Cairo University students end sit-in; new elections scheduled
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Protesting students at Cairo University decided late Wednesday to end their sit-in and to continue protests demanding the resignation of the university's president, Hossam Kamel. The students…
Chaos deepens as clashes in Egypt kill 13
By Hamza Hendawi / AP CAIRO: Clashes this week between Muslims and Christians in Egypt that killed 13 and wounded 140 have deepened a sense of chaos as the police and…
Israel: Gaza smuggling rising amid Mideast unrest
TEL AVIV: A top Israeli diplomat says smuggling of arms from Egypt into the Gaza Strip has grown following the unrest in the Arab world. Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon…
Clinton to visit turbulent Middle East next week
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Egypt and Tunisia next week to press democratic reforms in the wake of rebellions that ousted the two countries' longtime…
Egypt, Tunisia tout revolutions as tourism draw
BERLIN: Beaches, ancient sites, guaranteed sun — and a tang of revolution in the air: Egypt and Tunisia are banking on their recent unrest to pull back the tourists that…
ADM says no major disruption to Mideast grain ships
CHICAGO: US agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland said on Wednesday it has experienced no serious disruptions to grain and agricultural product shipments to the Middle East and North Africa. "Issues are…
Unrest costs Middle East, North Africa markets $90 bln: Markaz
The Middle East and North Africa markets have lost nearly $90 billion year-to-date, mostly due to rising tension in Libya, according to analysts at Kuwait Financial Center (Markaz), who expect…
Muslims end Helwan village sit-in as Copts’ protests continue at Maspero
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Muslim villagers in Etfeeh ended their sit-in Thursday after a visit by a delegation of Muslim and Coptic figures calling for the return of calm to the…
Deputy says he isn’t worried about Egyptian pound
CAIRO: The deputy governor of Egypt's Central Bank is voicing optimism about the economy, saying the country's currency is trading in a tight range. Hisham Ramez says that while the…
Egypt says to press ahead with nuclear tender
CAIRO: Egypt's Electricity Minister said the country would go ahead with a tender for the construction of its first nuclear power plant despite recent political unrest, a government Facebook page…