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US quietly expanding defense ties with Saudis
World
May 19, 2011
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
May 19, 2011
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
May 19, 2011
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
May 1, 2011
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
April 13, 2011
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
April 6, 2011
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
February 7, 2011
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
February 4, 2011
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
January 15, 2011
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
January 10, 2011
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…