Over US mother, Islamist likely out of Egypt race
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: Egypt's election commission has confirmed that the mother of a popular Islamist presidential hopeful was an American citizen, effectively disqualifying him from the race and…
Bahrain activist moved to hospital after hunger strike
By Firouz Sedarat /Reuters DUBAI: A jailed Bahraini activist who has been on hunger strike for 58 days was moved to a hospital and fed intravenously on Friday after his health…
Abu Ismail supporters flood Tahrir Square
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Scuffles broke out between supporters of Islamist presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail and protesters denouncing the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the constitution as…
Former MB youth leaders slam nomination of Al-Shater, support Abol Fotoh
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Former young leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) criticized the group's decision to nominate former deputy supreme guide Khairat Al-Shater for president, announcing their support to one…
Interpol issues arrest alerts for two Libya officials
By AFP LYON: The global police agency Interpol issued alerts Thursday seeking the arrest of two senior officials in late Libyan strongman Moamar Qaddafi’s regime on suspicion of torture and…
The soldier, the politician, the Sheikh and his mother
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: On the fourth anniversary of the April 6 protests, an invisible voyeur looks down from above, sporting a grin that is part gloating and part ‘mission…
World food prices rise further, raising fears of unrest
By Svetlana Kovalyova and Veronica Brown / Reuters Global food prices rose in March for a third straight month with more hikes to come, the UN's food agency said on Thursday,…
INTERVIEW: Kuwait’s KFIC restructures debt
By Ahmed Hagagy / Reuters KUWAIT: Kuwait's Finance & Investment Co. has completed a restructuring to partially deal with the 158 million dinar ($567.22 million) debt it had built up by…
Egypt’s GASC says buys 115,000 T US wheat
By Sherine El Madany / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has bought 115,000 tons of US soft red winter wheat for May 21-31 shipment on a free on…
67 pct of Egypt employees expect a raise in the next 12 months, says poll
CAIRO: Forty-three percent of employees in Egypt have been unhappy with their last pay rise, and 67 percent expect to receive a raise in the coming year, a recent poll…