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IMF head Lagarde: IMF loan for Egypt won’t be enough
Business

IMF head Lagarde: IMF loan for Egypt won’t be enough

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Egypt's request for a US$3.2 billion IMF loan will not be enough to meet the country's financial…
Egypt sees Saudi financial help by end April
Business

Egypt sees Saudi financial help by end April

Saudi Arabia will deposit US$1 billion at the Egyptian central bank and buy T-bonds worth $750 million by the end…
Bashir says Sudan to teach South ‘final lesson by force’
World

Bashir says Sudan to teach South ‘final lesson by force’

KHARTOUM/JUBA — Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir all but declared war against his newly independent neighbor on Thursday, vowing to…
At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts
World

At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts

More than 20 bombs hit cities and towns across Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 36 and wounding almost 150,…
EGPC delays naphtha shipments after fire at refinery
Business

EGPC delays naphtha shipments after fire at refinery

Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has delayed naphtha shipments for April after a fire at its 146,300 barrels-per-day Nasr refinery…
Amid looming France Telecom buyout, stock exchange suspends trading of Mobinil and OTMT shares
Business

Amid looming France Telecom buyout, stock exchange suspends trading of Mobinil and OTMT shares

The Egyptian Stock Exchange has suspended trading of shares of mobile operator Mobinil and Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT)…
Sudan’s Bashir vows to ‘liberate’ South Sudan
World

Sudan’s Bashir vows to ‘liberate’ South Sudan

KHARTOUM/JUBA — Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir vowed on Wednesday to "liberate" South Sudan from its ruling party, a sharp…
New Brotherhood candidate for Egypt vote may struggle
Egypt

New Brotherhood candidate for Egypt vote may struggle

The man thrust unexpectedly into the limelight as the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate to lead Egypt is a mild-mannered figure whose…
Mr. and Mrs. Assad fight to salvage image
World

Mr. and Mrs. Assad fight to salvage image

President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma were shown on Syrian state TV packing food aid, an apparent effort to…
Fearing Muslim Brotherhood’s growing influence, Emirates suppress local Islamists
World

Fearing Muslim Brotherhood’s growing influence, Emirates suppress local Islamists

Wary of the Muslim Brotherhood's growing influence in the Arab world, the United Arab Emirates is clamping down on Islamists,…
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