Egypt’s market up; Dubai’s Emaar at 6-month high
DUBAI/CAIRO: Egypt’s index extended gains for a second day after investor appetite was boosted by Monday's announcement by the country's military rulers that they wanted to bring the presidential vote…
Egypt foreign reserves fall, add to pressure on pound
CAIRO: The drain on Egypt's foreign reserves showed little sign of abating in January, adding to pressure on the government to let its currency slide after a year of political…
Egypt’s ruling generals play risky game with US
CAIRO: Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinksmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy, threatening a relationship with Washington that has brought the…
Amnesty accuses Egypt of holding NGOs ‘hostage’
LONDON: Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Egypt of holding civil society groups "hostage" with a law dating back to ousted president Hosni Mubarak's regime. "Egyptian authorities should scrap a Mubarak-era…
FIFA gives $250K to families of Egypt riot victims
ZURICH: FIFA is giving $250,000 in aid to the families of victims of the Egyptian football stadium disaster last week. FIFA says it will pay the money into a charitable…
Egypt parliament urges government to condemn Syria
CAIRO: Egypt's parliament agreed on Tuesday to freeze ties with the Syrian assembly and urged the government to denounce Damascus's brutal crackdown on dissent, adding to a chorus of international…
Salafi MP calls for prayer in Egypt parliament
CAIRO: A Salafi MP suddenly stood up in the middle of a session of Egypt's parliament on Tuesday to issue a call for Muslim prayers, earning a reprimand from the…
PA committee holds interior min responsible for deadly violence, calls for sacking him
yCAIRO: A People's Assembly (PA) fact-finding committee recommended that Egypt’s interior minister be sacked after holding him responsible for the deadly violence against protesters near the ministry over the past…
HSBC says staff, customers safe after ‘minor incident’
CAIRO: HSBC bank said its staff and customers were unharmed after a “minor incident” occurred Tuesday morning outside its Sixth of October branch, according to a statement. "A minor incident…
Mubarak misses court hearing due to bad weather
CAIRO: Ousted president Hosni Mubarak missed Tuesday’s court hearing due to poor weather conditions, as the defense for General Adly Fayed, former deputy interior minister, pleaded its case. According to…