Tunisia elections postponed to October 23: prime minister
TUNIS: Tunisia postponed on Wednesday its first election following the ouster of strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali by three months to Oct. 23 in a bid to ensure the…
Egypt, Hamas reopen Rafah border after agreement
RAFAH: The Rafah border crossing was reopened on Wednesday after disagreements between Egypt and Hamas were resolved, an Egyptian official said. The crossing is the only one into the Gaza…
Azerbaijan removes statue of Mubarak
KHIRDALAN: The authorities in Azerbaijan have removed a monument to deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak which had angered government critics, an AFP correspondent reported Wednesday. The statue of the former…
German parliament offers democracy lesson in Arabic
BERLIN: The German parliament launched an Arabic version of its website Tuesday in a bid to reach out to democracy movements in North Africa and the Middle East, its speaker…
IMF hopeful Lagarde plans Saudi, Egypt trips at weekend
PARIS: Christine Lagarde, seeking support in emerging economies for her bid to become the next IMF chief, will visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt at the weekend, the French finance minister…
Ahly to postpone Eid talks
CAIRO: Ahly will open talks with Harras Hodoud star Ahmed Eid at the end of the season, out of respect to the Alexandrian club. The league holders declared interest in…
Zaher underlines ‘difficult choice’ of Shehata’s successor
CAIRO: Egyptian FA chairman Samir Zaher admitted that the association is facing difficulties naming a successor for departing manager Hassan Shehata. Shehata ended a seven-year reign as Egypt…
Coptic Church denies Shenouda’s retreat in US
CAIRO: Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church denied media reports about Pope Shenouda's alleged retreat to the US being a form of protests against what was called "hardships faced by Copts in…
Italian energy major ENI commits $3 billion for Egypt
MILAN: Italian energy major ENI said Tuesday it would invest $3.0 billion (€2.0 billion) in Egypt over the next two years, ramping up operations there in the wake of a…
Five Petrojet workers arrested by military police in a sit-in
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Five workers from Petrojet Company participating at a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Petroleum were arrested by military police on charges of illegal gather and…