Egypt-tied investments rise as market reopen awaits
CAIRO: Investments tied to Egypt rebounded in less volatile trading on Friday as a tumultuous week ended without a resolution to the civil unrest gripping the country. Egypt's stock market,…
Egypt’s ex-finance min Boutros-Ghali quits IMF panel
CAIRO: Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali, who was replaced in a cabinet shake-up amid violent protests in Egypt this week, resigned on Friday as chairman of the International Monetary Fund's…
Egypt finance minister says unrest losses huge
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt has suffered huge economic losses during political protests that broke out 10 days ago but the government is committed to meeting its financial obligations, finance minister…
Saboteurs attack Egypt-Israel gas pipeline: TV
CAIRO: Saboteurs blew up a pipeline that runs through Egypt's North Sinai and supplies gas to Israel, state television reported on Saturday, although it was not immediately clear what impact…
Editorial: Lies, damned lies
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: You can’t fool all the people all the time. The hawks of Egypt’s current regime should have learnt this lesson, if not over the past 30…
UN official denounces attacks, violence in Egypt
GENEVA: The UN's top human rights official has denounced attacks on activists and journalists and backs the idea of a special session of the UN's Human Rights Council to address…
Pro-democracy protests continue in Sinai, Suez
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: In North Sinai, a few thousand protesters gathered in Sheikh Zowaid, Al-Arish and Rafah cities where there is an absence of both police and army forces to…
6 activists detained Friday, others missing since Jan. 25
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Six political activists were detained early Friday after meeting with Mohamed ElBaradei, according to a statement issued by the April 6 Youth Movement. The activists include Amr…
Prominent journalist resigns from state TV
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Shahira Amin, deputy head of the state-owned English television channel, Nile TV, resigned Thursday in what describes as a “spur of the moment decision” after she heard…
3 NDP members quit parliament, party
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Three members of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) resigned from the parliament and the party because of the ongoing anti regime protests and the party's reaction…