Egypt’s OCI forms JV for nuclear power projects
CAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries , Egypt's biggest listed builder, said on Sunday it had formed a joint venture with state-owned Arab Contractors to bid on nuclear power projects in the…
Libya releases 52 Egyptian fishermen
CAIRO: Libya has released 52 Egyptian fishermen who had been arrested for straying into its territorial waters earlier this month, Egypt announced on Sunday. Mohamed Abdel Hakam, Egypt's deputy foreign…
Leading American economist outlines how emerging economies may move forward
CAIRO: Joseph Stiglitz, a revered Nobel Prize-winning American economist and professor at Columbia University, spoke at the American University in Cairo on Jan. 13, where he outlined how developing countries…
Gov’t is unable or unwilling to enforce its labor laws, says expert
CAIRO: “Right now the Egyptian government is either unwilling or unable to enforce its labor laws,” said Ragui Assad, a leading scholar and researcher on employment issues in the Middle…
Mixed reactions flood Egypt’s streets following Tunisian revolution
By Farah Yousry CAIRO: As jokes comparing the Egyptian regime with its Tunisia counterpart abounded on the streets, serious open discussion of a potential revolution in Egypt was harder to…
ANALYSIS: Tunisia’s ‘Jasmine revolution’ jolts Arab world
By Christophe de Roquefeuil /AFP CAIRO: The ousting of Tunisia's president after violent protests is a stark warning to authoritarian regimes across the Arab world, whose people have long voiced…
Opposition launches ‘popular parliament’
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Former opposition and independent MPs and a number of opposition leaders announced Sunday the official launch of the "popular parliament" and its structure in a press…
Tunisia uncovers plot amid unity government talks
By Dario Thuburn /AFP TUNIS: The security chief of ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been arrested for plotting against the North African state's new leadership, an…
Security prevents activists, opposition from reaching Tunisian embassy
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Police forces prevented Sunday dozens of former MPs, activists and opposition leaders from reaching the Tunisian embassy in the central Zamalek neighborhood. Following a press conference…
Wind stops play in squash finals
LONDON: The World Series squash finals may be cancelled after wind stopped play before Nick Matthew, the world champion from England, and Amr Shabana, the four times former world champion…