President Mubarak turns to Russian, Chinese technical assistance
CAIRO: Despite the destruction of Iraq's nuclear program and with US efforts to isolate Iran over its reactors, several countries in the Arab world are looking to nuclear power to…
Ironing good enough for kings and pashas
Deep in the heart of Masr Al-Qadima an old tradition survivesCAIRO: While most professionals make a point of seeking out modern technology to allow them to finish their work in…
Palestinian-Jordanians still discriminated against, research shows
'Stateless' face strict preconditions for receiving UN relief fundsCAIRO: While Jordan may be considered one of the leading destinations for asylum-seeking Palestinian refugees in comparison to other Arab states such…
Egypt says dismayed over Israeli actions in Gaza
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit said on Saturday he was dismayed at what he called Israel s excessive use of force in a four-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip…
Egypt police detain 30 Islamists
CAIRO: Thirty members of Egypt s opposition Muslim Brotherhood, mostly students, have been detained in Cairo s southern suburbs, security sources and the movement s website said Sunday. All detainees…
National census aims to track mental retardation, illiteracy and internal migration
At a cost of LE 150 million, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (Capmas) will send out 120,000 trained surveyors to gather information about internal migration, illiteracy, and…
Seminar on the 25th anniversary of the African Human Rights Protection System opens today
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights, the law department of the American University in Cairo, the International Center for…
Muslim Brotherhood says US occupier a greater criminals than Saddam
CAIRO: Saddam Hussein was a despot but his crimes are dwarfed by those of the occupiers, the leader of Egypt s Muslim Brothers said Sunday after the ousted Iraqi leader…
Egypt concerned about weapons smuggled through Sinai
CAIRO: Egyptian police sources reported finding at least two tons of explosives hidden in three separate caches in the Sinai village of Raythan.The find comes less than 10 days after…
