Obama asks for $770 mln to boost Arab democracy
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama's administration on Monday requested a fund of nearly $800 million to boost political and other reforms in Arab countries undergoing pro-democracy revolutions. He also retained…
PA approves increase in compensation for martyrs’ families to LE 100,000
CAIRO: The People's Assembly (PA) approved Monday a draft law to increase compensation for the families of the martyrs who died during the January uprising and subsequent clashes with security…
MPs slam PA fact-finding mission report on Port Said massacre
CAIRO: Members of parliament Monday slammed the preliminary report issued by the fact-finding committee probing the Feb. 1 Port Said football massacre that left 71 dead, describing it as "vague"…
PA to investigate forced eviction of Amreya Copts
ALEXANDRIA/CAIRO: The Human Rights Committee of the People's Assembly rejected, in an emergency meeting Sunday night, the forced eviction of eight Coptic families from their homes in Alexandria, stressing the…
Prosecutor General overturns case against Mahalla detainees
CAIRO: Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud overturned Monday a case against an Egyptian translator, an Australian journalist and American student, detained on allegations of inciting citizens to participate in a…
Armed tribal clashes end as tension looms in Qena
CAIRO: Relative calm returned to the southern province of Qena Monday following clashes between two tribes that left 13 injured and terrorized residents, as Central Security Forces (CFS) struggled to…
Rights defenders slam crackdown on civil society
CAIRO: Human Rights defender Negad Al-Borai slammed what he described as maneuverings by the government to propose a bill regulating civil society organizations, adding that several parties were also in…
US seeks to mine social media to predict future
SAN FRANCISCO: The US government is seeking software that can mine social media to predict everything from future terrorist attacks to foreign uprisings, according to requests posted online by federal…
Sudan central bank ups dollar supply after gold sale
KHARTOUM: Sudan's central bank is increasing dollar supplies to local banks to stop a slide of the Sudanese pound after it generated more than $300 million from gold sales, a…
Shuaa Capital narrows Q4 loss, provisions hit 2011
DUBAI: Shuaa Capital's net loss narrowed in the fourth quarter as the investment bank cut costs and quit unprofitable businesses to offset the impact of slumping global markets and Arab…