A story of an empowered woman
On the land of one of the oldest ancient civilizations, where many of the world’s inventions were born, the earliest form of reading and writing — Hieroglyphic text — was…
US will accept inheritance of power in Egypt and will not bomb Iran, say American experts
WASHINGTON/CAIRO: To maintain a new policy of less on-the-ground interference in the Middle East, the United States would by and large accept a scenario of the Egyptian inheritance of power…
Oman’s Raysut Cement sees cement deal in one month: CFO
DUBAI: Raysut Cement Co, Oman's largest cement producer by market value, is holding acquisition talks with several companies and expects to reach an agreement within a month, its chief financial…
Germany’s Hochtief courting Qatar to take stake: report
BERLIN: German building giant Hochtief is in talks with Qatar in the hope that the emirate will take a stake in the company in order to thwart a hostile takeover…
Gulf Airlines face new European challenge
The Gulf’s airlines, which over the last decade conquered the world’s skies with armadas of long-haul jets serviced by glitzy airports, face a new challenge to their business from their…
Khaled Saeid trial adjourned until Nov. 27
By Sarah Carr ALEXANDRIA: The Alexandria Criminal Court heard witness testimony on Saturday as the trial of two policemen charged with beating Khaled Saeid to death continued. The trial was…
Abu Dhabi CPI hits at least 21-mth high in Sept
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi's annual inflation rate edged up to 3.8 percent in September, its highest since at least the beginning of 2009 as main living costs increased, data from the…
Jordan says freedom of expression guaranteed in election
AMMAN: Jordan's information minister said on Saturday that freedom of expression was guaranteed after Human Rights Watch said there had been several arrests ahead of a November 9 general election.…
Palestinians welcome Catholic support for end of occupation
RAMALLAH: The chief Palestinian negotiator on Sunday welcomed a call from Catholic bishops for the international community to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands. Saeb Erakat said Christians were…
Iraq should probe reports its forces tortured: HRW
NEW YORK: Iraq should investigate reports that its forces systematically tortured and abused detainees, Human Rights Watch said Saturday after documents released by Wikileaks detailed abuse by Iraqi captors. "Iraq…
