Security of Friday protest responsibility of demonstrators, says SCAF
CAIRO: Political powers that called for the Sept. 9 protests will have the responsibility of securing, organizing and preserving all gathering places, the ruling army council said in its 74th…
Egyptian delegates raise flag high at One Young World Summit
ZURICH: Fifteen Egyptians joined more than 1200 delegates from over 170 countries, in one of the largest representations from a single country, for the One Young World Summit in Zurich…
Qatar rises on salary hikes; most markets up
DUBAI: Egypt’s main index eased 0.02 percent to 4,727 points on Wednesday while Qatar's bourse rose for a second day after the Gulf Arab state announced salary and pension hikes…
Kuwaitis cleared to join Mubarak defense team
CAIRO: Egyptian Justice Minister Abdel Aziz Al-Gindi has allowed five Kuwaiti lawyers to join the defense team of ex-president Hosni Mubarak, who is on trial on charges of killing demonstrators,…
Information minister warns against attacks on gov’t buildings
CAIRO: Minister of Information Osama Heikal warned against Facebook calls for breaking into the headquarters of the Cabinet, Maspero, the People's Assembly and the Ministry of Defense, saying they are…
Egypt yarn producers accuse exporters of dumping
CAIRO: Egypt’s Holding Co. for Spinning and Weaving is taking legal action against foreign exporters it accuses of dumping yarn into the local market. The anti-dumping case is raised to…
Non-aligned countries support Palestinian UN bid
BELGRADE: The Non-Aligned Movement on Tuesday confirmed its support for a Palestinian bid for UN membership at a ministerial meeting here, Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said. "We will…
In Arab world, money offers alternative to reform
By Tarek El-Tablawy/ AP CAIRO: The Arab Spring hasn't come cheap. Uprisings this year across the Arab world — stoked by chasms of income disparity, high unemployment and inflation — are…
Jazeera calls on Israel to free journalist
DOHA: Al-Jazeera satellite news channel has called on Israel to release its former Kabul bureau chief ahead of the journalist's appearance before a court on Wednesday. Samer Allawi, a Palestinian,…
Syria shrugs off sanctions, eyes China oil sales
ABU DHABI: Syria plans to sell the oil European customers cannot take under a new EU import ban to Russia or China and will be unharmed by western sanctions as…