Yemen PM says German ban on passenger flights ‘unjustified’
SANAA: Germany's ban on passenger flights from Yemen following a global parcel bomb alert is "unjustified," state news agency Saba on Wednesday quoted Prime Minister Ali Mohammad Mujawar as saying.…
Gbagbo leads poll with partial result in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN: Partial results from an election aimed at reuniting war-divided Ivory Coast showed President Laurent Gbagbo with a slight lead Wednesday over the main opposition leader. Electoral commission spokesman Bamba…
Republicans win House; Democrats keep Senate
WASHINGTON: Opposition Republicans delivered a stinging blow to President Barack Obama, capturing the House of Representatives in election results tallied Wednesday. They narrowed the Democratic majority in the Senate, but…
Pope Shenouda’s security tightened following Al-Qaeda threats
CAIRO: A source close to the papal headquarters in Saint Mark’s Cathedral said on Tuesday that Pope Shenouda's security will be tightened as a result of the threat by an…
MB questions role of gov’t officials as MPs
By Abdel-Rahman Hussein CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has questioned the role of members of parliament and other government officials who are running in the People’s Assembly (PA) election in light…
Rights coalition might abstain from monitoring ‘rigged’ elections
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The Egyptian Coalition for Monitoring elections stated Tuesday that it will refrain from monitoring the elections if the government refuses to allow the supervision of civil society…
Opposition leaders announce plans to combat fraud in parliamentary elections
By Heba Afify CAIRO: Opposition leaders said they expected foul play in the upcoming parliamentary elections and outlined their strategy to counter it during a conference held on Monday under the…
Survey says 51 pct of Egypt organizations looking to hire
CAIRO: In Egypt, 22 percent of employers surveyed said that they would ‘definitely’ be hiring during the last quarter of 2010, alongside another 29 percent indicating that they would ‘probably’…
Oil price jumps after Libya talks of $100
LONDON: Oil jumped more than $1 per barrel on Tuesday after OPEC member Libya said oil producers would find prices of $100 a barrel more comfortable because of higher food…
PHD sponsors real estate summit
Egypt will host for the first time the Global Real Estate Institute (GRI) Summit for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on Nov. 4 in Sharm El-Sheikh, bringing together…
