Egypt border guard wounded by gunfire from Gaza
CAIRO: An Egyptian border guard was wounded in an exchange of fire with Gaza fighters at the divided border town of Rafah, a security official said on Saturday.Exchanges of fire…
Egypt summons ambassadors over UN inaction on Gaza
CAIRO: Egypt summoned the ambassadors of the UN Security Council s five permanent members on Sunday in protest at its delay in passing a resolution for an end to Israel…
British protestors target Egypt over Gaza conflict
LONDON: Protestors rallied outside Egypt s embassy in London on Friday, urging Cairo to open its border with Gaza, in the latest in a week of demonstrations here over the…
Ayman Nour sues human rights council Chief Boutros Boutros Ghali
CAIRO: Ayman Nour, the jailed founder of the opposition Al-Ghad Party, filed a lawsuit against Boutros Boutros-Ghali for failing to perform his role as chairman of the National Council for…
Israel forces sever Gaza, surround major city
GAZA CITY: Israeli ground troops and tanks cut swaths through the Gaza Strip early Sunday, cutting the coastal territory into two and surrounding its biggest city as the new phase…
Debate ensues over NCHR chief's meeting with Israeli ambassador
CAIRO: Sameh Ashour, lawyer and candidate for the chairman position at the Lawyers' Syndicate, announced that he sent a letter to Boutros Boutros-Ghali, head of the National Council for Human…
US blocks Security Council action on Gaza
UNITED NATIONS: The United States late Saturday blocked approval of a UN Security Council statement calling for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and expressing serious concern at the…
Smugglers' paradise lost
RAFAH: Even before Israeli ground forces swept into northern Gaza, a tense calm prevailed over Egypt's half of the town of Rafah.While at the Rafah gate, mere kilometers away, the…
Egypt's markets rise again on the back of OCI, OT
CAIRO: Egypt s main stock indexes advanced on Sunday, extending gains from the last days of 2008 as heavyweights Orascom Construction and Orascom Telecom were again buoyed by positive retail…
Customs Council yet to take decision on tariff cuts, says official
CAIRO: Inside the Customs Council, intense negotiations are ongoing with the aim of reducing tariffs on imported goods in an effort to spur the Egyptian industry. Though Al-Masry Al-Youm reported…