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ReutersEgypt's worsening fiscal gap is a concern but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still ready to continue talks on a $4.8 billion loan once Cairo completes a review of its economic programme, a senior IMF official said."We are ready to engage with them on reviewing and finalizing the programme as soon as they completed it," Masood Ahmed, IMF Director for the Middle East and North -
President Mohamed Morsi has praised all those who helped secure the release of seven hostages in the Sinai Peninsula.He was talking at a press conference at Al-Maza military airport in Cairo shortly after the former hostages arrived on Wednesday morning.A member of the armed forces, four port security officers and two state security officers were released early on Wednesday after being held by -
ReutersA US Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full Senate over the biggest changes in immigration policy in a generation.President Barack Obama, who has made enactment of an immigration bill one of his top priorities for this year, praised the Senate Judiciary Committee's -
AFPAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to a new facility in Paris to continue his recovery after treatment in a French military hospital, France's defence ministry said Tuesday.Bouteflika, 76, was flown to the Val de Grace hospital in Paris three weeks ago following a mini-stroke and speculation has been rife about the state of his health.In a statement, the French -
The Central Bank of Egypt will offer $800 million in an exceptional foreign exchange auction on Wednesday for banks to finance commodity imports, the second auction of its kind this year.The central bank sold $600 million in April to finance imports of wheat, meat, cooking oil and other essential commodities.Wednesday's auction is targeted at supporting imports of commodities including tea, meat, -
ZawyaOver 30 million Mobinil subscribers to enjoy high-speed internet services with flexible billing optionsMobinil will modernize the mobile backhaul by increasing microwave capacity and migrate to packet technologiesMobinil to utilize Ericsson's operations and business support systemsGrowing consumer demand for mobile connectivity in Egypt has resulted in a new agreement between Mobinil and -
Seven Egyptian security personnel, who were released by kidnappers in the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday morning, have landed at Al-Maza military airport in Cairo.Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi, Defence Minister Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi and Chief of Staff Sedky Sobhy were at the airport to receive them.A press conference by the armed forces will be held shortly.The seven security personnel – a -
Egypt's Rafah border crossing with Gaza was re-opened on Wednesday after Egyptian guards ended their five-day strike.The guards had been protesting the kidnapping of members of the security forces.Earlier on Wednesday, an armed forces spokesperson announced the seven kidnapped soldiers had been released and were on their way to Cairo, “thanks to the efforts of military intelligence in -
After almost a week in captivity, seven soldiers held hostage by unidentified militants in Sinai have been released and are en route to Cairo confirmed Egyptian Armed Forces Spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali, early Wednesday morning.The officers, who are being flown back to the capital, are free thanks to the efforts of military intelligence in cooperation with tribal sheikhs and residents of the -
AFPIran’s election authorities have excluded former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, from the country’s June 14 presidential ballot.Eight candidates won approval to stand -- five conservatives close to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as two moderate conservatives and a
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President Mohamed Morsi has praised all those who helped secure the release of seven hostages in the Sinai Peninsula.He was talking at a press conference at Al-Maza military airport in Cairo shortly after the former hostages arrived on Wednesday morning.A member of the armed forces, four port
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ReutersA US Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full Senate over the biggest changes in immigration policy in a generation.President Barack Obama, who has made enactment of an
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Egypt U-20 coach Rabie Yassine revealed on Tuesday the team's preparations for the upcoming U-20 World Cup which kicks off in Turkey next month.According to Ahram Sports, Egypt will hold a preparation camp in Spain where they will face Romania Macedonia and Uzbekistan.The young Pharaohs will then
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AFPAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to a new facility in Paris to continue his recovery after treatment in a French military hospital, France's defence ministry said Tuesday.Bouteflika, 76, was flown to the Val de Grace hospital in Paris three weeks ago following a
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ReutersEgypt's worsening fiscal gap is a concern but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still ready to continue talks on a $4.8 billion loan once Cairo completes a review of its economic programme, a senior IMF official said."We are ready to engage with them on reviewing and finalizing the
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BBC SportWhen it's put to him that he might be the most talented athlete in the world to hold a racquet, a bashful Ramy Ashour admits "that's pretty great".The 25-year-old Egyptian is more than just the current squash world number one - his elastic, unorthodox brilliance and charisma could be the key to squash breaking out beyond its four walls and regaining a place on the wider sporting
Ministers in Prime Minister Hisham Qandil's cabinet following the recent reshuffle (new appointees are in italics): 1. Minister of Agriculture Ahmed Mahmoud Ali El-Gizawi2. Minister of Antiquities Ahmed Eissa3. Minister of Aviation Wael Maadawi4. Minister of Communication Atef Helmy5. Minister of Culture
AP— April 15, 2013: Two bombs explode in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 140.— January 17, 2011: A backpack bomb is placed along a Martin Luther King Day parade route in Spokane, Washington, meant to kill and injure participants in a civil rights march, but is found and disabled before it can explode. White
The convenient marriage between Iran and the Arab left would have been unthinkable only a few years ago, given the traditional ideological paradoxes between patriarchal Persian Shiism, on the one hand, and leftist orthodoxy on the other.Indeed, a casual viewer of Hizbullah's Al-Manar television, or the Iranian-funded Al-Mayadin TV, these days would probably think that the two Shia propaganda
