Egypt Jordan trip to Israel postponed
CAIRO: The proposed visit by the Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers to Israel has been postponed by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for "private reasons according to a statement by Egyptian…
Nazif criticizes Zewail, causes controversy
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif sparked controversy when he criticized the Egyptian 1999 Nobel Prize winner Ahmed Zewail, for not living up to his promise of setting up a technological…
Egypt ups security at border, explosions allegedly blow hole in wall
RAFAH, Egypt: Egypt has begun deploying hundreds more police to strengthen security at its border with the Gaza Strip over fears Palestinians could try to storm it, security sources said…
Al-Qaida's No. 2 calls for holy war against Pakistan in new video
Associated Press CAIRO: Al-Qaeda's No. 2 issued a new videotape calling for Pakistanis to join the holy war in revenge for the attack by Pakistan's army on a radical mosque.Ayman…
FM meets Blair and new British Foreign Secretary
Talks precede Blair's visit to Cairo as Quartet envoyCAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit met with both Middle East Quartet Envoy Tony Blair and newly appointed Foreign Secretary David Miliband…
El-Zayat's party is unrelated to Brotherhood, says MB deputy
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has nothing to do with the new party recently established by Islamist lawyer Montasser El-Zayat, Mohamed Habib, MB deputy leader, told The Daily Star Egypt.…
Democratic Front Party not a Harb monopoly, says analyst
CAIRO: Rumors that the newly-licensed Democratic Front party's leadership will be dominated by the Harb family have been blown out of proportion, political analyst at the Al Ahram Center for…
Egypt refuses conditions to US aid
Draft bill withholds meager sum while sanctioning $1.3 bln in military aidCAIRO: Egypt has refused new conditions attached to a military aid bill by the US House of Representatives, Foreign…
ITIDA promises fervent role in GITEX
The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) announced on Monday the dynamic innovations planned for this year's GITEX Technology Week. "The Egyptian ICT industry has so much to offer to…