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Mubarak acquitted; could walk freeFormer Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been acquitted of alleged involvement in the killings of protesters in the 2011 uprising in the country. The Court of Cassation's final ruling on Thursday could see Mubarak walk free More… |
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Egypt raises $1.5bn in first bond sale in five yearsThe government of Egypt conducted its first international bond sale in five years on Thursday, underlining a return of economic and political stability to the country after its Arab Spring uprising of 2011. Egypt sold $1.5 billion More… |
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In Egypt, Mubarak verdict signals return of old orderGaber Sayyed lost the use of his legs when an armoured police vehicle crushed them during the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule and ignited hopes for a new era of freedom and accountability. Almost four yea More… |
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Sunni uprising in Iraq wins muted GCC supportThe Sunni uprising in Iraq has received enthusiastic support from many Gulf Arabs, despite official unease over the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, branded a terrorist group by governments in the region. While public opinion More… |
Libya offers relief to rape victimsLibya will offer compensation to women raped during the 2011 Nato-backed uprising which toppled Muammar Gaddafi, its justice minister said, touching a taboo subject. Hundreds of women may have been raped during the eight-month con More… |
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OMV makes 1st oil discovery in Libya post-uprisingAustria's OMV said it had struck oil in Libya in the first new discovery for the company and its partners since the revolution in 2011, as it sticks by a long-term bet on the country despite recent civil strife and disruption. More… |
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Mubarak will be freed soon: lawyerHosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president overthrown in an uprising in 2011, will be released from jail soon after a prosecutor cleared him in a corruption case, his lawyer and a judicial source said on Monday. Mubarak, 85, was More… |
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SYRIA DEATH TOLL NOW TOPS 100,000More than 100,000 people have been killed since the start of the Syrian conflict in March 2011, now the longest and most violent of the recent Arab uprisings, a monitoring group said on Wednesday. More… |
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Egypt tourist arrivals jump 11.8pcThe number of tourists visiting Egypt rose in the first four months of 2013, the cabinet said on Tuesday, but analysts say the sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 201 More… |
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Tunisia tourism springs back after uprisingsDespite the decline in tourism Tunisia experienced following the uprisings of 2011, total revenue has rebounded at a rate of 12.75 per cent during 2012 due to an influx of domestic and inbound tourist volumes, a report said. Addit More… |
