UEFA decision highlights murky Turkish football politics
By James M. Dorsey A decision by European football body UEFA to ban two top Turkish clubs from competing in European championships for match-fixing has highlighted potentially murky politics underlying…
New SCAF v Old Islamists
By Nervana Mahmoud It’s hard to absorb all of the events that took place last week in Egypt. Many details have yet to be digested. What is certain, though, is…
How not to write about Egypt
By Hussein Ibish, Now News The upheaval in Egypt inevitably produced a torrent of American commentary, a great deal of which was cliched, glib or simply banal. But four articles…
Is the military good for Egypt’s economy?
By Farah Halime, Rebel Economy That’s a question I put to around a dozen Egyptian businessmen over the weekend, all of whom responded with a resounding “Yes”. Here are some…
Twitter translates Arabic voices of Egyptian tweeps
Auto-translation service of Egyptian tweets offered by twitter
Bedouins contracted to provide security in Sinai industrial zones
Abd al-Ghani al-Absiri, Chairman of the 15th of May Investors Organisation, stated that recent lapses in security have led many Bedouin to begin raising the costs of “royalties” paid to…
Saudi Arabia: Whatsapp ban not political or security measure
The Kingdom stated that in fact, the California-based application refused to comply with the regulator’s request, which led to the suspension of the application.
Court battle between Apple and Amazon
Amazon, who launched its own app store in March 2011, was sued in the same month by the Apple alleging trademark violation and false advertising.
Egypt to receive $4bn in aid from Kuwait
$12bn total aid pledged by Gulf states should assist Egypt's beaten economy if properly used, experts say
Annual inflation soars to 9.8% in June
Financial experts predict inflation levels to further accelerate in the coming months if political instability persists