Top US guns to unveil $13 bln arms deal with Egypt
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates were set to depart Monday for a vital Middle East mission seeking Arab support for Iraq and consultations on…
Stranded Palestinians begin returning from Egypt to Gaza, but many left behind
GAZA CITY: Palestinians stranded for weeks at the Egyptian border after the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip started trickling back home, but most are still being turned away.More than…
Admin court rejects Ayman Nour's health appeal
CAIRO: The administrative court has rejected jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour's health release during the final court session Tuesday, but the defense team plans to appeal the court's decision, lawyers…
Rice bolsters Arab states to counter Iran
CAIRO: Both US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates were in Sharm El Sheikh Tuesday in a meeting between GCC countries, Egypt and Jordan to…
France and Egypt support foreign efforts in Lebanon
CAIRO: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Aboul Gheit agreed that the Lebanese conflict must be solved with help from other countries in their meeting in Cairo…
Bedouin tensions rise over death of 15-year-old boy
CAIRO: A 15- year-old boy died yesterday morning following clashes between police and 2,000 Bedouin protesters demonstrating on the road between Rafah and Al-Arish in the Maassura area on Monday.Tagammu…
Amadeus launches latest version of e-Travel Management
DUBAI: Amadeus, a provider of technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, launched the latest version of Amadeus e-Travel Management, according to a statement released to the…
PESCo organizes emergency oil response exercise
CAIRO: A key challenge in protecting Egypt's marine environment from oil spills is developing and sustaining a "credible oil spill response system. To meet this challenge, PESCo - in association…
Pay now, and wait for future reform, Egyptian National Railways promises passengers
CAIRO: Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has enforced a 15 percent increase in ticket prices for air-conditioned first- and second-class train passengers to develop the railways amid public discontent over the…
Western Desert to become center for oil export
CAIRO: The Ministry of Petroleum announced plans to transform the Western Desert into a major crude oil export hub, increasing production of Al-Hamra terminal to 225,000 barrels per day during…