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Calm returns to Rafah border after violence leaves Egyptian dead

CAIRO: Calm returned to the Egypt-Gaza border Thursday after clashes between Palestinian…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Foreign ministers meet to revive Mediterranean Union

CAIRO/MADRID: The nascent Mediterranean Union is very close to naming its first…

AFP
AFP

Egypt ups third stimulus package to LE 11.2 bln

CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif announced this week a third stimulus package…

Annelle Sheline

Barakat pondered international retirement

CAIRO: Ahly midfielder Mohamed Barakat stated that he had contemplated retiring from…

Sherif Tarek

A digested record of art history in 'Alexandria'

One of the most tantalizing things about Cairo is the little surprises…

Mariam Hamdy

National football team under pressure after World Cup failure

CAIRO: Angola 2010 will be a true test of character for six-time…

AFP
AFP

A far-off museum to save an Ethiopian tribe's soul

Women jump up in their fluffy orange cotton skirts, waggling their shoulders…

AFP
AFP

Gouna show interest in Ahly duo

CAIRO: Gouna have enquired about the availability of Ahly strike duo Osama…

Omar AbdelAziz