Barcelona, Spain, will be Mediterranean union HQ
MARSEILLE, France: The headquarters for a proposed new union of Mediterranean countries will be located in the Spanish port city of Barcelona, an official said Tuesday.Malta, the island nation in…
Charges against Israeli lawmaker in Mubarak remark
CAIRO: An Egyptian lawyer has launched a lawsuit against an Israeli lawmaker who slammed the Arab country s president over not coming to visit Israel.An official at the general prosecutor…
Egypt uncovers 13 Gaza smuggling tunnels
EL-ARISH: Egyptian security forces have uncovered 13 tunnels used by smugglers to slip contraband into the Gaza Strip, a security official said on Monday.Three of the tunnels collapsed after heavy…
Americans flock to vote in historic elections
WASHINGTON: Americans crowded polling stations Tuesday to vote in their historic election, with front-running Democrat Barack Obama fighting to be the first black US president and Republican John McCain hoping…
Egypt stock index gains over 3 pct, OCI gives boost
CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark stock index added over 3 percent on Tuesday, rising in line with Gulf Arab markets and boosted by gains in big caps such as Orascom Construction…
Sudanese migrant shot dead at Egypt-Israel border
AL-ARISH: An Egyptian hospital official says border guards have shot and killed an African migrant trying to cross illegally into Israel.Imad Kharboush, head of the Northern Sinai ambulance department, says…
Bin Laden son requests political asylum in Spain: interior ministry
MADRID: One of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden s sons has asked for political asylum in Spain, an interior ministry spokesman said Tuesday, confirming a report in top-selling daily newspaper…
Tersana part ways with Salah
CAIRO: Tersana coach Mohamed Salah has left the club following the team s 1-0 league defeat at the hands of Gaish on Sunday. I had a meeting with club president…
