Israel says tourists in Sinai are attack targets
JERUSALEM: Israel told any of its citizens in Egypt s Sinai peninsula on Tuesday to leave immediately, saying there was a firm threat of attacks during the Jewish Passover holiday…
Egypt allows dissident Nour to go abroad for treatment
CAIRO: Egypt s attorney general allowed political dissident Ayman Nour on Tuesday to leave the country for medical treatment, a judicial source said.Nour, a diabetic who was released from jail…
Prints of Prophet Mohamed cartoon go on sale in Denmark
COPENHAGEN: Denmark s Free Press Society is selling prints of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohamed published by a Danish newspaper in 2005 that angered the Muslim world, it said…
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…
