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NATO concludes Libya mission after seven months
World
October 31, 2011
NATO concludes Libya mission after seven months
NATO ends its military operation in Libya at midnight on Monday, seven months after launching an air and sea campaign…
Egypt says IMF options open, has not asked for funds
Business
October 31, 2011
Egypt says IMF options open, has not asked for funds
Egypt is open to IMF funding, but the country has not made any formal request for aid since turning down…
Arab League hands Syria plan to end unrest
World
October 31, 2011
Arab League hands Syria plan to end unrest
AMMAN - The Arab League handed Syrian officials a plan for ending seven months of increasingly violent unrest against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, and Assad…
Egypt sells LE5 billion in T-bills, yields rise
Business
October 30, 2011
Egypt sells LE5 billion in T-bills, yields rise
Egypt's Central Bank sold LE5 billion (US$837.55 million) in domestic treasury bills on Sunday, the same amount it had offered,…
Tunisia sees GDP growth reviving to 4.5 pct in 2012
World
October 30, 2011
Tunisia sees GDP growth reviving to 4.5 pct in 2012
Tunisia's government expects the economy to grow 4.5 percent next year, bouncing back from a slump caused by the impact…
Assad warns Western powers of ‘earthquake’ should they intervene
World
October 30, 2011
Assad warns Western powers of ‘earthquake’ should they intervene
BEIRUT - Western powers risk causing an "earthquake" across the Middle East if they intervene in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad…
Signs of truce taking hold in Gaza flare-up
World
October 30, 2011
Signs of truce taking hold in Gaza flare-up
GAZA - An Egyptian-brokered truce appeared to be taking hold on Sunday after violence between Israel and Gaza militants in…
Lawyers: Egypt Mubarak’s trial to be postponed again
Egypt
October 29, 2011
Lawyers: Egypt Mubarak’s trial to be postponed again
The trial of Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak, which was due to resume on Sunday, will be postponed until a…
Egypt Brotherhood makes first visit to Hamas-led Gaza
Egypt
October 29, 2011
Egypt Brotherhood makes first visit to Hamas-led Gaza
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood visited the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for the first time on Saturday, signalling a shift in Cairo's posture…