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Saudi finance minister: US$2.7 bn aid package for Egypt being finalized
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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