Oil slips below $70, hitting three-month low
LONDON: US oil prices fell below $70 a barrel on Monday to their lowest in over three months, extending a loss of more than 17 percent so far in May…
Trika not thinking about Zamalek yet
CAIRO: Ahly's talismanic playmaker Mohamed Abou-Trika is not concerned yet with his side's potential Egyptian Cup clash against arch-rivals Zamalek. Both sides are expected to overcome lower division teams and…
International press criticizes new Nile Treaty, Egypt's attitude
CAIRO: International media are being reticent in their support of the new Nile Treaty, signed in Entebbe last week, questioning the move of the four signatory countries to enact a…
Islam Online staff to launch new website
CAIRO: Staff of disputed Islamic Resource Islam Online (IOL) are preparing to launch a new website after a two-month row between its employees and the website’s Qatari funders, according to…
Naseer Shamma launches '1,350,000 Flowers Initiative'
CAIRO: As part of the Arab World Social Innovation Forum (AWSIF), three new social initiatives were launched, the most prominent of which is the “1,350,000 Flowers Initiative,” by globally renowned…
Algeria warns Orascom Telecom over sale talks
SIDI ABDALLAH, Algeria: The Algerian government said on Monday Egyptian Orascom Telecom should not try to sell its Algerian unit to anyone other than the Algerian government. Orascom Telecom had…
Rights group demands lifting travel ban from Quranist
CAIRO: Security forces must not prevent a Quranist blogger from traveling abroad, an NGO said Monday. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) called on the State Security Investigations body…
EU Crisis Begins to Affect the Middle East
TEL AVIV: The European Union is struggling with what some argue is the region’s worst economic crisis since the Second World War. But how is the EU’s crisis affecting the…
Arab World Social Innovation Forum celebrates social entrepreneurs
CAIRO: “Social entrepreneurs are a crucial component of any country’s development agenda and a prerequisite for a thriving civil society,” Iman Bibars, vice president of Ashoka Global and regional…
Investigations postponed with director of center for independent judiciary
CAIRO: The Prosecutor General’s office on Monday postponed till May 24 the investigation of director of the Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary, Nasser Amin upon the request…