Syria blocks new border protest; toll rises to 23
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights: Syrian police blocked dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters from approaching the Israeli frontier on Monday. The toll of demonstrators killed trying to break through into the Israeli-controlled…
6 killed as violence returns to streets of Sanaa
SANAA: Violence threatened Yemen's capital with a return to chaos Monday — at least three opposition and three government forces killed — after a day of jubilation had gripped Sanaa…
Hubble bubble, budget trouble
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Have you heard the one doing the rounds? Three leading economists going hunting took a small plane into the wilderness. The pilot told them they could only…
Valuation of Orascom Tel Algeria unit stalled: sources
ALGIERS: The Algerian government's valuation of Orascom Telecom's local mobile phone unit has been delayed because of a disagreement about disclosing company data, two telecoms sector sources told Reuters. The…
Orascom Development Q1 profit tumbles
CAIRO: Real estate and hotels firm Orascom Development reported a slump in first-quarter net profit, hit by Egypt's political turmoil. The Swiss-listed company, known mostly for building luxury resorts in…
Egypt central bank to offer LE 6 bln in repos Tuesday
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank said it will offer LE 6 billion ($1.001 billion) in seven-day repurchase agreements in the money market on Tuesday at a fixed rate of 9.25 percent.…
Robert Pattinson sinks teeth into MTV Movie Awards
The MTV Movie Awards was more like "The Team Edward Show." "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson sucked up the spotlight — and some popcorn-shaped trophies — at Sunday's shenanigan-packed ceremony. Among…
Egypt general’s message to Napoleon rakes in thousands of euros in auction
PARIS: A 29-line missive by Egyptian general Ya'qub Hanna to Napoleon fetched a staggering 187,500 euros at an auction in France Sunday. The document was concerning the end of the…
Nubre: New design initiative in Aswan
How else can an artist design beautiful things if not surrounded by beauty? That is the thinking of Azza Fahmy and the European Union Delegation in Egypt who partnered in…
The sacred and the secular: Promoting Muslim democracy
By Asef Bayat The presence of religion in public space challenges our ideas about the roles of faith in our lives and politics. Over the last centuries, proponents of secularization have…