Sudan calls off launch of $1 billion sugar plant
By Ulf Laessing / Reuters KHARTOUM: Sudan has shelved the launch of a…
Huge mandate for planned new Islamic bank
By Bernardo Vizcaino / Reuters DUBAI: Gulf institutions plan to spur development of…
Parliament, gov’t reach settlement over IMF loan, says report
By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: After much debate over the $3.2 billion International Monetary…
Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez Canal
By Reuters CAIRO: The M.T. Tour, a tanker identified by the United…
Red Cross chief asks for access to Syria prisons
By AFP DAMASCUS: International Committee of the Red Cross chief Jakob Kellenberger…
HRW concerned by UAE closure of NGO offices
By AFP DUBAI: Human Right Watch voiced concern on Wednesday over the…
Israel official ‘concerned’ over future ties with Egypt
By Dan Williams / Reuters JERUSALEM: A senior Israeli official said on Tuesday…