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MinisterEgypt expects new African trade bloc in December
Business
November 19, 2014
MinisterEgypt expects new African trade bloc in December
Three African economic blocs will merge into a new 27-nation free-trade zone under an agreement to be signed in Cairo…
Nearly 36 mln people are slaves, Qatar in focus: global index
Egypt
November 19, 2014
Nearly 36 mln people are slaves, Qatar in focus: global index
Almost 36 million people are living as slaves across the globe with an index on Monday listing Mauritania, Uzbekistan, Haiti,…
Lagos photo festival: Turning negatives into positives
Art news
November 19, 2014
Lagos photo festival: Turning negatives into positives
Azu Nwagbogu sits in a futuristic, almond-green armchair created by a young Nigerian designer in his Lagos home, surrounded by…
Spanish parliament to water down Palestine state call
World
November 18, 2014
Spanish parliament to water down Palestine state call
Spanish lawmakers were set to stop short of calling on their government to recognise Palestine as a state after the…
UAE’s Abraaj gets go-ahead on Bisco Misr acquisition
Business
November 18, 2014
UAE’s Abraaj gets go-ahead on Bisco Misr acquisition
UAE-based Abraaj Investment Management has won regulatory clearance for its LE850 million (US$119 million) offer for Bisco Misr, one of…
Firms developing Cyprus gas field raise reserve estimate 12 %
World
November 18, 2014
Firms developing Cyprus gas field raise reserve estimate 12 %
The reserve estimate for the Aphrodite natural gas field offshore Cyprus has been raised by 12 percent, and most of…
Report: Iran uses China bank to transfer funds to Quds-linked companies
World
November 18, 2014
Report: Iran uses China bank to transfer funds to Quds-linked companies
There is no trace of Shenzhen Lanhao Days Electronic Technology Co Ltd at its listed address in the beige and…
Four dead in suspected Palestinian attack on Jerusalem synagogue
World
November 18, 2014
Four dead in suspected Palestinian attack on Jerusalem synagogue
Two suspected Palestinian men armed with axes and knives killed four people in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday before being…
Egypt slashes spending on fuel subsidies by 29% in 2014–15 First Quarter
Egypt
November 17, 2014
Egypt slashes spending on fuel subsidies by 29% in 2014–15 First Quarter
Egypt spent 22 billion Egyptian pounds( US$3.08 billion) on fuel subsidies in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014-2015, down…
Frenchman seen in Islamic State video of beheadings
World
November 17, 2014
Frenchman seen in Islamic State video of beheadings
A Frenchman is believed to have appeared in a video of Islamic State jihadists beheading Syrian soldiers and displaying the severed…