Liman Tora Prison Hospital ready to receive Mubarak, says PA report
CAIRO: “Liman Tora Prison Hospital is prepared to receive patients, including those in critical and serious conditions," said a report issued by the parliemant’s health committee on Monday, following an…
New group to seek rights of November and December martyrs
CAIRO: Absence of justice and retribution was the main motive behind forming an association specifically for the families of the martyrs and those injured in the Mohamed Mahmoud and Cabinet…
Court adjourns Sayed Belal murder trial to March 17
ALEXANDRIA: Alexandria Criminal Court on Sunday adjourned to March 17 the trial of five police officers accused of torturing a man to death to force him to falsely confess to…
Radioactive material with low level radiation stolen from plant, says minister
CAIRO: "One container holding radioactive material was stolen from the nuclear power plant ," Minister of Electricity and Energy, Hassan Younis told MPs during a parliamentary session on Monday. Another…
Ministry escalates fight against Maspero dissent
CAIRO: Six dissident journalists and crew members calling for media freedoms within state-run TV were referred to investigation Sunday upon orders by the minister of information, who also filed complaints…
PA calls for freezing ties with Syria, condemns violence against protesters
CAIRO: The People’s Assembly (PA) committee for Arab affairs called Monday for freezing Egypt’s relations with Syria in condemnation of the Syrian regime's "barbaric crimes" against protesters. Egypt had recalled…
Parliament refuses El-Eleimy’s response to ‘offenses’
CAIRO: Parliament on Monday refused the statement presented by MP Ziad El-Eleimy in response to demands that he apologizes to head of the military council and a popular preacher. Eleimy…
Palestinians: Egypt to help with Gaza power
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian energy official says Egypt has agreed to ease Gaza's chronic power shortages. Gaza has suffered frequent blackouts and fuel shortages because of a border blockade imposed after…
Critics lament conservative winner at edgy Berlin film fest
The Berlin film festival wrapped up Sunday after handing its Golden Bear top prize to Italian prison docu-drama "Caesar Must Die" in what commentators called a worthy but conservative choice.…
British spies stumped by Charlie Chaplin mystery
By Jill Lawless / AP They foiled plots and cracked Nazi codes, but Britain's spies were unable to solve the mystery of Charlie Chaplin's birth. Although the entertainer is celebrated as…