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CIB shares surge after dividend, lift Egypt indexCommercial International Bank posted its sharpest daily gain in 22 months on Thursday, lifting Egypt s index as investors bet a stock dividend…
Oil rebounds near $124 on US jobs data
Oil prices were back near $124 a barrel Friday, reacting bullishly to US employment data but kept in check by expectations that slowing economic growth in developed countries will cut…
Total boosts profit 15 percent, warns of tight global oil capacity
PARIS: The Total oil group raised its adjusted first-half net profit by 15 percent to ?6.977 billion on high oil prices, but warned on Friday that world oil production capacity…
Fatah frees Hamas detainees in West Bank, says official
NABLUS: Fatah security forces of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Friday released several Hamas members arrested in the West Bank in recent days, a Palestinian official said. Four Hamas insurgents,…
Moulid Sayeda Zeinab: a birthday to remember
If you're looking for a quiet night in, a Sufi Moulid is something to avoid at all costs - i.e taking a metro trip to Sayeda Zeinab and actually alighting…
A dozen and more ways to tie a headscarf – for men
A man s headgear can provide clues to where he is from and even where he is going. Scarf-ties are directly related to the culture of different countries in the…
HEALTH MATTERS: To sleep better, perchance to live longer
WASHINGTON: Shakespeare once called sleep the balm of hurt minds. Bodies, too, apparently.People with the severe form of apnea, which interferes with sleep, are several times more likely to die…
Memory Lane: Maadi old market
We went to take a look at Maadi Market the other day and to me it seemed strangely empty. The square was still there and the alley leading off it.…
Scrabulous returns with a new name and new rules
Scrabulous is back on Facebook, but now it has a new name, new rules and circular tiles that could help its makers skirt legal claims from the owners of Scrabble.The…