New Israeli settler homes ‘major obstacle’: Egypt
BERLIN: Egypt on Friday blasted Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in an east Jerusalem settlement as a "major obstacle" to the start of new peace talks with the Palestinians.…
Egypt policemen killed in drug shoot out
CAIRO: Two Egyptian policemen died in a gunfight with drug dealers on Saturday, police officials said, as the interior ministry tries to reassert control six months after collapsing during a…
Egypt troops deploy for Sinai raids: officials
CAIRO: Egyptian troops moved into a town on the Gaza border on Saturday for an anticipated operation against militants who attacked a gas pipeline to Israel and police stations, security…
USAID director didn’t leave Cairo due to ‘anti-American sentiment’, says embassy
CAIRO: US diplomats in Cairo denied Friday any link between the departure of the director of the USAID in Egypt and complaints by the Department of State about rising “anti-American…
Army, police deployed in North Sinai
CAIRO/ARISH: High-level officials in North Sinia denied Friday that the forces deployed in the afternoon were intended to launch any security operations in the province recently subjected to a series…
Sawiris says head of NTRA responsible for communications cut off
CAIRO: Business tycoon and founder of Egyptian mobile firm Mobinil Naguib Sawiris alleged on his Twitter account on Friday that the communications cut-off in the early days of the…
April 6 denies claims Damietta members joined splinter Democratic Front group
CAIRO: The General Coordinator of the April 6 Youth Movement in Damietta denied claims that members in the governorate had joined the splinter group, the Democratic Front. “Some of our…
Egypt reduces size of T-bill sale: ministry
CAIRO: Egypt's Ministry of Finance said the central bank sold LE 3.325 billion ($558 million) in domestic treasury bills on Thursday, less than the LE 4.5 billion it had asked…
BofA talks to Gulf funds to cut $17 bln CCB stake: sources
HONG KONG/DUBAI: Bank of America Corp has held exploratory talks with the principal investment funds of Kuwait and Qatar about selling part of its $17 billion stake in China Construction…
Iranian gas flow to Turkey halted by blast
ANKARA: Iranian gas flow to Turkey has been halted due to an explosion on the pipeline in Turkey overnight and repairs have been started which will take one week, a…