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Egypt will not borrow from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund after revising its budget and cutting the forecast deficit, even though a loan had been agreed, Finance Minister Samir Radwan said on Saturday.
The 2011/12 deficit in...
LONDON-- From the streets of Cairo and Madrid to online forums and social media sites, "leaderless" protests are on the rise. But the very qualities that led to their short-term success may condemn them to failure in the long run....
Free elections this year could set Egypt on a new democratic course, but the government must also end emergency law and military trials for civilians, the head of Amnesty International has said.
Egyptian elections were marred for decades by thuggery...
Rome - A former Libyan foreign minister who has defected to the opposition said on Thursday he believed Muammar Qadhafi realized he could no longer stay in Libya and may leave within a few weeks.
Abdurrahaman Shalgam, one of the highest-ranking...
WASHINGTON--Egypt has informed the International Monetary Fund of plans to revise the country's budget, an IMF spokesman said on Thursday.
IMF spokesman David Hawley told reporters that the IMF was looking into implications of the proposed...
Sanaa - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Saudi Arabia recovering from serious injuries suffered in an attack on his palace earlier this month, is not likely to return home soon, a Western diplomat said on Thursday.
The United States and Saudi...
Tripoli - NATO's chief on Thursday slapped down a call from Italy for a suspension of hostilities in Libya and tried to reassure wavering members of the Western coalition that Muammar Qadhafi can be beaten.
Italy's ceasefire call exposed the...
Washington - President Barack Obama was set to unveil on Wednesday his plan to start bringing US troops home from Afghanistan, a first step toward ending a decade-long war that is increasingly unpopular in the United States.
Obama is expected to...
Egypt's army rulers rejected the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Yehia el-Gamal, who had cited health problems, the government said Wednesday.
Gamal was appointed in February shortly after a popular uprising ousted President Hosni Mubarak,...
Beirut - Lebanon's Hizbullah militant group is preparing for a possible war with Israel to relieve perceived Western pressure to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, its guardian ally, sources close to the movement say.
The radical Shia...
