Hungary seeks IMF help; Egypt CDS, FX hit by turmoil
LONDON: The Hungarian forint skidded more than 1 percent against the euro on Monday after Budapest requested help from the IMF while Egypt's debt insurance costs blew out 60 basis…
EU condemns bloodshed in Egypt; NATO calls for patience
BRUSSELS/ HALIFAX: The European Union's on Sunday condemned the bloodshed in Egypt, where security forces killed at least 20 people as they cleared protesters from Cairo's Tahrir Square. "I am…
Egypt police officer killed in Sinai shooting
CAIRO: One police officer was killed and another injured in Egypt's Sinai on Monday during clashes with members of an Islamist group suspected of attacks on a pipeline, a security…
20 people killed in Sunday clashes
By Agencies CAIRO: Egypt's Health Ministry says 20 people have been killed since Sunday in clashes between police and protesters demanding the country's military rulers quickly transfer power to a civilian…
Protests span Egypt against Tahrir violence
CAIRO: Egyptian youth across the country organized protests on Sunday at universities and in central squares in solidarity with Tahrir protesters who were violently dispersed on Saturday. "We started with…
Injuries overwhelm Tahrir field and nearby hospitals
By Omnia Al Desoukie CAIRO: At field hospital in Tahrir Square, Sunday morning protesters were ferried in, some unconscious and some bleeding. At least 1,000 were taken to the makeshift hospital…
Injuries overwhelm Tahrir field and nearby hospitals
CAIRO: At a field hospital in Tahrir Square Sunday morning protesters were ferried in, some unconscious and some bleeding. At least 1,000 were taken to the makeshift hospital of the…
Lawyers elect new syndicate chief, board amid judicial, security absence
CAIRO: Following several postponements, lawyers gathered Sunday to elect a new board for their syndicate. Sunday’s syndicate elections were the first since the recent cancellation of Law 100 which imposed…
Elections to take place as scheduled; security remains a problem
CAIRO: Parliamentary elections will take place on Nov. 28 as scheduled, member of the ruling military council General Mohsen El-Fangary said following a violent crackdown on a Tahrir sit-in and…
Three killed in Cairo violence as protesters flock back to Tahrir
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: At least three people were killed in fresh violence in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday when police backed by the army charged protesters to disperse a demonstration…