Carter Center highlights violations, successes of Egypt’s electoral process
CAIRO: While local monitoring groups focused on violations by specific parties, candidates and judicial monitors during the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, the Carter Center said the process was…
Apicorp seeks $533 mln from local banks: MEED
DUBAI: Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp) wants to raise at least 2 billion riyals ($533 million) from local Saudi Arabian banks, MEED said on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the…
Egypt pound nears 7-year low as T-bills mature
CAIRO: The Egyptian pound weakened to its lowest in almost seven years against the dollar on Wednesday as treasury bills matured and investors shifted their funds out of Egypt, traders…
Vatican university hosts unusual tattoo conference
Tattooed mummies in ancient Egypt, Crusaders who branded their foreheads with crosses, and New Zealand's inked Maori warriors were fodder for an unusual conference at a Vatican university Tuesday on…
Guns N’ Roses, Chili Peppers in Rock Hall
Welcome to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Guns N' Roses. The seminal rock band of the late 1980s and early 90s, best known for hits like "Welcome to…
Egypt PM names new interior minister: state paper
CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzoury named a regional security official as interior minister just hours before his new Cabinet was due to be sworn in, the state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram…
Court rejects appeal against Mubarak trial judge
CAIRO: An Egyptian court turned down an appeal for a new judge in the trial of former president Hosni Mubarak, the official news agency said on Wednesday, signaling the closely-watched…
Spanish filmmaker Almodovar’s intriguing ‘Skin I Live In’
Pedro Almodóvar is back with a brand new installment of his sensuous quirky creations. "La Piel Que Habito" (The Skin I Live In, 2011) is sexy, intricate and intriguing. Ever…
Egypt army, police to guard cooking gas supplies
CAIRO: Egypt's police and army will deploy to protect deliveries of subsidized butane cooking gas after shortages sparked thefts and countrywide protests, the newspaper Al-Ahram quoted the minister of social…
Egypt Brotherhood party says wins 34 run-off seats
CAIRO: The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won 34 individual seats of the 45 it contested in the first run-off vote of a parliamentary election, a party…