UAE passes law paving way for sovereign bond issue
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirate's top advisory council passed a new public debt law on Tuesday, marking a key step toward the issuance of the Gulf Arab state's first…
Delegation leaves Ivory Coast without Gbagbo
ABIDJAN: West African leaders who delivered an ultimatum to Laurent Gbagbo to step down or face a military ouster left Ivory Coast late Tuesday without taking him into exile a…
South Sudan recording stars sing ‘independence’
JUBA: "Let us go, we can make it," Mary Boyoi sings softly in a flute-like voice as she sways to the rhythm, sharing a dream that south Sudan will choose…
Slain Lebanon cop’s parents hope for justice
DEIR AMMAR: As Lebanon braces for a UN court to issue indictments in the Rafiq Hariri murder, the parents of the policeman believed to have cracked the case are hoping…
Greek labor ministry covered up Egyptian worker accident: reports
ATHENS: Greece's labor ministry came under fire on Tuesday for allegedly covering up the death of an Egyptian window cleaner in a fatal fall at one of its buildings over…
Bedouins warn new NDP MP to address pressing issues in Sinai
CAIRO: Bedouins affiliated with opposition groups in North Sinai have warned new National Democratic Party (NDP) MP Suleiman Arada that he must seek solutions to pressing concerns of the Bedouin…
Soloist Ousso: Seeing the whole world anew each day
There is an unstoppable force that drives Ousso (Mohamed Lotfy), Egypt’s foremost guitar player. It is not just his love for music, but his belief in people, in young musicians,…
Qandil’s case adjourned to Jan 23
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The case of former TV host and columnist Hamdy Qandil was adjourned to Jan. 23 to decide whether to delegate a different court to look into the…
Driver detained in Aswan crash killing US tourists
CAIRO: Authorities ordered the detention of the truck driver involved in a crash with a tour bus that killed eight Americans and injured 21 others. The accident took place on…
April 6 Movement conference criticizes NDP, calls for opposition unity
CAIRO: Opposition leaders and rights activists encouraged youths to fight for change, citing the “failure” of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), during the closing of the third annual conference…