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Arabs may not press Israel resolution at IAEA meeting
World
August 29, 2012
Arabs may not press Israel resolution at IAEA meeting
VIENNA — Arab states may decide against targeting Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal at the U.N. atomic agency's annual…
Religion, 9/11 grab spotlight as Venice film fest opens
Cinema/TV
August 29, 2012
Religion, 9/11 grab spotlight as Venice film fest opens
Politics, religion and personal crisis combine in "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," the opening movie at this year's Venice film festival, which…
Turkey urges UN to protect refugees inside Syria
World
August 29, 2012
Turkey urges UN to protect refugees inside Syria
Turkey urged the United Nations on Wednesday to protect displaced Syrians inside their country but Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, battling…
Egypt broadens Sinai campaign against militants
Egypt
August 29, 2012
Egypt broadens Sinai campaign against militants
Egypt's military said on Wednesday it would broaden its offensive against militants in the Sinai Peninsula, a campaign that has…
Egypt’s Central Bank sells 513 mn euros of T-bills
Business
August 28, 2012
Egypt’s Central Bank sells 513 mn euros of T-bills
Egypt's Central Bank sold 513 million euros (US$642 million) worth of euro-denominated T-bills at an inaugural auction on Tuesday, and…
Typhoon buffets South Korea, killing fishermen, heads for North Korea
Environment
August 28, 2012
Typhoon buffets South Korea, killing fishermen, heads for North Korea
A typhoon with winds of up to 170 kmh (106 mph) buffeted South Korea's west coast on Tuesday, leaving four…
Syrian man threatens to blow up the Arab League
Egypt
August 28, 2012
Syrian man threatens to blow up the Arab League
Egyptian authorities arrested late on Monday a Syrian man who threatened to blow up the Arab League's headquarters in…
Morsy to Reuters: I will pursue a ‘balanced’ foreign policy
Egypt
August 28, 2012
Morsy to Reuters: I will pursue a ‘balanced’ foreign policy
Egypt's new president said on Monday he would pursue a “balanced” foreign policy, reassuring Israel its peace treaty was safe,…
Morsy rules out currency devaluation
Business
August 27, 2012
Morsy rules out currency devaluation
Egypt's new president said on Monday he would not impose new taxes or devalue the country's currency and that…
Nigeria in talks with Islamists via ‘back channels’
World
August 27, 2012
Nigeria in talks with Islamists via ‘back channels’
ABUJA — Nigeria's government is reaching out to radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, talking with some of its members via…