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French police swoop on more suspected Islamists
World

French police swoop on more suspected Islamists

Elite police arrested 10 suspected Islamists in early morning raids across France on Wednesday in a clampdown ordered by President…
Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez
Egypt

Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez

The M.T. Tour, a tanker identified by the United States as owned by a sanctions-evading company set up by Iran,…
SODIC sees no impact from ruling against ex-chairman Magdi Rasekh
Egypt

SODIC sees no impact from ruling against ex-chairman Magdi Rasekh

Egypt's SODIC, the country's third-biggest listed developer, said on Tuesday a court ruling that fined and sentenced its former chairman…
Egypt’s Brotherhood torn over quest for presidency
Egypt

Egypt’s Brotherhood torn over quest for presidency

CAIRO — A politician in Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood publicly exposed rifts in the usually disciplined group on Tuesday over…
Saudi considers letting girls play school sport, report says
World

Saudi considers letting girls play school sport, report says

Saudi Arabia is considering letting girls play sports at school, a senior education official was quoted as saying on Monday,…
Egypt FM says arming Syria rebels could cause civil war
World

Egypt FM says arming Syria rebels could cause civil war

Egypt's foreign minister warned on Monday that arming Syria's opposition could lead to a full civil war and argued instead…
Annan says Syria agrees to 10 April peace deadline
World

Annan says Syria agrees to 10 April peace deadline

UNITED NATIONS — Kofi Annan asked the UN Security Council to back a 10 April deadline for partial implementation of…
Foreign reserves fall to US$15 billion
Business

Foreign reserves fall to US$15 billion

Egypt's net foreign reserves fell to US$15.12 billion at the end of March from $15.72 billion a month earlier, the…
Brotherhood presidency bid turns up heat in Egypt race
Egypt

Brotherhood presidency bid turns up heat in Egypt race

A deft businessman and politician tempered by years in Hosni Mubarak's prisons, Khairat al-Shater is aiming to bring Egypt's Muslim…
Seven troops killed in fresh Yemen attack
World

Seven troops killed in fresh Yemen attack

Seven Yemeni soldiers were killed in an attack the Defence Ministry blamed on Al-Qaeda militants on Sunday, a day after…
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