Muslim delegation to meet pope at Vatican
VATICAN CITY: A Muslim delegation will have an audience with Pope Benedict XVI this week after taking part in a seminar on religious leadership in times of crisis, the Vatican…
Egypt index rises on institutional investor buying
CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark index rose on Tuesday as institutional investors bought up shares in blue chip stocks, encouraged by a rebound on European stocks. European stocks were slightly up…
UPDATE-1-OPEC says deep recession slashes need for its oil
LONDON: The first drop in world oil demand in 25 years will sharply lower the need for OPEC crude in 2009, the producer group said on Tuesday, opening the door…
Slowing Saudi economy will affect Egypt, region
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia s central bank on Tuesday cut two key lending rates by 50 basis points, with regional markets watching anxiously as the kingdom battles the effects of the…
UN ministerial meeting on Iranian nuclear program
UNITED NATIONS: Ministers from the six nations involved in talks on Iran s nuclear program prepared to meet Tuesday to assure several Arab countries they will maintain pressure on Iran…
Iran-Egypt political rift widens
CAIRO: Egypt has cancelled a scheduled visit of an Iranian delegation to Cairo, further escalating a political row between the two nations. Egypt s Parliament Speaker Dr Ahmad Fathi Sorour…
Sinai tribes give government ultimatum
CAIRO: Bedouin tribes in Sinai have given the government an ultimatum to heed their list of demands by Jan. 15.At a conference in Al-Ajira in Northern Sinai, the four main…
