Ezzsteel 2010 consolidated profit soars
CAIRO: Egyptian group Ezzsteel said 2010 consolidated net profit almost tripled, buoyed by strong domestic demand for long products and the restart of a flat steel plant. Net profit for…
Mobinil shifts focus to data services
CAIRO: Egyptian mobile firm Mobinil is switching focus from market share to boosting revenue per user and hopes to expand data services to make up half its revenue by 2013,…
Egypt, US investigate 11-year-old’s disappearance
CAIRO: US and Egyptian authorities are investigating the disappearance of an 11-year-old American boy, allegedly kidnapped by his Egyptian father on August 1. Stephano “Niko” Atteya, from central Pennsylvania, lived…
Syria pursues army offensive despite Turkish talks
AMMAN: Syrian forces killed at least five civilians and moved into a town near the Turkish border on Tuesday, activists and witnesses said, even as Turkey's foreign minister pressed President…
Blasts rock Libyan capital, rebels in political crisis
BENGHAZI: Several powerful blasts rocked Libya's capital on Tuesday, as the executive branch of Libya's rebel government was sacked in a political crisis a week after their military chief's assassination.…
Sudan regime survives partition, troubles loom
KHARTOUM: One month after allowing the south to secede, Sudan's government has not reaped the hoped-for rewards but it has so far resisted strong international pressures and mounting domestic challenges.…
Yoko Ono says Japan should look at Iceland
Yoko Ono has an idea for her disaster-scarred country Japan — abandon nuclear energy for renewables and tap the geothermal energy beneath the unstable ground of the volcanic island nation.…
For Star Wars fans, US Yoda statue is a Mecca
Within sight of the Golden Gate Bridge lies another landmark cherished by a small but fervent group of travelers: a life-sized replica of Yoda, George Lucas' master of the Force.…
Saleh to return to Yemen after recovery, says agency
SANAA: Wounded Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will return to his country from Saudi Arabia after a recovery period determined by his doctors, Yemen's state news agency said on…
World divas to light Geneina’s Ramadan nights
Chance had it that all the stars in the first Hayy program in 2006 were female. But the success of the first program set the trend for coming years, according…