Egyptians struggle to remain optimistic in transition period
CAIRO: Nearly eight months after an uprising toppled former president Hosni Mubarak, most Egyptians are struggling to remain optimistic about their transition to democracy, with the current instability causing some…
Transport workers suspend strike until Oct. 10
CAIRO: Public Transportation Authority (PTA) workers temporarily suspended their strike Tuesday, as some of the workers continued negotiating with the PTA over their demands. About 25 of the lines in…
BRICS push for bigger say in running of internet
NAIROBI: Campaigners for a loosely regulated internet are alarmed at the risk to web freedom from fast-growing BRIC and other emerging economies seeking more say in how the online realm…
Blogger trial adjourned to Oct.11, MOD protesters referred to military court
CAIRO: The first appeal session of imprisoned blogger on hunger strike Maikel Nabil was adjourned to Oct.11 because the file case was not in court when the session opened, according…
OCI secures $1.9 bln in credit facilities
CAIRO: Egypt's Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), the country's biggest listed company, said on Tuesday its fertilizer subsidiaries had signed credit facilities worth $1.9 billion with international and local banks. The…
Egyptian court postpones TMG hearing, sparks uproar
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Tuesday postponed a hearing over a case involving a land sale to the country's biggest listed developer that has rattled the property sector, sparking uproar…
El-Ghad part of Democratic Alliance despite missing SCAF meeting
CAIRO: El-Ghad Party will remain part of the Democratic Alliance, it said in a press statement, clarifying that it did not attend the Saturday meeting with the ruling military council…
South Africa: The business of branding
By Amira Salah-Ahmed JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN: Branding a product is one thing, branding an entire country is quite another. How do you capture its essence? What it is and what it aspires…
Sirte civilians fear bombings more than new regime
SIRTE: Civilians pouring out of Moamer Kadhafi's hometown Sirte on Tuesday said the horror of the battle for the city finally forced them to conquer their fear of the besieging…
Russia slams ‘unacceptable’ UN resolution on Syria
DAMASCUS: Russia hit out on Tuesday at a UN resolution proposed by European nations that condemns Syria's deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests, describing it as "unacceptable." Britain, France, Germany and…