Judge adjourns interrogation of prominent activists to Jan. 15
CAIRO: An investigating judge adjourned Wednesday the interrogation of three prominent activists to Jan. 15 for their alleged involvement in the Cabinet clashes in December. Activist Nawara Negm, spokesman of…
China to discuss Arab Spring with Gulf leaders
BEIJING: China's premier will discuss the Arab Spring with leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar during a visit to those countries later this month, a Chinese…
Senior US diplomat to meet Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO: The US State Department's number two was to meet Wednesday with leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood's party after it claimed a crushing victory in the first parliamentary polls since…
Vote on workers’ seat to be repeated in Mansoura, Daqahleya, says SEC
CAIRO: The Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) announced Wednesday that elections will be repeated for the workers’ seat in the first constituency of Daqahleya on Jan. 14-15. The run-offs are slated…
Egypt’s Brotherhood treads carefully after victory
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood has emerged as the biggest winner in parliamentary elections, but the fundamentalist group that has long dreamed of ruling Egypt is likely to be cautious about…
Copts, Islamists face off in Minya run-offs
MINYA: Copts and Islamists face off in southern province of Minya in the run-offs of the final stage of the parliamentary elections as a Coptic candidate fielded by the…
Budget cuts main challenge in achieving UN priorities, says UNIC director
CAIRO: Dealing with budget cuts is the main challenge that lies in the face of achieving the United Nations priorities for 2012, according to the Cairo director of United Nations…
Shuaa to expand credit finance unit into Saudi
DUABI: Dubai-based Shuaa Capital, the investment bank undergoing a broad restructuring, is expanding its profitable credit finance business Gulf Finance Corp (GFC) into Saudi Arabia and may offer a stake…
Egypt regulator readies steps to revive markets
CAIRO: Egypt's financial market regulator said he was preparing steps to help companies resume raising money in the country's moribund capital markets, with active issuance of stocks and bonds still…
Egypt rate hike seen more likely as inflation gains
CAIRO: Egypt's urban consumer price growth quickened to 9.5 percent in the 12 months to December from 9.1 percent in November and analysts said an interest rate hike by the…