Iran watches the new Iraq cautiously
By Sadegh Zibakalam If an observer monitors news coverage of Iraq in the Iranian media, he or she will be surprised at how minimal it is. The scope of news…
Winds of change
By Safa A. Hussein In recent months, newcomers entering Baghdad via the international airport and those who wander around the international zone and its five-star hotels could not fail to…
Need versus greed
By Jeffrey Sachs NEW YORK: India’s great moral leader Mohandas Gandhi famously said that there is enough on Earth for everybody’s need, but not enough for everybody’s greed. Today, Gandhi’s…
No to the law of the mob
With reference to Daily News Egypt editorial by Rania Al Malky (February 26-27, page 5) I’d like to point out that your editorial was just a pamphlet. This is…
Egypt delays expected reopening of stock market
CAIRO: Egyptian officials have again delayed the restart of the country's stock exchange, a move that brokers said Tuesday would likely only undercut investor confidence in a market many expect…
Egypt judge says enough legal guarantees for polls
By Dina Zayed/Reuters CAIRO: An Egyptian judge in charge of a panel to change the constitution ahead of polls in six months' time said on Monday that the amendments it…
Egypt legal body orders Palm Hills deal scrapped
CAIRO: An Egyptian judicial panel ruled on Tuesday that a state land sale to Palm Hills Development, Egypt's second biggest listed developer, was illegal and should be scrapped. Palm Hills…
China to stay a low-key gambler in Middle East
BEIJING: Even with Middle Eastern tumult tearing down governments and pushing up oil prices, China will stay a restrained regional player, reluctant to gamble a growing pile of economic chips…
Eastern H1 net income dips 37.4 pct: bourse
CAIRO: Egypt's cigarette monopoly Eastern Company said on Tuesday its July-December net income fell 37.4 percent year-on-year to LE 253.5 million ($43 million). The firm posted net income of LE…
Egypt gas to Israel to resume by March 4: Ampal
NEW YORK: Egyptian gas supplies to East Mediterranean Gas and its clients in Israel are expected to resume by March 4, Ampal-American Israel Corp said on Sunday. Ampal, which has…