Nazif, Ukrainian PM discuss political economic cooperation
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Banque Du Caire to grow portfolio by 20 pct annually, says CEO
Banque Du Caire is planning to grow its overall portfolio by an…
Ingrid Pitt, doyenne of Hammer horror films, dies
Ingrid Pitt, who survived a Nazi concentration camp and dodged Communist police…
Beatles sell two million songs in a week on iTunes
The Beatles sold more than 450,000 albums and over two million individual…
Many serious undercurrents in Rushdie’s new novel
"Luka and the Fire of Life" (Random House, $25), by Salman Rushdie:…
Performance art about Islam in Austria’s capital
Performance art that reflects Austria's tense relationship with Islam is raising eyebrows…
One dead, tens injured in clashes with security over church construction in Giza
CAIRO: A Coptic citizen died on Wednesday and tens were wounded in…
NASA says Earth’s lakes are warming
WASHINGTON: The Earth's largest lakes have warmed up over the past 25…
Maaden sees full phosphate output in 2011
KHOBAR: A phosphate joint venture between Saudi Arabia Mining Co (Maaden) and…
China’s Saudi oil imports seen up 11 pct next year, say sources
BEIJING/SINGAPORE: China's crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia will likely rise 11…