Egypt says planes patrolling Sinai without Israel okay
CAIRO: Egyptian warplanes are patrolling the Sinai without Israeli consent, despite a…
International rights organizations call for independent investigation into Maspero clashes
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: International human rights organizations called for independent investigations into…
Fact-finding mission begins investigating Marinab incidents
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: A fact-finding mission arrived in Aswan on Wednesday to…
Essam Sharaf: Our man on the inside (Part 2)
It didn't take long for the cracks to emerge. Public roars for…
SCAF denies live ammo used, tells its version of Maspero violence
By Omnia Al Desouki CAIRO: The ruling military council denied that army forces…
Parliamentary elections loom amid political, economic and social unrest
CAIRO: As the election committee accepts nominations for parliamentary candidates Wednesday, the…
Egypt’s deputy PM back at work after resignation rejected
CAIRO: Egypt's Finance Minister Hazem El-Beblawi, also the deputy premier, returned to…
International Day for Disaster Reduction
When that powerful earthquake rocked eastern Japan in March of this year,…
Hussein Salem sentenced to jail in absentia
CAIRO: A Cairo criminal court on Wednesday sentenced in absentia Egyptian businessman…
Egypt must resist attempts to divide religions: Pope
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI called on Egypt on Wednesday to fight…