FJP heads majority of PA committees
CAIRO: Freedom and Justice Party MPs headed nine out of 19 committees in the People’s Assembly, its Speaker Saad El-Katatny announced in Tuesday’s session. The most prominent are Essam El-Erian…
Bedouins seize 25 Chinese workers: security
CAIRO: Egyptian Bedouins on Tuesday captured 25 Chinese workers in Sinai to demand the release of Islamist relatives detained over bombings in the peninsula between 2004 and 2006, a security…
Egypt drops 25 spots on 2011 Global Peace Index
CAIRO: Egypt fell 25 spots on the Global Peace Index (GPI) for 2011, coming at 73 among 153 nations ranked according to the “absence of violence.” One of the ten…
Sudan make quarterfinals for 1st time since 1970
MALABO: Reaching the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals with an entirely home-based squad is Sudan's brightest footballing moment in more than 40 years. Sudan beat Burkina Faso 2-1 on Monday…
Twitter CEO says blocking policy over-distilled
DANA POINT, California: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo sought to calm the global outrage over the company's new country-by-country censorship policy, complaining in part that the issue is being treated with…
HSBC affirms safety of customers, staff following attack
CAIRO: HSBC said that despite few injuries, all customers and staff are currently safe, following an attack on its New Cairo branch on Monday. “HSBC branch in Al Tagammu was…
Egypt’s Islamists gear up to challenge army
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood is devising a blueprint for a parliamentary democracy that would overturn Egypt's tradition of strong heads of state, flexing its muscles after emerging as the country's…
UAE housing market to sink further
DUBAI: A nearly four-year decline in house prices in the United Arab Emirates won't end this year, as oversupply and concerns over the health of global economy weigh on the…
Dabur to invest $20 mln in African plants
MUMBAI: Dabur India, a maker of personal care and food products, plans to invest about $20 million to build plants in Africa as competition intensifies in its home market. Dabur's…
COMMENTARY: An unknown future for Egyptian art
By Mariam Hamdy There is concern about the future of art in Egypt after last year’s uprising. Questions on the impact, longevity and artistic merit of the works tackling the Egyptian…