Orascom TMT says in talks with France Telecom over Mobinil
DUBAI: Orascom Telecom Media and Technology said on Sunday it is in talks with France Telecom over the future of their Egyptian joint venture Mobinil. The Egyptian firm said a…
Egypt still open for business despite calls for strike
CAIRO: Amid calls for a general strike, Egypt’s benchmark index, EGX 30 was up 2.93 percent on Sunday, its highest in six months. The streets of Cairo are also busy…
Arab ministers mull new steps in Syria crisis
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers gathered in Cairo on Sunday to consider new moves in the Syrian crisis with the bloodshed showing no signs of abating, even spilling over into Lebanon.…
Malaysia deports Saudi journalist in Twitter row
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday deported a young Saudi journalist wanted in his home country over a Twitter post about the Prophet Mohammed, defying pleas from human rights group who…
Saif Qaddafi to be moved to Tripoli, then tried
TRIPOLI: Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi, son and one-time heir apparent of toppled Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, will be moved to a Tripoli prison within two months and then face trial, the…
Bahrain king dismisses opposition as disunited
MAMAMA: Bahrain's King Hamad dismissed the country's opposition movement as disunited and said the threat of Iran had compelled him to call in foreign troops to crush last year's uprising.…
Hamas strongman in Gaza rejects unity deal
RAMALLAH: A rare public rift broke open Sunday in the usually tightly disciplined Islamic movement Hamas over a reconciliation deal that would require it to relinquish key areas of control…
Jolie, showing directorial debut, says Afghanistan is next
Angelina Jolie says it was only natural that her directorial debut should tackle some of the toughest issues facing humanity and after wartime Bosnia, Afghanistan is likely to be her…
Communist East Germany back in haunting new film
The oppressive world of Communist East Germany was brought back to life in a haunting new film called "Barbara" at the Berlin Film Festival, the first of three German productions…
Egypt from an inventively surrealistic prism
Unlike the case in every other art discipline in the country, it has so far been a great year for the visual arts. With every new exhibition opening, established artists…