The workers herd cows through the dusty tunnels beneath the Gaza border, but this time they are leading them out of the isolated Palestinian enclave and into Egypt. The lifting of restrictions in recent months has seen consumer goods pour … read more
An Egyptian court on Sunday postponed the trial of three Muslims accused of killing six Christians and another Muslim on the eve of Coptic Christmas in early January in the city of Naga Hammadi, some 600 kilometers south of Cairo. … read more
The Muslim Brotherhood said Sunday that 154 of its members had been detained in sweeps around Egypt, but security sources told the German Press Agency dpa the figure was much lower. The country’s largest opposition group said the sweep targeted … read more
An Australian man being detained in Cairo should be notified within the next fortnight whether or not he’ll be charged with an offence, authorities say. Safaa Al Awadi was detained reportedly for insulting religion and denying the tenets of faith … read more
An EGP 2.7 billion contract will be signed by the end of 2010 for buying needed turbines for the 200 megawatts wind farm in Gabal el-Zeit, Egyptian Electricity Minister Hassan Younis said. Germany’s KfW Bank and the European Investment Bank … read more
The trial of a man charged with trying to bomb a historical synagogue in the heart of Cairo has been delayed for a second time until December 22, Egyptian officials said Saturday. The Cairo Criminal Court initially said it would … read more
Egypt on Saturday condemned Israeli plans to build new housing units in East Jerusalem, describing the decision as “provocative.” “It seems that the Israeli side retreats day after day from fulfilling its commitments and promises within efforts to achieve peace,” … read more
Egypt rejected claims Saturday that there is a list of banned Hamas officials from the Gaza Strip who would be unable to use the Rafah border crossing as part of their Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, a religious duty for … read more
Small farmer Abdelrazek Basiony, 43, was hoping to use a bountiful tomato harvest to pay off his debts, but his crop was decimated by exceptionally hot summer weather: he got only three tons, compared to 20 tons in a good … read more
The Egyptian Association for Development and Human Rights launched a campaign in support of Gamal Mubarak, son of current president Hosni Mubarak, in next year’s presidential elections. Campaigners put up huge posters of the younger Mubarak in downtown Cairo. “We … read more