El-Sebaei sacked, under investigation
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Egypt’s Cabinet sacked on Wednesday the head of the Forensic Examinations Authority, El-Sebaei Ahmed El-Sebaei, who is under investigation for corruption allegations. The Cabinet confirmed on…
Egypt Salafi cleric says bin Laden died a martyr
CAIRO: A leader of an increasingly prominent hardline sect in Egypt praised Osama bin Laden on Tuesday and said the jihadist leader was a martyr who died with his "head…
Oil off $1 ahead of US inventory data
LONDON: Oil prices slipped on Wednesday ahead of the release of weekly US oil inventory data expecting to show an increase in crude stockpiles later in the day. ICE Brent…
Egypt uncertainty prolonged; markets consolidate
DUBAI: Concerns over an extension of the first-quarter earnings deadline will overhang Egypt's shares next week, while investors in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar hold positions as index compiler…
Police coalition demands protection
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The Police Officers Coalition called Wednesday for discharging head of Cairo's security directorate and head of the investigations department in response to the escape of tens of…
Bin Laden death will not affect Al-Qaeda: Egypt Jihad leader
By Samer al-Atrush / AFP CAIRO: A founding member of Egypt's Islamic Jihad and friend of Al-Qaeda's new chief Ayman Al-Zawahri told AFP Tuesday that Osama bin Laden's death will not…
Zawahri: From suburban doctor to chief of Al-Qaeda?
By Tom Pfeiffer and Marwa Awad / Reuters CAIRO: The man most likely to take the helm of Al-Qaeda after Osama bin Laden did not emerge from the crowded slums of…
One-on-one with Teradata’s CIO Stephen Brobst
CAIRO: “‘Big data’ is less about the size of the data and more about the diversity,” said Stephen Brobst, chief technology officer for Teradata Corporation. In and of itself, he…
Muslim Brotherhood’s young members dismayed at new leadership appointments
By Hanan Solayman CAIRO: The announcement of the Muslim Brotherhood’s new leadership by the Shoura Council was not well received by the group’s youth, who were disappointed that the party’s leaders…
Slammed over land deals, HSBC says transactions legit
CAIRO: HSBC came under scrutiny this week for the role it played in controversial land deals by senior Egyptian officials who are now being investigated on corruption allegations. The bank,…