Russia orders warplanes in Syria to fly higher after jet shot down: Izvestia
Middle East
February 5, 2018
Russia orders warplanes in Syria to fly higher after jet shot down: Izvestia
Russia has ordered its warplanes in Syria to fly higher to avoid being shot down by shoulder launched anti-aircraft missiles…
Egypt to issue Eurobonds worth $4-5 billion within days – finance minister
Economy
February 5, 2018
Egypt to issue Eurobonds worth $4-5 billion within days – finance minister
Egypt is to issue dollar-denominated Eurobonds worth $4 billion to $5 billion within days, Finance Minister Amr El Garhy said…
Dubai’s Al Khaleej in $1 bln Egypt beet sugar mill deal
Business
February 5, 2018
Dubai’s Al Khaleej in $1 bln Egypt beet sugar mill deal
* Investment valued at around $1 billion * To be largest beet sugar producer globally * To have 36,000 tonnes…
To make peace in the Middle East, focus first on water, palestine-israel
Middle East
February 5, 2018
To make peace in the Middle East, focus first on water, palestine-israel
For the past 20 years, Israelis and Palestinians alike have approached peace negotiations with the flawed assumption that, in order…
Britain rules out any form of customs union with the EU after Brexit: BBC
World
February 5, 2018
Britain rules out any form of customs union with the EU after Brexit: BBC
Britain has ruled out any form of customs union with the European Union after Brexit, the BBC reported, citing a…
No end to crisis in sight as Lebanon’s garbage mountains grow
Middle East
February 4, 2018
No end to crisis in sight as Lebanon’s garbage mountains grow
Arpi Kruzian has lived on the coastline east of Beirut for three decades. But now her balcony has a different…
Israel legalizes West Bank outpost after settler killed
Middle East
February 4, 2018
Israel legalizes West Bank outpost after settler killed
Israel granted legal status on Sunday to a previously unauthorized outpost in the occupied West Bank in response to a…
Germany’s potential coalition partners agree on energy, wrangle over health
World
February 4, 2018
Germany’s potential coalition partners agree on energy, wrangle over health
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) reached agreement on energy and agriculture on Saturday, but were…
Trump says Republican memo vindicates him in Russia probe
World
February 4, 2018
Trump says Republican memo vindicates him in Russia probe
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a controversial memo attacking federal law enforcement written by congressional Republicans vindicates…
Miners’ protest raises political temperature in Morocco
Middle East
February 4, 2018
Miners’ protest raises political temperature in Morocco
Moroccans risking their lives scraping coal from abandoned mines have listened to local officials, the mining ministry and a close…