Clinton meets Mubarak ahead of Mideast peace talks
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried on Tuesday to nudge along fledgling Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, seeking to prevent discord over Jewish settlements from derailing them. On her…
Love on the net wins Egypt hearts in Ramadan soap
A veil-wearing widow and a school principal fall in love on the web, in a star-crossed romance that holds a mirror to the tensions wracking Egypt's middle class, from Islamic…
Hodoud African hopes dented after loss at Rabat
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud failed once again to register their first win in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage as they lost 1-0 at Morocco's FUS Rabat on Sunday. The Alexandrian…
Swift, West live up to the hype at the VMAs
He derided himself as a jerk; She told him he wasn't as bad as his misdeeds. He gave a sarcastic ode to his boorish behavior; she sang of an opportunity…
We won despite key figures absence: Al-Badri
CAIRO: Ahly coach Hossam Al-Badri highlighted that his side pulled off Sunday's 2-1 home victory over Heartland in the CAF Champions League without a number of key figures. The Red…
Univar sets up shop in Egypt
CAIRO: Univar, a UK-based industrial and specialty chemical distributor, is now fully operational in Egypt, after 15 years of indirectly doing business in the country. Setting up shop in Egypt…
Egypt pound may struggle to rebound from lows
CAIRO: Egypt's currency seems unlikely to rebound substantially from 3-1/2 year lows any time soon because investor appetite for Egyptian assets may be blunted by uncertainty before a 2011 election…
SBI, Invest AD launch $100 mln frontier Africa fund
JOHANNESBURG: Abu Dhabi financial services firm Invest AD and Japan's SBI Holdings launched a $100 million Africa fund on Monday, the latest push into the poorest continent's fast-growing frontier markets.…
Mosque retreat will feed extremism, warns NY imam
WASHINGTON: The Muslim cleric behind plans to build an Islamic Cultural Center and mosque near Ground Zero in New York warned on Sunday that retreating on the project would only…
French lawmakers to take final vote on full veil ban Tuesday
PARIS: French lawmakers take the final vote Tuesday on a law banning face-covering veils in public spaces, although the constitutional court may yet strike down the controversial measure before it…