Europe’s Italian muse?
By Emma Bonino and Marco De Andreis ROME: The euro contagion triggered by Greece’s sovereign-debt crisis has now infected Italy. Silvio Berlusconi’s government, together with a fiscally conscious opposition, managed to…
Priority is social justice, roadmap for the transitional period, says ElBaradei
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei said that the transitional period is "difficult" and that he is "concerned" about the course of the revolution. He demanded that the ruling…
Tumult in Egypt antiquities as Hawass swept aside
By Patrick Werr / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt is struggling to find a replacement to run its antiquities ministry after the flamboyant Zahi Hawass, easily recognized by his Indiana Jones-style hat, was…
ANALYSIS: Egypt shouldn’t let the pound slide just yet
By Una Galani /Reuters DUBAI: Egypt's pound still looks vulnerable. Supporting the currency so far has been a costly strategy. Along with a decline in tourism and foreign direct investment, foreign…
Ezz Steel full-year net profit pulled down by costs
CAIRO: Ezz Steel Co reported a 53 percent drop in full-year 2010 net profit on Tuesday after surging costs outweighed higher selling prices. Net profit was LE 116.08 million ($19.5…
PM taken to hospital, new cabinet delayed
By Sami Aboudi and Yasmine Saleh /Reuters CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was taken to hospital because of blood pressure problems on Monday, and the swearing in of a much-changed…
Israeli navy boards Gaza-bound yacht
JERUSALEM: The Israeli navy on Tuesday boarded a French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists intending to sail to the blockaded Gaza Strip and forced it to go to Ashdod port, a…
Former information minister trial adjourned
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: In one of the first televised trials of a former regime figure, the Cairo Criminal Court adjourned on Monday the trial of former information minister Anas…
Rights activist rejects deputy interior minister post
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Head of the Cairo Center of Human Rights Studies (CCHRS) Bahy El-Din Hassan declined a nomination to the new post of deputy interior minister for human…
National Council to hold conference to unify bills of constitutional principles
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The National Council is set to hold a conference Tuesday with the participation of political powers and experts to unify proposed bills of constitutional principles in one…
