Pharaoh power-sharing unearthed in Egypt
Conclusive evidence that revolutionary pharaoh Akhenaten shared power with his father.
Will Libya’s football victory help unite the country?
Will Libya’s stunning football triumph help reinforce national identity against profound threats of division?
Online press freedom eroding: CPJ
AFP - US mass surveillance, restrictive legislation and a wave of global cyberattacks drastically restricted online press freedom during 2013, a New York-based media watchdog warned Thursday. The Committee to…
MidEast Stocks: Emaar lifts Dubai after credit upgrade; Sisi hopes buoy Egypt
Reuters - Shares in Dubai's Emaar Properties surged to a 65-month high on Thursday after the firm regained its investment-grade credit rating, while Egyptian shares rose amid a regional uptrend…
Mubarak to face trial on new charges
The latest charges brought against Mubarak and his two sons Alaa and Gamal involve their alleged embezzlement of 125 million Egyptian pounds ($18m)
QNB aims to be largest lender In Mideast, Africa by 2017
Reuters - Qatar National Bank (QNB) is aiming to become the largest lender in the Middle East and Africa by 2017, its finance head said on Thursday, as the bank continues to look…
Court orders retrial in Port Said “football massacre”
Aswat Masriya - Egypt's Court of Cassation accepted on Thursday appeals by the prosecution and defendants in the 2012 Port Said football massacre case and ordered a retrial. The court…
Sony cuts 5,000 jobs, exits PC business and books $1 bn loss
The shock news comes a week after Moody's downgraded its credit rating on Sony to junk