Facebook fans get to play out celebrity fantasies
By Glenn Chapman / AFP SAN FRANCISCO: A trio of console videogame stars joined the online social play revolution with a free-to-play title that lets folks at Facebook virtually live…
Egypt revolution graffiti brings down barricades
By Mostafa Aboul Ezz/ AFP CAIRO: They were hit, pushed back and even fired at, but Egyptian activists have returned to the scene of deadly clashes in the heart of Cairo,…
Egypt military jails dissident officer for six years
By AFP CAIRO: An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced an officer who took part in anti-military protests to six years in jail, an official newspaper reported. Major Ahmed Shuman…
Twice-exiled former Ottoman princess dies
By Suzan Fraser / AP ANKARA, Turkey: Neslisah Osmanoglu, an Ottoman princess who married an Egyptian prince and was twice forced into exile when both royal households were abolished, has died.…
Israel seizes sarcophagus lids stolen from Egypt
By AP JERUSALEM: The Israel Antiquities Authority says inspectors have seized two stolen Egyptian sarcophagus covers at a bazaar in Jerusalem's Old city. The two plaster-covered wooden lids had been…
Egypt says no IMF agreement until June
By Reuters CAIRO: Egyptian Planning Minister Faiza Abu El-Naga said on Monday that Egypt expected to sign a $3.2 billion financing package with the International Monetary Fund in June, three…
Egypt says arming Syria rebels could cause civil war
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's foreign minister warned on Monday that arming Syria's opposition could lead to a full civil war and argued instead to give an Arab League peace plan…
I Fell in Love: When love takes you to the edge of death
By Sherif Azer In his latest novel, “Ana A’sheqt” or “I Fell in Love,” Muhammed El-Mansi Qandil is telling a love story that went beyond reality, and beyond love. It all…
Annan says Syria agrees to April 10 peace deadline
By Louis Charbonneau /Reuters UNITED NATIONS: Kofi Annan asked the UN Security Council to back an April 10 deadline for partial implementation of his peace plan for Syria, telling its members…
Al-Shater’s presidency to drastically affect Brotherhood, Egypt, region
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The nomination of former deputy supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Khairat Al-Shater to the presidential race leaves open possibilities for drastic changes inside the Brotherhood…