North Africa takes migration burden: agencies
By AFP GENEVA: International agencies stressed on Tuesday that North African countries were bearing the burden of the exodus from Libya, as French and Italian leaders met to discuss a…
The end of nuclear power
By Roland Kupers OXFORD: Japan’s nuclear crisis, and the approaching 25th anniversary of the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl, have incited heated new discussions about the desirability of nuclear power. By awakening…
Africa’s winds of change return
By Sanou Mbaye DAKAR: How did Ivory Coast come to this? After gaining independence from France in 1960 with Felix Houphouet-Boigny as President, the country became the world’s largest exporter of…
Turkish journalism behind bars
By Alison Bethel McKenzie and Steven M. Ellis VIENNA: In a study released in early April, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja…
Syrian protesters march to Arab League
CAIRO: Over 400 Syrian protesters organized a march Tuesday from the Syrian Embassy to the Arab League headquarters demanding the overthrow of President Bashar Al-Assad. The protesters, joined by a…
El-Adly trial adjourned to May 21, lawyers propose relocation to larger court
CAIRO: The trial of former interior Minister Habib El-Adly and six of his assistants for their involvement in killing protesters was adjourned to May 21 to give the defense team…
Daylight saving time was unnecessary, says energy expert
CAIRO: The Cabinet’s decision to cancel the already confusing daylight saving time raised more questions as to whether implementing the system conserved energy to begin with. Last Wednesday, the Cabinet,…
Real estate cases weigh on Egypt index
CAIRO: Egypt's main index closed down a fraction in thin trade as court decisions over sales of state land to real estate developers weighed on investor confidence, traders said. The…
Egypt budget deficit may top 10 pct in 2011/12: Radwan
RIYADH: Egypt's budget deficit may top 10 percent of gross domestic product in the next fiscal year as the government responds to demands for jobs and higher wages in the…
EFG-Hermes board proposes 1-for-10 bonus share issue
CAIRO: The board of Egypt's EFG-Hermes has proposed increasing capital by distributing a bonus share for every 10, the investment bank said in a statement to the bourse on Tuesday.…