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Annan in Syria to press Assad to end bloodshed
World
March 10, 2012
Annan in Syria to press Assad to end bloodshed
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan arrived in Damascus on Saturday to press President Bashar al-Assad for a political solution to…
Syrian rebels reject Annan’s call for dialogue
World
March 9, 2012
Syrian rebels reject Annan’s call for dialogue
CAIRO/BEIRUT — Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, said he would urge President Bashar al-Assad and his foes to…
Government buys 18–20 gas oil cargoes in tender
Business
March 9, 2012
Government buys 18–20 gas oil cargoes in tender
State-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corp (EGPC) has awarded a tender to buy 18–20 cargoes of gas oil between March and…
Campaign against Ugandan warlord sweeps Internet
World
March 9, 2012
Campaign against Ugandan warlord sweeps Internet
SAN FRANCISCO — A video calling for the arrest of Joseph Kony, the fugitive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army militia…
IMF to schedule mission to Egypt later in March
Egypt
March 8, 2012
IMF to schedule mission to Egypt later in March
The International Monetary Fund has received a document outlining Egypt's proposed economic program to be supported by IMF financing and…
Brotherhood: Parliament to reject govt in vote
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Brotherhood: Parliament to reject govt in vote
Parliament is likely to declare it has lost confidence in the government of Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri via a formal…
Government gets US$1.2 bn commodity loan from Islamic bank
Business
March 8, 2012
Government gets US$1.2 bn commodity loan from Islamic bank
The Egyptian government has received a US$1.2 billion credit facility from the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to help…
Syria’s deputy oil minister defects from Assad in YouTube video
World
March 8, 2012
Syria’s deputy oil minister defects from Assad in YouTube video
AMMAN — Syrian Deputy Oil Minister Abdo Hussameldin has announced his defection on YouTube, becoming the first high-ranking civilian official…
Bomb kills 4 Thai soldiers in Muslim south
World
March 8, 2012
Bomb kills 4 Thai soldiers in Muslim south
NARATHIWAT, Thailand — Four soldiers were killed and one was critically wounded when insurgents detonated a roadside bomb in Thailand's…
Sadat-era figure to run for president
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Sadat-era figure to run for president
A veteran Egyptian politician who is close to the country's military rulers and the powerful Muslim Brotherhood announced on Wednesday…