12 die in Algerian desert in bid to reach Europe, survivors
BAMAKO: Twelve African nationals trying to illegally enter Europe have died from thirst and hunger in the Algerian desert, survivors of the failed journey who returned to northern Mali told…
Cancer experts not consulted over Megrahi release, report
LONDON: Four British cancer specialists who were closely involved in the Lockerbie bomber's treatment have said they were not consulted before his release, a report said Sunday. One of the…
Matthew beats Ashour for Australian title
CANBERRA: England’s world number one Nick Matthew downed Egyptian rankings rival Ramy Ashour in straight games in the final of the Australian Open in Canberra on Sunday. Matthew stuck with…
Zimbabwe again in spotlight at regional summit
WINDHOEK: Southern African leaders meet Monday in Namibia's capital to discuss Zimbabwe's strained unity government and its refusal to adhere to rulings by a regional tribunal. Officially, the summit of…
Youth Olympic flame lit in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A towering flame was lit in the heart of Singapore on Saturday, signaling the start of the inaugural Youth Olympics. IOC president Jacques Rogge said the event would inspire…
Al-Qaeda leader says Turkey kills Muslims
CAIRO: Al-Qaeda's No. 2 offered his condolences in an audio message issued Sunday for the nine Turkish pro-Palestinian activists killed in a confrontation with Israeli commandos, but slammed the Turkish…
Egypt’s Alcotexa sells 1,034 T cotton in past week
CAIRO: Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 1,034 tons of cotton in the week that ended on Aug. 14, an Alcotexa official said on Sunday. The sales…
Rights groups warn against gov’t bias in elections
CAIRO: Free parliamentary and presidential elections are “impossible if state bodies are not neutral”, 11 Egyptian human rights bodies said this week. In a joint statement the Forum of Independent…
Al Baraka Egypt Bank H1 net jumps 57 pct
CAIRO: Al Baraka Egypt Bank posted a 57 percent increase in first-half net profit to 65.6 million Egyptian pounds ($11.49 million), the Cairo stock exchange said on Sunday. The Cairo-based…
Egypt’s Misr Beni Suef H1 net profit drops 4 pct
CAIRO: Egypt's Misr Beni Suef Cement posted a 4 percent fall in net profit to LE 193.5 million ($33.9 million) for the first half of 2010, the stock exchange said…