UAE, Bahrain inflation edges up in Oct, seen benign
DUBAI: United Arab Emirates inflation hit an 18-month high of 1.9 percent in October, while prices edged up slightly in fellow Gulf Arab state Bahrain, data showed on Sunday, indicating…
Medvedev tries to rebrand Russia’s image on Iran
MOSCOW: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has eased the diplomatic pressure off the Kremlin by adamantly telling Iran that it must "prove" to the world that its nuclear drive was entirely…
Iraqi Christians seek safe haven in Jordan from attacks
AMMAN: A spate of attacks targeting Christians in Iraq has forced many to flee to neighboring Jordan which many see as a stepping stone to a new life as far…
Saudi Arabia tries to reassure over rulers’ health
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is anxious to show its allies there will be no power vacuum in the world's biggest oil exporter as health problems beset its octogenarian rulers, but the…
Analysts say Egyptian market immune to Irish debt worries
CAIRO: Capital market and financial experts have agreed that the Egyptian Stock Exchange is isolated from the crisis affecting the Irish banking sector, which does not have close ties with…
State land protection authority expected after parliamentary elections
CAIRO: The Egyptian government is preparing to establish a state land protection authority following next week’s parliamentary elections, the State Information Service reported. All territories affiliated with The Ministries of…
Abbas rejects settlement freeze that excludes Jerusalem
CAIRO: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday that he will not return to the negotiating table with Israel without a settlement freeze that includes annexed Arab east Jerusalem. The…
Accurate statistics are essential to solving unemployment, say experts
CAIRO: When Al-Wafd’s Port Said MP Mohamed Sherdy sought information from the Ministry of Manpower and Immigration regarding the labor force and the employment training programs currently taking place in…
Pope creates 24 new cardinals amid cheers
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually…
Opposition, rights group accuse NDP of violations prior to elections
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Al-Wafd opposition party and the Muslim Brotherhood accused the government of crackdown meant to tilt the election in favor of the ruling National Democratic Party candidates. “We…
