Women on the back foot in the Arab Spring
By Ines Bel Aiba / AFP CAIRO: They were on the front line…
Tourism minister optimistic over future
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Continuity in Egypt: An interview with Saad Eddin Ibrahim
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Student movement not losing momentum
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Women’s groups to commemorate Int’l Women’s Day
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Eastern Libya declares semiautonomous region
By Rami Al-Shaheibi / AP BENGHAZI, Libya: Tribal leaders and militia commanders declared…
Ratings agencies have no plans to rate UAE, Dubai: Fitch
By Carolyn Cohn / Reuters LONDON: Ratings agencies have no plans to give…
Dubai’s flying shoppers could ease its debt burden
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Oil falls to $123, supply fears easing
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Tunisia cuts 2012 growth forecast to 3.5 pct
By Tarek Amara / Reuters TUNIS: Tunisia has cut its economic growth forecast…