Tunisia’s economic woes could become ‘catastrophic’: PM
Tunisia’s economic recovery since its 2011 “Arab Spring” revolution has been hampered by political instability, social unrest and Islamist violence.
Read More →Egypt deports US anti-war activist travelling to Gaza
Medea Benjamin, who co-founded the CodePink anti-war group, was detained on arrival in Cairo airport on Monday.
Read More →Asian shares hit by rising Russia-Ukraine tensions
The downbeat atmosphere was compounded in some markets by another disappointing set of manufacturing figures from China that added to concerns about growth in the world’s number two economy.
Read More →Spanish FM cuts short Iran trip over Ukraine crisis
Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, who arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a planned four-day visit, is to attend an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday.
Read More →Israel PM vows to resist ‘pressures’ on US visit
Although Netanyahu would like the talks with Obama on Monday to focus on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the White House appears to have a different agenda.
Read More →Ukraine mobilises army as west warns Russia
Russia’s parliament voted Saturday to allow President Vladimir Putin to send troops into its western neighbour – a decision US President Barack Obama swiftly branded a “violation of Ukrainian sovereignty”.
Read More →Thirst for democracy catches world powers off guard
From Egypt, where the nation’s first democratically-elected president Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi was toppled in July by the army, to Ukraine where Viktor Yanukovych, brought to power in 2010 polls, fled his post after months of street protests, the US has had to fine-tune its response.
Read More →Egyptian foreign ministry accuses US of ‘double standards’ on human rights
Foreign ministry reacts to annual US report on human rights
Read More →Turkish lira firms on hopes US tapering continues only steadily
The Istanbul share index rose 1.25% to 62,553.32 points, outperforming the wider emerging markets index, which was up 0.39%.
Read More →Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘armed invasion’ in Crimea
Ukraine’s parliament on Friday appealed to the United States and Britain to uphold a 1994 pact signed with Russia that guaranteed the country’s sovereignty in return for it giving up is Soviet nuclear arsenal
Read More →Under US pressure, Iraq denies Iran arms deals
AFP – Iraq, facing heavy pressure from the United States, has denied signing deals for weapons and ammunition with Iran in apparent violation of international sanctions. The defence ministry said a variety of international firms read the rest…
Read More →Military drills to test inter-Korean detente
Seoul and Washington insist they are both defensive in nature, playing out various scenarios to combat a North Korean invasion.
Read More →Saudi ‘seeking Pakistan arms for Syrian rebels’
Pakistan makes its own version of Chinese shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles, known as Anza, and anti-tank rockets– both of which Riyadh is trying to get for the rebels
Read More →Iran says expert nuclear talks to be held ‘next week’
Araqchi said the talks would take place on the sidelines of a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors “next week.”
Read More →More protests as Venezuela leader calls for talks with US
The risk of violence is high as a march of pro-government “Chavista women” is also scheduled for Saturday in Caracas.
Read More →Egypt’s Episcopal Church calls for an end to violence in the CAR
Bishop Mouneer condemns the massacre of Muslims by Christian forces
Read More →Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis claim Taba bus bombing
“Unidentified” human remains found at blast site as Sinai militant group claims targeting of tourists is part of “economic war” against government
Read More →This time must be different
By Dr James Zogby Two decades after Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed an interim peace agreement in Washington, DC, the task of achieving a final resolution to the conflict has become significantly more difficult. Not read the rest…
Read More →Suicide bomber may be responsible for Taba bus blast: Interior Ministry
Ministers visit injured in Sinai hospital, Seoul outraged by death of citizens
Read More →Indonesia slams reported Australian spying as ‘mind-boggling’
Kerry visited Jakarta on Monday as part of an Asian tour, tensions flared over new espionage allegations in a weekend New York Times report, which said Australian spies targeted Indonesian officials during a trade dispute with the United States.
Read More →Merkel, Hollande to discuss European communication network avoiding US
Merkel said in her weekly podcast that she disapproved of companies such as Google and Facebook basing their operations in countries with low levels of data protection while being active in countries such as Germany with high data protection.
Read More →Egyptian Valentine’s Day celebrations
Valentine’s Day meant different things for Egyptians in Egypt and abroad
Read More →Obama vows to put more pressure on Assad regime
At the meeting Obama pledged $1bn in loan guarantees to Jordan, as well as a renewal of a five-year memorandum of understanding.
Read More →US embassy staff member detained in Cairo without charges: embassy spokesman
US State Department will work with all sides, including Muslim Brotherhood, to help move toward an “inclusive, democratically elected civilian government”
Read More →Al-Sisi and Fahmy travel to Russia for high level talks
Russian and Egyptian Defence and Foreign Affairs ministers to conduct follow up to quadrilateral meeting
Read More →UN-OPCW urges Syria to speed up destruction of chemical arms
Syria, Kaag said, was continuing to display “constructive cooperation” despite missing several deadlines to ship chemical material out of the country.
Read More →US ends probe of Samsung’s use of essential patents
Samsung had filed a patent infringement complaint against Apple Inc at the US International Trade Commission and won an order in June 2013 banning the sale of some older iPhones and iPads in the United States.
Read More →Egypt ranked 58th top exporter to US
The two most exported Egyptian items to the US are petroleum products and nitrogen fertilisers
Read More →Niger calls for international intervention in Libya
Niger, an impoverished but mineral-rich former French colony which adjoins southern Libya, has had to contend with numerous Islamist attacks and kidnappings on its own soil, some of which have threatened the security of its uranium production.
Read More →US spied on Merkel’s predecessor as well: German press
The NSA has been at the heart of a spying scandal which erupted last year.
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