Dubai: Confidence boost
By Oxford Business Group There are signs that Dubai is hitting the road to recovery, with investors once again eyeing the benefits of the emirate’s foreign direct investment (FDI) credentials and…
Clashes erupt during election run-off in Shubra
By Abdel-Rahman Hussein CAIRO: Clashes erupted in two Shubra polling stations on Sunday between supporters of National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Fady El-Habashy and Al-Wafd candidate Ramy Lakah in the parliamentary…
Protestors in front of SEC headquarters call to dissolve parliament
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Dozens of protesters rallied just a few steps away from the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) headquarters in Heliopolis on Sunday, calling for the dissolution of the parliament…
Swiss supporters: WikiLeaks server goes down
GENEVA: WikiLeaks's main server in France has gone offline, preventing many users from accessing the US State Department cables and other documents the site has posted online, a group of…
At least nine reported dead after Nigerian raids, say activist
LAGOS: At least nine people were reported killed and houses were found burned after military raids in a Nigerian village targeting an alleged gang leader, an activist who visited the…
Iran declares nuclear ‘self-sufficiency’ ahead of talks
TEHRAN: Iran said on Sunday it has produced a first batch of uranium yellowcake, the raw material for enrichment, insisting the new step "strengthens" its position in upcoming nuclear talks…
Divisions within Al Tagammu Party amplify following decision to participate in runoffs
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Members of Al Tagammu Party condemned the party’s decision to participate in the run-off parliamentary elections, and have called for the resignation of Al Tagammu Party Leader…
Israeli exit from Ghajar spells trouble for Lebanon, say experts
BEIRUT: Israel's plan to pull its troops out of northern Ghajar, a disputed village on the flashpoint border with Lebanon, is likely to prove more of a headache than a…
Egypt goes to polls as opposition cries foul
By Samer Al-Atrush /AFP CAIRO: Egypt went to the polls on Sunday for second-round runoffs in a parliamentary election that President Hosni Mubarak's party is poised to win almost unopposed in…
Opposition groups protest election fraud ahead of runoffs
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Opposition groups protested “the rigging and fraud of the People’s Assembly elections” in front of the Journalists’ Syndicate on Saturday, a day before the runoff elections, with…
