Army officers join Tahrir protesters
By AFP CAIRO: Seven army officers on Friday defied a warning from the ruling military council and joined tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square to call for the…
Mideast tumult could drive Gulf sukuk issuers to Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: More Gulf sukuk issuers are expected to tap the Malaysian market in the coming months although global issuance would be lower this year due to turmoil in the…
Mideast, Nigeria concerns support oil prices
SINGAPORE: World oil prices stayed at multi-year highs Friday, supported by the ongoing tensions in the Arab world and the postponement of elections in Nigeria, Africa's biggest crude producer. New…
Egypt buyers wary ahead of Q1 results
CAIRO: Egyptian share prices will recover only slowly in the next few weeks from the country's political turmoil, with many investors sticking to the sidelines until first quarter results give…
Egypt turmoil hits Cairo nightlife
CAIRO: After hours spinning the latest hip-hop and trance hits, DJ Sugar loses enthusiasm, turns off the music and surveys a nightclub dance floor that has been bare for weeks.…
Egypt’s unrest blights 2011 tourism revenue
CAIRO: Egypt's vital tourism industry, crippled by political turmoil, will suffer a 25 percent drop in revenue in 2011 and will need until September to get back on track, the…
Israeli strikes kill five as Gaza seethes
GAZA: Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip killed two insurgents from the Islamist group Hamas and three Palestinian civilians on Friday as a fresh spike in cross-border violence…
Buttered Up: Acerbity or zest?
I have a habit of urging friends in Malaysia to visit Egypt. I advertise the sights, sounds, smells and specialness of my home country like I've deserted my body and…
Gates: US troops could remain in Iraq after 2011
MOSUL: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, visiting Iraq on the eve of the eighth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, said Friday the United States could extend its troop presence…
Rebels counter Qaddafi assault on Misrata
BEIRUT: Libyan government troops advanced on Misrata's eastern districts on Friday, triggering street-battles with rebels in the coastal city that forced residents to flee the area, a rebel spokesman said.…