Egypt
Document reveals govt gave bin Talal extra land in Toshka
February 8, 2010
Document reveals govt gave bin Talal extra land in Toshka
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained a copy of a document confirming that the Egyptian government sold Saudi prince and billionaire Al-Walid…
Unresolved: Stolen rights, insecurity in Coptic Abu Fana
February 8, 2010
Unresolved: Stolen rights, insecurity in Coptic Abu Fana
Qena -- Almost two years since the vicious attacks on Abu Fana, lying in the Western desert on the outskirts…
Davos: Not much for the Middle East
February 8, 2010
Davos: Not much for the Middle East
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif had an excellent excuse to miss the Davos forum this year: he just got married. But…
Murder suspects to be retried
February 8, 2010
Murder suspects to be retried
The Court of Cassation reversed death sentences of seven suspects in the Ezbet el-Kallafeen killings in Benha. The suspects were…
Egypt steps up security on Gaza sea border
February 8, 2010
Egypt steps up security on Gaza sea border
Egypt is stepping up security on its maritime frontier with Gaza in a bid to prevent smuggling by sea, as…
New Burullus harbor unsafe, say fishermen
February 8, 2010
New Burullus harbor unsafe, say fishermen
Mohamed el-Balati boards the boat on which he works as a fisherman in Burullus. He scans the Burullus strait, his…
English-language press: ‘Peace process,’ limp cigarettes
February 8, 2010
English-language press: ‘Peace process,’ limp cigarettes
Middle East peacemaking efforts and the lingering aftermath of last month's sectarian killings in Upper Egypt were the themes this…