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Air Arabia Airbus order might not be enough Low-cost carrier Air Arabia has ordered 44 Airbus planes over the next five years but its expansion plans mean it could need…
IEA downgrades 2010 oil demand forecast
PARIS: The International Energy Agency on Friday revised down its forecast for world oil demand in 2010, saying trade would be sluggish in rich nations and growth would come only…
Egypt expects GDP growth of 5 pct in 2010
SINGAPORE: Egypt is aiming for economic growth of about 5 percent in 2010, slightly higher than last year as exports pick up, its trade minister said on Friday. We are…
Ex-IAEA chief injects life into Egypt's politics
CAIRO: The UN s former nuclear chief has yet to return home to his native Egypt after almost a quarter century monitoring the world s atomic programs, but the 2005…
New Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide to be announced today
CAIRO: The new Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is to be announced at a press conference today.The new chairman will replace outgoing leader Mohamed Mahdi Akef and will…
Israeli diplomats escape Jordan convoy bombing
AMMAN: A roadside bomb exploded near an Israeli embassy convoy headed to the Jewish state from the Jordanian capital on Thursday, causing no casualties, officials from the two countries said."The…
Attack on Egypt Copts shows 'intolerance', says US official
CAIRO: A Christmas Eve attack in southern Egypt in which six Coptic Christians and a Muslim policeman were killed reveals an atmosphere of intolerance, US Assistant Secretary for Human Rights…
Tense relations with Egypt threaten Hamas's Gaza lifeline
GAZA CITY: The construction of a new underground wall and recent border clashes have frayed relations between Hamas and Egypt and could threaten the Islamist movement s main lifeline in…
Maradona's diamond sells for ?25K at tax auction
Diego Maradona s diamond earring sold for ?25,000 ($36,400) at an auction Thursday to help pay off his ?37 million Italian tax bill, organizers said.An unidentified woman purchased the earring,…
Spoilt for choice at Fayruz
Nothing like browsing through four pages full of mezzehs to get your taste buds tingling. There is more than one reason I crave Lebanese cuisine. Besides the obvious - the…