Egypt

  • Feb 28, 2013
  • 7 min read

Middle East water crisis looms in absence of reforms

According to a NASA study published on February 12, the Middle East lost an amount of water...

Middle East
  • Feb 28, 2013
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Egypt can secure IMF deal within weeks

Investment Minister Osama Saleh said today that the government hopes to reach agreement with the...

Egypt
  • Feb 27, 2013
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Social media set for massive expansion in Arab world

Social media have become a mainstream communications tool in the Arab world in the aftermath of...

Middle East
  • Feb 27, 2013
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Egypt election boycott cements Islamist control

The National Salvation Front (NSF) yesterday announced plans to boycott the parliamentary...

Egypt
  • Feb 18, 2013
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Egypt unrest unlikely to disrupt Suez Canal shipping

A general strike continued in Port Said today.

Egypt
  • Feb 14, 2013
  • 7 min read

Iran seeks to offset its isolation in new Middle East

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad arrived in Cairo on February 5, in the first visit to...

Iran
  • Feb 13, 2013
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Debt downgrade highlights Egypt's looming crisis

Gunmen today attacked the car of the new Central Bank governor, killing his bodyguard and...

Egypt
  • Feb 6, 2013
  • 2 min read

Egypt IMF loan deal should proceed despite obstacles

The central bank yesterday reported that foreign reserves fell by 10% last month, to 13.61...

Egypt