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The Lebanese army said it had arranged a ceasefire on Tuesday in the northern city of Tripoli after two nights of fighting between Sunni and Alawite gunmen loyal to different sides in the war in neighboring Syria, a military source said on Tuesday....
KUWAIT — Kuwait banned gatherings of more than 20 people and gave police more powers to disperse protests, local media reported on Tuesday, in an escalating standoff with the opposition ahead of the 1 December election.
Kuwait has been on edge...
An Egyptian association plans to launch a list of sharia-compliant equities next week as part of its efforts to raise awareness of Islamic finance in the country.
The list will filter out companies which fail to meet religious guidelines, such...
The time left for the completion of Egypt's constitution might not be enough to resolve disputes which threaten its legitimacy, according to a legal expert who says failure to forge a consensus could lead to instability in government.
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Egyptian rights group said on Monday a Coptic Christian on trial for posting online a video that ignited protests around the globe for mocking Islam was being fed food unfit for human consumption and held in a cell plagued with insects.
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Former US President Jimmy Carter on Monday said the Israeli-Palestinian peace process had reached a crisis point and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was not pursuing a two-state solution.
"That policy of promoting a two...
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...
