Russia to urge Iran to discuss nuclear program
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will urge Tehran to resume talks with global powers over its nuclear program when he meets with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday, a senior Russian…
Six killed in Cameroon oil platform attack: security source
Six people were killed in an overnight attack on an oil platform off Cameroon's disputed Bakassi peninsula claimed by a rebel group, a security source said Wednesday. The dead were…
Egypt’s Alex Cement 9-months net gains 10 pct
Egypt's Alexandria Cement posted a 10 percent gain in net profit for the first nine months of 2010 to LE 404.5 million ($70 million), the stock exchange said on…
UK gov’t group to invest $300 million in Africa
NAIROBI: Britain's overseas investment arm plans to invest about $300 million a year in coming years in African companies because the continent is registering high economic growth rates and it…
Oil drops towards Nov lows on China demand concerns
SINGAPORE: Oil dropped as much as 1.3 percent on Wednesday to the lowest price in November, as speculation mounted that China will step up efforts to cool its economy, while…
Immigrants in Italy end 2-week protest atop crane
ROME: Four immigrants who have lived atop a 35-meter (115-foot) crane for two weeks to protest Italy's immigration policies have climbed down. The men climbed atop the crane in Brescia…
Obama lost his ‘glow’ in Muslim world, say spectators, experts
CAIRO: More than a year after his speech delivered in Cairo, US President Barack Obama’s second attempt to address the Muslim world in Jakarta, Indonesia did not garner the same…
Mediterranean summit delayed by stalled Mideast peace talks
MADRID: A Mediterranean Union summit planned for Nov. 21 in Barcelona has been postponed again because the Middle East peace talks are "deadlocked", the Spanish government said Monday. "Given the…
Egypt releases blogger jailed for Islam insult
CAIRO: Egypt has freed a blogger who served four years in jail after being convicted of insulting Islam and the country's president, Hosni Mubarak, a rights activist said on Wednesday.…
Egyptian referred to military court over Facebook group
By Sarah Carr CAIRO: The military prosecution office referred to court Ahmed Hassan Basiouny, charging him with “broadcasting a military secret — namely news and information connected to the armed forces…
