40 MB members arrested ahead of vote
CAIRO: Security forces on Sunday arrested 40 members of the government opposition Muslim Brotherhood for campaigning ahead of key local elections in April, a security source said. The members were…
HIV crackdown considered human rights violation By Michaela Singer
CAIRO: Four more men suspected of being infected with the HIV virus were arrested, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Friday, bringing the total number of recent arrests up to…
Sports Talk: Ten lessons from Ghana
Who would have thought Egypt would win the Africa Cup of Nations? That s one of the things we learned from the tournament: keep the faith.Altogether, we were given 10…
Al-Jazeera slams Arab media restrictions
DOHA: Al-Jazeera television on Friday lashed out at a set of recommendations adopted by the Arab League that seek to stop Arab satellite channels from offending governments in the region.…
Norris and Alwaleed bin Talal help save US software company
SALT LAKE CITY: A member of the Saudi royal family and a private equity group are coming to the rescue of SCO Group, a company that claims it holds the…
Opec lowers its oil demand projections for 2008
VIENNA: The Opec oil cartel on Friday lowered its projections for growth of oil demand this year in response to a slowdown in world economic momentum. The Organization of Petroleum…
London most expensive location for office hire in 2007: survey
LONDON: The British capital was the most expensive place in the world for office rental in 2007, with central London beating competition from Hong Kong, Tokyo and Paris, a survey…
AirAsia X sells 20 pct stake to Japanese, Bahrain investors
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia s first long haul budget carrier, AirAsia X, said Thursday it has sold a 10 percent stake each to Japan s Orix Group and Bahrain-based Manara…
Arab Insurance profits down on cyclone losses
MANAMA: Arab Insurance Group (Arig) on Thursday posted a more than 20-percent drop in net profits to $23.7 million in 2007 due to losses caused by the cyclone which hit…