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Mass trial in Minya postponed to 28 April
Defence lawyers boycott trial
North America impairment pushes Abu Dhabiâs TAQA into 2013 loss
Reuters – Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA) posted a net loss of AED 2.52bn ($687m) for 2013 as it marked down the value of its oil and gas holdings in North America, the company said on Tuesday. The state-controlled energy investment giant swung from a profit after minority interests of AED 649m in 2012. …
Scientists meet in Japan after grim climate forecast
Scientists and government representatives are meeting in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, to exchange ideas and release a full report at the end of the conference on 31 March.
Obstacles hindering Egypt-Russian cooperation tackled
Five Egyptian-Russian committees formed to discuss measures to develop the cooperation between the two countries.
France to support âŹ80m employment project
The project, overseen by the Ministry of Planning, seeks to improve living conditions in disadvantaged neighbourhoods
Arab summit kicks off with calls to arm Syria rebels
The head of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmed Jarba, repeated calls on the international community to supply rebels with âsophisticated weaponsâ.
Deutsche Bahn joins Etihad Rail in UAE railway venture
Etihad Rail DB will manage operations for the first stage of the railway, transporting granulated sulphur on a 264-kilometre (164-mile) route from Shah and Habshan to the port of Ruwais.
Arab summit to back rejection of âJewish stateâ: Draft
The summit stresses a âcategorical rejectionâ of the demand for recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, according to a draft statement endorsed by foreign ministers.
Syria opposition calls for âsophisticatedâ arms
Addressing the Arab summit in Kuwait, National Coalition chief Ahmed Jarba urged Arabs to give Syriaâs Arab League seat to the opposition and hand them Syriaâs embassies in their countries.
Saudi says world has âbetrayedâ Syria rebels
Saudi Arabia is one of the main backers of the rebellion against Assad that erupted three years ago and has become a full-fledged civil war after loyalists launched a crackdown against protesters seeking democratic reforms.
Qatar calls for dialogue in Egypt
Relations between Egypt and the Gulf state have been strained over Dohaâs backing for Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted by the army in July following nationwide protests.
Egyptâs Naeem Holding to cross-list on Abu Dhabi exchange
Reuters – Naeem Holding for Investments has received approval from the United Arab Emirateâs financial regulator to list on the Abu Dhabi exchange, the firm said, a further sign of closer economic ties between Egypt and the Gulf. âCoordination is ongoing with the Abu Dhabi market and the necessary measures for receiving the approval of …
35 nations sign up to tougher nuclear security standards
Obama has made improving nuclear safety one of the figurehead foreign policies of his presidency and said in 2009 that nuclear terrorism was âthe most immediate and extreme threat to global securityâ.
Twitter ban widens rift between Turkeyâs leaders ahead of vote
Turkeyâs 10 million Twitter users were banned Thursday from accessing the site after Erdogan vowed to âwipe outâ the messaging service, which has been used by to publish damaging allegations against his government.
Concern and condemnation as Egypt court sentences 529 to death
Governments, human rights groups speak out as foreign ministry defends what could be largest mass-execution in Egyptâs history
Foreign minister meets with Sudanese counterpart at Arab Summit
Nabil Fahmy and Ali Karty follow up on âpositive stepsâ taken during recent Cairo talks
Suez residents lambast postal worker strike
Residents threaten to protest if the Postal Authority fails to deliver the mail
Policeman killed in North Sinai
The army arrests more than two dozen suspected militants on Monday
Mansour arrives in Kuwait ahead of Arab League Summit
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy does not anticipate a quick reconciliation with Qatar
âAl-Qaeda attackâ kills 20 Yemen soldiers
The assault came in the eastern province of Hadramawt were the security forces have suffered repeated losses which prompted President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi to fire his interior minister earlier this month.
China faces âserious obstaclesâ: IMF chief
Chinaâs gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.7% in 2013, unchanged from the year before.
Dubai lender Amlakâs Bourse suspension to be lifted
Reuters – The shares of indebted mortgage lender Amlak will resume trading on the Dubai bourse in the second half of this year, the United Arab Emiratesâ economy minister said on Monday. Trading in shares of Amlak, which is in the process of restructuring debt that sources put at nearly $2bn, was suspended in November …
Syria rebels seize key area on Turkey border: NGO
The air raids come a day after a Syrian warplane was shot down by Ankaraâs jets in an incident slammed as âflagrant aggressionâ by Damascus.
Obama vows Western unity ahead of Ukraine crisis summit
Obama then headed to The Hague where he has called an emergency Group of Seven summit to discuss what steps to take in the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.
Gunmen attack, burn displaced camp in Darfur: UNAMID
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has reported a series of attacks on villages in the region this month, but the Khor Abeche camp in South Darfur, assaulted on Saturday, was an unusual target.
After popular protests, Oman starts to pursue graft
Reuters – Young Omanis who took to the streets in 2011 to demand jobs and better economic prospects failed to trigger the mass protests that transformed other parts of the Arab world in their own Gulf state. But they may have had an impact all the same, as authorities are making a start on a …
MOI considering weapons from Russia
Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim told reporters that US, EU âstiflingâ arms
Morsi ‘presidential palace’ trial postponed to 5 April
Defence to look into a report by the committee of media experts
Coptic pope backs Al-Sisiâs presidential bid
Pope Tawadros II calls Minister of Defence Al-Sisi a âheroâ who âsaved Egyptâ
Egypt planning negotiations with Russia-led Customs Union over free trade zone
Egyptian party discusses signing long-term contracts regarding supply of Russian wheat to Egypt