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Saudi finance minister: US$2.7 bn aid package for Egypt being finalized
Egypt
May 22, 2012
Saudi finance minister: US$2.7 bn aid package for Egypt being finalized
Saudi Arabia is in the process of finalizing a US$2.7 billion aid package for Egypt, the Gulf kingdom’s finance minister…
UN nuclear chief sees deal with Iran soon
World
May 22, 2012
UN nuclear chief sees deal with Iran soon
VIENNA — The UN nuclear watchdog chief said on Tuesday he expected to sign a deal with Iran soon to…
Egypt buys 1.1 mn tons of local wheat, supply ministry says
Business
May 22, 2012
Egypt buys 1.1 mn tons of local wheat, supply ministry says
ABU DHABI — Egypt has bought 1.1 million tons of local wheat so far in the 2011/2012 season despite diesel shortages…
Mali president beaten during palace occupation
World
May 21, 2012
Mali president beaten during palace occupation
BAMAKO, Mali — Mali's caretaker president Dioncounda Traore was beaten up and hospitalized after hundreds of protesters stormed his palace…
Two dead in Beirut clashes after killing of anti-Assad cleric
World
May 21, 2012
Two dead in Beirut clashes after killing of anti-Assad cleric
Albireh, Lebanon — Hundreds of Islamist gunmen fired in the air on Monday as they laid to rest a Sunni…
Facing edgy vote, SCAF hikes diesel imports
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Facing edgy vote, SCAF hikes diesel imports
Egypt's military rulers plan to spend close to US$1 billion on diesel this summer, a spike in imports as they…
Salafis attack alcohol shops in Tunisia, government vows punishment
World
May 21, 2012
Salafis attack alcohol shops in Tunisia, government vows punishment
Tunisia's Islamist-led government said on Monday it would punish conservative Salafi Muslims who attacked alcohol shops in a central town…
Egypt’s GDP grows 5.2 pct in Q1 2012, says planning minister
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Egypt’s GDP grows 5.2 pct in Q1 2012, says planning minister
Egypt's gross domestic product grew by an annualized 5.2 percent in the first quarter of calendar 2012 compared to a…
Pakistan briefly bans Twitter access for ‘blasphemy’
World
May 21, 2012
Pakistan briefly bans Twitter access for ‘blasphemy’
Pakistan banned access to Twitter on Sunday because of "blasphemous" material, a Pakistani official said, but normal service was resumed…
Fight over oil revenues would harm Somalia peace
World
May 21, 2012
Fight over oil revenues would harm Somalia peace
MOGADISHU — Somalia's embattled central government will not argue with semi-autonomous Puntland over potential oil revenues for fear of scuttling a…