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Egypt gets budget help from Arab Monetary Fund
Business
November 16, 2011
Egypt gets budget help from Arab Monetary Fund
Egypt will receive US$200 million to support its budget from the Abu Dhabi-based Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) this month and…
New threat to bailout as Greek right rejects more austerity
World
November 15, 2011
New threat to bailout as Greek right rejects more austerity
ATHENS — Greece's conservatives vowed on Monday to reject any new austerity measures in return for the aid that is…
Suez Canal October revenue up US$447.9 million
Business
November 15, 2011
Suez Canal October revenue up US$447.9 million
Revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal rose 4.8 percent from a year earlier to US$447.9 million in October, up 2.2 percent…
Truce agreed between rival militias in Libya
World
November 14, 2011
Truce agreed between rival militias in Libya
TRIPOLI - Four days of fighting between militias from Libya's coastal city of Zawiyah and members of the Wershifanna tribe…
Egypt’s Egas plans gas bids round early 2012
Business
November 14, 2011
Egypt’s Egas plans gas bids round early 2012
DOHA - Egypt's state-owned gas company Egas plans to hold a bidding round for natural gas exploration early next year,…
Methanex says to shut down Egypt plant
Business
November 14, 2011
Methanex says to shut down Egypt plant
Canada's Methanex Corp, the world's largest methanol supplier, said it will shut down its plant in Egypt due to political…
Gloves off as Egypt’s election race heats up
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Gloves off as Egypt’s election race heats up
Egyptians are facing a blizzard of posters and TV adverts seeking their votes in the first free parliamentary election in…
In Nigeria’s northeast, some sympathy for Islamists
World
November 14, 2011
In Nigeria’s northeast, some sympathy for Islamists
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Wiping grease onto his t-shirt outside his bicycle repair shack, Baba Gana points to a bomb blast…
Orascom Telecom chairman to step down at end of 2011
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Orascom Telecom chairman to step down at end of 2011
The executive chairman of Orascom Telecom, Khaled Bichara, will step down from his post at the end of 2011 and…
Syria calls for Arab League meeting to avert suspension
World
November 14, 2011
Syria calls for Arab League meeting to avert suspension
Syria has called for an emergency Arab summit in an apparent effort to prevent being suspended by the Arab League,…