Talaat Moustafa says operations resume
CAIRO: Talaat Moustafa Group, Egypt's biggest listed developer, said on Wednesday none of its assets had been damaged during Egypt's political unrest and that its operations had gradually resumed. The…
Egyptian bank shutdown and strikes hit industry
CAIRO: Egyptian manufacturers have cut output because banks are closed while labor unions have taken the country's revolution as a cue to stop work and demand better pay and conditions,…
Arafa closes factories due to strike
CAIRO: Arafa Holding, Egypt's biggest garment exporter, has closed its factories in Tenth of Ramadan City till Feb. 17 due to labor strikes, the firm said in a statement on…
Egypt bourse to settle trades made during unrest
CAIRO: Egypt's stock exchange is looking at ways to help small investors and others hurt when share prices plummeted during political unrest in late January, but it will not cancel…
Clash breaks out as Libya braced for ‘Day of Anger’
By AFP TRIPOLI: Thirty-eight people were injured in clashes between Libyan security forces and demonstrators in Benghazi overnight, the director of Al-Jala hospital in the eastern city told AFP on…
Bahrain protesters urge more pressure on rulers
By AP MANAMA: Protesters demanding sweeping political reforms from Bahrain's rulers held their ground Wednesday in an Egypt-style occupation of the capital's landmark square, calling for a third day of…
Regime supporters clash with protesters in Yemen
By AFP SANAA: Anti-regime protesters and supporters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh armed with daggers clashed in Sanaa on Wednesday, with at least four people wounded, an AFP correspondent…
Iran warns of action as opposition remains defiant
TEHRAN: Iran said Wednesday it is planning to take action against opposition leaders after MPs demanded they be executed, as the two former regime pillars defiantly launched fresh anti-government tirades.…
Mubarak given up, wants to die in Sharm, says Saudi official
By Alexander Dziadosz /Reuters SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Egypt's ousted president has given up and wants to die in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh where he has been living since…
CBS TV reporter sexually assaulted in Cairo
By Frazier Moore /AP NEW YORK: A female CBS News correspondent was recovering in a US hospital Tuesday from a sexual attack and beating she suffered while reporting on the…