Egypt
PM played role in choice of Fahmy for transport
January 6, 2010
PM played role in choice of Fahmy for transport
According to informed sources, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif played a major role in President Hosni Mubarak's recent appointment of Alaa…
Opposition challenges govt plan to import gas
January 6, 2010
Opposition challenges govt plan to import gas
A government plan to import natural gas--ostensibly aimed at both meeting domestic demand and taking advantage of low global prices--met…
Egypt, Hamas exchange fire on Gaza frontier; 1 dead
January 6, 2010
Egypt, Hamas exchange fire on Gaza frontier; 1 dead
An Egyptian soldier was killed and four Palestinians were wounded in a gun battle on Wednesday during a protest against…
Sadat assassination mastermind ‘dying in prison’
January 6, 2010
Sadat assassination mastermind ‘dying in prison’
Sheikh Abboud el-Zomor, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1981 for his role in the assassination of Egypt's late…
Evidence of former minister’s misdeeds disappears
January 6, 2010
Evidence of former minister’s misdeeds disappears
Security sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm that files documenting violations believed to have been carried out by Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman, the…
Pro-ElBaradei campaign seeks collective proxies
January 6, 2010
Pro-ElBaradei campaign seeks collective proxies
The campaign aiming to enable former International Atomic Energy Agency director Mohamed ElBaradei to demand constitutional change has abandoned the…
Post-reshuffle confusion in ministries
January 6, 2010
Post-reshuffle confusion in ministries
Confusion prevails at the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Transportation in the wake of a recent ministerial reshuffle.…
Staff protests at Maasara Telephone Company
January 6, 2010
Staff protests at Maasara Telephone Company
Workers at Maasara Telephone Company (MTC) protested yesterday their "indefinite" position and the "obscurity" surrounding the company's future, since operation…
Massive blaze sweeps through Egypt Air building
January 6, 2010
Massive blaze sweeps through Egypt Air building
A fire broke out Tuesday at an Egypt Air administrative office building in the old Cairo airport. The blaze, which…