Egypt bourse at 9-mth low, Talaat Moustafa slides
CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark CASE 30 index sank to its lowest level since October 2007 on Sunday as foreign investors sold following a central bank decision to raise interest rates…
April 6 detainees' trial to be continued
CAIRO: The trial of 49 people accused of a range of criminal offences allegedly committed during the April 6 clashes in Mahalla began Saturday at the Tanta Emergency State Security…
Emaar Misr completes Alamein Hotel revamp
CAIRO: Emaar Misr for Development recently completed a renovation project of the historic Alamein Hotel, "giving the local economy a major boost, the company said in a press statement. The…
Acer's half-year revenues at $8 bln
CAIRO: Acer, a Taiwanese multinational electronics manufacturer, saw strong growth in its financial results for the first half of 2008.Consolidated revenue came in at $8.14 billion, up 31 percent over…
Egypt's Central Bank ups interest rates to tackle record-high inflation
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) agreed last Thursday to raise key interest rates as part of a renewed effort to address troubling inflationary concerns.In a…
Star Trek Online' is ready to beam up
Star Trek Online is finally going warp speed ahead.After years in development limbo, the Trek -themed massively multiplayer online game will engage, according to game developer Cryptic Studios Inc.Jack Emmert,…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: An English dish of Olympic meat
DEVON, England: The Chinese authorities may have had restaurants remove dog from menus in Beijing, but when it is London's turn to host the games in 2012, it will be…
India's Olympic Also-Rans
With the opening of the Beijing Olympics, many wonder whether China's grand coming-out party will also mark the occasion when it wrests dominance of the medal tally from the United…
The prophet and the commissars
Prophets, it is said, are supposed to be without honor in their homeland. Yet Moscow has just witnessed the extraordinary sight of Alexander Solzhenitsyn - the dissident and once-exiled author…
All citizens must be equal
When we re inside Sadaka Reut, I believe that everyone is good to each other, said Lena, describing her Arab-Israeli summer camp. But then we go out on to the…