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Ben Ali's dictatorship is creating more Islamists

Tunisian President Zein al-Abedin ben Ali has on official occasions often referred…

Daily News Egypt

Market shares fall on retail sentiment

Cairo: The main share indexes fell up to 2.6 percent on Thursday…

Reuters

Turkey is changing, despite Dink's murder

Less than a week before Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was assassinated, his…

Daily News Egypt

Business recap: IFC and Ministry of Petroleum study mining sector reform

CAIRO: The Ministry of Petroleum (MOP) signed a technical assistance agreement with…

Ahmed A. Namatalla

If Iran is next, the United States is making a mistake

Can politics learn from history? Or is it subject to a fatal…

Joschka Fischer

Egypt sees 7.5 pct growth, sanguine on inflation

DAVOS: Egypt s economy should expand by 7.5 percent this year, with…

Reuters

From home to home

JEZREEL VALLEY, Israel: When my grandfather was on his deathbed, began one…

Daily News Egypt

Egypt believes troops alone will not stem Somalia violence

CAIRO: As African leaders consider the likelihood of sending peacekeeping forces to…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Beirut curfew lifted day after clashes

BEIRUT: Beirut warily returned to normal Friday after an overnight curfew -…

AFP
AFP