Eastern Libya to stage conference in March to rebuild Benghazi
Middle East
December 26, 2017
Eastern Libya to stage conference in March to rebuild Benghazi
Authorities in eastern Libya have announced a conference in March to drum up support to rebuild the country’s second-largest city…
Liberians head to the polls in historic, delayed election
World
December 26, 2017
Liberians head to the polls in historic, delayed election
Liberia went to the polls on Tuesday for a presidential election that voters hope will mark the country’s first democratic…
China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 billion economic corridor
World
December 26, 2017
China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 billion economic corridor
China and Pakistan will look at extending their $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
Sudan to devalue pound currency to 18 per dollar in January: Sudan Finance Minister
World
December 26, 2017
Sudan to devalue pound currency to 18 per dollar in January: Sudan Finance Minister
Sudan is to devalue its currency to 18 Sudanese pounds per dollar in January from the current exchange rate of…
Russia establishing permanent presence at its Syrian bases: RIA
Middle East
December 26, 2017
Russia establishing permanent presence at its Syrian bases: RIA
Russia has started establishing a permanent military presence at naval and air bases in Syria, the defense minister said on…
Venezuela’s opposition reinvents itself with soup kitchens
World
December 26, 2017
Venezuela’s opposition reinvents itself with soup kitchens
Miguel Castillo hurried up a narrow, dusty street in a poor neighborhood in Venezuela’s capital city carrying a boy who…
China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown
World
December 26, 2017
China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown
China sentenced a prominent rights activist to eight years in jail for subversion on Tuesday, his lawyer said, the harshest…
Egypt targeted wheat cultivation area drops to 3.25 mln acres
Egypt
December 26, 2017
Egypt targeted wheat cultivation area drops to 3.25 mln acres
Egypt, the world’s largest wheat buyer, is looking to plant 3.25 million acres of the crop this season, down from…
North Korea likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year forecast
World
December 26, 2017
North Korea likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year forecast
South Korea predicted on Tuesday that North Korea would look to open negotiations with the United States next year in…
Egypt’s EFG Hermes looks to manage renewable energy projects: energy head
Business
December 26, 2017
Egypt’s EFG Hermes looks to manage renewable energy projects: energy head
Egyptian investment bank EFG Hermes expects to begin offering factoring services in the first quarter of 2018 as part of…