In focus: In Search of a third bloc
It seems that today Egypt is divided between two currents: One is bent on achieving economic prosperity through high growth rates to attract foreign investment. This current relentlessly imposes the…
Death toll rises to 10 in collapsed Alex building
CAIRO: The number of fatalities from the collapse of a 12-storey building in Alexandria rose to 10 on Tuesday.Rescue workers managed to save three people who were pulled out alive…
Proposed changes to NGO law threaten human rights movement, say activists
CAIRO: After the forcible shut down of two human rights organizations this year, rights activists say they are concerned by "official leaks and other indications that the People's Assembly will…
Philippines 'bomb plotter' is Azhar envoy
CAIRO: An Egyptian man held in the Philippines for allegedly plotting a Christmas bomb attack is an envoy of Al-Azhar who was arrested by mistake, the institution's grand imam said.…
Bahai trial postponed for fifth time
CAIRO: The Cairo Court of Administrative Justice postponed Tuesday its verdict in the two Bahai trials to Jan. 22, citing "continuing case deliberations. Postponed for the fifth time in a…
Egypt announce CAN Preliminary squad
CAIRO: Egypt coach Hassan Shehata has preliminarily chosen 32 players ahead of the 2008 African Cup of Nations Cup next month.The holders list did not include Al Ahly's injured winger…
Godwin favors Etoile over Al Ahly
CAIRO: Hilal striker Godwin Ndubuisi has decided to join Tunisia s Etoile Sahel, favoring the African champions over Al Ahly, according to Sudanese reports.The Nigerian hot shot has been pursued…
Basri promises Ittihad survival
ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad new boss Taha Basri has promised to keep the team among the elites despite being second from the bottom at the end of the Egyptian League's first round.…
Sarkozy's Egyptian Christmas eclipsed by love interest
CAIRO: French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to spend Christmas on the banks of the Nile amid tight security and a swarm of paparazzi seeking intimate shots of his new companion,…