2009 among deadliest years for media: watchdog
BRUSSELS: The year 2009 was one of the worst for the targeted…
Leading Egypt clerics back Gaza tunnel barrier: report
CAIRO: A council of leading Muslim clerics has supported the Egyptian government's…
Deputy governor, seven officials to be tried for Duweiqa rockslide
CAIRO: General Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud referred eight government officials, including the…
US embassy launches online visa application
CAIRO: The American Embassy in Cairo will automate its non-immigrant visa application…
Investigations with Dresden courtroom guard closed
CAIRO: The German General Prosecutor closed investigations with a guard accused of…
Detained Bedouin activist interrogated in prison
CAIRO: An activist who has been held in administrative detention for two…
Five swine flu deaths bring Egypt tally to 122
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced five more swine flu deaths Wednesday,…
WHO chief: swine flu pandemic continues
GENEVA: Many more people could become sick with swine flu this winter…
Poverty tops challenges facing Arab world, says UNDP report
CAIRO: Combating poverty is one of six major challenges facing Arab countries,…
Shoura Council approves organ transplant law
CAIRO: The Shoura Council, Egypt's Upper House of Parliament, approved a draft…