Slowing growth weighs on Mideast M&A values: report
ABU DHABI: Mergers and acquisitions in the Middle East and North Africa rose slightly in 2011, but the combined value of deals fell by more than a quarter as slower…
Egypt’s Nile Sugar to up capacity in 2013: CEO
DUBAI: Egyptian refiner Nile Sugar plans to increase its crushing capacity by over 40 percent next year to help meet strong demand in the country, its chief executive said on…
Arab parliament head calls on Arabs to cut Syria ties
CAIRO: The head of the Arab Parliament, a committee of parliamentarians from Arab League states, called on Saturday for Arab countries to expel Syria's ambassadors and sever diplomatic relations over…
NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row
CAIRO: The cases of 40 people embroiled in a dispute over the activities of US-funded pro-democracy groups and other organizations have been transferred to the Cairo criminal court, a judicial…
Racy ads for French movie about infidelity pulled
What does it take to shock in the land of the Gallic shrug? Ads that suggest adulterous oral sex, according to complaints about new movie "Les Infideles." Posters for the…
Youssef Ziedan strikes again with new triple-face novel
Youssef Ziedan, author of award-winning multi-million bestselling novel “Azazel,” strikes again with his latest novel, “Mohal.” Ziedan leaves the title of the novel without the Arabic short vowel marks, or…
Egypt can’t influence democracy groups probe, says FM
MUNICH: Egypt's foreign minister insisted Sunday that the government can't intervene in an investigation of foreign-funded pro-democracy organizations that is straining ties with the United States, but underlined Cairo's commitment…
Russia, China draw Arab, Turkish ire over Syria
MUNICH: The Russian and Chinese veto of a UN resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed drew stinging criticism from Arab and Turkish officials on Sunday, and Tunisia's prime minister said…
Saudi women push challenge to driving ban
RIYADH: Saudi women leading a campaign against the kingdom's ban on female driving are calling on the courts to take up their lawsuits demanding the right to drive. Manal Al-Sherif…
Seven dead in attack on Afghan police building: official
KANDAHAR: Seven people were killed Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a bastion of Taliban militancy, the interior ministry…