Tens of Copts demonstrate near parliament
CAIRO: Tens of Copts demonstrated Sunday in front of parliament, demanding the People’s Assembly pass a unified personal status law for Copts and another regulating the construction of houses of…
Activists end strike in Rafah after failing to cross into Gaza
CAIRO: Hundreds of Egyptian activists ended a sit-in along the Rafah border crossing after they were denied entry into the Gaza Strip, activist Omar Abdullah told Daily News Egypt Sunday.…
Italy to begin title defense against Paraguay
IRENE, South Africa: The Italian squad wants to prove it isn't too old to win the World Cup again when it starts its title defense against Paraguay, which is playing…
Messi magic for Argentina, but England held by US
JOHANNESBURG: Lionel Messi gave the World Cup an early taste of his sublime talents on Saturday as Argentina opened with a victory but a howler from goalkeeper Robert Green condemned…
Alex prosecution office says examination of crime scene ‘unnecessary’
Its statement mentions that “certain elements” are using the media to “spread claims that secret policemen assaulted Saeid which caused his death.
Remarriage debate sparks fear among Egypt's Copts
CAIRO: "They want to empty Egypt of Copts," exclaims Girgis Guebrail about a court order that the Coptic church must remarry divorcees, seeing it as an attack on minority Christians…
Saudi telco Atheeb's CEO resigns after big losses
RIYADH: Atheeb Telecom, Saudi Arabia's first private fixed-line phone operator, said on Sunday its top executive has resigned after it accumulated losses close to 40 percent of its capital one…
Lebanon banking on strong growth to reduce debt
BEIRUT: Forecast to post economic growth of eight percent this year, Lebanon plans to launch reforms to slash its debt-to-GDP ratio, which remains among the world's highest eclipsing even Greece's.…
Iran, Pakistan sign gas export deal
TEHRAN: Iran and Pakistan formally signed on Sunday an export deal which commits the Islamic republic to supplying its eastern neighbor with natural gas from 2014. The contract is the…
Dubai private equity firm under parent control
DUBAI: Dubai International Capital's (DIC) board was dissolved in January and the private equity firm was brought under the control of its parent conglomerate, Dubai Holding, in a move that…