Somali pirates hijack Egyptian cargo ship
CAIRO: Somali pirates hijacked an Egyptian cargo ship with a crew of 28 near the coast of Somalia, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Thursday.About 15 pirates, some of them…
Three Egyptian teenagers killed by old landmine
CAIRO: Three Egyptian teenage boys were killed by an unexploded landmine from one of Egypt s wars with Israel in the Sinai peninsula on Wednesday, a security official said.The three,…
Abou-Trika offers Gaza help
Ahly playmaker Mohamed Abou-Trika said he and his teammates were willing to do anything to ease the misery of Gaza people following Israel s bombardment of the strip. We are…
Makan regulars preserve a musical tradition
Cairo s Makan has been the venue for consistently excellent performances in 2008, and its end of the year shows were no exception to this standard.Tuesday saw a performance by…
US music and screen legend Eartha Kitt dies at 81
Eartha Kitt, the versatile American singer and actress who died Thursday at 81, mesmerized audiences worldwide for over six decades with her sultry voice and sensuality on stage and screen.Kitt,…
Egyptian indexes bounce at end of dismal year
CAIRO: Egyptian stock markets gained ground for a second straight day on Wednesday, as foreign and local investors bought blue chip firms that appear cheap after being pummelled for most…
Israel wants international truce monitors
GAZA CITY: Israel assassinated a Hamas strongman on Thursday in its first assault on the top leadership of the territory s ruling group, escalating a crushing aerial offensive even as…
Tens of protestors and journalists arrested
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces arrested tens of demonstrators in Downtown Cairo as they protested the Israeli bombing of Gaza on Wednesday.Demonstrators who had assembled under the "Leftist Alliance banner at…
400 killed and 1,700 wounded as medical aid crosses through Rafah
RAFAH: As Israeli unmanned reconnaissance drones hovered over what appeared to be Egyptian airspace on Thursday near Rafah, trucks from Egypt crossed over carrying much-needed medical supplies to the embattled…
