Kuwait’s Zain says sued for $4.5bn over Iraq Telco buy

Reuters - Zain is being sued for $4.5bn over its 2007 acquisition of an Iraqi telecom operator, the Kuwaiti firm said in a bourse statement on Sunday. Zain bought Iraqna…

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Saudi SABIC profit slips in Q1, CEO says must expand aAbroad

A shortage of natural gas was limiting its domestic growth

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Presidential pardons in commemoration of Sinai Liberation Day

Release order for those who served more than half their time in prison

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Turkey, Russia agree on boosting Blue Stream gas pipeline: Minister

To 19 billion cubic metres (bcm) annually from 16 bcm

Sara Abou Bakr

Syria presidential vote on June 3: parliament speaker

Syria's first presidential election will be held amid a devastating civil war

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Death sentence for child molester and murderer in Zagazig

The defendant molested, robbed and killed his seven-year-old neighbour

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An alternative Sham El Neseem

When you stay in town this long weekend there are many fun things to do

Thoraia Abou Bakr

Erdogan chooses football for first-post election strike against Islamist opponents

By James M. Dorsey Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan, fresh from a resounding victory in municipal elections, has chosen the football pitch to make good on his promise to “enter…

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India by the Nile’s Food Fiesta brings its cuisine to life

The festival wants to showcase all aspects of India’s culture and it says a big part of that is its world famous cuisine

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Security forces disperse student protest at Al-Azhar University: SAC

Two protests were organised by male and female students on Wednesday by Students Against the Coup group (SAC) at Al-Azhar University. Sarah Youssef, SAC female spokesman, said Central Security Forces…

AbdelHalim H. AbdAllah