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Israeli gas holds promise of better ties with neighbours
Israel in talks with Egypt, Turkey on major gas export deals
Iran court overturns ex-US Marine’s death sentence
Convicted of espionage, with the penalty being cut to 10 years in jail
Morsi trial postponed for second straight day
The former president will have hearings on at least five consecutive days this week
British hate preacher goes on trial in New York
It is the second high-profile terror trial to be heard by a Manhattan jury since Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Suleiman Abu Ghaith was convicted on March 26
Arab youth environmental conference to launch in Hurghada
Reducing consumption and changing behaviours top the conference’s agenda
Al-Azhar Grand Imam establishes Aswan peace committee
Al-Tayeb stresses need for “love and tolerance” in the wake of tribal violence that killed at least 26
Sound bomb explodes at Qena hospital before minister’s arrival
Explosion caused no damage or injuries
Cairo Festival City’s second phase to cost EGP 4bn
The current estimated cost for the project’s third phase is EGP 8bn
Moody’s downgrades Turkey outlook to ‘negative’
Putting the country’s investment-grade rating at risk
IMF, World Bank push for price on carbon
Warning that time was running out for the planet to avoid worst-case climate change
Wheat bought by Egypt’s GASC stuck in Russian port: Traders
Reuters – Two wheat cargoes purchased by top global wheat buyer Egypt are stuck at Russia’s Novorossiisk port, after the trade house selling the grain had problems opening the importer’s letters of credit, traders said. Egypt’s state wheat buyer the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) bought the two 60,000-tonne shipments from global commodities trader …
Anti-terrorism legislation should be scrapped or changed: Amnesty International
Amnesty International warns that new potential anti-terrorism legislation could be abused by authorities
Annual Inflation rate hits 10.2% in March
Exchange rate depreciation, money expansion, supply shortages, recurrent wage increases are attributed to wave of increasing inflation, says IMF’s Toward New Horizons report
World Bank watches unfolding of political situation with great concern: Bank president
World Bank has helped finance several projects in various sectors during the past year
Pro-Moscow separatists stay put despite Ukraine PM’s overtures
Despite a vow by the country’s premier to cede more power to the regions
Iran says not considering alternative UN pick
AFP- Iran signalled its defiance Saturday over America’s refusal to grant a visa to its chosen UN ambassador, saying it does not plan to pick an alternative envoy. Tehran also said it was examining its legal options over the row, which has undermined a cautious thaw in relations after decades of enmity following the storming …
Saudi end to girls’ sports ‘welcome’: HRW
AFP- Human Rights Watch welcomed Saturday a recommendation by Saudi Arabia’s consultative Shura Council to lift the ban on sports in girls’ state schools. On Tuesday, the council recommended that the longstanding ban, relaxed in private schools last year, be ended altogether, state media in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom reported. It is now up to …
One dead, 73 arrested during Friday protests
Two killed in shootout with police, bomb explodes in 6 October City
Two police officers killed in Qena shootout
Security forces were performing a security sweep in the Upper Egypt village
17 Morsi supporters sentenced for Shubra violence
Defendants found guilty of a number of violence-related charges
UPR to address economic and social issues in Egypt
A coalition of 130 organisations to hand a report to UN regarding economic and social conditions in Egypt
Emirates NBD launches brand in Egypt
NBD aims to enhance and strengthen ties between Egypt and the UAE, says NBD chairman
Egypt economic growth to remain slow: IMF
AFP – Growth in Egypt’s economy is expected to remain sluggish this year as political uncertainty keeps tourists and foreign investors away, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. The economy of the Arab world’s most populated country was forecast to grow by 2.7% this year after expanding by 2.1% in 2013, the IMF said in …
Iraq attacks kill 12 as soldiers ambush militants
AFP- Attacks in Iraq left 12 people dead Tuesday while security forces said they killed 25 militants near Baghdad amid worries insurgents are encroaching on the capital weeks ahead of elections. The latest violence is part of a protracted surge in nationwide bloodshed that has left more than 2,400 people dead since the start of …
UN warns of drought crisis in Syria
Byrs said it was not clear how many more people would end up counting on food aid supplies because of the drought.
Triumphant Turkey PM renews pledge to crackdown on rivals
The scandal has played out with a spate of wiretaps and social media leaks implicating Erdogan in graft and exposing high-level security talks weighing military action in Syria.
8 injured as Israeli forces clear illegal settlement
Israel has moved to demolish “wildcat” settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, which normally consist of a few makeshift dwellings set up by extremist Jewish settlers on Palestinian territory.
Iran, world powers seek to intensify nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday that he has formed a group of legal experts to help in the “complicated, difficult and slow work” of drafting a deal.
Grand Imam of Al Azhar to oversee Aswan tribal dialogue
Investigations begin as Adly Mansour stresses accountability for crimes
Group calls for release of all Egyptians accused of contempt of religion
Detailed report by AFTE sets forth government recommendations to reduce discrimination