Interior Ministry re-arrests Shia Egyptian despite 5 release orders
CAIRO: The Ministry of Interior arrested and detained Egyptian Shia Mohamed Farouk…
Sawiris talking to Vimpelcom about merger: paper
CAIRO: Naguib Sawiris, chairman of Orascom Telecom, said his holding company Weather…
Egypt: Refining retail
CAIRO: Egypt’s retail and wholesale sector is flourishing: total sales grew from…
Desertec seeks new shareholders, in talks
BERLIN: Desertec, the world's most ambitious solar power project, is courting new…
Russian air crew kidnapped in Darfur freed, says army
KHARTOUM: Three Russian helicopter crew members kidnapped in Sudan's restive Darfur region…
New campaign aims to counter US anti-Islam sentiment
WASHINGTON: A coalition of US Muslims launched a web-based campaign Monday aimed…
Iraq: ‘Give us back the Torah’
Iraq is demanding Israeli authorities return an antique Torah scroll smuggled into…
Catastrophe and prosperity
Millions are suffering and thousands have died from flooding in Pakistan and…