Two-year-old tests positive for bird flu, brings total to 26
ReutersCAIRO: A 2-year-old boy has tested positive for bird flu, bringing the number of people who have contracted the disease in Egypt to 26, the Health Ministry said on Monday.The…
Shares dip, Watany falls on no clear bid price
CAIRO: Shares edged down on Monday led by Al Watany Bank, which said it had not received any specific monetary bids from Arab and international banks for a controlling stake,…
Railway Authority launches effort to utilize land bank
Contracted companies to sell rights to billboard construction, advertising space on trainsCAIRO: The Railway Authority (RA) is working with promoters to lease its estimated 190 million sq. m. of land…
Mubarak warns abrupt US pullout would worsen Iraq problem
CAIRO: A sudden pullout of US troops from Iraq would aggravate the situation there, President Hosni Mubarak said in remarks published on Saturday. A sudden withdrawal, before having implanted the…
Israeli television accuses Egypt of 1973 war killings of POWs
Associated PressJERUSALEM: Just days after Egyptian MPs called for an investigation into film evidence that Israeli soldiers massacred a contingent of Egyptian troops in 1967, an Israeli television station accused…
Kefaya to hold second protest against proposed constitutional amendments
CAIRO: Kefaya movement is urging civil society and activists to join opposition-affiliated members of the parliament at sit-in today at 3 pm to protest the constitutional amendments. During Sunday's parliamentary…
UN chief to attend Arab Summit in KSA
CAIRO: The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will attend the upcoming Arab summit in Saudi Arabia and will also visit some countries in the Middle East on the same…
FM slams Amnesty criticism of constitutional changes
CAIRO: Egypt on Sunday slammed Amnesty International condemnation of President Hosni Mubarak s proposed constitutional changes, saying that non-Egyptians had no right to comment on the country s internal matters.…
Egypt couldn't have killed Israeli POWs in 1973 war, say analysts
CAIRO: In a new twist to the political maelstrom sparked by charges that Israeli troops executed Egyptian military personnel in 1967, Israel's Channel 10 TV aired excerpts of another documentary…
Egyptian bloggers set for anti-torture campaign
CAIRO: Amid increased crackdowns on Internet dissidence and the dissemination of disturbing videos alleging police torture, several activists, bloggers, human rights lawyers, and journalists are calling for an anti-torture campaign.…