Gap growing in coverage of events between independent and state-owned papers
CAIRO: As opposition and independent newspapers concentrated on Muslim Brotherhood electoral candidates and the Kefaya (Enough) movement's reaction to the arrest and torture of two of its young members, national…
Police detain Muslim Brotherhood members in Alexandria
CAIRO: Egyptian police detained approximately 30 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood Islamist group in Alexandria as they were preparing to vote in chamber of commerce elections, a spokesman for…
Conference discusses torture of activists
CAIRO: In the wake of reports of torture of political activists while in custody, the Bar Association, along with opposition and political forces, held a joint press conference Sunday to…
U.S. denies envoy's 'interfering' remarks on Egypt aid
CAIRO: The U.S. embassy in Cairo denied on Sunday its ambassador had made comments about Washington s aid to the Arab world s most populous nation that had Egyptian MPs…
Avian flu biosecurity
CAIRO: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, held a one-day conference yesterday with the Egyptian Public and Private Sector to discuss response strategies…
The mutants return for one last stand
CAIRO: Back in 1999, comic book fans from around the world were startled to learn that 20th Century Fox were producing the first screen adaptation of the massively popular X-Men…
Tackling the issues
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Interbank rate falls to 8.075 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound dipped to 8.075 percent on Sunday from 8.177 percent on Thursday on continuing liquidity from the cancellation of a T-bill auction,…
Sinai bombings suspect surrenders
CAIRO: A suspect in the deadly bombings at the Red Sea resort of Dahab last month has surrendered to security forces in North Sinai, the Egyptian press reported Saturday. Mohammed…
Six arrested attempting to cross into Israel from Egypt
Associated PressEL ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian police captured six Sudanese, including a one-year-old boy, who were trying to cross into Israel early Friday to seek asylum, a security official said.The six…