Arabs step up pressure on Syria to end bloodshed
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers meet anew Wednesday to step up pressure on Syria to end nearly eight months of deadly violence, as 14 more civilians were reportedly killed in the…
French satirical paper ‘firebombed’ after Mohammed cartoon
PARIS: The offices of a French satirical newspaper that published a special Arab Spring edition with the Prophet Mohamed as "guest editor" were destroyed in a suspected firebomb attack Wednesday,…
Credit downgrades put Egypt economy in greater risk
CAIRO: Egypt’s credit ratings, which have been downgraded to negative outlooks twice over the past month, are expected to impact the country’s banking sector as well as the economic recovery…
Central Bank accepts repos worth LE 9.8 bln
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank accepted LE 9.814 billion ($1.64 billion) in eight-day repurchase agreements in the money market (CBES) on Tuesday, the entire amount which was offered. The bank had…
Oil prices tumble on euro zone debt crisis
LONDON: Oil prices fell more than $3 per barrel on Tuesday after a decision by Greece to call a referendum over its debt bailout threw the euro zone into crisis…
A mixed showcase for young Egyptian artists at Tache
Tache Art Gallery in Designopolis is currently hosting an exhibition titled “Pulse,” featuring the works of 47 emerging artists. The show sounds like an extraordinary feat, as putting an exhibit…
The loneliness of Gulf cinema
“Only 10 years go, the whole Gulf region lived in a total cinematic drought,” writes Masoud Amralla Al-Ali, artistic director of the Dubai International Film Festival and curator of a…
Parties reject military budget secrecy clause, some walk out of Al-Selmy meeting
CAIRO: The majority of political party representatives who attended a meeting with deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Ali Al-Selmy, rejected Article 9 of the draft constitutional principles document…
Rights groups call for independent probe into alleged torture victim’s death
CAIRO: Human rights groups called on authorities to explain the circumstances surrounding the death of Tora prisoner Essam Atta earlier this week, urging a transparent investigation into the incident and…
Official election campaigns start Wednesday
CAIRO: Official campaigning for Egypt's parliamentary election will begin on Wednesday and end on Nov. 26, two days before the first round of voting starts, the election commission said on…