World stocks extend freefall on recession, bank fears
LONDON: Global stocks tumbled further and safe bet gold surged to new…
Markets can swallow Syrian oil loss, Iran a worry
LONDON: Oil markets will quietly swallow the loss of modest Syrian supplies…
Economic pain pushes Brent below $106
LONDON: Brent crude fell below $106 on Friday, extending the previous session's…
‘Blaise go!’, a favorite refrain for two Burkina musicians
A rapper and a reggae artist, two leading Burkina Faso musicians belt…
Egypt army chief heads to Sinai to investigate deaths
CAIRO: Egypt's military chief of staff Sami Enan headed to Sinai on…
Egyptian policeman killed near border, official denies suicide attack
AL-ARISH/CAIRO: An Egyptian policeman was killed in a gunfight near the…
Israel-Gaza violence intensifies after gun attacks
GAZA: Israeli aircraft struck Hamas outposts in Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets…
Gunmen kill one army officer, injure two soldiers in Al-Arish
AL-ARISH/CAIRO: Masked gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Al-Arish Thursday evening, killing one…
Egypt military crackdown nets Sinai ‘Islamist militants’
CAIRO: An Egyptian security chief said on Thursday a military operation in…