Saad Eddin Ibrahim gets two years for 'tarnishing Egypt's image'
CAIRO: Saad Eddin Ibrahim, the Egyptian-American human right advocate, was sentenced in absentia on Saturday to two years in prison for damaging Egypt's reputation."The Egyptian government wants Saad to stay…
Al-Qaeda announces deaths of 4 commanders
CAIRO: Al-Qaeda confirmed in a Web statement Sunday the death of a senior commander known as a top explosives and poisons expert, who is believed to have been killed in…
10 Muslim Brotherhood members held in Egypt
CAIRO: Ten members of Egypt's main opposition Muslim Brotherhood were arrested on Saturday in the Nile Delta and accused of seeking to spread the banned group's ideology, a security official…
Gaza border tunnel explosion kills five
GAZA CITY: Five Palestinians were killed Friday night when a tunnel under the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip collapsed, a Palestinian official said."At least five Palestinians have been…
Tamweel Emirates enters Egypt market
CAIRO: Tamweel Emirates officially inaugurated business operations in Egypt, with a bullish outlook on the country's booming mortgage finance market. The company has an authorized capital of LE 500 million.…
Getting personal with Persona
CAIRO: "A person's success relies only 15 percent on the technical skills and know-how and 85 percent on the people skills, said Riham El-Hawary, founder and director of executive coaching…
Dubai group buys 5.24 pct stake in Egypt's CIB
CAIRO: Dubai government-owned investor Dubai Capital Group bought a 5.24 percent stake in Egypt s Commercial International Bank (CIB), the two companies said in a statement on Sunday.The Dubai group…
Story of life under fatwa is possibility: Rushdie
Booker prize-winning British author Salman Rushdie said in an interview broadcast Monday that he may one day write a book about his life under an Iranian decree calling for his…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: A trip to the IHT headquarters
On a train, wiling away the hours in a café or on a park bench, a newspaper completes the experience; it relaxes and edifies. They are cheap, portable entertainment and…
One child's voyage
Was there ever a once upon a time when we were more tolerant and open towards those we perceive as different? There was a golden age in Spain 1,000 years…