Cairo - Egyptian security forces have detained 10 suspects in connection with the bomb attack in Cairo on Sunday that killed a French tourist, a security source told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa on Wednesday.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, did not elaborate.
Twenty-four people, including a young Egyptian child, were injured in the blast in Cairo's Medieval quarter.
Cairo - A delegation from the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas arrived in Cairo late on Tuesday from Damascus ahead of inter- Palestinian reconciliation talks being hosted by Egypt.
The seven-member delegation, headed by Mussa Abu Marzouq, deputy of Hamas' exiled political leader Khaled Meshaal, is to meet with Egyptian mediators during the visit.
Another Hamas delegation from the densely-populated Gaza Strip, headed by senior member Mahmoud al-Zahar, was also due to participate in the talks.
New York - A doctor from Egypt and a non-government organization from Nicaragua have won the 2009 United Nations Population Award for raising awareness on population issues, the UN Fund for Population said Tuesday.
Mahmoud Fathalla founded the Egyptian Fertility Care Society, one of the first family planning organizations in Egypt, in 1974, and has since been advising his government on issues related to population and health. He is a renowned doctor and professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Assiut University in Egypt.
Taipei - Taiwan posted yet another record slump of 41.67 per cent in export orders in January, as deteriorating global economic conditions further eroded overseas demands, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Tuesday.
In January, the island received orders worth just 17.68 billion US dollars, down 41.67 per cent year-on-year, following a 33-per-cent decline in December, the ministry said in a statement.
Washington - The United States intends to provide a "substantial" amount of aid for rebuilding the Gaza Strip in the wake of the three-week Israeli assault in the tiny enclave, a US official said Monday.
"We want to give a substantial contribution" next month at the Egyptian-hosted donor conference, the official said, without providing a figure.
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to attend the international conference March 2 in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Cairo - Refaat al-Sheikh, like many of the shop owners in Cairo's Medieval Khan al-Khalili bazaar, on Monday sat idly on a wooden chair in front of his shop with a sad look on his face.
"The situation is as you can see," he told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa, gesturing at normally bustling market streets now populated mostly by police and journalists.
Cairo - A delegation from the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas arrived in Cairo late on Tuesday from Damascus ahead of inter- Palestinian reconciliation talks being hosted by Egypt.
New York - A doctor from Egypt and a non-government organization from Nicaragua have won the 2009 United Nations Population Award for raising awareness on population issues, the UN Fund for Population said Tuesday.
Taipei - Taiwan posted yet another record slump of 41.67 per cent in export orders in January, as deteriorating global economic conditions further eroded overseas demands, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Tuesday.
Washington - The United States intends to provide a "substantial" amount of aid for rebuilding the Gaza Strip in the wake of the three-week Israeli assault in the tiny enclave, a US official said Monday.
Cairo - Refaat al-Sheikh, like many of the shop owners in Cairo's Medieval Khan al-Khalili bazaar, on Monday sat idly on a wooden chair in front of his shop with a sad look on his face.
