Arab Spring carves out potential role for Arab Israelis
By Natalia Simanovsky TEL AVIV: Pictures of unarmed demonstrators clashing with police and security forces have become the defining images of the Arab Spring. The wave of mass protests and demonstrations…
Yesterday
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: …all my troubles seemed so far away. I was singing away with the Beatles not far from Tahrir Square when gunfire rang out, sirens wailed and I…
T-bills rise to 3-yr high, auction trimmed
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank reduced the size of its treasury bill auction on Sunday as yields surged to their highest level since the 2008 global economic crisis. It is the…
The naked truth
By Mirette Mabrouk CAIRO: Apparently, we didn’t have enough on our plates. The economy is trembling under the strain of nine months of uncertainty. Over 12,000 civilians have been subjected to…
‘Submarine’ takes on adolescence with dominating style
By Myriam Ghattas British director Richard Ayoade's debut film for the big screen, “Submarine” (2010) tells the tale of Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts), a 15-year-old kid with run-of-the-mill teenage concerns: the…
Grace under pressure
By Joseph Fahim Last May, the Cannes Film Fest hosted the world premiere of “Le gamin au vélo” (The Kid with a Bike), the latest picture by Belgium’s greatest filmmakers, Jean-Pierre…
OIC to convene meeting on Syria next week
JEDDAH: The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Saturday it will convene an emergency meeting at its Saudi headquarters next week to urge Syria to "end the bloodshed."…
Police, protesters clash for 2nd day
By Maggie Michael /AP CAIRO: Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police on Sunday clashed for a second day with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military…
Egypt to formally seek IMF financing, says minister
CAIRO: Egypt will formally ask the International Monetary Fund to start negotiations for a new $3.2 billion financing package after the country turned down such a facility in the summer,…
Egypt resumes natgas supplies to Israel, says Ampal
TEL AVIV: Supplies of natural gas from Egypt to Israel, which were halted on Nov. 10 after saboteurs blew up a Sinai pipeline, have resumed, a shareholder in the consortium…