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French police swoop on more suspected Islamists
World
April 4, 2012
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
April 4, 2012
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
April 3, 2012
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
April 3, 2012
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
April 3, 2012
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
April 2, 2012
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
April 2, 2012
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
April 2, 2012
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
April 2, 2012
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
April 1, 2012
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…