Egypt
MB website launched to counter ‘Ikhwanophobia’
Egypt
July 26, 2010
MB website launched to counter ‘Ikhwanophobia’
It seems Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement is trying to coin a new term, “ikhwanophobia,” by launching a website…
Egyptians spend US$4bn a year on caviar, lobster
Business
July 26, 2010
Egyptians spend US$4bn a year on caviar, lobster
A report issued recently by the Egyptian General Authority for Export and Import Control states that Egyptians spend some US$4…
Court to hear Khaled Saeed case Tuesday
Egypt
July 26, 2010
Court to hear Khaled Saeed case Tuesday
The Alexandria Misdemeanors Court will hold its first hearing in the Khaled Saeed case on Tuesday. Saeed's family accuses two…
US Senate calls on Egypt to abolish emergency law
Egypt
July 26, 2010
US Senate calls on Egypt to abolish emergency law
The US Senate has referred to its Foreign Relations Committee a draft resolution calling on Egypt to abolish its 29-year-old…
FM: Lebanon’s stability ‘isn’t a game’
Egypt
July 26, 2010
FM: Lebanon’s stability ‘isn’t a game’
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Monday stated that Lebanon would be the focus of discussions between President Hosni Mubarak…
Mubarak orders ‘easy’ rules for state land sales
Egypt
July 26, 2010
Mubarak orders ‘easy’ rules for state land sales
At a Monday cabinet meeting, President Hosni Mubarak instructed the government to devise "transparent and easy" rules for the sale…
Nile water commission to promote investment in basin states
Egypt
July 25, 2010
Nile water commission to promote investment in basin states
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will chair a meeting of the Supreme Nile Water Commission in Alexandria on Thursday to discuss…
A country ‘on hold’
Opinion
July 25, 2010
A country ‘on hold’
Upon phoning a friend or relative who is busy, you are likely to be put "on hold" until they answer…
Memorial for slain Egyptian woman vandalized
World
July 23, 2010
Memorial for slain Egyptian woman vandalized
Berlin--A memorial for an Egyptian woman who was murdered inside a German court last year has been vandalized just weeks…
Halayeb remains source of dispute btwn Cairo, Khartoum
Egypt
July 21, 2010
Halayeb remains source of dispute btwn Cairo, Khartoum
Shalateen, Southern Egypt--The dispute between Egypt and Sudan over the Halayeb Triangle, which straddles the border between the two countries,…