Nazif posts comment on leftist blog

CAIRO: Egypt's blogging community was stupefied to find a comment by Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on a blog known for its opposition to the government. One of the most heavily-criticized…

Tamim Elyan

China strides onto Olympic stage

BEIJING: Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pageantry and pyrotechnics to open a Summer Games unrivaled for…

Daily News Egypt

Twin towers high-wire act immortalized in documentary

New York s World Trade Center will forever be instantly associated with the horrors of Sept. 11, 2001, but a long-forgotten and inspiring perspective of the Twin Towers emerges in…

AFP
AFP

OECD sees growth easing in top economies

PARIS: Growth of the seven biggest economies in the world is set to weaken further, the OECD signaled on Friday, pointing also to a mixed outlook for big emerging economies.The…

AFP
AFP

Oil prices shed nearly $4 to trade under $114

LONDON: Crude prices continued their dizzying spiral down on Friday, shedding nearly $4 to trade below $114 a barrel as the US currency strengthened amid concerns about energy demand, dealers…

AFP
AFP

Egypt arrests 587 illegal migrants since January, says official

AL-ARISH: Egyptian authorities have arrested 587 illegal immigrants since January who are trying to sneak across the border into Israel, a security official said on Friday.Most of those arrested in…

AFP
AFP

One-time anthrax subjects glad to move on

NEW YORK: For a few long hours in 2001, things looked impossibly grim for Dr. Irshad Shaikh and his brother, Masood.Not long after dawn on Nov. 13, armed FBI agents…

Daily News Egypt

Protestors condemn trial of Mahalla workers outside London embassy

CAIRO: Protestors demonstrated outside the Egyptian embassy in London Thursday against the trial of 49 people in an Egyptian exceptional court.Carrying banners reading "solidarity with the people of Mahalla and…

Sarah Carr