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Egypt receives multi-national investment offers for grain project
Business
January 10, 2015
Egypt receives multi-national investment offers for grain project
Egypt has been offered Russian, Spanish and Italian investments for the international grains hub it seeks to establish in Damietta. Minister…
Acquitted of corruption, Mubarak-era businessman denies fortune waiver
Egypt
December 1, 2014
Acquitted of corruption, Mubarak-era businessman denies fortune waiver
Businessman Hussein Salem has denied news he intends to give up half of his LE8 billion fortune following his acquittal…
Catalonia vows to vote Sunday, defying Spain
World
November 5, 2014
Catalonia vows to vote Sunday, defying Spain
Catalonia's leader vowed Wednesday that a symbolic independence vote banned by the Spanish government will go ahead on November 9,…
Catalonia calls off independence referendum from Spain, will hold ‘consultation’
World
October 14, 2014
Catalonia calls off independence referendum from Spain, will hold ‘consultation’
Catalonia has dropped plans to hold a referendum on independence from Spain next month but will instead hold a "consultation…
Spain lifts travel ban on Sharm al-Sheikh
Business
July 26, 2014
Spain lifts travel ban on Sharm al-Sheikh
The Spanish Foreign Ministry had lifted travel ban to the city of Sharm al-Sheikh, stipulating commitment to reaching the city…
Spain sets Felipe on path to throne despite protests
World
June 3, 2014
Spain sets Felipe on path to throne despite protests
Spain set its future King Felipe VI on the path to the throne Tuesday, launching an unprecedented handover of the…
Spanish parliament rejects request to suspend arms deals with Egypt
Egypt
February 20, 2014
Spanish parliament rejects request to suspend arms deals with Egypt
The Defense Committee of the Spanish parliament rejected on Wednesday a request submitted by the Catalan Republican Left party to…
Thousands march in Madrid against planned abortion limits
World
February 1, 2014
Thousands march in Madrid against planned abortion limits
Thousands of people marched in Spain's capital on Saturday to protest against a government plan to limit abortions that has…
Egypt’s Sawiris plans bid for TIM Brasil to avoid breakup – paper
Business
January 26, 2014
Egypt’s Sawiris plans bid for TIM Brasil to avoid breakup – paper
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris plans to bid for Brazilian wireless carrier TIM Participações SA (TIMP3.SA), according to a newspaper interview…
Six of Spanish cyclist’s 12 guards killed in Pakistan’s wild west
World
January 22, 2014
Six of Spanish cyclist’s 12 guards killed in Pakistan’s wild west
Gunmen on Wednesday shot dead six guards protecting a Spanish cyclist in a violent and remote area of western Pakistan where…