Egypt to start parliamentary vote on Nov. 21: media
CAIRO: Egypt will start parliamentary elections on Nov. 21, Al Arabiya Television and the Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Saturday, the country's first vote since a popular uprising toppled president Hosni…
Egypt, Ethiopia to review impact of mega dam
CAIRO: Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to set up a technical team to review the impact of a $4.8-billion Nile river dam which Addis Ababa announced in March, Ethiopian Prime…
Libyan authorities to vet African migrants: IOM
GENEVA: Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) wants to vet 3,000 mainly sub-Saharan migrants stranded in the southern town of Sabha before they are evacuated abroad to ensure that none were…
Erdogan in Libya hails sacrifice of martyrs
TRIPOLI: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed on Friday what he called the sacrifice of Libyans as he became the third foreign leader to visit Tripoli, on the last…
Military ruler leads Nasser son funeral
CAIRO: Egypt's military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi on Friday led the funeral of the son of late president Gamal Abdel Nasser who died Thursday, the official MENA agency reported.…
Hundreds rally in Tahrir Square against emergency law
CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters rallied in Tahrir Square on Friday against the recent activation of emergency law clauses. "This is an oppressive law that gives too much authority to security…
Israel calls in Egypt envoy, says peace deal vital
JERUSALEM: Israel's foreign ministry called in the Egyptian ambassador on Friday to stress the importance of the two countries' historic peace accord, an Israeli official said, after Egypt's prime minister…
Interior minister orders investigation into Alexandria torture claims
By Omnia Al Desoukie CAIRO: Minister of Interior Mansour El-Essawy ordered an investigation into the case of an Alexandria citizen who alleged he was tortured and sodomized at a police station…
Presidential hopefuls deny press reports on recent meetings
CAIRO: Seven presidential hopefuls held their second meeting to coordinate efforts on Thursday, reiterating their decision not to disclose the results of their talks. Their campaigners denied published news about…
Al-Qaeda firms hold in Sinai, claims Israeli official
HERZLIYA, Israel: Though sidelined by pan-Arab democracy drives, Al-Qaeda may have found a firmer foothold in the lawless Egyptian Sinai where it poses a threat to Israel, experts say. Prime…