Gold rises as euro recovers, cautious over EU
LONDON: Gold rallied on Friday in line with a jump in the euro, but remained on track for a 1.5 percent decline this week as investors remained doubtful over the…
OPEC heads for windfall on record oil price
LONDON: OPEC is heading for near-record oil export revenue this year thanks to over $100-a-barrel oil, and many members will be hoping prices stay there as they tackle challenges from…
Human rights ‘went viral’ in 2011 thanks to social media, says UN
GENEVA: Human rights "went viral" in 2011 thanks to the exponential growth of social media on the Internet, the UN rights commissioner said Friday. "2011 has been an extraordinary year…
Turkey warns Syria not to provoke regional crisis
BEIRUT: Turkey warned Syria on Friday it would act to protect itself if a Syrian government crackdown on protesters threatened regional security and unleashed a tide of refugees on its…
ElBaradei slams SCAF’s ‘lack of vision’ in TV interview
CAIRO: Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei in a TV interview Thursday criticized a newly-formed advisory council comprising 30 public figures appointed by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF). “This…
Protesting tour guides fear Islamist rise
CAIRO: Around 1,000 Egyptians rallied near the ancient pyramids on Friday to protest against what they said were threats by Islamic radicals to undermine tourism, one of the country's biggest…
Islamist president hopeful tells army not to meddle
CAIRO: A leading Islamist presidential hopeful said on Thursday the army had no right to meddle in drawing up Egypt's new constitution and said the elected parliament, on course for…
Amr Hamzawy: Egypt’s liberal star
CAIRO: He's young, handsome and a defender of women's rights. Amr Hamzawy, a leading Egyptian liberal, withstood an Islamist landslide in Egypt's election to emerge as a leading light for…
Tahrir: Between Dystopia and Utopia
By Omar El Sabh For the extended periods of time I spent in the square, during the various sit-ins and protests, it became clear to me, from day one, that the…
US drone penetrated 250 km: Iran protest
TEHRAN: The US drone which Iran said it had brought down penetrated 250 kilometers (150 miles) inside the Islamic republic's air space, state television's website reported on Friday. In a…