Campaign slams IMF for ‘illegitimate’ negotiations with Egypt
CAIRO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) came under fire this week for…
Orascom soars after resuming trade; Gulf mixed
CAIRO/DUBAI: Egypt's Orascom Telecom (OT) soared on Sunday following an eight-week suspension,…
KANO: Soldiers and police Sunday manned checkpoints in Nigeria’s second largest city after coordinated bombings and gun battles killed 162 people in one of the deadliest attacks to hit the mainly Muslim north. A round-the-clock curfew imposed shortly aft
TEHRAN: Seventeen people have died after a storm capsized a passenger boat…
Petrol panic eases in Egypt
CAIRO: Fuel distribution improved in Egypt on Thursday after panicked motorists flooded…
In Arab Spring, economic gain may trump pain
By Andrew Torchia and Suleiman Al-Khalidi / Reuters AMMAN/CAIRO: Mazen Dajani, chief executive…
Orascom Telecom says stock to resume trade Sunday
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom (OT) said on Thursday its shares would resume trading…
Women leaders swap experiences at Yahoo Summit
CAIRO: “The most powerful and revolutionary thing to do is to…
Egypt parties edge toward economic policy
CAIRO: For a political movement that has just triumphed in elections, winning…
Egypt entrepreneurs see new dawn post-revolution
CAIRO: Two months after mass protests ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak last…
Arab bank lends $26 mln for Africa development
KHARTOUM: An Arab League development bank on Wednesday signed low-interest loans with…