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Concerned about a euro exit, Greeks pull funds from banks
World
May 16, 2012
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
May 15, 2012
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
May 15, 2012
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
May 14, 2012
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
May 14, 2012
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
May 14, 2012
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
May 13, 2012
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
May 13, 2012
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
May 13, 2012
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
May 12, 2012
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…