The prospects for an Egypt-US free trade agreement came into question last week with US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick's visit to Cairo, writes Niveen Wahish

Islamic finance, now more than a quarter of a century old, has become a global business that is rapidly expanding into new markets and products. Gamal Essam El-Din reports from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Summer lull is pushing the market to a relaxed performance. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports