IFC, Andalusia Group invest in quality healthcare
CAIRO: In a bid to expand private healthcare in Egypt, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) ¬- the private sector arm of the World Bank Group - signed Wednesday a cooperation…
Security detains Brotherhood students after violence at Ain Shams University
CAIRO: State security forces arrested 13 students at Ain Shams University affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) on Wednesday after violent clashes between student groups and uniformed and plainclothes security…
Egyptian foreign minister calls for Lebanese election free of foreign interference
BEIRUT: Egypt s foreign minister called on Thursday for an end to foreign interference in Lebanon and urged feuding politicians to elect a president on time.Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit…
Trial dates set for Egyptian-American dissident on charges of advocating cuts in US aid
CAIRO: Egypt s prosecutor general has set the dates for four lawsuits against prominent Egyptian-American rights activists Saad Eddin Ibrahim on charges of harming Egypt s economy by calling for…
Lebanese troops open fire on Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon
BEIRUT: Lebanese troops opened fire Thursday on Israeli warplanes flying low over southern Lebanon, but no hits were reported, Lebanese officials said.Lebanese soldiers opened up with machine guns and light…
Moving in mysterious ways
A group of young dancers orbiting in a circle diverge to cause a visual chaos and unite again. An Asian man tries to break an invisible, mystical shackling force while…
Woman gets 8 months for sending hate note to Egyptian-American boss
PHILADELPHIA: An American woman who sent her Arab-American boss a threatening note that warned Remember 9/11 and You and your kids will pay was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in…
Egyptian student pleads not guilty in US explosives case
TAMPA, Florida: An Egyptian university student accused of making an Internet video demonstrating how to make an explosives detonator pleaded not guilty to federal charges Wednesday.An attorney for engineering student…
