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Egypt, Ukraine sign cooperation protocolEgypt and Ukraine signed a cooperation protocol in Kiev Thursday May 22 at the end of the fifth session of the Egyptian-Ukrainian committee. Egypt and Ukraine…
Diesel set to cost more in Dubai
ABU DHABI: The price of diesel in Dubai is set to rise again in line with surging international crude prices that are currently trading at lifetime highs past the $135…
Palestinians get new cell phone operator
BETHLEHEM: The Palestinian cellular phone market will be opened to competition when a new operator, Wataniya Telecoms, launches operations by the end of the year, an official said on Thursday.Mobile…
Palestinian PM says $1.4 billion in investments raised at West Bank business conference
BETHLEHEM: A Palestinian business conference has helped raise investments for projects worth $1.4 billion, including in housing, high-tech and telecommunications, the Palestinian prime minister said Friday.The investments could create as…
Oil prices rally back towards record highs
LONDON: Crude oil prices jumped higher on Friday to trade just below $132 a barrel, $3 away from record highs reached this week on concerns that supplies will not meet…
Body of Bedouin returned
AL-ARISH: Egyptian authorities on Thursday received the body of a Bedouin who was shot dead by Israelis for illegally crossing the border with Egypt, a security official said. Egypt today…
Al-Qaeda spokesman slams Muslim moderates who appease the West
CAIRO: An Al-Qaeda spokesman lashed out at moderate Muslims in a video sermon posted online Thursday, accusing them of promoting Western ideas that lure other Muslims away from holy war.In…
Bakry gunning for Ezz
CAIRO: MP and Editor In Chief of Al-Osboa newspaper Mustapha Bakry has submitted a complaint to the police against steel magnate Ahmed Ezz for monopolizing the steel industry in Egypt.The…
Hosni under fire for 'burning books' remark
CAIRO: Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, a candidate to head UNESCO, has drawn fire from Israel and the Wiesenthal Centre for saying he was prepared to burn Israeli books. I d…
Health Matters: Monitors urged for all with high blood pressure
Everyone with high blood pressure should own a home monitor and do regular pressure checks, the American Heart Association and other groups urged Thursday in an unprecedented endorsement of a…