Former interior minister’s trial adjourned to April 2
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The trial of former interior minister Habib El-Adly was adjourned to April 2 to allow the defense team time to prepare for the case and review…
Protesters enter State Security headquarters
By Sarah Carr CAIRO: What started as a small demonstration of around 80 at 4 pm in front of Nasr City’s State Security headquarters on Saturday grew steadily as onlookers…
Cut and Paste: Considerations for a new Egyptian government
By Tamer Bahgat and Khalid El-Sherif “We are no longer slaves, and from this day forward, we shall not be inheritable!” Ahmed Orabi, Sept. 9, 1881 The fall of the…
Standoff between Lotus Air employees and manager almost resolved
CAIRO: The Lotus Air offices in Heliopolis have been the site of a workers’ strike rarely, if ever, seen in Egypt. In a leafy road behind the Fairmont Hotel, employees…
Kuwait’s Zain swings to Q4 net profit
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti mobile operator Zain swung to a small profit in the fourth quarter, according to Reuters calculations, missing analysts' estimates. Zain, subject to a $12 billion takeover bid from…
Oil climbs higher on Libya conflict
LONDON: Crude oil rose on Friday, with Brent above $116 a barrel, as Libyan security forces began a violent crackdown on protesters in Tripoli and clashed with rebels near a…
China’s deepening Arab ties: the dragon in the desert
By Martina Fuchs / Reuters DUBAI: A behemoth dragon-shaped shopping mall in the desert near Dubai has become a symbol of the deepening links between East Asia and the Middle…
ANALYSIS: Arab revolution could trigger foreign investment boom
By Sebastian Tong / Reuters LONDON: Unnerving as it is, the tide of political change sweeping the Arab world may also end up drawing in a fresh wave of foreign…
One thousand turn out to support Ahmed Shafiq
By Ethar El-Katatny HELWAN, Egypt: Inside the gated compound of Katameya Heights, where ex- Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq lives, around 1,000 people gathered to express their gratitude and support for…
Egypt’s top archaeologist warns of looting
By Hamza Hendawi /AP CAIRO: Egypt's top archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, warned that the country's antiquity sites were being looted by criminals amid the country's political upheaval as he announced he…