Local print media going against the grain
CAIRO: As print media powerhouses crumple around the world due to exorbitant…
Kafr El-Sheikh woman critically ill with bird flu
CAIRO: A 33-year-old woman has contracted bird flu, the 64th recorded case…
Cairo University professors protest for higher pay
CAIRO: University professors held a protest at Cairo University Thursday afternoon, as…
Egypt security finds TNT hoard near Israel border
AL-ARISH: Egyptian security forces have found a hoard of almost a ton…
MB question transportation minister
CAIRO: Head of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentary bloc, Hussein Ibrahim, led…
China's FM to visit Mideast nations, Russia
BEIJING: China said Thursday its foreign minister will embark on a four-nation…
Crisis could create 100 million 'new hungry', says UN
GENEVA: The United Nations warned Thursday that the global economic crisis could…
Philippe Petit plans US high-wire walks
Philippe Petit is planning a series of high-wire walks next fall around…
Egypt to search 3 sites for Cleopatra's tomb
CAIRO: Archaeologists next week will begin excavating three sites in Egypt near…
Saudi firm in $400 mln farm investments in Africa
RIYADH: Saudi private firm Al Rajhi for International Investment plans to spend…