Syrian refugees see no end to bloodshed
By Ahmad Khatib / AFP RAMTHA: Syrian refugees in Jordan see a grim future in their homeland, saying the regime has not yet shown its "ugly face" and are bracing themselves…
Obama’s Afghanistan problem gets worse
By Anne Faherty and Lolita C. Baldor / AP WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has a public relations problem when it comes to Afghanistan, to say the least. Once the must-fight war…
Mideast Quartet to meet Monday as Gaza violence flares
By Tim Witcher / AFP UNITED NATIONS: Top officials from the United States, Russia, United Nations and European Union will meet Monday to discuss deadlocked efforts to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict,…
Iranian-Americans get the reality TV treatment
By Lynn Elber/ AP Reality TV's life lessons tend to be at least as synthetic as the shows themselves. Say you were intrigued by Snooki's problem-solving approach, if one existed, to…
Satire on capitalism at Rawabet
By Tom Dale “Gasping” is none too subtle but easily enjoyable satire on unbridled corporate greed, which is now coming to the end of its second run at the Rawabet Theatre…
Oil slips under $125 on growth concerns
By Christopher Johnson / Reuters LONDON: Oil prices fell on Monday, snapping four days of gains as worries over supplies from the Middle East eased and investors focused on the health…
Egypt’s Alcotexa sells 4,133 T cotton in past week
By Mohamed Samir / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 4,133 tons of cotton in the week that ended on March 10, an Alcotexa official said…
SAP invests, aims for Middle East growth
By Matt Smith / Reuters DUBAI: German software developer SAP plans to invest $450 million in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the next four years as it seeks…
Egypt T-bill auction a success as demand picks up
By Tom Pfeiffer / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's central bank sold more treasury bills than it originally offered at an auction on Sunday, as optimism that the country will secure an emergency…
Egypt’s Palm Hills falls into loss, revenues plunge
By Yasmine Saleh / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's second-biggest listed property developer, Palm Hills, reported on Monday it made a net loss of LE 331.3 million ($55 million) last year, compared with…