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US quietly expanding defense ties with Saudis
World

US quietly expanding defense ties with Saudis

Washington - Despite their deepening political divide, the United States and Saudi Arabia are quietly expanding defense ties on a…
Obama to offer US$2 billion in aid to Egypt during Thursday’s speech
World

Obama to offer US$2 billion in aid to Egypt during Thursday’s speech

Washington - President Barack Obama will lay out a new US strategy toward a skeptical Arab world on Thursday, offering…
What Obama will not say
Opinion

What Obama will not say

Tonight, US President Barack Obama will make his first major speech touching on the situation in the Middle East since…
Palestinian unity deal is setback for US-led peace effort
World

Palestinian unity deal is setback for US-led peace effort

Washington - Moves by the Obama administration to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have hit a new snag with a Palestinian…
US official: US will help Egypt face economic challenges
Business

US official: US will help Egypt face economic challenges

President Barack Obama’s administration is keen on supporting Egypt in the face of current economic challenges, said US Commercial Counselor…
Qadhafi asks Obama to end air strikes in a letter
World

Qadhafi asks Obama to end air strikes in a letter

Washington -- Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi appealed directly to President Barack Obama on Wednesday to end what Qadhafi called "an…
US special envoy to Egypt recalled due to ties with Mubarak regime
Egypt

US special envoy to Egypt recalled due to ties with Mubarak regime

Frank Wisner, Obama special envoy to Egypt, declared Saturday during a security conference in Munich that “Mubarak must stay in…
Tantawy calls Brotherhood to negotiate with the government
Egypt

Tantawy calls Brotherhood to negotiate with the government

The Egyptian military guarded thousands of protesters pouring into Cairo's main square on Friday in an attempt to drive out…
Ben Ali: A tale of a bygone dictator
Egypt

Ben Ali: A tale of a bygone dictator

Perhaps if the circumstances were different, Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali, 74, would have been delighted to hear that his name had…
Egypt, US launch global entrepreneurship program
Business

Egypt, US launch global entrepreneurship program

On Monday the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology launched the Global Entrepreneurship Program, organized in cooperation with the…
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