Egypt riots raise worries over Islamic hard-liners
CAIRO: Deadly Muslim-Christian riots that left 12 dead and a Cairo church a burned-out husk have magnified worries in Egypt over Islamic ultraconservatives who have grown more assertive since the…
US, Canada condemn Imbaba’s sectarian violence
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA: US and Canadian officials condemned on Monday sectarian violence in Egypt that caused 12 deaths and 232 injuries, urging authorities to exercise self-restraint and to conduct a full investigation.…
Iraqi singer Kazim Al-Saher named UNICEF ambassador
BAGHDAD: Crooning of love, Iraq's most famous singer returned to Baghdad on Monday after 14 years abroad to be named a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations children's fund, UNICEF.…
Saving the beautiful game: A radical revision of the rules of football (Part 2)
Diving/Acting Players diving in theater-like fashion inside the penalty box attempting to confuse referees into awarding them a penalty kick should be immediately red carded and suspended for…
Microsoft nears $8.5 bln Skype buy in web shift
NEW YORK: Microsoft is close to buying internet telephony network Skype in an $8.5 billion deal, a source familiar with the situation said, as it seeks to regain ground on…
TUI Travel posts fresh losses on Egypt, Tunisia unrest
LONDON: TUI Travel suffered a net loss of £254 million (€290 million, $415 million) during the group's first half, in part owing to unrest in Egypt and Tunisia, Europe's largest…
AlembicHC raises Egypt’s Sidi Kerir price target
BANGALORE: AlembicHC raised its share-price target on Egypt's Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co (SIDPEC) by 5 percent to LE 17 to reflect higher earnings estimates driven by better operating rates. "SIDPEC…
Egypt inflation jumps to a year high on food prices
CAIRO: Urban consumer inflation in Egypt accelerated to 12.1 percent in April, its highest in a year, on the back of soaring food prices which contributed to the mass protests…
Visa expands operations in Egypt
CAIRO: Seeing the country as a hub for the North and West Africa regions, Visa announced on Tuesday that it will expand operations in Egypt. From marketing to business development,…
Egypt protest hero Wael Ghonim to write book
WASHINGTON: Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who became a hero of Egypt's anti-government uprising, has signed a deal with a US publisher to write a book, "Revolution 2.0." Houghton Mifflin…