Steel magnate Ezz says hopes for fair trial
CAIRO: Egyptian steel magnate Ahmed Ezz, who was a top official in ousted president Hosni Mubarak's party and is now being investigated for graft, said on Tuesday charges against him…
Telecom Egypt 2010 net profit up 8 percent
CAIRO: Landline monopoly Telecom Egypt reported an 8 percent rise in 2010 net profit to LE 3.3 billion ($558 million). The figure implied a 20 percent rise in fourth-quarter net…
Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt kill 11
By Hamza Hendawi /AP CAIRO: Muslim-Christian clashes in the Egyptian capital Cairo have killed 11 people and wounded more than 90, security and hospital officials said on Wednesday. The clashes broke…
Rising foreign investment fuels EU vetting debate
BRUSSELS: A wave of overseas acquisitions of European assets has triggered a call in the European Union for foreign bids to be vetted, but opposition to such a move is…
EU may offer incentives for North Africa reform
LONDON: The European Union may offer financial and regulatory incentives to North African countries to encourage them to make democratic reforms, the Financial Times said on Tuesday. Citing a draft…
TUI Germany says Tunisia, Egypt summer volumes drop
BERLIN: TUI Germany said summer bookings to Tunisia and Egypt have dropped sharply as a result of the unrest in the regions that saw their leaders toppled. The company, part…
The Arab drama
By Bernard Haykel PRINCETON: The Arab world has entered the most dramatic period in its modern history. Oppressive regimes are being swept away, as Arab people finally take their fate into…
Obama gets it right
By Ian Buruma NEW YORK: US President Barack Obama has been much criticized for the way he has handled revolutionary changes in North Africa and the Middle East. Actually, he has…
The Mauritius miracle
By Joseph Stiglitz NEW YORK: Suppose someone were to describe a small country that provided free education through university for all of its citizens, transportation for school children, and free health…
Mr. Cameron, multiculturalism is alive and well in the UK
By Khola Hasan LONDON: The next London train was in ten minutes so I settled down on a bench on the windy platform and began to read my book; The Jews…