocals
An instrumental version of Mozart's classic opera buffa "The Marriage of Figaro (of 1784) is being staged this week at the Cairo Opera House. Opera frequenters will be surprised not…