CAIRO: Protesters and journalists reported security forces in Tahrir Square used teargas that caused many protestors to faint last night November 22.
Protestors set fire to piles of garbage, thinking the smoke caused by fire could push the gases (...)
Minister of International Cooperation and Planning Fayza Aboul Naga said the Arab Monetary Fund would support the Egyptian budget in November with U.S. $200 million (1.2 billion EGP)
Another support package valued at U.S. $270 million (1.6 (...)
JERUSALEM: Israel recognized South Sudan as new country today. Israel presented economic grants to South Sudan after separating from Sudan, which refused accepting any grants from Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel (...)
A Muslim Brotherhood spokesman said the party welcomes an official connection with the United States in order to explain its vision.
"The United States has decided to continue official contact with the Muslim Brotherhood party," said a U.S. (...)
"Egypt doesn't need any funds from the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank," said Egyptian Finance Minister Samir Radwan. He said, “Although we have reached an agreement, budget revisions have reduced the expected deficit."
"Egypt (...)
AL-ARISH, Egypt: An Egyptian policeman was killed and two others injured as a result of gunfire exchanged with masked gunmen in al-Arish, North Sinai.
A gunman may be injured as well.
The gunmen were in a truck and motorcycle. They shot at a (...)
SINGAPORE: Tunisian Airlines experienced a 20 percent decrease in passenger traffic over last year. The fall started in mid-January 2011 to the end April 2011 and came as a result of the unrest in the Middle East, said the company's CEO.
Habib (...)