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Campaign against Ugandan warlord sweeps Internet
World
March 9, 2012
Campaign against Ugandan warlord sweeps Internet
SAN FRANCISCO — A video calling for the arrest of Joseph Kony, the fugitive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army militia…
IMF to schedule mission to Egypt later in March
Egypt
March 8, 2012
IMF to schedule mission to Egypt later in March
The International Monetary Fund has received a document outlining Egypt's proposed economic program to be supported by IMF financing and…
Brotherhood: Parliament to reject govt in vote
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Brotherhood: Parliament to reject govt in vote
Parliament is likely to declare it has lost confidence in the government of Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri via a formal…
Government gets US$1.2 bn commodity loan from Islamic bank
Business
March 8, 2012
Government gets US$1.2 bn commodity loan from Islamic bank
The Egyptian government has received a US$1.2 billion credit facility from the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to help…
Syria’s deputy oil minister defects from Assad in YouTube video
World
March 8, 2012
Syria’s deputy oil minister defects from Assad in YouTube video
AMMAN — Syrian Deputy Oil Minister Abdo Hussameldin has announced his defection on YouTube, becoming the first high-ranking civilian official…
Bomb kills 4 Thai soldiers in Muslim south
World
March 8, 2012
Bomb kills 4 Thai soldiers in Muslim south
NARATHIWAT, Thailand — Four soldiers were killed and one was critically wounded when insurgents detonated a roadside bomb in Thailand's…
Sadat-era figure to run for president
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Sadat-era figure to run for president
A veteran Egyptian politician who is close to the country's military rulers and the powerful Muslim Brotherhood announced on Wednesday…
Islamic states, Africans walk out on UN gay panel
World
March 7, 2012
Islamic states, Africans walk out on UN gay panel
Brushing aside high-level UN appeals for cooperation to halt murder and violence against gays and lesbians around the globe, Muslim…
Exxon in spotlight after Papua New Guinea landslide
Environment
March 7, 2012
Exxon in spotlight after Papua New Guinea landslide
A deadly landslide in the mountains of Papua New Guinea, near where Exxon Mobil is building a US$15.7 billion gas…
Egypt’s GDP grew by annual 0.4 pct in Q4
Business
March 7, 2012
Egypt’s GDP grew by annual 0.4 pct in Q4
Egypt’s economy grew by an annualized 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011, indicating the economy is on the…