France pledges to help Egypt’s ‘fantastic transition’
CAIRO: France's junior minister for trade Pierre Lellouche pledged French support for Egypt during a visit to Cairo on Wednesday, extending an invitation for the country to attend a Group…
Prison mulled for Mubarak, health ‘unstable’
CAIRO: The Prosecutor General on Thursday mulled sending Hosni Mubarak to jail or to a prison hospital as reports emerged the ousted president's health is "unstable". Egypt's public prosecutor Abdel…
Mubarak’s name to be lifted from state institutions
CAIRO: The Cairo Emergency Court ordered on Thursday the removal of the names of Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne Mubarak from all squares, streets and institutions…
Qena protesters accuse El-Essawy of inciting tribal violence
CAIRO: Thousands of protesters in Qena called on Thursday for the prosecution of Deputy Prime Minister Yehia El-Gamal and accused Minister of Interior Mansour El-Essawy of inciting tribal violence. Since…
Egypt cancels summer clock change
CAIRO: Egypt has decided no longer to put its clocks forward by an hour in spring, state news agency MENA reported Wednesday. "The Council of Ministers under (Prime Minister) Essam…
Mattareya Hospital’s emergency room remain closed after attacks
CAIRO: The emergency room of the Mattareya Hospital remained closed for the fourth day Thursday, turning away patients amid fears of attacks after one patient was killed last Monday. A…
Egypt’s Mubarak seeks to stay in Red Sea retreat
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Hosni Mubarak has asked Egypt's ruling generals to keep him in Sharm El-Sheikh despite an order to leave, army sources said, a further sign of the deposed president's…
Gazans’ hopes fading for end to siege post-Mubarak
CAIRO: Nearly three months after celebrations of the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak resonated in Gaza, residents of the Strip are becoming less optimistic that the news could…
Oil slips on US jobless claims, demand concerns
LONDON: Oil prices reversed gains on Thursday after a smaller-than-expected decline in US jobless claims dampened hopes for growth in the world's top oil consumer, offsetting sharp dollar falls. The…
Markets seen consolidating; Egypt eyes Mobinil
DUBAI/CAIRO: Trading in Gulf Arab markets appears immune at times from turmoil in the wider region, judging from new highs reached this week. Upbeat first quarter earnings from companies in…