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Two female members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot convicted of protesting against President Vladimir Putin in a cathedral have been sent to prisons far from Moscow despite requesting to serve out their terms in the capital, a lawyer said on Monday...
At least seven people were killed and dozens wounded in gunbattles in the Lebanese capital Beirut and coastal Tripoli on Monday in further unrest linked to the conflict in neighboring Syria, security and hospital sources said.
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Average yields dipped at an auction of re-opened three- and seven-year bonds on Monday, continuing a steady slide that has been fuelled by expectations that rates could fall further if Egypt secures a US$4.8 billion International...
The Egyptian Exchange is studying an alliance with the Istanbul Stock Exchange that would allow investors in the two countries to trade on each other’s markets.
“A delegation from the Istanbul Stock Exchange will visit Egypt in December...
GAZA — The emir of pro-Western Qatar will become the first head of state to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip Tuesday, in a high-profile visit breaking the isolation of the Iranian-backed Islamist movement Hamas that seized power in 2007....
DUBAI — United Arab Emirates-based Dana Gas Company said on Monday it had discovered natural gas in Egypt's Nile Delta, estimating the deposit at between 4 billion and 6 billion cubic feet.
The company is preparing a development plan for...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Gains by splinter groups and a low turnout have dealt a blow to Fatah, the dominant party in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which had hoped to paper over internal squabbles and a lack of cash with a strong...
Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, will be able to cease importing wheat for the production of state-subsidized bread if it builds enough silos to store locally-produced grain, Agriculture Minister Salah Abdel Momen said on Sunday.
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Experts have drawn up proposals for tax and energy subsidy changes and will present them to Egypt's Cabinet on Sunday, a newspaper reported, referring to policies that are part of an economic program needed to secure a US$4.8 billion IMF loan....
Violence erupted in downtown Beirut on Sunday as protesters tried to storm the offices of Prime Minister Najib Mikati after the funeral of an assassinated intelligence chief whose death they blame on Syria.
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