Sadrists mark Iraq departure of US ‘occupiers’
BAGHDAD: Supporters of anti-US Shia cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr, whose militia fought pitched battles with American forces, on Thursday officially celebrated the departure of the "occupiers" from Iraq. The last American…
Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike
JERUSALEM: In a high-stakes gamble, an imprisoned member of a Palestinian militant group has waged a hunger strike for almost two months, trying to draw attention to Israel's military justice…
Afghan/Pak jihad said to attract fewer foreign fighters
PARIS: The Afghan-Pakistan jihad is attracting fewer foreign fighters following the death of Osama bin Laden, the growing threat posed by US drones, and lack of funds, Western security officials…
Mubarak loyalists not reconciled to his fall
CAIRO: For Hosni Mubarak loyalists, his downfall was a shock and a humiliation. A year later, they still miss their president and watch with bitterness the political upheaval in an…
Salafi sees army taking time to cede power
CAIRO: The head of Egypt's leading ultra-conservative Islamist party believes it will take time for the ruling military to hand power to civilians but says the army cannot enjoy a…
THE REEL ESTATE: Arab cinema: State of the union (Part 1)
For many years, Arab cinema has been scampering for world attention, attempting to overcome the long-held stigma that the budding films of the region don’t travel well abroad. …
Evidence circumstantial, protesters not all ‘peaceful’, say lawyers in Mubarak trial
CAIRO: The defense team representing Hassan Abdel Rahman, former state security chief currently on trial for complicity in killing protesters alongside ousted President Hosni Mubarak, said Thursday that the evidence…
Post-Mubarak Egypt still finding its way
By Jailan Zayan / AFP CAIRO: The spectacular uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak a year ago turned the political order upside down in Egypt where the former ruler is now in…
Egypt inflation eases slightly, economist warns of stagflation
CAIRO: Egypt's urban consumer inflation reached 8.6 percent in the year to January, down from 9.6 percent in December, as analysts said the numbers are much lower than expected given…
AIC sells 9.6 pct stake in Egypt’s Beltone
CAIRO: Egyptian investment firm Arabiyya Lel Estithmaraat's (AIC) said on Thursday it had sold its 9.56 percent stake in investment bank Beltone Financial Holding. AIC sold its 800,000 shares to…