Hezbollah detainees' lawyer files case against interior ministry for unlawful detention
CAIRO: Lawyer for a number of the detainees in the Hezbollah cell case, Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maqsoud filed a motion at the State Council Sunday against Interior Minister Habib Al-Adly and the…
Nuweiba plant to boost Egypt's electricity generating capacity
CAIRO: Egypt's electricity-generating capacity will soon get a boost with the establishment of a combined cycle power plant in Nuweiba, the local press reported. The project will cost a total…
New investment projects in Sharqeya total LE 651 mln
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak inaugurated a number of investment projects in Al Salhiya Al Gadida Industrial Zone in Sharqeya as part of a visit to the governorate last week. The…
A mixed jumble in comedy rumble
I am not one to pass up a comedy show. But at a rate of two or more big shows every year, it is likely that I, along with other…
'Beginner's luck' may lay the trail to Cleopatra's tomb
BORG EL-ARAB: Archaeologists revealed a rocky hilltop in northern Egypt on Sunday where they believe Cleopatra was buried 2,000 years ago by the side of her Roman lover Mark Anthony…
'Slumdog' child star's father denies trying to sell her
The father of Slumdog Millionaire child actress Rubina Ali has denied trying to sell his daughter, after a British newspaper claimed he was willing to put her up for adoption…
The pharaoh in our midst
BOULDER, Colorado: Passover came and went, and Jews around the world celebrated with ritual foods, prayers and a retelling of their ancient story. The Exodus narrative -about the struggle to…
Fixing anti-Americanism in Turkey
President Barack Obama s visit to Turkey could not have gone better in terms of winning Turkish hearts and minds. Obama did all the right things, visiting Ataturk s mausoleum,…
Reconciling Hamas and Fatah
GAZA/JERUSALEM: As representatives of Hamas and Fatah meet for the fourth round of national unity talks in Cairo, not only Palestinians but also Americans and Europeans will be watching closely.…
Education administrators resort to ILO
CAIRO: Chairman of the Higher Committee to Defend the Rights of Education Sector Administrators, Fawzi Abdel Fattah, announced Saturday that education administrators will hold another protest in front of the…