Egypt spy allegations a throwback to another time
CAIRO: Egypt's arrest of a US-born Israeli on suspicion of spying for the Mossad is providing fodder for the Arab nation's military rulers to accuse outsiders of stirring post-revolutionary turmoil.…
CSR meets civil society to plot the way forward at CARE conference
CAIRO: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) executives and civil society members gathered to discuss how to harness the drive of the private sector and, coupled with the expertise of civil society,…
National Security to serve the people not the government, says minister
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Minister of Interior Mansour El-Essawy stressed on Wednesday that the National Security Agency won’t interfere in the political arena, unlike its disbanded predecessor, the State Security Investigations…
Differing viewpoints on achieving social justice in Egypt
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: “Despite the kind of government that comes next, be it liberal, leftist or Islamist, they can all agree on the importance of implementing social justice,” member of…
Denmark to give Egypt $15 mln in aid, Maersk to invest $25 mln
CAIRO: Denmark has allocated 100 million krona ($15.4 million) in aid to Egypt to assist “in its transition towards democratic and economic development” after the January 25 Revolution. Meanwhile, Danish…
TECH REVIEW:HTC brings smartphone, tablet PC to Egypt
CAIRO: Smartphone manufacturer HTC launched Wednesday its latest device, the HTC Sensation, and its first ever PC tablet, the HTC Flyer Tablet, in Egypt. The HTC Sensation is designed as…
ANALYSIS: Arab spring likely to leave oil firms unscathed
LONDON: Western oil firms are unlikely to face widespread asset seizures or contract revisions as a result of Arab uprisings, thanks to deft diplomacy, legal protections and efforts to depict…
Banks lift Abu Dhabi to 23-week high, Qatar down
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi bank stocks rose on Thursday on improving outlooks for the United Arab Emirates economy, lifting the benchmark to a 23-week high, while all other regional markets ended…
Mubarak probe ‘extremely difficult’, says investigator
By AFP CAIRO: A judicial official investigating the wealth of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak said on Thursday the job is proving "extremely difficult," describing the strongman as a master…
Egypt imams get their own union
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's ministry of endowments has approved a request by imams preaching in mosques to form their own union, state media reported on Thursday. Endowments Minister Abdallah Al-Husseini…