Gunmen kill police officers in Sinai: security
CAIRO: Unknown gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in the Egyptian town of Al-Arish on Wednesday, killing two policemen and leaving two injured, a security official said. "Unknown gunmen travelling in…
Court sentences bus driver to death for killing 6
CAIRO: The Giza Criminal Court sentenced a bus driver to death on Wednesday for shooting dead six construction company employees while driving them to work, the official news agency MENA…
Moussa admits ‘misgivings’ about NATO Libya bombing
LONDON: The outgoing head of the Arab League Amr Moussa voiced concerns about NATO's bombing campaign in Libya in an interview with a British newspaper on Wednesday. The veteran Egyptian…
Clinton backs ‘brave’ Saudi women driver protest
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday lent her support to "brave" women in Saudi Arabia who are protesting the Islamic kingdom's ban on female drivers, making her…
UK spares BBC Arabic Service from spending cuts
LONDON: Britain has reversed plans to cut investment in the BBC's Arabic Service in response to the Arab Spring uprisings in a number of countries, Foreign Secretary William Hague said…
Health ministry withdraws five drugs from market
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced that it will be confiscating five drugs from pharmacies around the country and cancelling their registration as they contain the Ketoconazole, which may…
Egyptian Ministry of Health initiative wins UN Public Service Award
CAIRO: One of Egypt’s leading women’s health organizations has won the top prize in the esteemed 2011 United Nations Public Service Award (UNPSA). The winner — The Women Health Outreach…
EOHR calls for investigating 57 forced disappearances
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) called on the ruling army council and the Prosecutor General Wednesday to open a transparent investigation into 57 cases of…
Debate over foreign loans intensifies in Egypt
CAIRO: Even though news about Egypt rejecting a loan from the World Bank turned out to be false, the reaction to initial reports highlights the ongoing debate over whether the…
Emergency law, military trials create ‘trust deficit,’ says Amnesty int’l head
CAIRO: The current Egyptian government’s response to calls for improving human rights, when compared to the previous government, “is like night and day,” Salil Shetty, secretary general for Amnesty International,…