Kuwait inflation hits record 9.5 pc in January
KUWAIT CITY: Inflation in OPEC member Kuwait raced to a new all-time high of 9.53 percent in January, driven by sharp rises in housing services and prices of beverages, official…
Euro slips under $1.56 after record-breaking week
LONDON: The European single currency fell further on Friday from this week s record dollar high as dealers continued to focus on soft economic data in the eurozone, analysts said.In…
Oil prices move higher on supply tensions
LONDON: World oil prices climbed back toward this week s record peaks Friday as traders fretted over threats to global energy supplies in Britain and Nigeria, analysts said.New York s…
Egypt steps up border security after Hamas protest
EL-ARISH: Egypt sent reinforcements to the closed Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, a security official said on Friday, in a bid to prevent a repeat of mass border…
IAEA head critical of US for withholding information on alleged Syrian nuclear reactor
VIENNA, Austria: The head of the UN nuclear monitoring agency on Friday criticized the US for not giving his organization intelligence information sooner on what Washington says was a nuclear…
Lebanon protest demands that Egypt open Gaza border
BEIRUT: More than 200 people staged a sit-in outside the Egyptian embassy in Beirut on Friday to demand that Cairo open its border with thedensely populated Gaza Strip, currently being…
Brotherhood sets four conditions to participate in May 4 strike
CAIRO: Head of the Muslim Brotherhood's parliamentary bloc Saad Al-Katatny, has announced that the group will only participate in any protest called for by opposition forces under four conditions."We will…
International Ladies Golf Comes to Egypt
Next week Egypt will witness the most important ladies golf tournament ever played here. Golfers from 17 African countries will vie for the title of top amateur ladies golfer, now…
