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A global long-term cooling trend ended late in the 19th century and was followed decades later by the warmest temperatures in nearly 1,400 years, a sweeping study of temperature change showed.
The study, by a consortium of 78 authors in 24...
President Mohamed Morsy’s office issued a statement late Monday night regarding Morsy’s meeting with members of the Supreme Judicial Council, presided over by Mohamed Momtaz Metwaly at the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace in Heliopolis.
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At least 109 people have been documented as killed and up to 400 more are likely to have died in an almost week-long offensive by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on a rebellious Damascus suburb, opposition activists said.
If the...
A reshuffle of the Cabinet will be done early next week, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said in remarks carried on state newspaper Al-Ahram's website on Monday, but he declined to give details on which ministries will be affected.
President...
Russia will help Egypt develop its nuclear power program, Trade and Industry Minister Hatem Saleh said on Monday, signaling that the Islamist-led state will press ahead with its quest for atomic energy.
Egypt froze its nuclear program after the 1986...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday a US$10 billion arms deal under discussion with Washington's Arab and Israeli allies sent a "very clear signal" to Tehran the military option remains on the table over its nuclear...
MOSCOW — Egypt, struggling to meet domestic energy demand, has asked Russia to help it fulfill its gas supply contracts with Europe, Russia's energy minister was quoted as saying Saturday.
He also said Egypt had offered some Russian...
The US government on Friday expressed concern about increasing crackdowns on civil liberties around the world, from Russia to Egypt and China, saying these and other countries were shrinking the space in which independent political and other...
BAGHDAD — A dozen small bombs exploded and mortar rounds landed near polling centers in Iraq Saturday, wounding at least four people during voting in the country's first provincial elections since the departure of US troops.
Two mortar...
A 19-year-old suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings with his older brother was captured by police after a day-long manhunt on Friday that closed down the city and turned a working-class suburb into a virtual military zone.
The...
