Gaza-bound aid unusable after a year on Egypt border
CAIRO: Around 80 tons of medical aid destined for the Gaza Strip have become unusable after being held up at the border with Egypt for more than a year, a…
Cheney in '94: Invading Baghdad would create 'quagmire'
CAIRO: A YouTube video has surfaced of US Vice President Dick Cheney explaining in 1994 why Iraq was too fragile to invade, prompting criticism across the internet. Cheney, then Defense…
EU resumes provisional fuel payments to Gaza
CAIRO: The EU has agreed to resume funding to Gaza's main power station on a provisional basis after receiving guarantees that Hamas would not apply taxes to the electricity bills.The…
Egyptian-American dissident fears arrest if he returns home
CAIRO: One of Egypt s most outspoken government critics, Egyptian-American academic Saad Eddin Ibrahim, said he cannot return to the country of his birth for fear of arrest or worse,…
Brotherhood lawmakers arrested in Menufiya raid
CAIRO: The government crackdown on opposition groups continued this week with the arrest of Sabri Amer and Ragab Abu Zaid, two members of the People's Assembly who also belong to…
UN commemorate fourth anniversary of Baghdad attacks
CAIRO: The United Nations Information Center (Unic) in Cairo commemorated Monday the fourth anniversary of the attack on the UN building in Baghdad where 22 staff members were killed, including…
UN accuses Sudanese military of war crimes, demands investigations
KHARTOUM/GENEVA: In a statement from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations has accused the Sudanese military of abducting women and girls and keeping them…
UN officials warn of humanitarian crisis in Gaza
CAIRO/GAZA: A senior United Nations official voiced concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation inside the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, joining an anxious chorus of international figures worried about the effects…
Surplus from subsidy cuts will go to improving transportation sector
CAIRO: The Supreme Energy Council approved Tuesday plans to reduce energy subsidies and allocate the surplus to improving the transportation sector. Headed by Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, the council approved…
Ministry of Petroleum seals plastic and potash deals
CAIRO: The Ministry of Petroleum ended the week on a high note, approving new Indian investments in different petroleum domains and acquiring a Jordanian bid to produce potash. Minister of…