Crowdfunding becomes the lender of choice for small businesses
Once popular only with startups, small and medium-sized businesses are increasingly turning…
Sony to secure majority stake in EMI Music Publishing
Electronics and entertainment company Sony has announced it's acquiring another big stake…
Orientalist scholar Bernard Lewis dies at 101
Bernard Lewis, one of the leading orientalists on the Middle East, passed…
Antiquities Ministry begins restoring heritage mosques in El Sayeda Zainab district
The Ministry of Antiquities announced on Monday beginning the restoration of Ahmed…
Palestinians stage protest after detainee dies in detention
Several Palestinians demonstrated at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on Sunday to protest…
Al-Wafd Party deputy head quits, joins Nation’s Future Party
Hossam El-Khouly, deputy head of Al-Wafd Party, announced on Monday that he…
Decline of banned ozone-depleting chemical emissions slows since 2012
If emissions continue, they will slow down recovery of ozone layer, UNEP…
Syrian army resumes fight against IS fighters after short ceasefire
Five-hour ceasefire was announced south of Damascus to allow women, children, elderly…
Sweden intends to double trade with Egypt in five years: ambassador
Egypt's economic reform programme is going very well, says Thesleff
FX stabilises again after reaching 10-month high
Fluctuation is healthy under supply, demand, says Abdel Aal