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Mobile phone subscriptions up 18% in 2011
Business
March 1, 2012
Mobile phone subscriptions up 18% in 2011
The number of mobile phone subscriptions in Egypt rose 18 percent to 83.43 million last year, shrugging off an economic…
Blast near Turkey’s ruling party headquarters injures 10
World
March 1, 2012
Blast near Turkey’s ruling party headquarters injures 10
ISTANBUL — A remote control bomb wounded 10 police officers near the Istanbul headquarters of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development…
Clinton: US-Egypt NGO issue will be resolved soon
Egypt
February 29, 2012
Clinton: US-Egypt NGO issue will be resolved soon
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday she believed the United States and Egypt will soon resolve a dispute…
Ganzouri faces tough task selling IMF reforms
Business
February 29, 2012
Ganzouri faces tough task selling IMF reforms
Egypt's interim government will have to muster all its skills of persuasion to sell austerity measures to a country…
Economic gloom begins to lift in Egypt
Business
February 29, 2012
Economic gloom begins to lift in Egypt
When Egypt's stock market index climbed this week to its highest level since last July, it was more than a…
Egyptian middleman bought fake Avastin from Turkey
Egypt
February 29, 2012
Egyptian middleman bought fake Avastin from Turkey
Fake versions of the multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin were purchased in Turkey before being traded by middlemen across the Middle…
Clinton: US, Egypt moving toward resolution on NGO case
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Clinton: US, Egypt moving toward resolution on NGO case
The United States and Egypt are moving toward resolving an impasse over US-funded pro-democracy groups that has cast a shadow…
Syria civilian death toll ‘well over 7,500’
World
February 28, 2012
Syria civilian death toll ‘well over 7,500’
AMMAN — Syrian forces have killed more than 7,500 civilians since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began, a UN…
Egypt natgas supplies to Israel resume after blast
Business
February 28, 2012
Egypt natgas supplies to Israel resume after blast
JERUSALEM — Natural gas supplies from Egypt to Israel resumed on Tuesday after a pipeline explosion earlier this month halted delivery,…
Court throws out case against tycoon Sawiris
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Court throws out case against tycoon Sawiris
An Egyptian court on Tuesday threw out a case brought against telecoms tycoon and liberal politician Naguib Sawiris by a…