Suez canal revenue surges in first half
CAIRO: Suez Canal Authority said on Monday that its revenue had surged in the first six months of 2008 to more than $2.6 billion. Canal receipts from January to the…
Security detains 39 Muslim Brothers
CAIRO: Security forces on Monday arrested 39 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the main opposition group in Egypt, while they were on holiday in the Nile Delta, a security official…
Egypt urges conference on Darfur conflict
CAIRO: Egypt called on Sunday for an international conference to find a political solution to the conflict in Sudan s Darfur region, state media reported.The call comes after the chief…
Scottish couple barred from delivering medical supplies at Gaza's Rafah crossing
CAIRO: Ten days after setting out from Edinburgh, five days past their projected July 15 arrival, Scottish humanitarian Khalil Al Niss and his wife Linda Willis finally pulled up Sunday…
Ayman Nour may receive presidential pardon, says El-Ghad
CAIRO: Ayman Nour, founder of El-Ghad Party and former presidential candidate, could be released from prison on a presidential pardon, due to be announced today. It's customary for the president…
ECA to reveal steel monopoly investigation results 'very soon'
CAIRO: The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) denied news reports that it will finalize Tuesday findings into the steel monopoly case filed two years ago. This news is incorrect. We don…
Batman has sent Spidey packing as king of Hollywood's box-office superheroes
The Dark Knight took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend in the North American box-office, topping the previous best of $151.1 million for Spider-Man 3 in May…
MSA delivers a commendable production of Phantom of the Opera
Student performances of classic Broadway masterpieces may make opera-goers a bit weary, but the current adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera by the Modern Sciences and Art…
Tawfik Al-Hakim Film Festival canceled following organizers' row
Nearly one week prior to the inauguration of independent film festival celebrating the works of late renowned novelist Tawfik Al-Hakim, the head of Cinema Palace, a Ministry of Culture affiliate…