Orascom launches Onkosh search engine
DUBAI: Orascom Telecom Holding unveiled a new bilingual search engine that is set to change the way internet users look for Arab-related content.With the growing amount and interest in Arabic…
MB detainee freed for heart surgery, but most sick prisoners remain in jail
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood detainee Dr Sanaa Abu Zeid was released from Tora Prison on Monday night after suffering chest pain.He was then sent to the intensive care unit at Manial…
Permit refusals fuel evacuation fears near border
CAIRO: After a weekend of unrest in Sinai, fears continue to abound among residents about plans to evacuate buildings within 150 meters of the border with Gaza, especially because the…
Brotherhood military trial reconvenes today amid lingering concerns over detainee health
CAIRO: The military trial of Muslim Brotherhood leader Khayrat El Shater and 39 others continues today.Meanwhile, the family says that the state continues to deny proper medical care to several…
Egypt's ruling party to vote Mubarak leader: official
CAIRO: A top official in the National Democratic Party (NDP)says there is a consensus to elect President Hosni Mubarak as party chairman, quelling reports that Mubarak s son would take…
Kouchner arrives in Egypt as part of Mideast tour
CAIRO: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner will be in Egypt today to meet with President Hosni Mubarak, counterpart Ahmed Aboul Gheit as well as Egypt's defense minister as part of…
Democratic Front Party to propose new constitution at opposition conference
CAIRO: The Democratic Front Party (DFP) proposed holding a conference that would bring together all of Egypt's political forces, in an effort to draft a new constitution that would ensure…
France's FM begins 4-day Mideast tour to boost Israeli-Palestinian peace process
PARIS: France s Foreign Minister was leaving Monday on a Middle Eastern trip aimed at helping restart the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the ministry said.Bernard Kouchner is to travel to…
Bin Laden back on the big screen
CAIRO: Osama Bin Laden s latest video surfaced on Sept. 7, proving that despite contrary claims, Al-Qaeda is alive and kicking. You made one of your greatest mistakes, in that…
Bin Laden releases new video on six-year anniversary of 9/11
CAIRO: A new audiotape featuring a 14-minute speech by Osama Bin Laden in praise of one of the Sept. 11 hijackers was released on Tuesday to mark the six-year anniversary…
