Egypt
Secular opposition blasts MB calls for Iran-style Islamic revolution
Egypt
October 4, 2010
Secular opposition blasts MB calls for Iran-style Islamic revolution
Statements made by Muslim Brotherhood (MB) member Soghi Saleh at a symposium on Sunday in which he called for an…
Mubarak warns of ‘deteriorating situation’ in Lebanon if Hizbollah is indicted for Hariri killing
Egypt
October 4, 2010
Mubarak warns of ‘deteriorating situation’ in Lebanon if Hizbollah is indicted for Hariri killing
President Hosni Mubarak on Monday warned that the anticipated indictment by a UN Special Tribunal of a senior Hizbollah official…
Egypt exchange halts trading in Orascom Telecom
Business
October 4, 2010
Egypt exchange halts trading in Orascom Telecom
Trading in mobile phone service provider Orascom Telecom's shares was halted on the Egyptian stock exchange Monday as the bourse…
Mubarak: No peace talks without halting settlement construction
Egypt
October 4, 2010
Mubarak: No peace talks without halting settlement construction
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday said Egypt refuses to continue its participation in peace negotiations in light of the…
Local rights group decries ban on Salafi satellite channel
Egypt
October 4, 2010
Local rights group decries ban on Salafi satellite channel
A local rights organization urged Egypt on Monday to allow broadcast of a Salafi television channel on Egypt’s Nilesat satellite…
Eleven arrested for alleged Damascus-to-Cairo organ trafficking
Egypt
October 4, 2010
Eleven arrested for alleged Damascus-to-Cairo organ trafficking
Eleven people have been arrested for alleged organ trafficking between Damascus and Cairo, the Syrian press reported on Monday.The group…
Egyptian suspected of child abuse in the US may face indefinite detention
Egypt
October 4, 2010
Egyptian suspected of child abuse in the US may face indefinite detention
Egyptian Osama Hosni Zaghloul has yet to be officially charged after a two-year detention period at Hudson prison in the…
Wine-making in the Middle East: Egypt
Food
October 4, 2010
Wine-making in the Middle East: Egypt
English philosopher Francis Bacon once said, “Age appears to be best in four things: Old wood best to burn, old…
International crime gang trial postponed to October
Egypt
October 3, 2010
International crime gang trial postponed to October
The Heliopolis Misdemeanors Court has postponed to 24 October the trial of members of an international ring of thieves charged…
Ministry official: Egypt has extra wheat reserves set aside for ‘times of crisis’
Business
October 3, 2010
Ministry official: Egypt has extra wheat reserves set aside for ‘times of crisis’
Egypt has additional stocks of wheat set aside for "times of crisis," a senior trade ministry official said Sunday.