Stock index take a slight dip
CAIRO: Egypt's main index, EGX30, dipped, with property developer Talaat Moustafa Group…
The Nabatean: A false literary prophecy
By Sherif Azer and Youssef Faltas “By the one two-faced God and by…
Mubarak addresses economy, elections, wikileaks in speech to new parliament
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gave a speech to the…
Iraq PM to name cabinet, delay security posts
BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki will himself take charge of Iraq's security…
OT agrees to pay Telecel back taxes as VimpelCom deal deadline approaches
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom (OT) has agreed to pay $3 million in back…
Ashour, Hassan battle for Nasserist Party presidency
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: An ongoing feud over the presidency of the Arab…
Obama says US-Turkish ties ‘more important than ever’
ANKARA: US ties with Turkey are "more important than ever" despite differences…
Sudan to reinforce sharia after south vote, says Bashir
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir said on Sunday that the country's north…
Iran ex-foreign minister says sacking ‘un-Islamic’
TEHRAN: Iran's former foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki has hit out at his…
Stabbed US tourist’s body found near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: The body of a female American tourist, bound and with multiple…