Egypt court to rule on Nour release bid
CAIRO: An Egyptian court said on Tuesday it will decide in two weeks whether to release jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour on medical grounds, an announcement that raised hope among…
Violence disrupts Shoura elections, one dead
MENSHEYAT EL-QANATER, Giza: Shoura elections started with a bang, literally.A man was shot dead in a fight between supporters of rival candidates in Sharqia, State Information Service (SIS) announced yesterday…
Brotherhood MP assaulted ahead of Shoura race
CAIRO: An Interior Ministry representative was set to meet with independent MPs and Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated MP Yasser Hamoud to offer a formal apology for the unfortunate events of last Saturday.…
Arab League weighs in on US 1967 resolution, Jerusalem is a 'red line' says League
CAIRO: The Arab League has weighed in on the US Congress resolution congratulating Israel on the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, denouncing it as a violation of UN…
Abu Omar trial underway in Italy, his family to attend
CAIRO/MILAN: Despite alleged travel bans and trouble with state security, cleric Abu Omar s family arrived in Milan on Tuesday to attend the trial of 26 US CIA agents tried…
HEC chief: Elections complaints were 'individual occurrences'
CAIRO: On Monday night, the 32,683 ballot stations across Egypt closed their doors at 7 pm, announcing the end of the Shoura Council mid-term elections.Sorting the votes began directly after…
Abdullah in Egypt to seek Palestine resolution
CAIRO: King Abdullah II of Jordan was in Cairo Tuesday to hold talks with senior Egyptian officials concerning the latest developments in the Palestinian territories.The Jordanian monarch met with President…
Congress resolution on Jerusalem criticized by Egypt
CAIRO: A US Congress resolution congratulating Israel on 40 years of the "reunification of Jerusalem was met with harsh criticism from Egypt.In accordance with the 40th anniversary of the 1967…
Witness in Egyptian engineer's spying for Israel trial says the accused took documents illegally
Associated PressCAIRO: A witness testifying in the trial of an Egyptian nuclear engineer charged with spying for Israel said Sunday that the accused obtained documents which were potentially harmful to…
PA denies requesting Habib El-Adly in Hamoud's case
CAIRO: The People s Assembly (PA) denied any intention to request the presence of Habib El-Adly, minister of interior, to question him over the assaulting of Yasser Hamoud, the PA…