Iranian president fires FM Mottaki, says IRNA
TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fired Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and temporarily replaced him with atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. It…
Egypt’s growth seen at 7 pct next year: minister
Egypt's finance minister said on Monday he expected the economy to grow by 7 percent in the financial year from July 2011, and by 8 to 8.5 percent the year…
CIB, OT lead Egypt index gains
Egypt's main index gained 0.3 percent, led by heavyweight Commercial International Bank (CIB) as banking and telecom stocks rallied, traders said. CIB jumped 1.3 percent to trade at as much…
Kuwaiti opposition MPs file to quiz premier
KUWAIT CITY: The Gulf state of Kuwait Monday appeared headed for a new political crisis after three opposition MPs filed a motion to question the prime minister in parliament over…
US envoy heads to Mideast to push indirect talks, Netanyahu welcomes
JERUSALEM: Washington's Middle East envoy George Mitchell was on Monday heading to the region for talks with both sides as the Obama administration attempted to keep alive the battered peace…
Kuwait closes Al-Jazeera TV office
DUBAI: Kuwaiti authorities have closed the office of the Qatar-based pan-Arab Al-Jazeera news channel over coverage of a police crackdown on a public gathering, the television said on Monday. The…
Monitoring coalition to send constitutional reform demands to President Mubarak
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The Egyptian Coalition for Elections Monitoring (ECEM) said Sunday that it will present a list of demands regarding constitutional reforms that will ensure a better electoral system…
Cairo Biennale artists question the contemporary
Modern art reveals a society to itself, laying bare the bones of fleshy discourse. Art never simply is— it asks of us questions we have to search within to answer.…
Bad weather in Egypt kills at least 31
CAIRO: Rain and sandstorms that battered Egypt at the weekend killed at least 31 people, officials said Monday, adding the toll could rise as rescue workers were still sifting…
Egypt resort hit by sharks to open beaches with new measures
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Beaches in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh closed since a spate of shark attacks will reopen with new measures to ensure the safety of swimmers, a governor…
