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Egpyt scores low in gender equality
Economics and education at heart of gender gap
Israel to build 1,213 new settlement homes
The Palestinians also condemned the announcement, saying it illustrated why they plan to approach the United Nations to seek non-member status at the General Assembly later this month.
Israel says preparing to counter Palestinian UN bid
Such a move is likely to be voted through easily, requiring only a simple majority in the 193-member General Assembly, where the Palestinians have widespread support
Misr Al-Mostaqbal leading mutual fund market
An equity fund with a civic-minded twist outperforms the rest of the market
No crisis in South Kordofan, Sudan says as aid deal lapses
Despite months of talks about how to get assistance into rebel-held areas of the two border states, where fighting began more than a year ago, the number of people affected by the war has continued to increase.
Egyptian immigrant attacked in Greece
Growing number of violent incidents aimed at immigrants in Greece prompts embassy warnings
UN orders global sanctions against Haqqani network
The Taliban dismissed the UN sanctions, as they did with the US move in September.
Greek workers stage mass anti-austerity walkout
Many flights were to be cancelled or rescheduled as traffic controllers held a three-hour work stoppage.
Bombs, air strikes shake Syria after worst violence in weeks
The rebels have scored significant gains in recent weeks and hold swathes of territory in the north
US votes in nail-biting presidential race
The central message of Obama’s campaign has been that he saved America from a second Great Depression after the economy was on the brink of collapse when he took over from President George W. Bush in 2009.
Judiciary analysis: Independent in name only
Draft constitution subjugates judiciary to whims of parliament
Nile oil slicks drift downstream
Cause of the spills still unknown
Al-Mansour street remembers Essam Atta
Nation Without Torture campaign commemorates Atta’s death
People’s Assembly secretary general faces trial
Case politically motivated says defence lawyer
Constituent Assembly presidential dialogue
Sadat accuses president of meddling
Customs bottlenecked due to outdated scanning equipment
Minister of Finance Momtaz Al-Saeed, has ordered the formation of two committees, legal and technical, to review contracts with an American company providing X-ray scanning equipment to the Egyptian Custom Authority. He has also requested an expedited submission of reports assessing the functionality, or lack thereof, of such devices. In 1998, the Ministry of Finance …
Dana Gas defaults on $1 billion loan
Egypt’s political instability pushes the UAE natural gas producer to default; restructuring talks underway
African Development Bank: One billion opportunities for Africa
Africa will not reach the majority of the millennium development goals set for 2015
Tit-for-tat violence in Aswan
Security situation volatile in upper Egyptian town
Israel’s Barak disavows aide’s comments on Egypt leader
Israel has watched warily as the Brotherhood has gained increasing power in post-uprising Egypt, fearing for the future of the crucial, if cold, peace treaty between the two states
Attacks ignite Sinai
North Sinai police chief sacked, protesters still surrounding governorate building
Students’ Union press conference descends into chaos
Journalists furious with abrupt conclusion
Military to settle service issues with Egyptians abroad
Panels dispatched to embassies around the world to contact draft dodgers
Hollande backs Lebanon over Syria crisis
The Beirut stop was a last-minute decision taken by Hollande to express France’s solidarity with Lebanon
Sudan does not fear Israel, says vice-president
Israel refused all comment on Khartoum’s allegations about the blast
Syria rebels seize oilfield, blast rocks Damascus
The Observatory says more than 36,000 people have died since the uprising against Assad’s rule broke out in March 2011
US election night nail-biter could drag on for weeks
The campaigns have already assembled an army of lawyers prepared to fight it out if any of those scenarios play out
Ultra-nationalist ‘Russian March’ calls for Putin’s ouster
The Russian president has been facing a nascent protest movement against his rule since an election that returned him to the Kremlin for a third term in May
Abbas: I did not give up on the right of return
The Palestinians have always demanded that the Jewish state recognise their right of return to homes in modern-day Israel in keeping with UN General Assembly Resolution 194
Kuwait opposition to go ahead with ‘illegal’ march
Opposition leaders insist they have no desire to undermine the Al-Sabah ruling family and on Friday pledged their loyalty to the emir while renewing their demand for the new electoral law to be repealed.