Eyeing presidency, Iraq’s Sunnis may have to settle for less
ARBIL: Iraq's political rivals meet Monday in the northern city of Arbil following a power-sharing deal in which the Shia Nuri Al-Maliki remains premier but which sees the main Sunni-backed…
Jordan Islamists could turn ‘tough’ outside parliament
AMMAN: Jordan's boycott by Islamists of Tuesday's general election means they may now resort to a tougher stance outside parliament, posing a threat to stability in the kingdom, analysts said.…
ElBaradei campaign accuses security of ‘bugging’ their office
CAIRO: The campaign supporting former IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei to run for President and promoting his reform demands said in a statement that security had bugged their offices. Recording devices…
Esperance charged for Cairo Stadium riots
CAIRO: Esperance were fined $50,000 and obliged to cover the damages caused by their fans at Cairo Stadium during last month's Champions League semi-final tie with Ahly, CAF said. Dozens…
Zamalek to open donation account
CARIO: Zamalek chairman Galal Ibrahim said that a donation bank account could be opened this week to aid the club's financial crisis. The interim Zamalek chief admitted last month that…
Red Bull sponsors squash tournament inside Luxor temple
CAIRO: Red Bull, the energy drink company, in collaboration with the Egyptian Squash Federation is planning a promotional squash tournament, Squash Temple, which will be played inside the Luxor temple…
Judith Butler: Imagining the impossible
By Maya Dukmasova CAIRO: On Tuesday, Judith Butler, eminent philosopher, writer, activist and professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkley delivered the Edward Said Memorial Lecture at the…
Egypt’s Palm Hills Q3 net seen down 17.5 pct
Egypt's second-biggest listed property developer Palm Hills Developments is expected to report a 17.5 percent drop in third-quarter net profit this week, according to a Reuters survey of four analysts.…
Egypt 182-day T-bill avg yield down to 9.778 pct
The average yield on Egyptian 182-day Treasury bills fell a fraction to 9.778 percent at an auction on Sunday versus 9.976 percent at last week's auction, the Central Bank of…
Egypt Alcotexa sells 1,487.5 T cotton in past week
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 1,487.5 tons of cotton in the week that ended on Nov. 6, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Sunday. The sales…
