Egypt steel magnate faces new graft charges: agency
CAIRO: Egyptian steel magnate Ahmed Ezz, a top ally of ousted president Hosni Mubarak who is being investigated for graft, faces fresh charges of profiteering and squandering public funds, state…
Army says committed to September polls
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's ruling military council remains committed to holding parliamentary elections in September, despite mounting calls for a delay, a military source told AFP on Monday. "The military…
Egyptian citizen to drop Palm Hills, Kingdom cases
CAIRO: An Egyptian citizen who tried to overturn state land sales to Palm Hills and Saudi's Kingdom Holding has withdrawn the claims, saying there was little point continuing while the…
Egypt can’t move forward without justice, says Amnesty sec-gen
SUEZ/CAIRO: Egypt cannot move forward until victims of human rights violations, before and after the January 25 revolution, receive justice, the secretary general of Amnesty International said Saturday. Salil Shetty…
Israel warns media against boarding Gaza flotilla
JERUSALEM: Israel is threatening to bar international journalists from the country for years if they board ships attempting to breach the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. A flotilla of…
US senators Kerry, McCain lead business delegation to Egypt
CAIRO: In a symbolic visit to support the Egypt’s “extraordinary transition” after the revolution, American senators John McCain (R-Ariz) and John Kerry (D-Mass) reiterated a message of economic cooperation, not…
Clashes outside courtroom after Adly trial adjourned
CAIRO: Clashes erupted between security and the families of those killed and injured during the Jan. 25 Revolution outside the courthouse on Sunday as the trial of the former interior…
Sudan seeks to tap ‘blue gold’ with new dam projects
ROSEIRES DAM: Sudan is aggressively seeking to tap its abundant Nile waters with new dam projects as the oil-rich south's independence looms, but experts warn of the social and environmental…
Dubai at 3-mth low, Egypt dips after IMF turndown
DUBAI/CAIRO: Dubai's index fell to a 3-month low on Sunday, on disappointment after a delay on a possible index upgrade, and Egypt's bourse fell after the government turned down a…
Abuse of prescription opioids on the rise globally: UN report
CAIRO: While global markets for cocaine, heroin and cannabis have declined or remained stable, the production and abuse of prescription opioids and new synthetic drugs are on the rise, according…
