Virginia Tech awards shooting victim Waleed Shaalan honorary degree
CAIRO: Virginia Tech University recognized on Thursday Waleed Shaalan, the 32-year-old Egyptian victim of the Virginia Tech shooting, by presenting him with an honorary degree.The event, which was reported by…
New wife of Bin Laden's son is not British, but an Arab Muslim
CAIRO: Omar Bin laden, the 27-year-old son of Al-Qaeda's Osama Bin Laden revealed the truth about the rumors surrounding his latest marriage to a British woman, in an interview with…
Fish farming is the way ahead for the industry
CAIRO: Fish farming is one of the few remaining options available for countries to counter the depletion in their natural stock, noted an expert.Dr Mostafa El Saed, of the Desert…
Egypt lose to Algeria in African games opener
Substitute Sofiane Younes came off the bench in the 82nd minute to score the wining goal three minutes later as Algeria clinched a precious 2-1 victory over the Egyptian Olympic…
Egypt bans French, German poultry after bird flu cases
CAIRO: Egypt on Tuesday banned all poultry imports from France and Germany after the potentially fatal H5N1 strain of bird flu was discovered in birds there. The import of birds…
Corruption case reported every two minutes, says chief editor of Al-Masry Al-Youm
CAIRO: There is a corruption-related case reported every two minutes in Egypt, and only 10 percent of those types of violations get caught, said Magdy El Galad, editor-in-chief of Al-Masry…
Vatican stresses unity amid church row
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican sought Wednesday to downplay a document claiming the Roman Catholic Church was the one true Church of Christ after it provoked outrage among other Christian faiths.…
Egypt bus crash kills 14, injures eight
CAIRO: An Egyptian public bus collided head-on with a minibus on a highway on Egypt s northern Mediterranean coast on Thursday, killing 14 people and injuring eight, the state news…
Bond, James Bond, returning in book form
Associated PressJames Bond will soon be back, in bookstores. Devil May Care, a novel written by British author Sebastian Faulks and authorized by the estate of the late Ian Fleming,…