Reuters: Egypt News

Egyptian presidential candidate pulls out for Moussa

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:56:27 +0000

CAIRO, May 16 (Reuters) - One of the 13 candidates running for the Egyptian presidency pulled out of the race on Wednesday to support veteran diplomat Amr Moussa, state news agency MENA said.

Army ruler says Egypt election will be model vote

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:46:16 +0000

CAIRO, May 16 (Reuters) - Egypt's military ruler on Wednesday promised next week's presidential election would be free and fair, urging people to exercise their right to vote in what the authorities are saying will be the country's first genuine presidential contest.

RPT-MIDEAST MONEY-Egypt economy on the edge ahead of presidential vote

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:59:00 +0000

CAIRO, May 16 (Reuters) - Wasfy Amin's jewelry shops in the heart of Islamic Cairo ran into trouble when a street revolt scared away tourists last year. Part of his business is growing again, but not a part that inspires optimism in Egypt's flailing economy.

Cannes festival opens with quirky comedy and a camel

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:36:06 +0000

CANNES, France, May 16 (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival kicked off on Wednesday with quirky U.S. comedy "Moonrise Kingdom", Wes Anderson's exploration of childhood and young love centred around two 12-year-olds who fall in love and run away together.

MIDEAST WEEKAHEAD-Egypt's bourse seen sideways amid uncertainty ahead of elections

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:07:59 +0000

DUBAI, May 16 (Reuters) - Egypt's bourse is seen drifting next week as investors shy away from taking big bets ahead of elections that may not clear the doubts already clouding the country's macro-economic outlook.

Baron Cohen's Dictator storms Cannes, camel in tow

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:04:28 +0000

CANNES, France, May 16 (Reuters) - It took no less than a live camel strolling the promenade in Cannes to steal the show on the film festival's opening day, a feat that comedian Sacha Baron Cohen pulled off with chutzpah on Wednesday.

DIARY - Middle East to Aug 14

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:26:58 +0000

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INTERVIEW-Egypt vote monitors say state hindering their work

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:03:21 +0000

* Days before landmark vote, foreign observers say cannot work

Egypt's SODIC names ex-regulator as new chairman

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:46:55 +0000

CAIRO, May 16 (Reuters) - Egyptian real estate developer SODIC appointed a new board of directors and named the country's former top financial regulator as its new non-executive chairman, it said in a statement released on Wednesday.

FEATURE-Brotherhood faces new challenges in Egypt power quest

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:37:07 +0000

* Era of dawn raids over, yet new tests loom for Brotherhood