Egyptian student arrested by immigration officials
TAMPA, Florida: An Egyptian college student acquitted of federal explosives charges was unexpectedly arrested by immigration officials Monday.Youssef Samir Megahed, 23, was taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs…
Egypt suggests delaying Palestinian unity government
CAIRO: Egypt has proposed that Fatah and Hamas suspend efforts to form a unity government and instead coordinate their rival Palestinian administrations, a senior Palestinian official said on Tuesday.Egypt s…
Mubarak invites Netanyahu to visit Egypt: Israel
JERUSALEM: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday invited Israel s new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit his country for talks, the premier s office said.Mubarak in a telephone call…
Court reduces sentence for Iraqi shoe thrower as Obama visits Iraq
BAGHDAD: Iraq s highest court reduced the prison sentence Tuesday for an Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush from three years to one, a…
Police cracks down on bloggers and political activists on April 6
CAIRO: The April 6 strike around Egypt saw the arrest of 32 political activists, bloggers, university students and a photojournalist. The most notable arrest was that of political activist and…
Demography may resolve Palestine-Israel conflict, says report
CAIRO: A recent report published by the Egyptian government s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) contemplated whether the demographic rise of the Palestinian and Arab-Israeli populations expected by the…
Osman announces LE 4 bln program to reduce poverty
CAIRO: Minister of Economic Development Osman Mohamed Osman announced plans to reduce Egypt's poverty rate from 20 percent to 15 percent in 2015 and 7 percent by 2020 with an…
Egypt's electricity sector to get rewired
CAIRO: Egypt's production of electricity without the use of fuel has expanded to 22 billion kilowatt/hour annually, Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younes said Sunday.The figure represents 37 percent…
'Schindler's List' found in Australian library
A list of Jews saved by Oskar Schindler that inspired the novel and Oscar-winning film Schindler s List has been found in a Sydney library, its co-curator said Monday.Staff at…