Egypt: Refining retail
CAIRO: Egypt’s retail and wholesale sector is flourishing: total sales grew from…
Desertec seeks new shareholders, in talks
BERLIN: Desertec, the world's most ambitious solar power project, is courting new…
Russian air crew kidnapped in Darfur freed, says army
KHARTOUM: Three Russian helicopter crew members kidnapped in Sudan's restive Darfur region…
New campaign aims to counter US anti-Islam sentiment
WASHINGTON: A coalition of US Muslims launched a web-based campaign Monday aimed…
Iraq: ‘Give us back the Torah’
Iraq is demanding Israeli authorities return an antique Torah scroll smuggled into…
Catastrophe and prosperity
Millions are suffering and thousands have died from flooding in Pakistan and…
Explosions in Palestine, but not what you think
NABLUS/WASHINGTON, DC: The explosions in Nablus, Palestine began in the evening on…
OCI sees strong Mideast infrastructure demand
Orascom Construction Industries, the biggest publicly traded builder, said it expects “strong…