Al-Nada murder case referred to criminal court
CAIRO: Mahmoud Sayed Abdel Hafez Essawy, charged with the murder of Heba El-Akkad, 23, and Nadine Khaled, 19, in Al-Nada compound in Sheikh Zayid city in Sixth of October was…
Darwish knocks Shabana off Squash rankings peak
PARIS: Egypt s Karim Darwish on Thursday became the world s new number one squash player, ending the 33-month reign of illustrious compatriot Amr Shabana.Darwish, 27, from Cairo, is the…
Many Egyptians want to steer clear of Gaza trouble
CAIRO: Ezzat Abdel-Rahman says Palestinians are suffering great injustice at the hands of Israel but they should have followed Egypt s lead and long ago made peace with the Jewish…
Factories slash output, jobs around world
BEIJING: Factories in China and India joined much of Europe in slashing output and jobs at a record pace in December, another sign the biggest emerging markets were wilting under…
Aboul Gheit: Hamas must stop rockets in any truce
CAIRO: Egypt s foreign minister said Thursday that Hamas must ensure rocket fire stops in any truce deal to halt Israel s assault on the Gaza Strip, criticizing the Palestinian…
Transfer of aid and wounded at Rafah crossing only outlet for Gaza
RAFAH: As Israeli airstrikes continue on the Gaza Strip, the Rafah border crossing has assumed greater importance serving as the only entryway for aid into Gaza.On Thursday, over 70 Egyptian…
Three boys killed in fresh Israeli raid on Gaza, thousands protest in Hebron
GAZA CITY: Three Palestinian brothers aged seven to 10 were killed in an Israeli air raid on southern Gaza on Friday, medics and witnesses said.Iyad, Mohammed and Abdelsattar Al-Astal died…