Protesting Telecom Egypt workers deny rumors they will cut-off communications
CAIRO: Workers and employees in Telecom Egypt corporate (TE) denied Tuesday any plans to cut off communications during their protests against the administration. "We will not cut off communications, whether…
Analysts disagree over SCAF’s role in prisoner swap deal
CAIRO: Experts disagreed on whether mediating the prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas will bolster the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ (SCAF) image in and outside of Egypt. Analyst…
Thousands celebrate freed Palestinian prisoners
GAZA CITY: Tens of thousands of flag-waving Palestinians celebrated the homecoming Tuesday of hundreds of prisoners exchanged for an Israeli soldier, with the crowd exhorting militants to seize more soldiers…
Shalit release boosts Mideast peace hopes
PARIS: World leaders voiced hope Tuesday that the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years in Hamas captivity would boost the Middle East peace process and…
Conference urges reviewing Arab development patterns, creating sustainable development bodies
CAIRO: Officials and experts participating in a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) called for seizing the opportunity of political and social changes…
Tunisians in Egypt gear up for own historic elections
CAIRO: Tunisians in Egypt are caught in the election fever sweeping the country as they gear up for their own historic elections since former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali was…
Israel ‘shocked’ at Egypt TV Shalit interview
JERUSALEM: Israeli officials harshly criticized an Egyptian television interview with soldier Gilad Shalit minutes after Hamas militants freed him in a prisoner swap Tuesday, saying the questioning was inappropriate and…
South Africa gears up to host COP17 in Durban
PRETORIA/CAIRO: After hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa has proven that it has the capacity and infrastructure to host events of a large scale. Once again, the Rainbow…
Arab Spring disrupts energy investment, says IEA
PARIS: The Arab Spring has disrupted investment plans in oil and gas projects as some governments in the region have shifted their focus to meet increasing demands from their population,…
Gold drops as macro worries favor dollar
LONDON: Gold was set for its largest one-day fall in two weeks on Tuesday after US bank Goldman Sachs reported a quarterly loss, which coupled with evidence of slowing Chinese…