Telecom Egypt approves LE 1.30 cash dividend
CAIRO: Shareholders in Telecom Egypt approved a LE 1.3 ($0.22) cash dividend at a meeting on Tuesday, the firm said in a statement. The firm's 2010 net profit soared by…
Egypt court scraps land sale to Palm Hills
CAIRO: An Egyptian court ruled on Tuesday that a state land sale to Palm Hills Development was illegal and scrapped the contract, sending more alarm through Egypt's battered property sector.…
April 6 quits revolution youth coalition, calls for new one
CAIRO: The April 6 Youth Movement quit Tuesday the Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution, accusing it of supporting dissidents who have “tarnished” the movement’s image. In a statement,…
Protests deserve support, not bullets: Arab League
CAIRO: The Arab League on Tuesday condemned the use of force against pro-democracy protesters in several Arab countries, saying they "deserve support, not bullets." In a rare statement on the…
Rap music inspires Libyan rebels to defeat Qaddafi
Libyan rebel fighter Jaad Jumaa Hashmi cranks up the volume on his pickup truck's stereo when he heads into battle against Moammar Qaddafi's forces. He looks for inspiration from a…
500-year-old book surfaces in Utah
Book dealer Ken Sanders has seen a lot of nothing in his decades appraising "rare" finds pulled from attics and basements, storage sheds and closets. Sanders, who occasionally appraises items…
Russia’s Bolshoi to reopen after reconstruction
Russia's venerable Bolshoi Theater — which survived fires, a Nazi bombing and Lenin's order to close it down — is almost ready to reopen after years of reconstruction and will…
Troops firing as Daraa assault rages on, says Syrian activist
DAMASCUS: Syria's southern town of Daraa came under sustained gunfire from troops Tuesday as a military assault on the epicenter of pro-democracy protests raged into a second day, a rights…
China FM to visit Egypt in show of support
BEIJING: China said on Tuesday it will send its Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to Egypt in a show of support, marking Beijing's first big diplomatic foray into building ties with…
Egypt says Iran ties will not undermine Gulf security
KUWAIT CITY: Visiting Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Tuesday vowed that his country's possible ties with Iran will not undermine security of oil-rich Arab states in the Gulf. "If…