90 pct of Egyptians say more politically aware after Jan. 25
By Zainab Abou Elkhair CAIRO: Ninety percent of Egyptians said their political awareness and involvement in political life in Egypt have increased in subsequence to the revolution, according to a recent…
Israel ready to talk in Jerusalem, Ramallah, says Netanyahu
JERUSALEM: Israel is willing to hold peace talks with the Palestinians immediately, in Jerusalem or even Ramallah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in excerpts of an interview released on Wednesday.…
Parts of south Somalia suffering from famine, says UN
NAIROBI: Parts of southern Somalia are suffering from famine, a UN official said Wednesday, and tens of thousands of Somalis have already died in the worst hunger emergency in a…
Kurdish nationalism rises with Arab unrest, Sudan split
ARBIL: On the day the newest African nation, South Sudan, was born, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barham Salih used his iPad to tweet his feelings to the world: "Watching history in…
Flat 6 Labs to boost venture capital
CAIRO: As young, bright entrepreneurs have gathered this year at events such as the NexGen IT Bootcamp, Startup Weekend Cairo, and the Egypt Entrepreneurship Delegation, more and more Egyptians are…
Traders see quick return of Ukraine wheat to Egypt
HAMBURG: Egyptian state wheat buying agency GASC may allow Ukrainian wheat in its giant purchase tenders by the end of this month, traders said on Wednesday. "There are indications from…
Egypt shares mixed; OCI gains and TMG dips
CAIRO: Egypt shares were mixed, with the index's biggest firm, Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), gaining as it began a stock buy-back announced last month, and with other shares slipping…
ElBaradei comes top in Egypt army Facebook survey
By AFP CAIRO: Former UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei is the most popular choice for next Egyptian president, according to an army survey conducted on Facebook. The survey, which…
Flotilla activists being deported Wednesday: Israel
JERUSALEM: Fifteen activists held after Israeli forces intercepted their boat as they attempted to sail to Gaza will be deported on Wednesday, an Israeli official told AFP. Sabine Hadad, spokeswoman…
Mubarak stable, despite losing consciousness: MENA
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak's health is stable, but he has an abnormal heart rhythm and sometimes falls unconscious, the official MENA news agency reported on Tuesday.…
