Winner in paternity case sees precedent
Reuters CAIRO: A woman who rocked Egyptian society by taking a famous actor to court to prove he was the father of her child is urging thousands of other women…
Al-Wafd conflict back in the news
CAIRO: Al-Wafd party conflicts are back in the news with the general assembly meeting due today. The official newspaper of the party announced that Al-Wafd has entered "a new historical…
Word on the Street
Respecting all faithsCAIRO: Egypt s Supreme Administrative Court decided on May 15 to suspend the implementation of an earlier ruling that allowed Bahais to have their religion recognized on official…
Italian honor
ŠΘ###Salmaway is the head of the French publication Al-Ahram Hebdo, head of the Writers Union and also a famous writer and novelist, here, Mamdoh El Beltagy and Amr Moussa##Nazly Madkour,…
Interbank rate rises to 8.2 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound rose slightly to 8.2 percent on Wednesday from Tuesday s 8.185 percent as bankers awaited the result of a certificate of…
Nazif blames protesters for police violence, saying activists attacked the police
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif blamed protesters for police violence against demonstrators in past weeks, saying in remarks published Wednesday that the activists had attacked the security forces during their…
Israelis kill Egyptian smuggler on border
ISMAILIA, Egypt: Israeli border troops shot dead an Egyptian man trying to smuggle goods into Israel, Egyptian and Israeli officials said on Wednesday. The unnamed man, who was armed but…
Egyptian police says terror group had planned further attacks
Associated PressISMAILIYA, Egypt: A group of 13 suspects tried for terror attacks that killed nearly 100 people in Sinai Peninsula resorts over the past two years were plotting to bomb…
Iraq PM declares state of emergency in Basra
ReutersBASRA, Iraq: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for a month in oil-rich Basra which is in the grip of a power struggle among…
Egyptian PM suggests constitution amendment
CAIRO: Egypt may change the constitution in a way that makes it more difficult for the opposition Muslim Brotherhood movement to win large numbers of parliamentary seats, Prime Minister Ahmed…