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CAIRO — The Egyptian pound was bid as weak as 6.0036 to the US dollar on Tuesday, its lowest in almost seven years, as the country's deepening funding crisis overshadowed a smooth start to a parliamentary election.
The central bank spent...
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Deadly violence, arson and widespread voter confusion marred Democratic Republic of Congo's second post-war election on Monday, raising concerns of a protracted dispute over the outcome....
The Islamist who commands one of Libya's most powerful militias, Abdel Hakim Belhadj, said on Monday he will back the interim national government despite his supporters being overlooked for top posts.
But he would not commit to a date for the...
Tens of thousands of Syrians protested Monday in state-backed rallies against unprecedented economic sanctions imposed by the Arab League over President Bashar al-Assad's military crackdown on popular unrest now in its ninth month.
State...
Kyoto, which was adopted in 1997 and entered into force in 2005, commits most developed states to binding emissions targets. The talks are the last chance to set another round of targets before the first commitment period ends in 2012.
Major parties...
Pakistan's ally China said on Monday it was "deeply shocked" by a cross-border attack by NATO forces in Afghanistan that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at the weekend, with Islamabad denying reports the NATO troops had first come under...
The Arab League approved unprecedented economic sanctions against Syria, isolating President Bashar al-Assad's government over its eight-month crackdown on protests against his rule.
Britain said the sanctions could help enlist support at the...
Saboteurs blew up Egypt's gas pipeline to Jordan and Israel on Monday, witnesses and security sources said, a few hours before the country holds its first free election since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February.
The explosion struck...
Egypt's highest Islamic legal official denied on Tuesday that minority Christians faced sectarian discrimination and said Islamists would win no more than 20 percent of votes in next week's election.
Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said Egypt had done...
Egypt's ruling military council has decided to keep Central Bank governor Farouk al-Okdah in office for a third four-year term, a Central Bank statement said on Saturday.
The council also appointed Gamal Negm and Lobna Helal as deputy governors...
