Everything you need to know about Mubarak Pur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Mubarak Pur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, May 16 (ANI): An al Qaeda-linked militant cell had planned to carry out suicide attacks on the French and US embassies in Egypt.
Jammu, May 15 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous Doda and Kishtwar districts are getting aftershocks even a fortnight after the May 1 earthquake of 5.8 magnitude that led to one person being killed about 100 injured.
London, May 14 (ANI): Prosecutors have said there is 'no doubt' former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had paid for sex with underage prostitute and abused his office to cover it up.
Cairo, May 13 (ANI): Former president Hosni Mubarak, who fell from power in Egypt after the uprising in 2011, said that future generations would judge him 'fairly'.
Abu Dhabi, May 11 (IANS/WAM) Nine students from the Abu Dhabi Women's College have returned from Tanzania following a successful trip to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the world's fourth highest mountain.
Cairo, May 11 (IANS) A court in Egypt decided Saturday to adjourn the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak to June 8, state media reported.
Sydney, May 7 (ANI): The Islamic-ruled Egyptian government has opened its arms to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis in an effort to boost tourism numbers which has suffered a decline following a popular uprising which toppled the Hosni Mubarak government in 2011.
Cairo, May 7 (IANS/AKI) Islamist militants have shot dead a man selling alcohol in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, security sources said.
Abu Dhabi, May 6 (IANS/WAM) The UAE National Film Library and Archive (UNFLA), which will document the evolution of the UAE film industry, has been officially launched at the Zayed University.
Beijing, May 4 (Xinhua-ANI): Three people were killed in Egypt after a Facebook overnight spat over President Mohamed Morsi turned into a bloody fight, state-run Al-Ahram news website reported Friday.
London, Apr. 29 (ANI): The office of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has suggested a compromise may have been reached to end a crisis over the judiciary.
Cairo, April 28 (IANS) The Cairo Criminal Court Sunday refused an appeal by former president Hosni Mubarak and decided to keep him in prison pending investigations in a case related to illicit gains, state media reported.
Gurgaon, April 24 (IANS) A woman and her two accomplices were sentenced to life imprisonment Wednesday by a district court for killing her husband and cutting off his genitals.
Cairo, April 24 (IANS/AKI) A court in Cairo has sentenced Egypt's former minister of finance Youssef Boutros Ghali to 25 years in prison for squandering public funds.
Dhaka, April 22 (ANI): Bangladesh journalist Shahriar Kabir has urged the government to ban the country's biggest Islamist party, the Jamaat-e-Islami, and blamed the organisation for the wartime atrocities committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
Abu Dhabi, April 22 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France have held discussions over cultural relations and explored ways to strengthen them, particularly in arts and literature.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Waleed Rashed, hero of the massive protests at Tahrir Square that ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, will address delegates at the second India Internet Day (IID) here April 26.
Beijing, Apr. 21 (Xinhua-ANI): Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Saturday reaffirmed that a cabinet reshuffle will come soon but it will not be swayed by any opposition pressure.
Cairo, Apr. 21 (ANI): An Egyptian court has cancelled a detention order against ousted president Hosni Mubarak pending a corruption trial, but he will remain in custody on other charges, his lawyer has said.
Cairo, April 20 (IANS) A court in Egypt decided Saturday to temporarily release former president Hosni Mubarak over charges of illicit gains, but still ordered he be kept in custody over other cases, the official MENA news agency reported.
Dhaka, April 19 (ANI): Bangladesh social activist, Ibrahim Khaled termed the demand for the banning of the country's biggest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, as genuine and blamed the organisation for the wartime atrocities committed during the 1971 liberation war.
Cairo, April 18 (IANS) An Egyptian court has set May 11 as the date to retry former president Hosni Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adli in a case related to the protesters' killing, Xinhua reported.
Cairo, April 17 (IANS) Egypt's prosecution Wednesday ordered that former president Hosni Mubarak be sent back back to Tora Prison Hospital, Xinhua reported quoting official Al-Ahram news website.
