Muslim Brotherhood mulling run for president
By Agencies CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's most powerful political group, says it is considering running its own candidate in upcoming presidential elections, dropping its previous decision to avoid direct…
Czech tour guide released after two-hour abduction
By Yehia Zakareya SOUTH SINAI: Police, army forces and Bedouin tribal leaders secured the release, of a Czech tour guide two hours after her abduction by four masked men in South…
Parties make nominations for Constituent Assembly elections
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Political parties and MPs announced their nominations for the Constituent Assembly members, ahead of a vote set for the joint meeting of both houses of parliament on…
US: Water a cause for war in coming decades
By Matthew Lee / AP WASHINGTON: Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, as developing countries scramble to meet…
Egypt central bank says holds interest rates, as expected
By Patrick Werr / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's central bank kept its overnight deposit and lending rates unchanged on Thursday, in line with expectations after inflation increased only mildly in February and…
Egypt petrol shortage causes long queues, snarled traffic
By Agencies CAIRO: Long queues snaked outside empty petrol stations in Cairo and other Egyptian cities on Thursday, as worried motorists waited for new deliveries amid fears of price hikes…
UN: Egypt’s foot and mouth outbreak could spread
By AP ROME: A UN agency is warning that an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Egypt could spread and threaten livestock in North Africa and the Middle East,…
Egyptians learn fast in campaign for historic vote
By Tom Perry and Dina Zayed / Reuters CAIRO: In the final moments of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, Mohamed Elshahawy made a call to the man he thought should replace him. "We…
Towns hit, rebels eye Damascus after UN peace call
DAMASCUS: Regime forces on Thursday pressed assaults on rebel zones around Syria, despite a UN Security Council statement urging both sides to implement "fully and immediately" envoy Kofi Annan's…
Soldiers announce coup in Mali weeks before vote
By Baba Ahmed and Martin Vogl / AP BAMAKO: Soldiers stormed the presidential palace of one of the few established democracies in this corner of Africa and announced Thursday that they…