Wael Ghonim: The face of the revolution?
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Within hours of his much-anticipated release from state security detention, Wael Ghonim, founder of Facebook page ‘We are all Khaled Said,’ was delegated by thousands of Facebook…
US urges Egypt to uphold international treaties
WASHINGTON: The United States led pressure Monday on Egypt's future leaders to honor existing treaties, alluding to the peace process as the Muslim Brotherhood joined talks on the Arab nation's…
Airlines, hotels hit by ongoing protests
CAIRO: Businesses around Egypt are in the process of slowly reopening their doors and assessing their losses as well as finding ways to move forward after two weeks of protests…
Egypt’s GDRs bounce back, experts wary about EGX
CAIRO: Egyptian global depositary receipts (GDRs) are showing positive signs as a new week’s trading began Monday on the London Stock Exchange. The stocks of Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), Egypt’s…
Egypt exchange reduces trading hours, sets strict measures
CAIRO: Egypt’s stock exchange will close an hour early when it reopens on Sunday after a two-week closure, the stock exchange announced in a statement. Trading will begin at 10:30…
Egypt protests enter their third week
By Jailan Zayan / AFP CAIRO: Egyptian protesters massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square Tuesday amid calls for renewed nationwide street action to mark two weeks of anti-government rallies that have rattled…
Revolt rocks pillars of Mubarak rule
By Tom Perry / Reuters CAIRO: The mass revolt against President Hosni Mubarak's rule has shaken the civilian pillars of his rule: the police force, the ruling party and state media.…
Analysis: Tahrir Square a key to Egypt’s future
By Abdel-Rahman Hussein CAIRO: No one saw it coming; when protesters and journalists headed to the streets on Jan. 25 no one expected that less than two weeks later the demonstrations…
US urges Egypt to uphold international treaties
WASHINGTON: The United States led pressure Monday on Egypt's future leaders to honor existing treaties, alluding to the peace process as the Muslim Brotherhood joined talks on the Arab nation's…
MB says reviewing its stance from dialogue
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) said that the continuous arrest of its members and the media campaign against the group will have implications on the group’s dialogue with…