British writer Christopher Hitchens dead at 62
The renowned British writer and polemicist Christopher Hitchens, whose targets ranged from God and Mother Teresa to Henry Kissinger, has died after an 18-month battle against cancer. He was 62.…
Troops kill three protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
CAIRO: Hundreds of Egyptian soldiers in riot gear swept through Cairo's Tahrir Square early Monday and opened fire on protesters demanding an immediate end to military rule. The Health Ministry…
Clinton urges halt to Egypt violence, Ban Ki-moon condemns ‘excessive’ force
WASHINGTON/UN: Top US diplomat Hillary Clinton called on Egyptians to refrain from violence Sunday after a third straight day of deadly clashes in Cairo. "I urge Egyptian security forces to…
New campaign aims to expose military ‘lies’
CAIRO: Twenty-one groups and coalitions launched Monday a campaign to expose what they called “lies” by the ruling military council about the deadly crackdown on protesters on Dec. 16 and…
Egypt’s military, activists vie for public support
By Hamza Hendawi / AP CAIRO: Egypt's ruling military and the revolutionaries who demand they immediately step down battled for a third day in the streets — and competed fiercely for…
Cairo University students condemn Tahrir clashes
CAIRO: Students at Cairo University’s faculty of economics and political science (FEPS) organized a protest on campus Monday, a first of its kind, in solidarity with the victims of violence…
Alwaleed pushes the limits with edgy Twitter stake
By Una Galani / Reuters Breakingviews DUBAI: Prince Alwaleed might be pushing the limits with Twitter. Even though the billionaire entrepreneur Saudi-royal is known for both his reformist views and bold…
Egypt sells fewer 3- and 5-yr bonds than on offer
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank said it sold fewer reopened three-year and five-year bonds than were on offer at an auction on Monday. The bank said it sold LE 2 billion…
Egypt’s GASC buys 234,000 tons local, imported rice
CAIRO: Egypt's main state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Sunday it had bought 234,000 tons of rice in a tender, adding that the rice…
SCAF says uncovered plot to burn parliament
CAIRO: Egypt's ruling military council, which took power when Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February, said on Monday it had uncovered a plot to burn down parliament. General Adel Emara,…