Metro workers strike; Sharaf promises solutions on Thursday
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Tens of metro employees continued on Tuesday their sit-in for the second consecutive day at the central Sadat station despite promises by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf to…
Quiet UN chief found his voice with Arab Spring
UNITED NATIONS: Ban Ki-moon, the eighth secretary general of the United Nations, is a workaholic who cast aside quiet diplomacy to take a tough line with the Arab world dictators…
TV, not internet, main source of information for Egyptians during Jan 25 protests, says poll
CAIRO: Contrary to commonly held beliefs, Facebook, Twitter and the internet played a negligible role in delivering information to Egyptians on the events of the January 25 protests. According to…
Rights group criticizes military supervision of media
CAIRO: The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) expressed concern over halting a new talk show on state TV presented by renowned journalist Hafez El-Mirazi. ANHRI also criticized the…
Cabinet sets up committee to assist martyrs’ families and injured
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is scheduled to announce the establishment of the executive committee for the Association for the Care of the Revolution’s Injured and Martyrs’ Families,…
HRW calls on SCAF to end military trials, lift emergency law
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to end the military trials of civilians and lift the emergency law to help Egypt’s…
Saudi prince signs new Egypt farm land deal
By Sahar Rashid and Sarah Mikhail/Reuters CAIRO: Egypt settled one of a string of disputes over state land sales under deposed president Hosni Mubarak, revising the terms of a farmland deal…
World 2011 grain output seen up, prices high: FAO
MILAN: World cereals output is expected to rise to a record in 2011 on increased planting after last year's market spike, but worries about stocks will keep prices high and…
India’s ‘Kollywood’ seeks global movie spotlight
Science fiction film "Endhiran" was made in the south Indian language Tamil, but it pulled in huge profits from across the country and abroad — stoking global ambitions for "Kollywood."…
Yahoo eyes Mideast’s ‘exciting’ markets
CAIRO: Yahoo’s Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz sees huge opportunity in the growth of the web in the Middle East. “When we look around the world, the Middle East and…