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Part of British trade mission to Egypt declines visit
Business
January 9, 2013
Part of British trade mission to Egypt declines visit
Five companies that were supposed to be part of a British trade mission to Egypt to discuss investment opportunities have…
‘Omnishambles’ declared UK Word of the Year
World
November 13, 2012
‘Omnishambles’ declared UK Word of the Year
"Omnishambles" was named Britain's word of the year Tuesday after being coined by BBC political comedy television series "The Thick…
UK to form team to repatriate Egyptian funds
Egypt
November 1, 2012
UK to form team to repatriate Egyptian funds
Britain is forming a team from several government departments to push efforts to freeze funds that were transferred abroad by…
Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban sent to UK for treatment
World
October 15, 2012
Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban sent to UK for treatment
The Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban gunmen for pushing for girls to be educated has been sent to the UK…
UK offers to advise Egypt in crackdown on Sinai militants
Egypt
October 1, 2012
UK offers to advise Egypt in crackdown on Sinai militants
The UK has repeated its offer to help Egypt with military advice in its military campaign against Islamist militants in…
British government inactive on freezing Mubarak regime accounts
Business
September 3, 2012
British government inactive on freezing Mubarak regime accounts
The British government has allowed 19 members accused of embezzling under the former regime to keep for the past year…
US denies safe passage scheme for Assad
World
June 23, 2012
US denies safe passage scheme for Assad
The United States said Thursday there was no truth to reports it was ready, along with Britain, to offer Syrian…
Egypt demands UK expedite return of assets, fugitives
Egypt
May 30, 2012
Egypt demands UK expedite return of assets, fugitives
Egypt has officially demanded that the UK expedite procedures for retrieving frozen Egyptian assets and extraditing fugitives, the BBC reported.…
UK court backs Assange extradition to Sweden
World
May 30, 2012
UK court backs Assange extradition to Sweden
Britain's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over alleged sex crimes, but…
France, Britain, Germany expel Syrian diplomats
Egypt
May 29, 2012
France, Britain, Germany expel Syrian diplomats
France says it is expelling the Syrian ambassador to increase pressure on Damascus amid mounting violence by government forces against…