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Bahrain Sunni Islamists hit as woman makes history in polls

MANAMA: Rival Sunni Islamist groups in Bahrain lost almost half their seats…

DNE
DNE

Netanyahu to fly to US for talks on peace

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will fly to…

DNE
DNE

Suicide bomber wounds 32 in Istanbul’s main square

ISTANBUL: A suspected suicide bomber targeting Turkish police wounded 32 people in…

DNE
DNE

Mideast banks, funds seek to tap women’s wealth

DUBAI: Emirati housewife Sarah Alzarouni brushed past a group of women clad…

Reuters

China’s war on inequality

BEIJING: A major new target in the “Five-Year Plan for Economic and…

Daily News Egypt

David Cameron’s culture war

NEW YORK: British Prime Minister David Cameron’s government has announced some of…

Daily News Egypt

Bahrain concerned about FX volatility, food costs

KUWAIT: Bahrain's central bank is concerned about volatility in global currency markets…

Reuters

French airline makes landmark flight to Baghdad

BAGHDAD: A French airliner landed at Baghdad International Airport Sunday, becoming one…

AP
AP

Niger votes on new constitution after coup

DAKAR: Voters in Niger were being asked Sunday to back a new…

AP
AP

Egypt raises security alert in airport following intercepted ‘mail bomb’

CAIRO: An Egyptian security official says authorities have begun manually inspecting all…

Agencies