Ahly duo back to training
CAIRO: Ahly duo Hossam Ashour and Hussein Yasser have got back to training after recovering from their injuries.According to the Cairo giants official website, both midfielders took part in Monday…
Quranist blogger released after 88-day detention
CAIRO: Eighty-eight days after he was arrested, Quranist blogger Reda Abdel Rahman was released, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) reported Sunday.His release comes 16 days after an unchallengeable…
Egyptian girl infected with bird flu
CAIRO: An Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman says a 2-year-old child is Egypt s 53rd case of bird flu since the H5N1 virus appeared in the North African country in 2006.Sherouq…
Italy to hold G8 farm summit with developing nations
ROME: Italy announced Friday plans to hold a G8 agriculture summit with six emerging economies in April to find ways of beating the global food crisis. The Italian government proposes…
US Mideast envoy leaving on first visit to region
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is sending his special Mideast envoy on an initial mission to the region for talks on keeping alive a fragile Gaza ceasefire with Israel and reviving…
Shalit should not be part of Gaza truce deal, says Hamas
CAIRO: Captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit should not be part of a deal to end the siege of Gaza, a Hamas leader said after talks in Cairo, where the Islamists…
EU holds talks with Egypt, Palestinians on Gaza
BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers pressed Egypt on Sunday to do more to prevent weapons from being smuggled to Hamas in the Gaza Strip - a problem undermining efforts to…
PA postpones Israel gas exports interpellation
CAIRO: The People's Assembly decided Sunday to postpone the discussion of a parliamentary interpellation over the government's refusal to halt gas exports to Israel during the Gaza offensive. The parliamentary…
From Hubris to Humility – Davos 2009
If we needed reminding about why this week's World Economic Forum is important, look at the pages of newspapers. Job losses, bank write downs, economic collapse and no end in…