Court recuses itself in Al-Shater presidential qualification case
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: The court looking into the qualification of Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat Al-Shater to contest the presidency recused itself on Wednesday. “We demanded that the case be considered…
Protesters torch military building in Salloum after 2 residents killed
By Agencies CAIRO: Salloum residents set fire to a military intelligence building, blocked a major road and set fire to car tires on Wednesday after two people were killed in…
Egypt index pushed higher by Mobinil optimism
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark index closed up 2.1 percent after a surge by mobile operator Mobinil on revived optimism that a deal for France Telecom to buy most of…
Gold steadies as debt crisis looms over euro
By Amanda Cooper / Reuters LONDON: Gold steadied on Wednesday, after rising for four days straight, as the intensifying euro zone debt crisis threatened to undermine the euro and offset any…
Dubai’s Nakheel plans creditor sukuk issue by end-April: chairman
By Matt Smith / Reuters DUBAI: The second tranche of a sukuk from Dubai's Nakheel will be 240 million dirhams ($65 million) in size, less than a quarter of the expected…
Jordan justice minister resigns
By AFP AMMAN: Jordan said on Wednesday that Justice Minister Salim Zubi has resigned for health reasons, but local media reported he quit in protest over a new electoral law.…
Iran to offer new proposals at nuclear talks: Press TV
By Marcus George / Reuters DUBAI: Iran will present new proposals at talks on Saturday aimed at easing concerns about its nuclear activity, state television said, but it was unclear if…
EU urges Gaza’s Hamas rulers to end executions
By AFP JERUSALEM: EU officials in Jerusalem and Ramallah on Wednesday condemned Gaza's Hamas rulers for executing three prisoners and urged the Islamist movement to give up the practice of…
Saudi Arabia denies activist on hunger strike
By Asma Alsharif / Reuters JEDDAH: A prominent Saudi rights campaigner, who has been detained for a year, is not on hunger strike, an Interior Ministry spokesman said in response to…
Yemen army kills 25 militants in fresh clashes: officials
By Mohammed Mukhashaf and Isabel Coles / Reuters ADEN: At least 25 suspected al Qaeda-linked militants were killed on Wednesday in a third day of fighting with Yemeni troops in the…