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…
Saudi, Egypt discuss Mideast peace initiative
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak and Saudi King Abdullah opened talks Wednesday in Sharm El-Sheikh on efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, the official news agency MENA said. The talks in…
French plot to kidnap Abu Hamza in '98
LONDON: The French secret service discussed kidnapping firebrand Muslim preacher Abu Hamza from London to prevent a terrorist attack on the 1998 World Cup, a new book serialized in The…
U.S. government and rights group speak out against alleged abuse
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday that President Hosni Mubarak should immediately order an independent judicial investigation into last Thursday's alleged torture and sexual assault by security agents of…
Catching the world's eye
CAIRO: An Egyptian delegation is currently in Bahrain marketing investments in Egypt worth $2.54 billion in diverse sectors, with an emphasis on the tourism and industrial sectors such as petrochemicals…
Egypt has to do its share
CAIRO: Egypt and Germany could expand the horizons of their bilateral development cooperation provided that the Egyptian government makes available the conditions enabling such cooperation, said representatives of Germany in…
Elissa walks the line between repetition and monotony
CAIRO: There is a thin line between having a trademark style and being repetitive and monotonous. In her new album Bastanak (Waiting for You), Elissa walks this thin line, sometimes…