Muslim Brotherhood MP demands reopening of labor rights NGO
CAIRO: One month after the government closed the Helwan headquarters of the Center for Trade Union and Worker Services, Egypt's largest independent labor rights group, a parliamentarian from the Muslim…
Former President Anwar El Sadat's nephews cause ruckus at PA
CAIRO: The two brothers, Talaat El Sadat and Anwar El Sadat, independent members of the People's Assembly and nephews of former President Anwar El Sadat are facing problems that threaten…
Palestinian deputy premier in Cairo for ceasefire talks
CAIRO: Egypt hosted representatives of Fatah Sunday and will also receive members of Hamas and other groups later in yet another attempt to establish a lasting ceasefire between warring Palestinian…
Egyptian businessmen to visit Serbia, step up cooperation, ambassador says
CAIRO: A delegation of businessmen, headed by Ali Moussa, head of the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, will soon head to Serbia, said Serbian Ambassador in Cairo Dejan Vasiljevic."Mr Moussa is…
Burkina Faso delays production of genetically modified cotton
OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso has postponed until 2009 the start of genetically modified cotton production, a controversial process that the country s authorities say is necessary to compete. We cannot produce…
Egypt stock benchmark jumps to highest in 15 months
CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark Hermes stock index jumped to its highest close in more than 15 months on Sunday as surging markets in the United Arab Emirates boosted confidence among…
Four Israeli tourists, Egyptian injured in road accident in Sinai
Associated Press EL ARISH: Four Israeli tourists and their Egyptian driver were injured Friday when their minibus overturned in the Sinai peninsula, police and hospital officials said.The minibus was driving…
Health activists look to religion for case against female genital mutilation
Associated Press NAIROBI: Trying to stop a bloody ritual undergone by millions of Muslim women in sub-Saharan Africa and the Arab world, health activists are trying a new appeal -…
Awareness campaign for viral hepatitis to kick off soon
CAIRO: The National Committee for the Control of Viral Hepatitis (NCCVH) held a press conference Tuesday in Nasr City announcing the launch of a hepatitis awareness campaign. The first national…
