Students, opposition protest continued police presence on campus
CAIRO: Dozens of activists from different political groups protested Thursday afternoon outside the main gate of Cairo University in Giza against the continued presence of police on campus. The protesters…
Conference aims at connecting African think tanks
CAIRO: The role played by think tanks in supporting decision makers in the development and reform fields, as well as in exchanging knowledge and promoting further cooperation between African…
16 Brotherhood members arrested, as group faces escalation in crackdowns
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Sixteen members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested from their homes in Cairo early Thursday morning, according to the group’s lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsoud. The defendants…
What chances does the Muslim Brotherhood stand in the upcoming elections?
By Omnia Al Desoukie CAIRO: Unlike some opposition groups in Egypt who are urging a boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Muslim Brotherhood believe that participating will send a stronger…
Misr Beni Suef nine-month net profit falls 25 pct
Misr Beni Suef Cement posted a 25 percent fall in nine-month net profit to LE 221.1 million ($38.43 million), the stock exchange said on Thursday. The bourse's statement did not…
Oriental Weavers nine-month net profit drops
Oriental Weavers posted a 6 percent drop in nine-month net profit to LE 241.8 million ($42 million), the bourse said on Thursday. Net profit for the same period a year…
Juhayna Q3 net falls 21 percent
Egyptian dairy and juice maker Juhayna Food Industries Co reported a 21 percent drop in third quarter consolidated net profit to LE 73.7 million ($12.8 million) compared with a year…
Raya nine-month net profit grows 15 pct
Raya Holding for Technology and Communications made a consolidated nine-month net profit of LE 29.2 million ($5.1 million), up 15 percent from a year earlier, the company said on Thursday.…
Egypt October core annual inflation rises to 7.75 pct
Egypt's core annual inflation accelerated to 7.75 percent in the year to October from 7.59 percent in September, the central bank said on Wednesday, on the top end of analysts'…
Iraqi PM to stay on as political deadlock ends
BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki will return to power for another four-year term after Iraqi lawmakers working late into the night agreed on a tentative deal to form a new…