Palestinians ready to stand by truce: Egyptian official
GAZA CITY: Palestinian factions are prepared to stand by a fragile truce which Hamas declared over this week after firing rockets into Israel, an Egyptian official said Thursday.The member of…
Sharm summit meets with controversy
Associated PressCAIRO: Arab countries will demand that Iraq do more to reach out to its own disgruntled Sunni Arabs before they will pledge substantial aid to the troubled nation, according…
People's Assembly approves raising judges' retirement age to 70
CAIRO: Despite the disapproval of the opposition front and the Judges Club, the People s Assembly (PA) on Tuesday approved the new judges law that pushed up the retirement age…
Japan's foreign minister to visit US, Russia, Egypt
TOKYO: Japan s foreign minister will visit the United States, Russia and Egypt on an eight-day trip starting this weekend, the ministry announced Thursday.Taro Aso leaves Tokyo on Saturday for…
Activists to hold worldwide demos for arrested, imprisoned Egyptian bloggers
CAIRO: International civil society organizations and activists are once again taking action against what they call are "systematic crackdowns on Egyptian bloggers by the national authorities. Today, a network of…
Blogger gets 15 more days as activists gather at Shubra prosecutor's office to protest his detention
CAIRO: Members of the Egyptian blogosphere, Muslim Brotherhood members, and a number of local and foreign journalists gathered outside the office of the public prosecutor in Shubra on Tuesday morning…
Political and social protest: A 30-year review
CAIRO: What are the differences between protests today and the protests of the 6os and 70s? How has the political and social reality in Egypt changed and what are the…
Labor organizers meet at Ibn Khaldun Center, issue warning
CAIRO: A panel of trade unionists from across the country gathered at Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies on Tuesday to discuss the wave of strikes that has swept Egypt…
Aboul Gheit, Otte discuss progress of the peace process
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit Tuesday received Mark Otte, the EU envoy to the Middle East peace process, who was visiting Egypt as part of a regional tour.Following the…
Car sales in Egypt rise year on year, biggest increase in 1.6 liter segment
CAIRO: Car sales in Egypt have been rising year on year as more people manage to purchase cars at affordable prices."Definitely, there has been a very big increase in car…
