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Concerned about a euro exit, Greeks pull funds from banks
World

Concerned about a euro exit, Greeks pull funds from banks

ATHENS — Greece's political leaders meet on Wednesday to form a caretaker government to take it to a second election…
Copts fear an Islamist president, mostly back Shafiq or Moussa
Egypt

Copts fear an Islamist president, mostly back Shafiq or Moussa

Egypt's Coptic Christians complained of discrimination under Hosni Mubarak but fear it may get worse if an Islamist takes his…
Syrian National Council reelects Ghalioun president
World

Syrian National Council reelects Ghalioun president

The Syrian National Council opposition group re-elected liberal politician Burhan Ghalioun as president at a meeting in Rome on Tuesday,…
Egypt’s generals will still have influence after returning to the barracks
Egypt

Egypt’s generals will still have influence after returning to the barracks

Near the rock-strewn scene of a bloody anti-army protest, Islamist, liberal and other politicians sat with ruling generals this month…
Update: Telecom Egypt, GB Auto and Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Q1 profit climbs
Business

Update: Telecom Egypt, GB Auto and Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Q1 profit climbs

Talaat Moustafa Group, an Egyptian real estate company, reported a 2.5 percent rise in its net profit in the first…
Egypt brokers deal to end 1,600 Palestinian hunger strikers
Egypt

Egypt brokers deal to end 1,600 Palestinian hunger strikers

Egypt has brokered a deal aimed at ending a hunger strike of some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, a…
Orascom Telecom Q1 net profit seen at US$45 mn
Business

Orascom Telecom Q1 net profit seen at US$45 mn

Orascom Telecom (OT) is expected to post a first-quarter net profit of US$45 million on Monday, following a net loss…
Mubarak’s tainted legacy hangs over Egyptian vote
Egypt

Mubarak’s tainted legacy hangs over Egyptian vote

CAIRO/LONDON — Military police idly guard the gates of Egypt's presidential palace in Heliopolis, built as a 400-room luxury hotel…
Two killed, 29 injured by mine blast crossing from Egypt to Libya
Egypt

Two killed, 29 injured by mine blast crossing from Egypt to Libya

Two men were killed on Sunday and 29 other people were injured after their convoy that was illegally crossing from…
EU observers hail Algeria vote, admit shortcomings
World

EU observers hail Algeria vote, admit shortcomings

European Union observers gave a qualified endorsement on Saturday to an Algerian parliamentary election which handed victory to the ruling…
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