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IMF head Lagarde: IMF loan for Egypt won’t be enough
Business
April 19, 2012
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
April 19, 2012
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
April 19, 2012
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
April 19, 2012
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
April 19, 2012
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
April 19, 2012
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
April 18, 2012
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
April 18, 2012
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
April 18, 2012
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
April 18, 2012
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,…