Egypt: Israel delaying expanding Gaza offensive
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Egyptian official said Tuesday that Israel has agreed to briefly delay expanding its military operations in the Gaza Strip to give Egypt time…
US-Israeli man accused of spying returns to NYC
NEW YORK: An Emory University law student who was arrested months ago at a demonstration in Cairo's Tahrir Square, accused of being an Israeli spy and locked in an Egyptian…
World of ‘contradiction’ awaits 7 billionth person
UNITED NATIONS: The world's seven billionth person born Monday comes into what UN leader Ban Ki-moon calls a "world of contradiction" — and faces an uphill battle if it is…
Syria told to withdraw tanks, NATO rules out intervention
DOHA: An Arab League committee has submitted a plan to end the bloodshed in Syria and a response from Damascus was expected Monday, Qatar's foreign minister said. The announcement comes…
Summer school aims to ‘revolutionize’ urban development
CAIRO: When Technische Universität Berlin received funds to hold short-term activities focusing on the transformation processes in Tunisia and Egypt, it opted for generating change from within. The university’s Habitat…
Egypt inaugurates 176-meter-high flag tower
CAIRO: Egypt's national flag has been hoisted atop a 192-yard-high (176-meter-high) iron tower in a ceremony led by a member of the country's ruling military council. The construction of the…
Palestine becomes member of UNESCO
PARIS: Palestine became a full member of UNESCO on Monday, in a highly divisive breakthrough that could cost the agency a fifth of its budget and that the US and…
Rights organizations, Amnesty condemn detention of prominent activist
CAIRO: Seventeen human rights organizations and Amnesty International condemned on Monday a decision by military prosecution to detain activist Alaa Abdel Fattah for 15 days pending investigation on charges of…
Protesters threaten collective suicide, promised meeting with Sharaf
CAIRO: Following threats of collective suicide, a group of protesters representing people with disabilities were told they would meet Prime Minister Essam Sharaf later on Monday. The protesters are demanding…
Military court hands down six-month suspended sentences to 8 Israeli embassy protesters
CAIRO: Eight civilians detained in the aftermath of the storming of the Israeli embassy early September were handed six-month suspended sentences by a military court Monday, lawyer Ragia Omran told…