FJP says gets 40 pct in latest vote
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood's party list has secured about 40 percent of votes counted so far in the second round of Egypt's staggered parliamentary election, a party source said on…
State Council Judges’ Club demands dismissal of SEC chief
CAIRO: The State Council Judges’ Club will file an official complaint at the general prosecutor against the head of the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) Abdel Moez Ibrahim to demand his…
Arabs may take Syria peace plan to United Nations
BEIRUT: Arab states may take their proposals for ending Syria's crackdown on protests to the UN Security Council next week unless Damascus agrees to implement the initiative, Qatar's foreign minister…
157 people detained in Qasr Al-Ainy events
CAIRO: One hundred and fifty-seven people were detained and appeared before the general prosecution on Sunday, amid continued clashes between the armed forces and protesters on Qasr Al-Ainy St., including…
Egypt military uses heavy hand in crushing protest
By Maggie Michael and Sarah El Deeb / AP CAIRO: Troops pulled women across the pavement by their hair, knocking off their Muslim headscarves. Young activists were kicked in the head…
WTO ends meeting with no move forward on Doha
GENEVA: The World Trade Organization closed its biennial ministerial conference on Saturday with its chairman citing an improved atmosphere in the 153-member club but no concrete moves forward on the…
Egypt’s GASC buys 234,000 tons local, imported rice
CAIRO: Egypt's main state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Sunday it had bought 234,000 tons of rice in a tender, adding that the rice…
Yield falls at Egypt 91-day T-bill auction
CAIRO: The average yield on 91-day Egyptian treasury bills declined at an auction on Sunday, but the yield on 273-day T-bills rose, the ministry of finance said on its website.…
Russian company signs up to develop Iran oil field
TEHRAN: Iran signed a deal reportedly worth up to $1 billion with Russia's Tatneft on Sunday to develop an oil field, a rare example of new foreign investment into the…
Qatar 2012 outlook positive but growth to slow: IMF
DUBAI: Qatar's economic growth will slow next year and it faces an increased risk of lower oil and gas prices due to weaker global demand, but the overall outlook for…