US school district pays to settle Egyptian-Muslim suit
RENO, Nevada: A Muslim girl who said her complaints of bullying and death threats went unheeded by administrators at her Reno-area high school will receive $350,000 in a settlement with…
No Good Friday dancing in seven Swiss cantons
Inhabitants of seven of Switzerland s 26 cantons will be required to turn off the music and put away their dancing shoes on Friday to respect a ban on dancing…
Egyptian inflation falls to year low in March
CAIRO: Urban consumer inflation in Egypt fell to its lowest level in a year in March, but was still a touch above analysts expectations because of rising food prices. Egypt…
50 arrested for alleged Hamas and Hezbollah ties
CAIRO: Egypt's state prosecutor on Wednesday accused Hezbollah of plotting to carry out attacks inside the country."The state prosecutor has received a statement from state security which shows that leaders…
Egyptian official claims Iranian involvement in Hezbollah cell
CAIRO: An unnamed Egyptian official told state-run Al-Ahram newspaper Thursday that two members of an Iranian television station in Egypt were involved in a smuggling cell allegedly run by Hezbollah…
Blogger Wael Abbas says assaulted at home
CAIRO: A police officer broke into blogger Wael Abbas' home and physically assaulted him after a dispute between him and his neighbor, said Abbas."My mother and I have been assaulted…
News in brief
Tenders in for Suez Bay Northwest Economic Area Out of a total 29 companies, both local and international, who submitted tender offers to take part in the development of the…
As Gulf workers pour back into Egypt, worry and criticism mounts
CAIRO: Was the ritzy, superlative-laden allure of Dubai too good to be true? Ask Ismail Farid.Farid, 31, was working in the marketing branch of Coldwell Banker in the United Arab…
Experts address financial crisis at Trends in Cairo conference
CAIRO: Egypt's top financial institutions have set up shop in the Cairo International Conference Center to dispense a range of information on finance and investment to attendees at the fourth…