Egyptian woman tests positive for bird flu
WHO dismisses virus mutation concernsReuters CAIRO: A 37-year-old woman has tested positive for the deadly bird flu virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases in Egypt to 21, a World…
Workers in Shibin Al-Kom still worry about wages, factory sale
SHIBIN AL-KOM: Although strikes ended last week at the textile factory in Shibin Al-Kom, workers there on Tuesday continued to express concern over their working conditions and looming changes as…
Love rumour sparks Muslim-Christian clash in Egypt
CAIRO: Groups of Egyptian Muslims set fire to Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt after hearing rumors of a love affair between a Muslim woman and a Coptic Christian man, security…
Football: Shock exits for former African club champions
CAIRO: Former winners Canon Yaounde of Cameroon and Asante Kotoko of Ghana made shock African Champions League first-round exits at the weekend. Canon found a one-goal first-leg lead insufficient as…
Historian angers fellow Jews by exploring medieval accusations of ritual murder of Christians
Associated PressROME: An Italian-Israeli historian has angered fellow Jews by taking on a subject that has long haunted his people: alleged anti-Christian hatred he says fueled medieval accusations that Jews…
OCI says Algeria steel plant set to start
CAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries said on Monday its new steel fabrication plant in Algeria with capacity of 12,000 tons annually would start production this month.The new plant, which cost $18…
Cypriot president will not back down in oil exploration dispute with Turkey
ATHENS: The president of Cyprus said in a newspaper interview published Sunday that he has received assurances from Egypt and Lebanon that they will go ahead with oil and gas…
Aboul Gheit thanks UN Secretary General for Egyptian appointment
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit thanked United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a telephone call Saturday for appointing Egyptian Ambassador Mohammed Shaaban as undersecretary-general for General Assembly and…
Human rights committee says no amnesty for Ayman Nour
CAIRO: The human rights committee at the People's Assembly issued a report Monday about the health state of jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour.The report complemented a government medical committee report…