Sports Talk: What handball was
Cairo: Football, football and always football. Isn't there anything else to talk about around here? So as to not be accused of too much soccer bias, let's talk team handball.…
Egyptians among Hajj bus casualties
RIYADH: Twenty-two Muslim pilgrims leaving Saudi Arabia by bus were killed in a road crash near the border with the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.…
Egypt concerned about Iraq disintegration
Cairo: President Hosni Mubarak's warnings for Iran not to interfere in Iraq as the oil-rich Arab country continues its downward spiral to civil war is part and parcel of Egypt's…
Israel appoints Arab minister
JERUSALEM: Defense Minister Amir Peretz, leader of Israel s Labor Party, has chosen Arab lawmaker Raleb Majadele to be a Cabinet minister, Israeli media reported Wednesday.Majadele would be the second…
Brotherhood plays down president's warning
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood rebutted on Friday accusations by President Hosni Mubarak that the fundamentalist group poses a national security threat, saying his claims are aimed at stirring fears in…
Shura Council unanimously accepts Mubarak's constitutional amendments
CAIRO: The Shura Council (SC), the upper house of parliament, unanimously approved on Thursday the 34 constitutional amendments suggested by President Mubarak late last year. Safwat Al-Sherif, head of the…
Rice drumming support for US strategy in Iraq
Cairo: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Mideast visit is an attempt to shore up support amongst Arab states for American policy in the region, analysts say."She's seeking help from…