Cairo, April 17 (IANS) Egypt's prosecution Wednesday ordered that former president Hosni Mubarak be sent back back to Tora Prison Hospital, Xinhua reported quoting official Al-Ahram news website.
Cairo, April 15 (IANS) An Egyptian court Monday ordered to grant parole to former president Hosni Mubarak in the case of killing protesters during the 2011 turmoil, but kept him in custody pending investigations in other cases.
Madrid, April 14 (IANS) Although FC Barcelona and Real Madrid were off for the day in Spain's La Liga, there was plenty of action and plenty of goals in the games that were played Saturday.
Cairo, April 13 (Xinhua-ANI): Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived in the Police Academy in Cairo's outskirts for his retrial Saturday morning, state TV reported.
Abu Dhabi, April 12 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Italy have discussed academic cooperation and student exchange programmes between them.
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Known for making larger than life dramas for the big screen, filmmaker Karan Johar feels nowadays everybody wants to be in the movie business and wonders if someone is interested in just being an audience!
Abu Dhabi, April 11 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Morocco have held discussions over bilateral relations and explored ways to strengthen it.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The puppetry tradition in Iran and India - two nations which share historical ties - have several similarities. Both assimilate from ancient folk cultures and use manually-crafted dolls as the core visual element of their theatres that date back nearly 5,000 years.
London, Apr. 7 (ANI): A court in Egypt has rejected a lawsuit calling for a ban on the TV programme of popular satirist Bassem Youssef.
Cairo, April 1 (IANS) A technical team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to visit Egypt Wednesday to discuss a $4.8 billion loan aimed at boosting Egypt's ailing economy, Xinhua reported.
London, Mar. 31 (ANI): A Popular Egyptian political satirist has been issued an arrest warrant for allegedly insulting Islam and President Mohammed Morsi.
Sydney, March 26 (IANS) Australia avoided a shocking upset Tuesday after the Socceroos recovered from two goals down to draw with Oman 2-2 in an Asian qualifier for the 2014 World Cup.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): India has said that it will seek to strengthen its bilateral ties with Egypt during President Mohamed Morsi's three-day state visit.
Abu Dhabi, March 15 (IANS/WAM) In a first of its kind, Abu Dhabi will host a festival to spread awareness among the people on how to take care of domesticated animals.
Abu Dhabi, March 8 (IANS/WAM) Universities in the UAE will soon be ranked as part of a new system being developed by the ministry of higher education and scientific research.
Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): Parliamentary elections in Egypt, scheduled to begin next month, have been suspended by a court amid political tensions in the country which have been going on for months.
Cairo, March 4 (Xinhua-ANI): A retrial for Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak, his two sons and former interior minister, is set to open on April 13, official MENA news agency reported on Sunday.
Cairo, March 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egypt's Appeals Court has set April 13 as the date for a re-trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
Abu Dhabi, March 4 (IANS/WAM) The UAE has announced plans to set up a Khalifa Centre for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering and hold the world's largest conference on date palm in Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi, Mar 2 (IANS/WAM) Students of a university in the UAE have donated about 97,000 dirhams (over $26,400) for displaced Syrians during a charity campaign.
Cairo, Feb 27 (IANS) Egyptian border guards Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle 19 missiles at the Egyptian-Libyan border, a state-run media report said.
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Noted Egyptian writer and columnist Ahdaf Soueif is revelling in a new Egypt, more inclusive and aware of human rights, after the revolution of January 2011.
London, Feb. 22 (ANI): An Egyptian opposition group has used a novel way to protest against President Mohammed Morsi by signing him for a chance to win a trip to space.
London, Feb 22 (ANI): Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has called a series of parliamentary elections that will start on 27 April and end in June.
Berlin, Feb 20 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Germany have held talks over strengthening bilateral relations.
Abu Dhabi, Feb 16 (IANS/WAM) Officials from the UAE have met their counterparts from Germany, Japan and South Africa to discuss ways to promote relations.
Berlin, Feb 10 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's Ambassador to Germany Juma Mubarak Al Junaibi has met German President Joachim Gauck to present his credentials as the new envoy.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Egyptian Prsident Mohamed Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, is to visit India in the third week of March.
