Egypt

Egyptian business tycoon arrested in murder of Lebanese singer

Talaat MustafaCairo - Egyptian business tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa was arrested Tuesday, accused of involvement in the murder of Lebanese singer Suzane Tamim, a statement by the public prosecutor's office said.

A security official working for the businessman, retired police officer Mohsen al-Sukkary, has confessed to the killing, but denied Mustafa was involved.

The 33-year-old Tamim was found stabbed to death in her Dubai apartment on July 28.

The Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) is one of Egypt's biggest, combining a total of 23 companies with a workforce of more than 10,000.

Ancient royal burial chamber found in Egypt

Ancient royal burial chamber found in EgyptCairo, September 1 : Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the burial chamber and coffin of King Senusret II, who was believed to have ruled Egypt from 1897 BC to 1878 BC.

The burial chamber was found in Al Lahun, the town built by Senusret, which became Egypt’s political capital during the 12th and 13th dynasties, and where the king built his pyramid.

“The coffin is made of pink granite and the burial chamber is lined with red granite,” said Ahmed Abdel Aal, head of antiquities in Fayum, south of Cairo.

Fewer meals and less charity for Egyptians over Ramadan

Fewer meals and less charity for Egyptians over RamadanCairo - When Salma Selim went through the foods she bought a few days before Ramadan, she found she had paid more for fewer products than a year earlier.

"The half-kilo pack of dates which had cost nine Egyptian pounds (1.6 US dollars) last year is now 11.5 pounds. Nuts are also more expensive," the Egyptian mother-of-two told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

Although it is a month of fasting, family gatherings in Ramadan tend to lead to a higher consumption of food and desserts.

Six-storey building collapses in Cairo: one dead

Cairo - One person was confirmed killed after a six-storey building collapsed in the Egyptian capital on Friday.

Egyptian foreign minister anxious over Lebanon

Ahmed Abul GheitBeirut- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said on
Wednesday that he is concerned about ongoing sectarian tensions in
Lebanon.

"We are worried about the situation in Lebanon, particularly
Tripoli in north Lebanon," Abul Gheit said after meeting with Lebanese
Prime Minister Fouad Seniora.

North Lebanon has witnessed in the past two months repeated clashes
between Sunni followers of the western-backed government and others
loyal to the opposition-led by Hezbollah.

Abul Gheit, who arrived in Beirut for a one-day visit, also met

Israeli defence minister arrives in Egypt for talks with Mubarak

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