A troop buildup will not help Iraq's People
In what is now quickly becoming a tired old soap opera with predictable script, a beleaguered cast, and an angry audience, US President George W. Bush has yet again promised…
Spotting the crescents in Cairo
Cairo: What are the most important parts of a mosque? The dome, minaret or the prayer hall might at first glance be the obvious answers.But one may sometimes need to…
Rumors of multiple attacks on girls in Maadi causing panic
CAIRO: Rumors, spreading over the past two weeks that a hooded attacker wielding a small knife has been targeting women in Maadi, have caused panic in the Cairo suburb.Officials say…
Civil society calls for new laws to protect freedom of expression online
CAIRO: Facing a "deteriorating state of civil society in the Arab world and a growing number of arrests of bloggers and intern activists, journalists and representatives from civil society organizations…
MPs demand an investigation into the blood bags scandal
CAIRO: Members of the People's Assembly called on the legislative committee to launch an investigation into the polluted blood bags scandal Thursday Jan. 11, and requested stripping the implicated MP…
Search called off for four divers missing in Red Sea
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities on Tuesday called off a search for four divers, including three foreigners, missing off a Red Sea dive resort after they were presumed dead, security sources said.…
Female force: Two wives gang up on husband
CAIRO: For the first time, two wives joined hands to sue their common husband, demanding divorce after they failed to "discipline him, Al Akhbar daily newspaper reported. The two wives…
Egyptian Air Force receives upgraded Apaches
Half of military budget earmarked for new weaponryCAIRO: The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) marked in a ceremony the delivery of 35 remanufactured AH-64D Apache helicopters from Boeing Integrated Defense Systems,…
