A few hundred show up in Qena’s planned ‘million man march’
CAIRO: Only a few hundred protesters rallied in front of the Qena…
INTERVIEW: Female ex-talk show host eyes Egypt presidency
FAYOUM: Who better for president than a plain-talking, female former talk show…
5,000 civilians tried in military courts, says Human Rights Watch
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Friday that…
MEast banks unlikely to see pre-crisis level growth: BCG
DUBAI: Banks in the Gulf Arab region are unlikely to witness the…
Electronic trading switch spurs Khartoum bourse hopes
KHARTOUM: It takes a special kind of investor to dabble in the…
Small Mideast, North Africa funds face survival fight
Those are the options in a time of political turmoil for some…
Rights group condemn Hisba case against writer
CAIRO: The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) condemned in a…
FIHC tenders for at least 25,000 tons of soyoil
HAMBURG: Egypt's state owned Food Industries Holding Company (FIHC) has issued an…
HSBC to slash up to 3 pct of MidEast workforce
DUBAI: HSBC, Europe's largest bank, plans to cut its Middle East workforce…
Egypt central bank leaves interest rates steady amid turmoil
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank kept its key overnight interest rates steady on…