Accra, Feb 8 (IANS) Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama has said the government would engage the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to perform a post-mortem on the Black Stars' failure to glitter in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in South Africa.
Cairo, Feb. 5 (Xinhua-ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Egypt's capital Cairo on Tuesday, the first visit by an Iranian president to Egypt since 1979.
Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil has rejected the notion that the government of his country is unstable, adding that everyone in the nation is 'new in this democracy thing'.
Washington, Feb. 3 (ANI): Fed up Egyptians are making it their job to prevent and rescue women at Tahrir Square, the epicenter of Egypt's uprising, which has become a terrifying place for women as sexual assault has become more common and violent.
Cape Town, Feb 3 (IANS) Ghana reached the semifinals of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) after beating Cape Verde Islands 2-0.
London, Jan 31 (ANI): A senior aide to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has sparked outrage, claiming the Holocaust was a myth invented by the United States.
Abu Dhabi, Jan 28 (IANS/WAM) Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the UAE's minister of higher education and scientific research, attended a reception hosted by the Indian embassy on the occasion of India's 64th Republic Day.
Moscow, Jan 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has made a "grave, possibly fatal mistake" and his chances of retaining power are getting "smaller and smaller" every day, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said.
London, Jan. 28 (ANI): At least 25 women were sexually assaulted during clashes in Tahrir Square amid ongoing civil unrest in Egypt, local women's rights campaigners have said.
London, Jan 28 (ANI): The Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, has said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chances of retaining power are getting "smaller and smaller" every day.
Barcelona, Jan 26 (IANS/EFE) Shakira "became very emotional and the tears flowed" the first time she held her baby, her mother said Friday at the clinic where the singer gave birth to son Milan.
Washington, Jan. 22 (ANI): Disparate opposition groups are so divided in Egypt that they risk losing in the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country to Islamists, analysts and activists have said.
Cairo, Jan. 17 (ANI): Ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family have paid back 18 million Egyptian pounds, or three million dollars, for gifts they had received from a state newspaper while he was in office.
Cairo, Jan 14 (IANS) Egypt's Prosecutor-General Talat Ibrahim Abdullah Monday decided to lift an asset freeze imposed on 10 officials who worked during the rule of then president Hosni Mubarak, the official MENA news agency reported.
Washington, Jan. 14 (ANI): An Egyptian appeals court has overturned former President Hosni Mubarak's life sentence and ordered a retrial in the killing of hundreds of protesters in 2011.
Cairo, Jan 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A court in Egypt has granted former president Hosni Mubarak's appeal against his life sentence and Sunday ordered a retrial of the ousted leader.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Expecting to attract more tourists from India, Abu Dhabi, the largest of seven emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will launch a road show in India, an Abu Dhabi Tourism official said here Monday.
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Arabs are groping for new models of governance in the wake of uprisings that began in 2010 that led to regime changes in some countries, an international expert has suggested.
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Arabs do not have the "democratic DNA" like the Europeans and North Americans but they are groping for new models of governance, an international expert suggested.
London, Jan 2 (ANI): A popular Egyptian political satirist has been accused of insulting the country's President Mohamed Morsi.
Moscow, Dec 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Swiss authorities have frozen $300 million in Credit Suisse accounts in Geneva held by the sons of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, Swiss media reported Sunday.
Cairo, Dec. 28 (Xinhua-ANI): Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak has been transferred Thursday evening from Tora Prison Hospital to nearby Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo for treatment due to his deteriorating health condition, official news agency MENA quoted a security source as saying.
Cairo, Dec. 28 (Xinhua-ANI): Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak has been transferred Thursday evening from Tora Prison Hospital to nearby Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo for treatment due to his deteriorating health condition, official news agency MENA quoted a security source as saying.
Cairo, Dec 28 (IANS) Egypt's Prosecutor-General Talaat Ibrahim Abdullah Thursday ordered to transfer former president Hosni Mubarak who is serving life imprisonment in a Cairo prison to a nearby military hospital, Xinhua reported.
