Uncertainty over future of lending activity in Egypt
While lending activity by Egyptian banks intensified over the past few years,…
National Front for Justice and Democracy to attract unpoliticized masses
CAIRO: A number of political activists and academics launched Tuesday the…
Egypt mulls amendments to banking oversight, governance laws
The Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) board of directors have agreed to…
Families appeal to gov’t for sons’ return from Libya
CAIRO: Hakim Malak has been spending nights in front of the Ministry…
Zahi Hawass appointed Minister of Antiquities
CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf appointed the head of the Supreme Council…
Assad sees unrest “plot”, unyielding on emergency law
DAMASCUS: President Bashar Al-Assad defied calls on Wednesday to lift a decades-old…
Rebels retreat from Libya oil port under attack
AJDABIYA: Moammar Qaddafi's ground forces recaptured a strategic oil town Wednesday as…
Bahrain’s Shia leader wants Saudi-led force out
MANAMA: Bahrain's Shia Muslim opposition on Wednesday demanded that the Saudi-led military…
Army council announces constitutional decree
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced Wednesday the…
Huge Yemeni crowds press on for president’s ouster
SANAA: Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters packed the streets of several…