Statue of Egyptian king Amenhotep III found
CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a large statue of king Amenhotep III who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago and who was the grandfather of the famed boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun. The Supreme…
No new charges raised against detained activist, says lawyer
CAIRO: State Security Prosecution has not raised any new charges against detained activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah in the Maspero case, lawyer Ragia Omran told Daily News Egypt. Omran on Thursday denied…
Kanye gets 7 Grammy noms; Adele, Mars, Foos get 6
Adele scored six Grammy nominations on Wednesday, including for record, song and album of the year, but the owner of the 2011's best-selling album with "21" wasn't the night's top…
Oscar Wilde’s Paris tomb made safe from admirers’ kisses
Oscar Wilde's renovated Paris tomb was unveiled on Wednesday, complete with a new glass barrier to shield the monument to the quintessential dandy's life from a torrent of admiring kisses.…
Fassbender fleshes out characters with physicality
By Jake Coyle / AP It may be three years since he played the hunger-striking Irish national Bobby Sands, but it's still a relief to see Michael Fassbender eat. So strong…
Engineering coalition condemns ‘violations’ in syndicate elections
CAIRO: The Engineers for Independence Coalition condemned the abuses and fraud that allegedly marred the Engineers’ Syndicate elections on Nov. 25 at a press conference held Wednesday at the syndicate.…
Egypt forex reserves fall $1.87 bln in November: central bank
CAIRO: Egypt's foreign reserves fell by $1.87 billion during November, a central bank official said on Thursday. Reserves fell to $20.2 billion as of end-November from $22.07 billion at end-October,…
US finds reassurance in Egypt’s peaceful voting
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration offered tempered praise this week as millions of Egyptians cast ballots in an election likely to be the country's freest and fairest ever — a vote…
Analysis: Egypt’s Brotherhood feels its time has come
By Tom Perry and Edmund Blair / Reuters CAIRO: After waiting 83 years, the Muslim Brotherhood finally senses a chance to be at the centre of how Egypt is governed and…
Political parties hail smooth voting process
CAIRO: Political parties and parliamentary candidates lauded the smooth voting process in the elections’ first phase, that quelled expectations of thuggery and violence. Some voters headed to the polls bracing…