Egypt Qaeda branch calls for attacks on "Crusaders"
DUBAI: A man described as a leader of Al Qaeda s wing in Egypt called for attacks on Israeli and Western targets in the Arab world s most populous country…
Mortgage finance market records big increase in total profits
CAIRO: The Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA), established in 2001, has seen an increase in the total profit of the mortgage finance market from LE 15 million in 2005 to over…
Naeem Holding, Siraj Capital launch $500 mln company
CAIRO: Egyptian investment bank Naeem Holding and Saudi-based Siraj Capital Ltd. launched a $500 million company to invest in the hospitality and tourism sector, a statement from the companies said.The…
Sinai Bedouin, silent no more, demand justice
ReutersEL-AJRA, Egypt: The men gathered around the fire under a clear sky studded with stars. Youssef Ali had checked on his loaded Kalashnikov rifle as he prepared to spend another…
Three thousand year-old mummy discovered in Egypt
CAIRO: Archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old mummy of a high priest to the god Amun in the southern city of Luxor, antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass told the official MENA news…
Ministry of Health accused of permitting expired medication
CAIRO: Mohamed Sayed Ahmed, member of the People s Assembly (PA) affiliated to the National Democratic Party (NDP) accused the Ministry of Health of allowing the sale of expired interferon,…
Parliament condemns Rushdie knighthood
CAIRO: The People's Assembly denounced on Wednesday the recent knighting of controversial writer Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses, describing it as a worse error than the publication of…
Teachers allegedly face difficulties at exam marking center
CAIRO: Teachers marking the Thanaweya Amma exams have reportedly complained about the high cost of staying at the Mubarak Educational Institute in 6th of October City where all exams are…
Columnist Fahmy Howeidy's banned article appears in Al-Masry Al-Youm
CAIRO: In an article banned from running in the state-controlled Al Ahram daily newspaper, political commentator Fahmy Howeidy argues that the recent coup by the Islamic resistance group Hamas in…
