Israeli warships pass through Suez canal
By AFP JERUSALEM: Two Israeli naval vessels passed through Egypt's Suez Canal on Tuesday, headed from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, Israeli and Egyptian sources said. "It was routine,…
UN nuclear body says ageing reactors fuel safety concerns
By AFP VIENNA: Eighty percent of nuclear power plants are more than 20 years old, raising safety concerns, the UN atomic agency warned in a draft report seen by AFP…
Ending military rule through democracy, ‘not chaos,’ says El-Awa
By Abdel Rahman Youssef ALEXANDRIA: Bringing an end to military rule will not be achieved merely by chanting against it, presidential hopeful Mohamed Selim El-Awa said Monday at a conference. His…
PA calls for expelling Israeli ambassador
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The People’s Assembly (PA) committee for Arab affairs called Monday for expelling the Israeli ambassador in Egypt and recalling the Egyptian ambassador in Tel Aviv, in condemnation…
Brotherhood forms human chain for Syria in Alexandria
By Abdel Rahman Youssef ALEXANDRIA: Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members formed human chains across the Corniche Monday in support of the Syrian revolution. About 4,000 answered the call made by the…
Egyptian women honored for overcoming obstacles, barriers
By Mennatallah Fouad Youssef CAIRO: Mo’mena Badawy is a middle-aged woman who has been her family’s sole breadwinner since her husband was left crippled from an accident in 1993. Despite the…
Israel and Islamic Jihad agree to Egypt-brokered truce in Gaza
By Adel Zaanoun / AFP GAZA CITY: Israel and Islamic Jihad in Gaza agreed on Tuesday to an Egyptian-brokered truce deal after four days of violence in which 25 Gazans died…
Dubai contractor Drake wins $230 mln Algeria contract
By Reuters DUBAI: Dubai contractor Drake & Scull, which has shifted its focus to other regional markets after a slowdown in the United Arab Emirates' property sector, has won a 845…
Israel-Gaza violence ebbs as truce takes effect
By Amy Teibel / AP JERUSALEM: Israel halted its airstrikes against Gaza Strip insurgents early Tuesday and rocket fire from the Palestinian territory ebbed as a cease-fire ending four days of…
Egypt tumbles to 3-week low on political concerns
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's main share index tumbled to a three-week low, dragged down for a fourth day by a series of reports that indicate Egypt's economic and political troubles…