Prince Alwaleed bin Talal presents $180,000 gift to victorious Egyptian soccer team
RIYADH: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal donated a $180,000 to the Egyptian soccer team after it qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations finals, his office said Saturday in…
Columnist Magdy Mehana loses cancer battle
CAIRO: Esteemed journalist and columnist Magdy Mehana lost his battle with liver cancer Friday after a long struggle with the disease. Mehana, a staunch liberal who was accredited for his…
Re-conversion ruling seen as victory for freedom of faith
CAIRO: In a landmark ruling by Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court Saturday, 12 Christian converts to Islam who wished to convert back to Christianity were allowed to change their religious affiliation…
Doctors protest against chronic conditions
CAIRO: "I chose to study medicine because I wanted to help those in need, to make a difference - but it turned out that this was impossible. So says Mina…
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Egypt central bank raises rates, cites food pricesReuters reported that Egypt s central bank raised its key overnight interest rates by 25 basis points on Friday, citing higher food prices…
Jordan announces large fuel price increases
AMMAN: The Jordanian government on Friday announced an immediate increase in fuel prices, some of which will jump 76 percent, as Amman phases out subsidies. In a statement it said…
One Internet cut explained, but four others still a mystery
CAIRO: A ship s anchor severed one undersea Internet cable damaged last week, it was revealed on Thursday amid ongoing outages in the Middle East and South Asia, but mystery…
GCC says free trade talks with Turkey to resume
DOHA: Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council will meet on Feb. 26-27 for a third round of talks on a free-trade agreement, the GCC secretary general said on Thursday. Aberrahman…