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Closing of Egypt’s Rafah crossing leaves thousands of Gazans stranded
Egypt
November 20, 2014
Closing of Egypt’s Rafah crossing leaves thousands of Gazans stranded
Egypt's decision to shut its border with the Gaza Strip has stranded thousands of Palestinians on the Egyptian side of…
Tamar gas group plans upgrade, including pipeline to Egypt
Business
November 20, 2014
Tamar gas group plans upgrade, including pipeline to Egypt
Israel's offshore Tamar gas field may get a $1.5-$2 billion upgrade, including the construction of an underwater pipeline to an…
Six nurses killed in latest attack on Chinese medical workers
World
November 20, 2014
Six nurses killed in latest attack on Chinese medical workers
A man with a history of mental illness stabbed and killed seven people, six of them nurses, at a sanitorium…
Myanmar Kachin rebels say 23 cadets killed by army shell
World
November 20, 2014
Myanmar Kachin rebels say 23 cadets killed by army shell
A Myanmar army shell killed 23 cadets of an ethnic insurgent group in the deadliest attack since a ceasefire agreement…
Egypt says it resolves land dispute with Dubai’s Al-Futtaim
Business
November 20, 2014
Egypt says it resolves land dispute with Dubai’s Al-Futtaim
Egypt said on Wednesday it had resolved a long-standing dispute over a land sale with Dubai-based conglomerate Al Futtaim Group,…
Egypt says it detains Nusra fighter returning from Syria
Egypt
November 19, 2014
Egypt says it detains Nusra fighter returning from Syria
Egypt's interior ministry said on Wednesday it had arrested an Egyptian militant who had returned from fighting in Syria with…
Egypt’s central bank to act to control currency black market
Egypt
November 19, 2014
Egypt’s central bank to act to control currency black market
Egypt's central bank will take measures to calm the black market in the Egyptian pound , its governor said on…
Bahrain releases pro-democracy activist awaiting trial
World
November 19, 2014
Bahrain releases pro-democracy activist awaiting trial
Bahraini authorities released pro-democracy activist Zainab al-Khawaja from detention on Wednesday, her lawyer and sister said, as she awaits trial…
Egyptian police fire tear gas, arrest 25 people commemorating 2011 protests
Egypt
November 19, 2014
Egyptian police fire tear gas, arrest 25 people commemorating 2011 protests
Police fired tear gas and arrested 25 people on Wednesday in central Cairo where hundreds had gathered to commemorate dozens…
Egypt pound volatile on black market due to commercial demand, Qatar repayment concerns
Business
November 19, 2014
Egypt pound volatile on black market due to commercial demand, Qatar repayment concerns
The Egyptian pound was flat at a central bank dollar sale on Wednesday but was volatile on the black market…