Lawyers call for charging Mubarak with high treason, Suleiman, Tantawi with perjury
CAIRO: Ten lawyers representing the civil society complainants at the trial of Hosni Mubarak demanded adding high treason to the charges, accusing the ousted president of premeditated murder, incitement, complicity…
Ezz Dekheila 9-month net profit steady
CAIRO: Egypt's Ezz Dekheila, a unit of Ezz Steel, on Monday reported a 0.5 percent rise in net profit to LE 562 million ($92.8 million) for the first nine months…
OCI, BESIX Group to begin work on third phase of Grand Egyptian Museum
CAIRO: A joint venture between Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) and the Belgian BESIX Group was awarded the contract for phase three of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a deal…
Citadel Capital fund to sell stake in NPC Egypt
CAIRO: A Citadel Capital fund will sell its interest in National Petroleum Company Egypt (NPC Egypt) to Calgary-based Sea Dragon Energy in a deal worth $147.5 million. Private equity firm…
Islamists seen winning near two-thirds of seats following final round results
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood said on Saturday it had won at least 41 percent of the seats in Egypt's lower house of parliament, with Islamists of various stripes occupying almost…
MENA says judge to summon activists in Cabinet clashes probe, activists deny
CAIRO: Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency reported Sunday that an investigations judge summoned a number of prominent politicians and activists for questioning related to their involvement in funding protesters…
One year on, Alexandrians remember alleged torture victim of Al-Qeddesine probe
By Abdel Rahman Youssef ALEXANDRIA: Tens of protesters commemorated Friday the first anniversary of the death of a Salafi, who allegedly died as a result of torture at the hands of…
Government withdraws land from Egyptian businessmen
CAIRO: Egypt's government has withdrawn 2,100 hectares of land from some of the country's leading businessmen because they failed to develop it, a minister who heads a committee investigating failures…
Arab ministers mull Syria mission criticism
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers gathered Sunday to review the record of a widely criticized observer mission to Syria, amid growing calls for the bloc to cede to the United Nations…
Opposition supporters rally in Bahrain despite ban
MANAMA: Anti-government protesters converged on the headquarters of Bahrain's main opposition party Saturday, defying a government ban on the gathering and pressing ahead with their campaign for greater political and…