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Vatican, Azhar condemn cartoon reprint

CAIRO: Officials from the Vatican and Al-Azhar on Wednesday condemned the reprinting…

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Pan-African bid to clip bird flu gets funding boost

DAKAR: A new pan-African initiative to combat bird flu was launched Tuesday…

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El-Hadary's possible Sion move takes new twist

GENEVA: The possible transfer of Egypt s African Nations Cup-winning goalkeeper Essam…

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Egypt, Gulf states stress need for new Lebanese president

MANAMA: Egypt and Gulf states fear an upcoming Arab summit could be…

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Mubarak holds talks in Saudi

RIYADH: President Hosni Mubarak discussed with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Sunday…

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Mubarak to visit Saudi in run-up to Arab summit

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak traveled to Saudi Arabia Sunday for talks with…

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Gulf bank sinks into red on US subprime crisis

MANAMA: Bahrain-based Gulf International Bank said on Thursday it suffered a net…

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Dubai firm gets more time to study possible bid for Colonial

MADRID: A sovereign wealth fund owned by the government of the booming…

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Dollar drops against euro and yen on US growth worries, gold rises

LONDON: The dollar dipped against leading currencies on Thursday as dealers worried…

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Al-Qaradawy supporters protest over UK visa issue

DOHA: Hundreds of supporters of Egyptian-born Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi protested in Qatar…

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