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Egypt 2011 tourism revenues down by a third
Business
December 13, 2011
Egypt 2011 tourism revenues down by a third
Egypt expects to earn about US$9 billion from tourism in 2011, down by about a third on a year earlier…
Arab Spring films revive days of revolt in Egypt and Tunisia
Cinema/TV
December 13, 2011
Arab Spring films revive days of revolt in Egypt and Tunisia
The first cinematic output covering protests in Egypt and Tunsia this year recreates the euphoria of revolutions that many thought…
Saudi’s Savola takes full control of 2 Egypt firms
Business
December 13, 2011
Saudi’s Savola takes full control of 2 Egypt firms
JEDDAH — Saudi food group Savola has bought the remaining 22 percent stakes in two Egyptian companies it acquired in…
European wheat firm with U.S., Egypt tender eyed
Business
December 13, 2011
European wheat firm with U.S., Egypt tender eyed
PARIS — European wheat futures rose as U.S. grains and wider markets steadied after day-earlier losses, with European wheat also…
Egypt’s Suez Canal November revenue US$435.5mn
Business
December 12, 2011
Egypt’s Suez Canal November revenue US$435.5mn
Revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal rose 5.5 percent on a year earlier to US$435.5 million in November, but down 2.8…
Protesters chant for a ‘Russia without Putin’
World
December 11, 2011
Protesters chant for a ‘Russia without Putin’
In the middle of the crowd on Saturday at Russia's largest opposition protest in years, a big banner bore a…
US senator Kerry: Economy is Egypt’s main problem
Egypt
December 11, 2011
US senator Kerry: Economy is Egypt’s main problem
CAIRO — Egypt urgently needs a massive cash injection and should strike a deal with the International Monetary Fund as…
Nobel peace panel says Assad can’t evade history
World
December 10, 2011
Nobel peace panel says Assad can’t evade history
Awarding this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the head of the selection panel forecast that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would succumb…
Nationwide vote protests hit Vladimir Putin’s rule
World
December 10, 2011
Nationwide vote protests hit Vladimir Putin’s rule
A day of nationwide demonstrations against Vladimir Putin and alleged election fraud began in Russia's far east on Saturday, in…
Yemen unity government sworn in, soldier killed
World
December 10, 2011
Yemen unity government sworn in, soldier killed
Yemen's new unity government, formed to try and avert civil war, met for the first time on Saturday, hours after…