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North Korea orders artillery to be combat ready, targeting US bases
Egypt
March 26, 2013
North Korea orders artillery to be combat ready, targeting US bases
North Korea said on Tuesday its strategic rocket and long-range artillery units have been ordered to be combat ready, targeting…
Egyptian kidnappers release Norwegian, Israeli tourists
Egypt
March 26, 2013
Egyptian kidnappers release Norwegian, Israeli tourists
Kidnappers released a Norwegian woman and an Israeli man held in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula following negotiations mediated by Bedouin leaders…
Jordan closes main border crossing with Syria
World
March 25, 2013
Jordan closes main border crossing with Syria
Jordan closed its main border crossing with Syria on Monday after two days of fighting there between Syrian troops and…
Russian prosecutors search Amnesty’s Moscow offices
Egypt
March 25, 2013
Russian prosecutors search Amnesty’s Moscow offices
Russian prosecutors searched Amnesty International's Moscow offices on Monday, the latest in a series of raids on advocacy groups that…
Central African Republic rebel chief to name power-sharing government
World
March 25, 2013
Central African Republic rebel chief to name power-sharing government
A rebel leader in Central African Republic pledged to name a power-sharing government after seizing the capital Bangui on Sunday…
Stock market rises after news about Orascom settlement
Business
March 24, 2013
Stock market rises after news about Orascom settlement
Heavyweight Orascom Construction Industries gained 2.6 percent after a choppy session on unconfirmed news reports it would soon resolve a…
Standard Chartered would consider Egypt buy, plans Iraq push
Business
March 24, 2013
Standard Chartered would consider Egypt buy, plans Iraq push
DUBAI — Standard Chartered would consider acquiring a bank in Egypt to ride an expected boom in one of the…
Syrian National Coalition head Khatib stands down
World
March 24, 2013
Syrian National Coalition head Khatib stands down
Syria's opposition chief Moaz al-Khatib has resigned from the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, a dissident group…
Central African Republic capital falls to rebels, Bozize flees: sources
World
March 24, 2013
Central African Republic capital falls to rebels, Bozize flees: sources
Rebels in Central African Republic seized control of the country's riverside capital Bangui on Sunday, forcing embattled President Francois Bozize…