Iran makes rare call to Egypt on nuclear standoff
CAIRO: Egypt said Friday that Iran wants a diplomatic solution to the standoff with the international community over its nuclear program, but also insists on its right to peaceful nuclear…
Mubarak invites Olmert to Egypt
JERUSALEM: President Hosni Moubarak on Friday invited Israeli prime minister-designate Ehud Olmert to visit Cairo after forming his new cabinet, the premier s office said. Mubarak telephoned Olmert to wish…
Islamists receive mixed signals from government
CAIRO: The government has been sending mixed signals to Islamist groups, with state security arresting members of the Muslim Brotherhood almost simultaneously with the release of hundreds of members of…
Egypt turns up pressure on reformists
CAIRO: After a period of hope and mounting calls for political reform in Egypt, analysts say the government is now seeking to systematically gag dissident voices as Washington turns its…
Reforming the education system
I was sitting in a café just yesterday, listening to a group of Egyptian youth discuss the role of education in the region. Their argument went something like this: because…
WHO confirms 12 human cases of bird flu in Egypt
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Friday that there have been 12 human cases of bird flu in Egypt, four of them fatal. This took the global total…
Economic woes add to tension in Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt s latest bloodletting between Christians and Muslims has many fearing an explosion of sectarian violence in the Arab world s most populous country, fueled by frustration with plummeting…
No new human cases of bird flu, say authorities
CAIRO: No fresh cases of the potentially deadly H5N1 bird flu virus have been detected among humans in Egypt for more than a week, health authorities said. "The National Veterinary…
Parliamentary probe slams state role in ferry disaster
CAIRO: A parliamentary inquiry into a February ferry sinking that killed more than 1,000 people blamed the ship s owners but also strongly implicated the government, the official MENA news…
Legislators debate draft consumer protection law
CAIRO: The People s Assembly gave its in-principle approval earlier this week for a draft consumer protection law. The approval is the first step toward passing the law and legislators…