Weapons smuggled into Egypt from Libya increase
By AP CAIRO: Egyptian security officials say thousands of weapons are being smuggled into the country across the Libyan border. They say residents of southern Egypt, where extended families often…
Salafi Front plans protest on anniversary of State Security’s fall
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The Salafi Front is calling for a protest in front of the People’s Assembly (PA) Monday afternoon in commemoration of the anniversary of the fall of State…
MPs call for dismissal of Egypt’s int’l cooperation minister
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: A number of parliamentarians used a sharp tone on Sunday against Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzoury's government and called for the dismissal of Minister of International Cooperation Fayza…
Arab Spring fails to help women lawmakers: UN
By AFP UNITED NATIONS: The Arab Spring uprisings last year brought no increase in the number of women in the region's parliaments, a UN report said Friday. At the end…
Joint parliamentary session failed to reach concrete decisions, say analysts
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Analysts criticized Saturday’s joint session of the People's Assembly and Shoura Council for failing to reach concrete decisions as political powers remain divided over selecting the members…
Shadid remembered as a funny, modest perfectionist
By Katie Fretland / AP OKLAHOMA CITY: The cousin of the late New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid challenged editors Saturday to do more to protect reporters working in dangerous situations,…
Suspended GUC students to take case to court
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Five students from the German University in Cairo (GUC) are filing two lawsuits against the university's administration claiming they were arbitrarily suspended by the disciplinary board.…
MP Mostafa Bakry files 40 complaints against activists
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Independent MP Mostafa Bakry filed 40 complaints at the prosecutor general against activists for insults and death threats he received via social networking websites. Prosecutor General Abdel…
Emirates eyes hedging strategy as fuel costs bite
By Bill Rigby / Reuters SEATTLE: Dubai's Emirates airline may revive its hedging program to help guard against soaring fuel costs, which forced it to pay an additional $1 billion in…
Sudan to launch $1 bln sugar plant, eyes exports from 2014
By Ulf Laessing / Reuters NEAR ABU HEBERA VILLAGE: Sudan plans to increase sugar production by 450,000 tons annually with the help of a $1 billion plant, aiming to end dependency…