Ayman Nour denied appeal
CAIRO: Jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour's appeal case was rejected Thursday, with the Cairo Court of Cassation upholding the five-year sentence originally assigned.Most reporters and journalists were kept away from…
Three more Sinai bombings suspects detained
CAIRO: Police on Thursday detained three more Egyptians suspected of involvement in the triple suicide attacks that killed 20 people in the Sinai Peninsula last month, security sources said. They…
Egypt rebuffs EU calls to end state of emergency
CAIRO: Egypt on Wednesday rejected as misinformed calls from the European Union presidency urging Cairo to end its state of emergency and denouncing its use against pro-reform demonstrators. The foreign…
Congress mulls benefits of aid to Egypt versus cost
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration urged Congress on Wednesday not to cut U.S. aid to Egypt, arguing such punishment for Cairo s democracy crackdown would damage U.S. national interests. Since 1979,…
Mideast leaders gather in Egypt for economic forum
CAIRO: Arab and Israeli political and business leaders are to meet for three days in Egypt s resort of Sharm El-Sheikh from Saturday, only a month after the Sinai was…
Interbank rate falls to 8.05 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound slipped to 8.05 percent on Thursday from Wednesday s 8.099 percent because the central bank accepted fewer funds than expected in…
Haim Saban in group mulling Univision bid
NEW YORK: Haim Saban, the billionaire media and entertainment investor, is part of a private equity group considering a bid for Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, sources familiar with the matter said…
Sixth Egyptian dies of bird flu
CAIRO: A 75-year-old woman died of bird flu in Egypt on Thursday, the sixth death caused by the disease, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said. John Jabbour said the…
Watching houses of worship crumble
CAIRO: As sectarian tension has grown in Egypt over the past few years, Copts have become more vocal about their concerns with the decades-long difficulties facing the building and restoration…
Saving 1,500-year-old manuscripts
CAIRO: In Wadi Al Natroun lies the Coptic monastery Deir El Surian, whose library houses an estimated 2,000 of the earliest Christian manuscripts and fragments dating back as far as…
