Libya land exodus unabated, Egyptians stranded: IOM
GENEVA: About 15,000 Egyptians who fled the Libyan crisis are still stranded in Tunisia amid a relentless exodus of foreigners by land, the International Organization for Migration said Saturday.…
Egyptian students rally for return of tourists
CAIRO: As hundreds of Egyptian college students rallied at the iconic pyramids of Giza Friday to promote tourism, camel guide Salah Shabani stood to the side and looked on with…
NBAD plans Islamic repo product, eyes Malaysia unit
ABU DHABI: National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) will launch a sharia-compliant repo product in March to encourage secondary market trading and is in talks with two unnamed counterparties for…
HRW says many protesters still in military custody
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Human Rights Watch (HRW) along with Egyptian human rights organizations and two internet-based groups documented scores of people who went missing since Egypt's military rulers took…
Saudi falls to 9-mth low on regional unrest
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's index slumped to a nine-month low on Sunday and most Gulf Arab markets also slid on fears unrest was spreading in the region. The kingdom's benchmark fell…
Sewedy Electric delays Libya cable project
CAIRO: Egyptian group El Sewedy Electric said on Sunday that the strife in Libya had forced it to postpone a $65 million cable manufacturing plant it planned to build in…
Shopping for the Revolution
By Jennifer Bremer As an American who has lived in Egypt for several years, I have watched the events of the past month with almost as much excitement and joy as…
Cairo ICT forum postponed to May
CAIRO: The 15th annual Cairo International Telecommunication Information Technology (ICT) Trade Fair and Forum, originally scheduled for Feb. 20-23, has been moved to May 25-28 after being postponed due to…
Greek ambassador says investments ‘here to stay’
CAIRO: “Greek investments are here to stay and are not going anywhere,” Greek Ambassador to Egypt Chris Lazaris said. “All projects that were planned before the recent events are still…
Amr Khaled reaches out to Upper Egypt
SOHAG: “Blood has started rushing back to the veins of the Egyptians,” Amr Khaled gesticulates impassionedly as he stands at a podium, talking to a crowd of around 2,000 people.…