Police tighten noose on Maadi "stabber"
Cairo: Police officials have been surrounding the Arab district in the suburb of Maadi where an investigation indicates the so-called "stabber , who has fueled rumors and conspiracy theories in…
Egypt shares drift lower, Vodafone jumps on 3G deal
CAIRO: Egyptian shares drifted lower on Monday even as mobile telecom firms jumped on news that operator Vodafone Egypt had bought a 3G licence for $586 million, traders said. Egypt…
Ex-UN oil-for-food head, Boutros-Ghali kin charged
ReutersNEW YORK: The former head of the UN oil-for-food program for Iraq and a brother-in-law of an ex-UN Secretary General were charged with bribery and conspiracy to commit wire fraud…
Dozens killed in Baghdad market attack
Associated PressCairo: At least 78 people were killed and more than 150 wounded Monday after two nearly simultaneous bombs struck a predominantly Shia commercial area in central Baghdad in the…
Egypt, Pakistan discuss Arab fighters on Afghan border
Associated Press CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf held talks Monday on the presence of Arab fighters on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and on a role for Muslim…
Libya to host North African Summit
CAIRO: Libya will host a summit today comprising Egypt, Sudan, Algeria and Tunisia to discuss the situation in Sudan and the Middle East.President Hosni Mubarak told the Mena news agency…
Business Monitor International report reaffirms government forecast for 2007
Report: low potential for political reform positive sign for economyCAIRO: A Business Monitor International (BMI) report released Thursday ranked the Egyptian economy first in the Middle East region on growth…
$ 1.9 million Japanese grant to support Unicef's maternal and child health program in Upper Egypt
CAIRO: Health services for expectant mothers and their babies in four of Upper Egypt's governorates are to receive a major boost thanks to a grant of nearly two million dollars…