Health ministry raises death toll to 12 as Cairo clashes continue
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Two people were announced dead on Monday as the crackdown on protesters by security forces continued in downtown Cairo, raising the death toll to 12, according to…
Murmurs of dissent in Maspero turn loud
CAIRO: As a ruling army council general criticized on Monday the media’s "incitement" against the military during ongoing violence near the Cabinet building, dissenting state media reporters in Maspero vocally…
Renewed clashes add pressure to Egypt’s struggling economy
CAIRO: Egypt’s main index recouped Monday some of the previous day's losses, ending up 0.51 percent, after renewed violence around Cairo’s Tahrir Square again raised concerns over the state of…
Etihad snaps up stake in debt-laden Air Berlin
FRANKFURT: Etihad Airways threw a lifeline to ailing Air Berlin and gained access to more European routes by raising its stake in the German airline to 30 percent and lending…
Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding eyes Twitter IPO, big returns
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding, controlled by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, would be interested in participating in any initial public offering by microblogging site Twitter, a senior executive…
Emaar draws on Dubai Mall to raise $1 bln
DUBAI: Dubai's Emaar Properties, the emirate's largest real estate developer, has put up its crown jewel asset — Dubai Mall — to secure $1 billion of lending to help refinance…
OCI to redeem $274 mln of local bonds early
CAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), Egypt's biggest listed company, said on Monday it would redeem bonds worth LE 1.65 billion ($274 million) early as part of a debt refinancing package…
Zeitouna Lebanese BIstro: Halawa ice-cream and cinnamon taboula
There can never be too many Lebanese restaurants in town. You see, Lebanese cuisine is varied as a result of Lebanon’s varied topography and each dish can be made and…
Musical diplomacy in Islamic Cairo
On Thursday night, the US Embassy presented a concert featuring collaboration between Nubian Drums, one of the many musical heritage projects of Islamic Cairo mainstay Intissar Abdel-Fattah, and the Bombie…
Syria signs Arab League deal to allow observers in
BEIRUT: Syria signed an Arab League initiative Monday that will allow Arab observers into the country, Syria's foreign minister said, as part of an effort to end the nation's increasingly…