World markets perk up despite grim economic news
LONDON: World stock markets rose Friday despite further grim economic news, though…
Factories slash output, jobs around world
BEIJING: Factories in China and India joined much of Europe in slashing…
The tale of a former Egyptian child maid in the US
IRVINE, California/CAIRO, Egypt: Late at night, the neighbors saw a little girl…
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Malaysia's AWC unit wins 171 mln dirham UAE contract
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US music and screen legend Eartha Kitt dies at 81
Eartha Kitt, the versatile American singer and actress who died Thursday at…
Cash aid for Africa
STOCKHOLM: Europe has made an ambitious commitment to scale up its aid…
Israel wants international truce monitors
GAZA CITY: Israel assassinated a Hamas strongman on Thursday in its first…
Decoding Egypt: Egypt's pathetic foreign policy
CAIRO: Three years ago an expert on Egyptian politics argued that Egyptian…
Egyptian indexes bounce at end of dismal year
CAIRO: Egyptian stock markets gained ground for a second straight day on…