Denmark to give Egypt $15 mln in aid, Maersk to invest $25 mln
CAIRO: Denmark has allocated 100 million krona ($15.4 million) in aid to Egypt to assist “in its transition towards democratic and economic development” after the January 25 Revolution. Meanwhile, Danish…
TECH REVIEW:HTC brings smartphone, tablet PC to Egypt
CAIRO: Smartphone manufacturer HTC launched Wednesday its latest device, the HTC Sensation, and its first ever PC tablet, the HTC Flyer Tablet, in Egypt. The HTC Sensation is designed as…
ANALYSIS: Arab spring likely to leave oil firms unscathed
LONDON: Western oil firms are unlikely to face widespread asset seizures or contract revisions as a result of Arab uprisings, thanks to deft diplomacy, legal protections and efforts to depict…
Banks lift Abu Dhabi to 23-week high, Qatar down
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi bank stocks rose on Thursday on improving outlooks for the United Arab Emirates economy, lifting the benchmark to a 23-week high, while all other regional markets ended…
Mubarak probe ‘extremely difficult’, says investigator
By AFP CAIRO: A judicial official investigating the wealth of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak said on Thursday the job is proving "extremely difficult," describing the strongman as a master…
Egypt imams get their own union
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's ministry of endowments has approved a request by imams preaching in mosques to form their own union, state media reported on Thursday. Endowments Minister Abdallah Al-Husseini…
Syrians flee northern town as tanks close in
AMMAN: Thousands of Syrians have fled the historic town of Maarat Al-Numaan to escape troops and tanks pushing into the north in a widening military campaign to crush protests against…
Dozens dead in new front between north-south Sudan
NAIROBI: Fighting has erupted along a new front near the internal border between north and south Sudan with dozens of people reported killed, aid workers and a UN report said.…
Area near Qaddafi compound struck in raid
TRIPOLI: NATO pounded the area near Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi's compound again before dawn Thursday, rattling windows in the heart of the capital with thunderous booms as smoke rose from…
Giving a second listen to McCartney’s first disc
It's hard to think of how Paul McCartney could have given his first solo album a bigger publicity hurdle to overcome, unless he'd been arrested for some vile crime on…