Kidman weeps in ‘Rabbit Hole’; revels in home life
By AP Nicole Kidman is giving audiences grief with her latest drama, "Rabbit Hole," playing a disconsolate woman coping with the death of her child. Yet 10 years after one…
Philippines comic cuts film amid Catholic protest
MANILA: Angry Catholics forced the Philippines' "King of Comedy" to delete scenes of his latest film deemed deeply offensive to the country's dominant religion, the veteran actor said in a…
Egyptian pound falls to five-year low against dollar
CAIRO: The Egyptian pound fell to a five-year low against the greenback, dropping by 0.2 percent as it ended trading at 5.806 to the dollar on Monday. Analysts said that…
Vimpelcom seeking new terms for Orascom, Wind deal
MOSCOW/CAIRO: Vimpelcom wants to renegotiate a $6.6 billion bid for control of telecoms assets owned by Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris, who said he would consider changes to the shareholder structure…
Qatar: 77 million ton giant
By John Defterios While the football world and all its fans were rightly focussed on Qatar 2022 — a story kept on the boil by FIFA President Sepp Blatter — the…
KidZania to open in Cairo
Edrak for Edutainment Projects Development Company acquired exclusive franchise rights for Egypt to launch Africa’s first KidZania, which will open in the fall of 2012, according to a statement. Tarek…
Cairo to host first London Business Forum in ME
The London Business Forum Middle East will launch its first event in the region titled “Building the Great,” taking place Feb. 15-16 in Cairo. Through its Middle East Chapter, the…
Delta Sugar to up production in 2011: reports
Egypt’s Delta Sugar will start construction on two plants next year and is seeking to acquire land for a third factory, Al-Mal newspaper reported, citing Chairman Abdelhamid Salama. Bloomberg cited…
Iran quake kills seven, wrecks villages
TEHRAN: A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Iran, wrecking villages, bringing down power lines, and killing up to seven people and injuring hundreds more, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. The late…
55,000 displaced south Sudanese return ahead of referendum
GENEVA: Some 55,000 displaced southern Sudanese have returned to their homeland from the north in the last few weeks, ahead of a key referendum on south Sudan's independence, the UN…