Al-Borg partners with Jordan-based Biolab
CAIRO: Al-Borg, which was established in Egypt and is now the leading medical diagnostics business in the Middle East, has acquired a majority stake in Biolab (Al-Makhbariyoun Al-Arab), the Jordan-based…
Mubarak trial at Cairo Exhibition Grounds, says justice ministry
By Tamim Elyan and Heba Fahmy Deputy Minister of Justice for Court Affairs Mohamed Manei confirmed to Daily News Egypt Thursday that ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s trial will take place at…
Libyan rebels move on western town
NALUT: Rebels in Libya's Western Mountains launched an offensive on Thursday against Muammar Qaddafi's troops, one day after Britain granted diplomatic recognition to the opposition. With prospects of a negotiated…
Gaza film-makers decry Hamas censorship
GAZA: "Cinema in Gaza is like writing on rocks with your fingers," says Palestinian writer-director Sweilem Al-Absi. It's not just the dearth of funds, equipment and studio facilities that prompts…
Palestinian police seize guns, files in raid on Dahlan home
RAMALLAH: Scores of Palestinian police on Thursday raided the Ramallah home of ex-strongman Mohammed Dahlan who is under investigation for murder and corruption. Witnesses in Ramallah's Al-Tirah neighborhood said a…
Six months on, Egypt’s revolt disappoints Gazans
By Nidal Almughrabi / Reuters GAZA: They had hoped this Ramadan would be different. But many Palestinians who find themselves again penned into Gaza for the holy month are blaming Egypt,…
Suicide bombing kills 12 outside bank in Iraq
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber on Thursday struck an Iraqi bank in Saddam Hussein's hometown where policemen were picking up their paychecks, killing 12 and wounding 30 people, officials said. The…
Documentary films find new home in Egypt
CAIRO: More often than not people equate the unprecedented with the improbable. Such an inclination was evident this spring as the unprecedented occurred allowing many throughout Egypt to consider what…
NCCVH calls for unified efforts to raise funds for hepatitis C
CAIRO: Marking World Hepatitis Day, the National Committee for the Control of Viral Hepatitis (NCCVH) called for unified government and community efforts to raise more resources towards hepatitis C treatment.…
Egyptian army in a bind over Mubarak trial
By Edmund Blair / Reuters SUEZ: An effigy hanging from a lamppost shows the fate some protesters in the Egyptian port city of Suez would like to see meted out to…
