economy
Low turnout clouds regional vote for Berlusconi
World
March 29, 2010
Low turnout clouds regional vote for Berlusconi
Rome--Large numbers of Italians disaffected with bickering politicians shunned regional elections on Sunday and Monday, threatening a poor result for…
Tuesday’s papers: Numbers, ‘love demonstrations,’ bad meat
Egypt
March 23, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Numbers, ‘love demonstrations,’ bad meat
Numbers dominate the headlines in state-owned papers today. Al-Ahram’s leads with a story titled "70 percent of the new budget…
Foreigners falsify land ownership in Sinai
Business
March 22, 2010
Foreigners falsify land ownership in Sinai
Foreigners have forged their ownership of 100 housing units in Coral Beach Resort in Sharm el-Sheikh, according to Assistant Justice…
Egypt parliament clashes over end of year economy results
Business
March 21, 2010
Egypt parliament clashes over end of year economy results
The People's Assembly saw a confrontation yesterday between Gawdat el-Malt, head of the Central Auditing Organization (CAO) and Ahmed Ezz,…
Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll
World
March 21, 2010
Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll
Paris--French President Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right party faces heavy losses in regional elections on Sunday that could affect the pace of…
Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained
World
March 21, 2010
Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained
Moscow--Russian police broke up an opposition demonstration in Moscow on Saturday, one of around 50 rallies across the country with…
9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East
Books
March 18, 2010
9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East
The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 have reshaped the world, not in terms of geography, but rather in terms…
Cairo’s black market meat
Egypt
March 17, 2010
Cairo’s black market meat
Al-Masry Al-Youm's caught large amounts of subsidized meat being smuggled from state cooperative stores in Cairo.Workers say meat smuggling occurs…
Saudi Prince Talal on Toshka and Egyptian heritage
Egypt
March 17, 2010
Saudi Prince Talal on Toshka and Egyptian heritage
Saudi billionaire Prince Walid Bin Talal said he is not withdrawing his investments from the Toshka Project, but will examine…
A night alongside Amonsito workers on the sidewalk
Egypt
March 15, 2010
A night alongside Amonsito workers on the sidewalk
As the Shura Council's lights are turned off at 12:50 AM, Amonsito workers know it's time to sleep after another…