Egypt
Cairo’s Copts defy terrorist threats during Christmas celebrations
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Cairo’s Copts defy terrorist threats during Christmas celebrations
As the countdown for Thursday’s Coptic Christmas Eve mass continues, Christian residents of Cairo’s Zeitoun neighborhood, ignoring fears of terrorist…
Egypt slams Lebanese politician’s remarks on church blast
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Egypt slams Lebanese politician’s remarks on church blast
Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized on Thursday remarks made by a Lebanese opposition figure on the suicide bombing that…
Govt hopes to complete Cairo’s 3rd Metro line in two years’ time
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Govt hopes to complete Cairo’s 3rd Metro line in two years’ time
The Egyptian government is hoping to speed up construction of Cairo's third Metro line so as to unveil the project…
Rising food prices bring host of political risks
Business
January 6, 2011
Rising food prices bring host of political risks
London--Record food prices will hit the world's poorest hardest, raising the risk of riots, export bans, foreign-owned farmland expropriation and…
Al Qaeda-linked websites may have inspired Egyptian church bombing
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Al Qaeda-linked websites may have inspired Egyptian church bombing
In the weeks before the New Year's Day suicide bombing of an Egyptian church, al-Qaeda-linked websites carried a how-to manual…
Egypt’s church bomber not yet identified, says prosecutor
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Egypt’s church bomber not yet identified, says prosecutor
Alexandria--Egyptian authorities are still trying to identify the suspect suicide bomber who is behind the Alexandria church attack on New…
Thursday’s papers: Security increases amid continuing investigation
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Security increases amid continuing investigation
The local press remains preoccupied with updates on investigations into the Alexandria bombing that targeted a Coptic church as worshippers…
Fear, not hope, occupies minds of Egypt’s religious scholars
Life & Style
January 5, 2011
Fear, not hope, occupies minds of Egypt’s religious scholars
The Alexandria bombing which left at least 23 Copts dead while they emerged from New Year’s mass at the church…
Egypt Govt prepares for importing Kenyan meat to reduce prices
Business
January 5, 2011
Egypt Govt prepares for importing Kenyan meat to reduce prices
The Ministry of Agriculture is sending a veterinary mission to Kenya to inspect Kenyan slaughter houses in preparation for importing…
Green Profile: Interview with Ismail Serageldin
Environment
January 4, 2011
Green Profile: Interview with Ismail Serageldin
As part of our Green Profile series, in which prominent figures discuss pressing environmental issues, Al-Masry Al-Youm spoke to Ismail…