Juhayna reports 17 pct slide in Q1 net
CAIRO: Egyptian dairy and juice maker Juhayna Food Industries Co reported on Thursday a 17 percent drop in net profit for the first quarter to LE 50.1 million ($8.4 million)…
After Bin Laden: has militant Islam failed?
By Mustafa Akyol Among the dozens of tweets that I received from fellow Turks following the breaking news of Osama Bin Laden's death, one was a bit uncommon. While most others…
Social media creating social awareness in the Arab world
By Hani Naim BEIRUT: Social media has brought various religious and ethnic groups across the world closer together. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Arab world, as demonstrated by…
Orascom Telecom Q1 profit soars to $813 mln
CAIRO: Egyptian mobile operator Orascom Telecom's said on Wednesday its net income attributable to equity holders had soared in the first quarter of 2011 soared to $813 million, up from…
Morocco’s vision forward
By Yossef Ben-Meir The fatal terrorist bombing of a tourist cafe in Marrakech that took the lives of 16 people makes it more urgent for Morocco to implement its vision, which…
Iraq, Egypt near $1 bln deal on worker compensation
CAIRO: Egypt and Iraq are close to a deal on compensation estimated at $1 billion for Egyptian workers who were not paid remittances during Iraq's 1990-1991 invasion of Kuwait, officials…
Dysfunctional disarmament
By Ban Ki-moon GENEVA: As the United Nations Conference on Disarmament begins a seven-week session in Geneva, its future is on the line. Whereas countries and civil-society initiatives are on…
Von Trier ‘persona non grata’ after Cannes Nazi remark
The Cannes festival Thursday declared Lars von Trier "persona non grata" after the Danish director said he sympathized "a little bit" with Adolf Hitler, but kept his film in competition.…
Bin Laden fosters Arab revolt in posthumous message
WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda has released a message from slain leader Osama bin Laden praising the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia and urging Muslims to take advantage of a "rare historic opportunity"…
Cannes honors Egypt as revolt film premieres
The blood and teargas of Arab revolts filled the screen at Cannes on Wednesday, as the controversial film "18 Days" premiered during a day honoring Egypt and its revolution. The…