Egypt’s Citadel Capital swings to loss in Q3
DUBAI: Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital said on Sunday it swung to a standalone loss of LE 20.7 million ($3.5 million) in the third quarter, compared with a net…
Egypt sells more 91-day T-bills than offered
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank sold more 91-day treasury bills than originally offered at an auction on Sunday but trimmed the amount 266-day T-bills sold, the Finance Ministry said on its…
Yemenis rally for Saleh trial despite shootings
SANAA: Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Yemen's capital Sunday calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to face trial, a day after his forces and loyalists…
Islamists continue gains in second round vote
CAIRO: Islamist parties have consolidated earlier gains in Egypt's multistage parliamentary elections, winning nearly 70 percent of the seats determined so far, according to results announced Saturday. Election commission chief…
Messages of peace as Christians celebrate Christmas
BETHLEHEM: Tens of thousands of Christians flocked to Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas as the pope at the Vatican called for peace, humility and reconciliation. As the faithful crowded the ancient…
A woman’s touch in the Arab Spring
By Rana Moussaoui /AFP BEIRUT: An Egyptian woman beaten by soldiers, a Syrian blogger detained for her work and the first Arab woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize highlight the…
German energy giant RWE to sell Egyptian assets: report
BERLIN: German energy giant RWE has put its assets in Egypt up for sale in a bid to raise about $1 billion, three people familiar with the matter told Dow…
American troops will not solve Iraq’s problems
By Safa Hussein For nearly a year now, most of the articles written about Iraq by western observers and journalists have focused on the ongoing departure of American troops, drawing a…
Rebuilding the ruins of Qaddafi
By Barak Barfi TRIPOLI: With the creation of a new government, Libya’s leaders should finally be able to focus on organizing the transition from the authoritarian state that they inherited to…
EDITORIAL: SCAF’s psychological warfare
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: I will not write about the scenes of brute force used by the military against protesters last week. I will not write about the woman who…