Exiled leader not coming to Cairo
Based in Syria, Maashaal was allegedly due to visit Egypt early next weekDAMASCUS: Hamas said Friday its exiled political leader had no plans to visit Cairo, despite media reports he…
Police: 5 Egyptians killed, 13 injured in family feud over stolen corn
Associated PressCAIRO: The theft of a few ears of corn was to blame for a massive family feud that killed five people in southern Egypt on Friday, police and the…
Spain eyes new Mideast peace conference
MADRID: Spain plans to float the idea of a Mideast peace conference, similar to that held in Madrid in 1991, at a meeting this week of ministers from Mediterranean countries,…
Al-Jazeera denies targeting Tunisia
DOHA: Arab news channel Al-Jazeera denied Thursday that it was pursuing a political agenda against Tunisia, after Tunis closed its embassy in Doha to protest an alleged hostile campaign by…
Egypt urges continued UN-Sudan cooperation
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit said Friday the United Nations and Sudan must continue to cooperate even if it means sending a new envoy to Khartoum to replace the one…
Pope makes new call for religious dialogue
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI made a new call for religious dialogue Thursday to paper over the cracks following remarks last month that angered Muslims, a Vatican statement said. Speaking…
Café businesses suffer major financial losses
Resident complaints about violations end in crackdownCAIRO: An intensified crackdown on coffee shops during the Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr period has left shop owners with major financial losses and the…
50 years on, French Suez vets still fight for recognition
Agence France-PressePARIS: On the 50th anniversary of the Franco-British airborne invasion of Egypt that is known as the Suez crisis, French veterans of the campaign are still pushing for official…
Word on the Street: What's your problem?
Everybody's got a grievanceCAIRO: This week, I took on a bolder assignment - to discover what problems are plaguing people's minds.Like the Arabic proverb, "Everyone sings for his lover, the…