Alex trial of officers accused of killing protesters adjourned
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The Alexandria Criminal Court adjourned on Monday the case of six high ranking officers, charged with the murder and attempted murder of peaceful protesters, to Oct. 17…
Army’s poll on presidential hopefuls unacceptable and unethical, says expert
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Presidential hopeful ex-IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei swept Egypt’s ruling army’s Facebook poll on preferred presidential hopefuls, winning 36 percent of almost 70,000 votes at press time. But…
Mubarak has cancer, says lawyer
By Agencies CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak, whose trial on charges of ordering the killing of anti-regime protesters is due to start in August, has stomach cancer, his lawyer…
State Security files should be archived, says German expert
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: State security documents should be archived, said the man in charge of the secret police and surveillance files of East Germany before the fall of the Berlin…
Most refugees reside in developing countries, says UNHCR
CAIRO: Many of the world’s poorest countries host huge refugee populations, both in absolute terms and in relation to the size of their economies, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…
ICT offers some Egyptian companies agility dividends
CAIRO: Thanks in part to an increasingly developed ICT infrastructure, some companies in Egypt, in line with a global trend, have seen the workplace become more virtual and agile in…
Citadel says Egypt lifts travel ban its chairman
CAIRO: Egypt's public prosecutor dropped a travel ban imposed in April on the chairman of private equity firm Citadel Capital, Ahmed Heikal, the company said on Sunday. Heikal was ordered…
Big order helps Airbus glide over glitches
LE BOURGET: Airbus bagged billions of dollars of orders for its revamped A320 plane on day one of a rain-sodden Paris Air Show, where it is vying with rival Boeing…
Oil dives close to four-month low
LONDON: New York oil prices sank close to a four-month low on Monday as traders eyed a deepening Greek debt crisis, stronger dollar and resurgent worries about the Chinese and…
Arabtec says will not reverse provisions in 2011
DUBAI: Dubai builder Arabtec will not reverse provisions in 2011 and has no immediate plans to issue a shelved $150 million convertible bond, its chief financial officer said. The emirate's…
