Arab and Egyptian Satellite drop Iranian station
CAIRO: The Middle East s two main satellite operators have dropped an Arabic-speaking Iranian television station, a decision described by the broadcaster on Wednesday as an attempt to stifle Iran…
17 arrested on suspicion of carrying out terrorist attacks
Cairo: Seventeen people were arrested in Egypt s Daqahliya governorate Wednesday on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks according to reports.The Ministry of Interior did not announce anything regarding the arrests,…
EMI sues US music website over Beatles tunes
British music giant EMI on Wednesday confirmed it is suing a California online music service that streams and digitally delivers Beatles songs to users.EMI filed suit Tuesday in a US…
Arabs seek UN backing for credible probes of alleged Gaza war crimes
UNITED NATIONS: Arab and nonaligned nations sought UN General Assembly support Wednesday for their call on Israel and the Palestinians to launch credible probes of war crimes allegedly committed during…
Saudi bombs Yemen rebels across border, say diplomats
SANAA: Saudi Arabia has launched a large military incursion across the border into northern Yemen, using fighter jets and artillery bombardments to try to end a Shia rebellion inside its…
Building a venture capitalist network to promote entrepreneurship
CAIRO: To promote entrepreneurial activity, Egypt needs to work on developing a risk-taking culture as well as access to capital, said an expert at a venture capital conference Wednesday.Victor Hwang,…
Moody's casts doubts on EMEA property market recovery
LONDON: Moody s Investor Service said on Monday it was skeptical property markets across Europe, Middle East and Africa were fully on the front-foot after a two-year slump, despite signs…
Egypt's first quarter 2009/10 growth at 4.9 pct
CAIRO: In what amounts to the first hint of how Egypt's economy performed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009/10, reports have circulated that real GDP growth is expected…
Indian filmmaker unveils her own minuscule Parsi Minority
Men in PLO T-shirts march through noisy, chaotic streets; their leader, all in white, stands before the wrought iron gate of a Zoroastrian fire temple urging followers to pledge purity…
Egyptians lose their way in Alkamissi's sinking 'Ark'
With his bestselling debut novel "Taxi, Khaled Alkhamissi emerged as a compelling storyteller in command of the world of colloquial Arabic, while his newspaper articles left readers in awe of…