Clashes between police and protesters late June were premeditated, says fact finding committee
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The clashes between police forces and protesters that occurred late June were premeditated, according to a report issued Tuesday by the fact finding committee of the…
Two more flotilla activists arrested in Greece
CAIRO: Freedom Flotilla II – Stay Human initiative faced further obstacles Tuesday as Greek security forces arrested two activists on the Canadian ship Tahrir. The Tahrir has been “slammed against…
Arrested British national released, but no trace of American
CAIRO: The British national arrested during the clashes in Tahrir Square on the night of Wednesday June 29 has been released, according to a British embassy source in Cairo. The…
Egypt’s revolution disrupts daily life, economy
By Tarek El-Tablawy / AP CAIRO: The quarrel on a bridge spanning the Nile went like this. A driver stops to gawk at protesters crowding the sidewalks along the bridge.…
Egypt’s Lamia Hassan wins CNN African Journalist Award
CAIRO: A sensitive probe into the struggles of Egypt’s fishermen in Lake Manzala earned Egyptian journalist Lamia Hassan the CNN MultiChoice African Journalists’ Award last week in Johannesburg. The second…
UAE pledges $3 billion in assistance to Egypt
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has pledged $3 billion in financial assistance to Egypt during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, state media…
Egypt cbank takes fewer repos from cash-flush banks
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank on Tuesday accepted far fewer seven-day repurchase agreements than it had asked for in the money market, as banks sat on a surfeit of cash following…
African Bank: Unrest in north has hit growth
JOHANNESBURG: The turmoil in North Africa is hampering economic growth across the continent but is also inspiring democratic change elsewhere, the chief economist of the Africa Development Bank said Monday.…
Kuraymat solar plant to boost Egypt’s power production
CAIRO: As the summer months usher in heat from the sun above making this region unique to the world, Egypt is taking a new step forward in harnessing this untapped…
Super 8’ message: Technology not our friend
By Ted Anthony/ AP It's convenient to assign J.J. Abrams' "Super 8," one of this summer's biggest movies, an easy, modular genre: Intrepid small-town kids encounter the unknown, engage it,…
