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…
1,500 refugees perish trying to cross Mediterranean: UN
GENEVA: More than 1,500 people drowned or went missing trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in 2011 making it the deadliest stretch of water for refugees last year, the UN…
INTERVIEW: Payment technology and the developing world
CAIRO: Tarek Elhousseiny, general manager of Visa North and West Africa, discusses how innovation in global payment technology, namely mobile payments, is impacting the developing world. In Egypt, he proposes…
Lawmakers blast military rulers over new law
CAIRO: Egypt's newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country's military rulers Tuesday, accusing them of trampling on democratic norms and overstepping their powers by passing laws, including a crucial…