Islamabad, Dec. 24 (ANI): A 14-year-old Hindu girl was allegedly raped by a local leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) near Umerkot.
Cairo, Dec. 23 (Xinhua-ANI): The likely passage of a new Egyptian constitution in a national referendum marks a vital step toward normalcy but looks unlikely to close the divide between rival political camps.
Cairo, Dec 16 (IANS) Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, currently serving life imprisonment after being convicted of ordering the killing of protestors, injured his head when he slipped in a bathroom at the prison hospital, state media reported.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) India and the Arab world can work in institution building, said an Indian expert here Tuesday as international academicians and thinkers participated in a conference to discuss the future of Arab spring and its ramifications.
London, Dec 11 (ANI): Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the country's army to maintain security and protect state and gave it the right to arrest civilians, in the run-up to a vote on a constitution that has triggered bloodshed.
London, Dec. 10 (ANI): Egypt's opposition has rejected an offer of compromise by President Mohammed Morsi to end the country's crisis over a new constitution 'as an empty show' and called for mass protests on Tuesday.
Washington, Dec. 9 (ANI): Egypt's powerful military, sidelined after Islamist President Mohammed Morsi was elected, edged back into a political fray boiling over with tensions between secular forces and a government determined to pass a constitution enshrining a central role for religion.
Gaza, Dec. 8 (Xinhua-ANI): Palestinian crowds, mainly supporters of Islamic Hamas movement, gathered in the Gaza City on Saturday to celebrate the movement's 25th anniversary.
Sydney, Dec 7 (ANI): Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has said he will respect free speech, but will not tolerate killings or sabotage.
Washington, Dec. 6 (ANI): As protests continued outside Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's palace, his chief of staff announced that the president would address the nation later in the day.
London, Nov. 28 (ANI): Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is facing the 'gravest threat' of his short rule, as his refusal to compromise over his new powers was challenged by one of the biggest protests since the fall of ex-President Hosni Mubarak.
Abu Dhabi, Dec 4 (IANS/WAM) UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the planting of 41,000 date palm seedlings at schools and mosques across the country.
Cairo, Dec 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court suspended its work indefinitely on Sunday, following protests against the court.
London, Dec. 2 (ANI): Egypt's ruling party is paying gangs of thugs to sexually assault women protesting in Cairo's Tahrir Square against President Mohamed Morsi.
Cairo, Nov 30 (ANI): Egypt's Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the country's new constitution has voted to keep "the principles of sharia" as the main source of legislation.
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Observe the power of social networking media. One mother, impressed by Twitter, has christened her baby girl "Hashtag".
Cairo, Nov 28 (IANS) Egyptian judiciary has rejected a request made for transfering country's former president Hosni Mubarak from prison hospital to a military hospital, Xinhua reported.
Cairo, Nov. 25 (ANI): Prominent democratic Egyptian advocate Mohammed ElBaradei has warned that the increasing turmoil after the Islamist president granted himself sweeping powers could potentially lead to the military stepping in.
Cairo, Nov. 23 (ANI): Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has been accused of appointing himself as 'Egypt's new pharaoh' after he gave himself sweeping powers to oversee the country's political transition after succeeding in negotiating a ceasefire in Gaza.
Islamabad, Nov. 22 (ANI): Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has backed out of a scheduled visit to Islamabad, where he was due to attend the Developing Eight summit, the Pakistan government has said.
Abu Dhabi, Nov 19 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Brunei have held discussions over education and ways to boost cooperation.
Tehran, Nov. 18 (ANI): Iran's defence minister Ahmad Vahidi has said that Islamic countries must close ranks and respond to Israel's deadly attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) Wishing people around the world "Happy Diwali and Saal Mubarak", President Barack Obama has praised the resilience of the Sikh community in the wake of the shooting at a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
Abu Dhabi, Nov 8 (IANS/WAM) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have held discussions to explore more ways to promote cooperation and improve relations in areas of common interest.
Dubai, Nov 6 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Guinea have held discussions for boosting their relations, especially in higher education and scientific research.
