West vows to up pressure on Assad at ‘Friends of Syria’ meet
By AFP TUNIS: Western powers vowed Thursday to boost pressure on the Syrian regime and push it to allow in vital humanitarian aid at a global conference on Friday to…
Egyptian student shortlisted in YouTube-NASA competition finale
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Egyptian high school student Amr Mohamed, 18, was named one of six regional competitors in the final stage of YouTube Science Lab competition challenging young scientists…
Egypt gains on upbeat Q4; most Gulf markets extend gains
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's bourse bounced back from a two-session decline as estimate-beating earnings lifted sentiment on Thursday and most Gulf markets rallied as buying momentum continued despite a weaker…
Central Bank sells more 182-day T-bills than it offered
By Mohamed Samir / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's central bank sold more 182-day treasury bills than originally offered at an auction on Thursday, but trimmed the amount of 357-day T-bills it sold,…
Egypt’s CIB says 2011 net profit fell 20.1 pct
By Reuters CAIRO: Commercial International Bank (CIB), Egypt's biggest private bank by assets, said on Wednesday its consolidated net profit fell 20.1 pct in 2011 to LE1.62 billion Egyptian pounds…
Telecom Egypt sees businesses investing again
By Tom Pfeiffer / Reuters CAIRO: Landline monopoly Telecom Egypt expects to maintain its profitability this year as it presses ahead with cost cuts and business clients look again at investing…
OTMT says Mobinil talks to finish in weeks
By Patrick Werr / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's Orascom Telecom Media Technology (OTMT) said on Wednesday it hoped to wrap up negotiations within a few weeks with France Telecom over the sale…
Rapid attacks across Iraq kill 50 people
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Sameer N. Yacoub / AP BAGHDAD: A rapid series of attacks spread over a wide swath of Iraqi territory killed at least 50 people on Thursday, targeting…
Campaigning begins for Iran parliamentary poll
By Siavosh Ghazi / AFP TEHRAN: Campaigning began in Iran on Thursday for parliamentary elections to take place on March 2, with officials and state media calling for a big turnout…
Thousands besiege US base over Quran burning
By Mushtaq Mojaddidi / AFP KABUL: Thousands of furious Afghans besieged a US base on Thursday, throwing rocks and climbing up the outer walls on the third day of violent protests…