Egypt's El Wadi Cement seeks license return, says report
CAIRO: Egypt's El Wadi Cement has filed a court case seeking to regain a production license that was cancelled over start-up delays, Al-Mal newspaper reported on Sunday. In November, the…
ANALYSIS: Rafah opening seen as PR move by government after flotilla attack
CAIRO: The government’s decision to keep the Rafah border crossing open indefinitely after the deadly Israeli raid on an aid flotilla brought the issue of the Gaza blockade to the…
ElBaradei answers online questions on his strategy, criticism
CAIRO: Former head of the IAEA and reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei was in a hot seat Wednesday as he answered 25 questions voted upon by users on his website as…
Women say they earn less for equal hours, shows Middle East poll
CAIRO: Four out of 10 women across the Middle East consider that their salaries are lower than those of their male counterparts, according to a recent study conducted by the…
Lifestyle Highlight: Vintage Couture Jewelry: An Art and Addiction
An Italian artist and hobby collector of vintage couture jewelry, Maurizio Vetrugno has amassed a considerable collection of costume jewelry over the years that was oftentimes designed as accessories for…
Kempinski: A Hotel with Humor and Fashionable Flair
It was an unexpected and wholly original idea when the soon to open Kempinski Nile Hotel decided to host a small fashion show for a few select members of the…
Weekend escape to Jordan
Jordan’s Ma’in hot springs run through a canyon gorge 264 meters below sea level, and feeds the Dead Sea. The canyon’s red rock boulders are reminiscent of Arizona’s Grand Canyon,…
Asia Crude-Qatar sells term al Rayyan to Japan
TOKYO: State-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP) has sold six cargoes of its heavy al Rayyan crude to a Japanese trading house, with 600,000 barrels to be shipped every two months from…
Total wins Putin support for Qatar in Russian LNG
PARIS: Oil major Total on Friday won Moscow's support to bring Qatar into gas projects on Russia's Yamal while pledging to tolerate no more delays with the launch of the…
EMEA lending flat in May on euro zone volatility
LONDON: Lending volume in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in May was near-flat month-on-month at $58.0 billion as euro zone volatility deterred companies from taking new loans, Thomson…