MP goes on hunger strike to protest constituency shuffle
CAIRO: MP Mostafa Bakry has gone on a hunger strike inside the People’s Assembly (PA) to protest against a draft law proposing a division of electoral constituencies, Bakry’s brother, Mahmoud,…
W. Sahara refugees bemoan the lack of work
DAKHLA REFUGEE CAMP: In the sprawling Dakhla camp for Western Sahara refugees, Abdala, a 35-year-old father, spends most of his days just lying in his tent. The reason is not…
Fear of Tehran haunts Iranian refugees in Turkey
NEVSEHIR: Tortured in jails and threatened with death, Behzad, Siyavash and Ali have, like hundreds of dissident Iranians, found refuge in Turkey, but peace of mind is still eluding them…
Niger charges driver in kidnap of Frenchman
NIAMEY: Authorities in Niger have charged the driver of a 78-year-old Frenchman with complicity in his April kidnapping, which has been claimed by the North African branch of Al-Qaeda, a…
France to deport Iranian jailed for ex-PM's murder, says official
PARIS: France will on Monday sign a deportation order for Iranian agent Ali Vakili Rad, convicted in France of murdering the shah's last prime minister, an aide to Interior Minister…
Egypt's Sewedy Cables Q1 net up 32 pct to $47 mln
CAIRO: Egypt's El Sewedy Cables first quarter net profit rose 32 percent to LE 266.0 million ($47 million), the stock exchange reported on Monday. The company, the biggest Arab cable…
Egypt's EFG-Hermes says Q1 profit more than triples
CAIRO: Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes on Monday said its net profit more than tripled year-on-year in the first quarter of 2010. The firm made a net profit of LE 484…
Yemen seeks release of kidnapped Chinese oil workers
SANAA: Yemeni security forces have launched an operation to free two Chinese oil workers a day after they were kidnapped by tribesmen in an eastern province, the Shabwa governor said…
Abbas to meet US envoy on Wednesday, say Palestinians
RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will meet US envoy George Mitchell Wednesday to discuss final status issues in indirect peace talks with Israel, the chief Palestinian negotiator said Monday. "The…
Egyptian Gulf Bank Q1 net profit fell 44 percent
CAIRO: Egyptian Gulf Bank's third quarter net profit fell 44 percent to LE 22.6 million ($4.0 million), Egypt's stock exchange said on Monday. Net profit for the first quarter of…