Dubai keeps aiming for skies with “highest” restaurant
DUBAI: Dubai's boom may have fizzled, but you can still live the high life perched atop the world's tallest building as the glitzy Gulf emirate unveils one of the world's…
Police deployed for Tunisia-inspired rally
By Maggie Michael /AP CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptian security forces are deploying across Cairo ahead of the country's first Tunisian-inspired protests. Egypt's top security official has warned no disturbances would…
Orascom Devt says has 99.66 pct of OHD after buy-out
Property developer Orascom Development has secured 99.66 percent of shares in its unit Orascom Hotels and Development (OHD) after a public tender for minority shareholders, the company said. In the…
Cairo talent perform for a cause
Three hours, six performances, 18 musicians, 20-something songs and a packed concert space; this was the breakdown of “Performance for a Cause,” which took place in downtown Cairo’s Rawabet Theater,…
Twilight,’ ‘Airbender’ lead Razzies with 9 noms
Vampires, werewolves and airbenders lead the pack at the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that hands out prizes for the year's worst films. The blockbuster supernatural tale "The Twilight Saga:…
Air Arabia sees passenger traffic rising, eyes new routes
UAE-based low cost carrier Air Arabia expects its passenger traffic to increase as much as 15 percent in the next four years and plans to add eight more routes by…
IMF says regional tension adds to Egypt’s fiscal burden
The International Monetary Fund has indicated that the increasing political tensions in the region are likely to cause added pressure to Egypt’s fiscal burden as the government increases spending on…
Amer Group to begin selling Syrian units
Egyptian property developer Amer Group will begin selling units at its Porto Tartous tourist project in Syria this week, it said on Monday. Amer Group, which sells property on Egypt's…
Orascom to do $141 mln of work for Emaar Egypt unit
Orascom Construction Industries, Egypt's biggest listed builder, said on Monday it agreed to do LE 800 million ($141 million) worth of work for Dubai-based developer Emaar Properties. The work will…
North Korea’s Kim meets Egypt’s Sawiris
By Kelly Olsen/AP SEOUL: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il held talks with an Egyptian telecoms magnate whose company set up and operates an advanced mobile phone network in the…