Sinai bombings suspect turns himself in
CAIRO: An Egyptian suspected of involvement in the triple suicide bombings that killed 20 people in the Sinai Peninsula last month surrendered to the security forces, police officials said Thursday.…
Bus plunges into canal, 21 killed
CAIRO: A bus carrying Egyptian workers plunged into a canal Thursday, killing 21 people and injuring 22 others, police said.The accident happened near the Mediterranean port city of Damietta, 160…
President defends extension of controversial Emergency Law
CAIRO: President Honsi Mubarak defended his country s decision to extend the Emergency Law, saying in comments published Wednesday that many democracies had tougher laws in place to fight terror.In…
El Baradei urges compromise in Iranian nuclear row
AMSTERDAM: The head of the UN nuclear watchdog appealed for a diplomatic solution to the crisis over Iran s nuclear program on Thursday as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he…
Italy states its innocence in alleged kidnapping of Egyptian cleric
ROME: Italy insisted anew Thursday it had no involvement in the alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003, after news reports said that an Italian paramilitary…
Police turn to violence during solidarity protests for judges
CAIRO: Violence broke out at a number of locations across the city as police attempted to disperse solidarity protests for two judges facing disciplinary hearings for exposing incidents of electoral…
Freedom of the press takes a blow
CAIRO: Egyptian police beat up and temporarily held an Al-Jazeera cameraman, among others, while he was covering a protest outside the Judges Club on Thursday."A group of police thugs handpicked…
Reacting to the U.S.-Iranian standoff
CAIRO: According to United States President George W. Bush, a diplomatic solution would be the ideal way of solving the Iranian nuclear standoff, which has continuously escalated over the past…
Slow news week produces conflicting editorials
CAIRO: This week the national press focused on President Hosni Mubarak s European tour, while independent and opposition papers were concerned with local news, including the ongoing controversy surrounding the…
South Korea seeks to further relations with Egypt
CAIRO: A seminar on Egypt's investment climate and investment opportunities is to be held today in South Korea courtesy of the Egyptian Embassy and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)…