Egypt to formally seek IMF financing, says minister
CAIRO: Egypt will formally ask the International Monetary Fund to start negotiations for a new $3.2 billion financing package after the country turned down such a facility in the summer,…
Egypt resumes natgas supplies to Israel, says Ampal
TEL AVIV: Supplies of natural gas from Egypt to Israel, which were halted on Nov. 10 after saboteurs blew up a Sinai pipeline, have resumed, a shareholder in the consortium…
Egyptian, Somali migrants arrive in Italy
ROME: A fishing boat carrying 166 Egyptian and five Somali migrants arrived overnight in the southern Italian port of Bari, the Italian coast guard said Saturday. The boat, some 30…
Israel envoy back in Cairo after embassy attack
CAIRO: Israel's ambassador to Egypt, Yitzhak Levanon, returned to Cairo on Sunday after he was evacuated in September following an attack on the embassy, an airport official told AFP. "Levanon…
Two dead, 100s hurt in Egypt anti-regime protests
By Samer Al-Atrush /AFP CAIRO: Two people were killed and hundreds injured in Egypt this weekend as police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in a violent countdown to…
Islamists vs. Military: Turkey’s Recent History and Egypt’s Near Future
By Rahim ElKishky The long over-due confrontation between the political Islamic forces and the military has just started. The events Turkey has seen since its 1980 military coup seem to have…
SCAF’s weapons of mass distraction
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: Each mass Friday protest is like déjà vu. As thousands spent Friday in Tahrir Square and other public areas throughout Egypt, the feeling that we have…
MPs aren’t service providers, say experts, candidates
CAIRO: Electing a member of parliament to represent them is a new experience for most Egyptians as they head to the polls later this month. To choose from the vast…
Thousands rally in Tahrir on Friday of ‘Protecting Democracy’
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Thousands of protesters flocked to Tahrir Square on Friday, dubbed "Protecting Democracy," to call for the withdrawal of the controversial constitutional principles proposed by Deputy Prime Minister…
Extreme weather to worsen with climate change: IPCC
KAMPALA: An increase in heat waves is almost certain, while heavier rainfall, more floods, stronger cyclones, landslides and more intense droughts are likely across the globe this century as the…