Up to five dead in yet another train crash
CAIRO: An Egyptian passenger train and a freight train collided head-on on Monday, killing up to five people and injuring 28 others in the second fatal rail crash in Egypt…
Bird flu re-emerges in Egyptian poultry after lull
Reuters CAIRO: Egypt has detected four new cases of bird flu in poultry, the first infections found in two months of a disease that has killed six people in the…
Mosque imam faces charges over fatwa termed anti-Semitic
CAIRO: Mosque Imam Safwat Hijazi is facing a legal investigation by Egyptian authorities for a fatwa that he issued earlier allowing the killing of Israeli military officials and soldiers visiting…
African giants demonstrate strength in Nations Cup
JOHANNESBURG: The giants of African football demonstrated their strength in the first series of 2008 Nations Cup qualifiers this weekend. Of the eight teams among the top 10 in action,…
New bird flu cases reported in southern Egypt
CAIRO: New cases of domestic fowl with bird flu were found in southern Egypt and Cairo last week, the Health Ministry said Monday, the first new cases to be reported…
Government launches ambitious plan for development of northern coast region
CAIRO: The government has launched an ambitious plan to develop the western part of the Northern Coast area at an estimated cost of LE 60 billion by 2022.Developed by the…
Africa backed IMF vote plan in face of opposition
Egypt one of 50 developing countries to oppose overall packageReuters WASHINGTON: Africa endorsed a proposal adopted by the International Monetary Fund last week to increase the voting power of emerging…
World Food Program appeals to Arab League nations for more support
CAIRO: In a meeting at the Arab League headquarters, the World Food Program (WFP) asked its member states to expand their contributions to the program's operations in the region and…
Rachid seeks more trade with China
Trade with China lags far behind EU and USCAIRO: An Egyptian business delegation, headed by Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid, began a week-long visit to China yesterday…