Brotherhood sustains significant losses in Doctors Syndicate Elections
Independent Movement members won 11 of 12 contested seats on the syndicate's board
China gives Egypt USD 24.7 million non-refundable grant
Nabil Fahmy meets Chinese Vice President during his visit to the Asian country
‘Barrel bomb’ raids in Syria’s Aleppo kill 76
A Syrian security official said the army prefers the TNT-packed barrels because they are cheaper than regular bombs, which they need import from Russia.
WFP scales up its Syria emergency operation as growing numbers struggle for food
In 2014, WFP plans to feed 4.25 million displaced Syrians inside their country and around 2.9 million Syrians who fled to neighbouring countries.
MOI confiscates 1500 imitation firearms bound for Port Said
The firearms imported from Turkey can be converted to fire live ammunition, says interior ministry
Bachelet elected Chile president for 2014-2018 term: initial results
Matthei recognized the win by Bachelet who would take office March 11 to succeed conservative billionaire President Sebastian Pinera.
Egypt pound flat at Monday’s forex auction
On the black market the pound was trading on Monday at 7.33/7.36, weaker than Tuesday's rate of 7.31/33 to the dollar, two traders said.
BP signs deal to develop large Oman ‘tight gas’ project
BP has already spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the project since winning the concession in 2007.
The government’s performance and Egyptians’ living standards: Poll
20% of Egyptians rate the performance of El-Beblawi's government as good, while 19% rate it as bad. 60% of Egyptians expect their living conditions to be better in the upcoming…