Saudi shuts TV offices over sex talk show
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it has closed the offices of a Lebanon-based television channel controlled by a billionaire reformist tycoon after a national boasted of his sexual exploits…
Gulf OPEC delivers over 90 pct supply cut: Kuwait
KUWAIT: Core Gulf OPEC members are delivering over 90 percent of the oil supply curbs the organization agreed last year, a Kuwait oil official told state news agency KUNA on…
ANALYSIS: Ezz spat with opposition belies internal, external conflicts
CAIRO: The spat that has ensued between Ahmed Ezz and political opposition after he criticized them indicates the level of political discourse in Egypt and the frustrations the opposition feels…
Abbas's party keeps 'right to resist,' angering Israel
BETHLEHEM: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement renewed its charter for the first time since the launch of the Middle East peace process in 1991 but Israel reacted angrily on…
MB pulls out of parliamentary election do-over
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood MPs in Qaliubiya's Qanater district said they will not participate in a redo of the 2005 parliamentary elections set to take place next week.The group will, however,…
Gamal Mubarak reaches out to online world
CAIRO: The president's son and head of the ruling National Democratic Party's policies secretariat, Gamal Mubarak, will address the views and challenges of Egyptian youth on Aug. 12 in a…
New chairman heads Nissan Egypt operations
CAIRO: "When the financial crisis ends we will resume our plans, said Susumu Uchikoshi, Nissan Egypt's new chairman and managing director, who took over early this month.At a press conference…
PHD net profit slides year-on-year, up from last quarter
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate developer Palm Hills Development (PHD) posted net profit of LE 157 million ($28 million) in the first six months of 2009, down from LE 362 million…
Egypt, India to expand trade volume to $10 bln
CAIRO: Egypt and India are aiming to increase bilateral trade volume to $10 billion in the next few years from a little over $3 billion currently, according to Ambassador R.…