Customs agreement hindering aid to Libya, say donors
CAIRO: For more than 20 days, Adel Ben Halim, a Libyan businessman living in Egypt, has been seeking government approval for the Red Crescent to transport 20 aid vehicles into…
Army council approves sexual harassment law
CAIRO: The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces released a decree Thursday amending seven articles in the penal code, enforcing harsher punishment in sexual harassment cases. Amended Article 267…
Suez protesters demand prosecution of Mubarak, former officials
CAIRO: Thousands of Suez citizens protested Friday afternoon on El-Arbeen Street, site of the first man shot dead by police on January 25, demanding that authorities prosecute ousted president Hosni…
26 questions Egyptians are asking
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: In an ironic numerical coincidence, 67 days after the January 25 outbreak of the popular revolt that toppled Egypt’s 30-year regime and its dictator ex-president Hosni…
Libya’s troubles: no clear way out yet
By Richard Dalton Three weeks ago I wrote something that helps explain why foreigners have interfered in this crisis and not in others: "Humanitarian intervention is not yet firmly rooted as…
The Arab spring and interventionism
By Vitaly Naumkin There is an age-old tradition of explaining everything that happens in the Middle East in terms of external conspiracies. The present-day "Arab revolutionary spring" is no exception. I…
Tourists, businesses flee to Dubai to escape storm
DUBAI: Regional turmoil is creating an unexpected boom for Dubai as tourists and businessmen flock once again to the shopping and skyscraper oasis after fleeing just a few years ago…
France Telecom still bullish on Mideast, Africa
PARIS: France Telecom aims to continue its expansion in the emerging markets of Africa and the Middle East via two or three acquisitions a year, but will not bid for…
Oil rises ahead US payrolls; supply disrupted
LONDON: Oil prices rose on Friday, with Brent crude nearing $118, as investors anticipated US payrolls data later in the session will confirm the improving economic outlook of the world's…
EFG Hermes upgrades Ezz Steel to buy
CAIRO: EFG Hermes upgraded Ezz Steel Co , Egypt's largest steel maker, to "buy" from "sell" on valuation, and said it views any fall in the share price from current…