Opposition coalition revokes dialogue with regime after Tahrir clashes
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Opposition Coalition for Change revoked Wednesday their acceptance to hold dialogue with Vice President Omar Sulieman after pro-Mubarak groups attacked pro-change protesters in Tahrir. The coalition is…
Moody’s downgrades five Egyptian banks
CAIRO: Moody's Investors Service downgraded the ratings for five Egyptian banks while Standard & Poor's lowered its assessment on two of the institutions, in the latest volley of bad news…
Gunfire pounds anti-Mubarak protest camp in Cairo
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: Automatic weapons fire pounded the anti-government protest camp in Cairo's Tahrir Square before dawn on Thursday in a dramatic escalation of what appeared to be…
Britain says ‘repression will end badly’ for Egypt
LONDON: Britain warned Egypt on Monday that repression of anti-government protests would "end badly" but stopped short of calling for President Hosni Mubarak to stand aside. "It's very important that…
OPEC worried about Egypt, but not acting yet
LONDON: Oil producer group OPEC said on Monday it was worried about the unrest in Egypt but saw no reason to boost output to cool prices at…
Israel watches Egypt uprising with fear; Netanyahu says ties with Egypt must be preserved
By Matti Friedman /AP JERUSALEM: Israel’s prime minister said Sunday that his government is “anxiously monitoring” the political unrest in Egypt, his first comment on the crisis threatening a regime…
Heineken halts production in Egypt
By Marijn Wellink and Aaron Gray-Block/Reuters AMSTERDAM: Dutch brewer Heineken NV said on Monday it had halted production in Egypt as tension rises in the country amid street protests against…
Egyptian icon Omar Sharif says time Mubarak went
By John Irish/Reuters PARIS: Egyptian film legend Omar Sharif on Monday joined the calls for President Hosni Mubarak to step down, saying he had failed to improve the standard of…
Al-Jazeera appeals for social media help in Egypt
By AP DUBAI: The pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera is calling out for help from Egyptian bloggers and others after authorities closed its Cairo office amid unprecedented anti-state protests. A statement by…
Suez Canal working as normal: canal official
CAIRO: Egypt's Suez Canal was working as normal on Monday, Ahmed Al-Manakhi, a member of the canal authority's board of directors who is also responsible for traffic, told Reuters.…