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Finance Ministry to offer LE2.5 bn in reopened bonds
Business
April 17, 2012
Finance Ministry to offer LE2.5 bn in reopened bonds
The Finance Ministry will offer LE2.5 billion (US$414.1 million) in reopened bonds at an auction on 23 April, the Central…
Sudan parliament recalls civil war rhetoric, calls South an ‘enemy’
World
April 17, 2012
Sudan parliament recalls civil war rhetoric, calls South an ‘enemy’
Sudan's parliament branded South Sudan an "enemy" on Monday and demanded the army swiftly recapture a disputed oil-producing region, as…
Nigeria’s respected finance minister loses to American expert in World Bank race
World
April 17, 2012
Nigeria’s respected finance minister loses to American expert in World Bank race
The World Bank on Monday chose Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim as its new president, maintaining Washington's grip…
World Bank picks US nominee Kim as president
World
April 16, 2012
World Bank picks US nominee Kim as president
The World Bank on Monday chose Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim as its new president, maintaining Washington's grip…
Suleiman wants a balancing role as president
Egypt
April 15, 2012
Suleiman wants a balancing role as president
Omar Suleiman, the former spy chief now trying to run for the Egyptian presidency, says he wants the job to…
Syria ceasefire imperiled as government vows crackdown
World
April 15, 2012
Syria ceasefire imperiled as government vows crackdown
BEIRUT — Syria's ceasefire increasingly was under threat on Sunday as the government vowed a crackdown on a wave of…
Iran, big powers agree to keep talking
World
April 15, 2012
Iran, big powers agree to keep talking
After a year of sanctions and saber-rattling over Iran's nuclear program, negotiators from Tehran and six world powers finally resumed…
Teenagers hurt at Bahrain rally hours after F1 go-ahead
World
April 14, 2012
Teenagers hurt at Bahrain rally hours after F1 go-ahead
MANAMA — Three Bahraini teenagers were injured at a post-funeral rally late on Friday, the Gulf Arab country's opposition said,…
Skirmish on second day of fragile Syria truce
World
April 13, 2012
Skirmish on second day of fragile Syria truce
Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fought rebels near the border with Turkey on Friday, threatening a ceasefire brokered…
Bissau soldiers control capital in apparent coup
World
April 13, 2012
Bissau soldiers control capital in apparent coup
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau seized government offices and controlled main roads in the capital on Friday after attacking the former prime…