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Deficit increases, expenditures rise in Egypt's 'social justice' budget - Ahram Online
Expenditures will edge to LE538 billion, which translates into 10 per cent growth, Al-Ahram reported quoting an anonymous source in the Egyptian Ministry of Finance. Such growth in revenues and expenditures are inline with inflation figures which ...
Gunmen kill three in attack on police in Nigeria: Military - Ahram Online
A senior army officer with the military joint task force (JTF) deployed in the area, who asked not to be named, said gunmen stormed Mafa police station in Borno state on Saturday night. "Two policemen and one civilian were killed in the attack," he ...
Market Report: Egypt stocks slip 0.5 pct on foreign profit-taking - Ahram Online
"The market fell on profit-taking, mainly from foreign institutions on shares like OCI and EFG-Hermes," one trader at a major brokerage firm who requested anonymity told Ahram Online. Market turnover was LE332.5 million ($55.1m) on Wednesday, ...
Gunmen hid inside mosque during Abbasiya clashes: Military source - Ahram Online
“Some videos show that certain people have directly incited violence; these videos are being reviewed by the military prosecution,” the source said. He also stressed that all the journalists who were captured during the turmoil have been released after ...
Al-Qaeda 'dominates' north Mali: security sources - Ahram Online
The north African offshoot of Al-Qaeda now dominates in northern Mali, which fell into rebel hands in March, regional security sources said Saturday. "Today it is Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb which occupies a dominant position in the three areas of ...
Egypt and Saudi Arabia: Ties in the remaking - Ahram Online
... is in any way comfortable with the current fallout with Saudi Arabia, then you are much mistaken; this is the last thing we want, and it is actually something we are trying to rectify," said an Egyptian diplomat, who asked to remain anonymous.
Loss of Heglig slashes Sudan revenue by a fifth: Economist - Ahram Online
... of the fiscal impact of the loss of the Heglig oil production, my very preliminary estimate, is it's about 20 percent of revenues remaining after the South left" in July last year, said the international economist who asked to remain anonymous.
Egypt's Copts face tough choices in looming presidential elections - Ahram Online
Ultimately, the source said, the Coptic Church's interim pope decided that he would not close the Cathedral's doors to any presidential candidate, especially one who would likely curb the anticipated Islamist domination of the state.
Suleiman's qualification for presidential bid is subject of a hushed debate - Ahram Online
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source responded to questions raised by sources close to the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) – a body of judges appointed by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) – that around ...
HRW condemns acquittal of military doctor in Egypt 'virginity tests' trial ... - Ahram Online
The victim, a 34-year-old woman from the United Kingdom who did not wish to be identified, was in a shared taxi on May 14, 2011, in Sinai when military officers stopped the taxi at a checkpoint before al-Arish, told the woman to get out, ...
Abbas to send Netanyahu letter on 17 April - Ahram Online
The Palestinian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the letter would be handed to Netanyahu by a delegation of senior Palestinians. "It was agreed that a Palestinian delegation, including Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, ...
Iraqi minister holds talks for progress in Turkey ties - Ahram Online
Iraqi National Security Minister Falih Al-Fayyad held closed-door talks in Istanbul and Ankara beginning 3 April with a number of officials, including foreign and interior ministers, a Turkish diplomat said Saturday, who declined to be named.
Algeria-Vimpelcom talks sour over fine: Sources - Ahram Online
Vimpelcom, 35 per cent owned by Norwegian group Telenor ASA, is now considering seeking international arbitration over the fine, said the sources, an Algerian official and a person close to the Russian firm. The two sides had been close to concluding a ...
Yemeni forces kill 38 Qaeda suspects: Government - Ahram Online
Yemen's armed forces killed 38 suspected members of Al-Qaeda in two days of air raids and shelling of their hideouts in the country's south, a government official said Tuesday. "Thirty-eight members of Al-Qaeda were killed in shelling and air strikes ...
Presidential hopeful El-Awa is trying to fix the Brotherhood-SCAF fall-out - Ahram Online
"Originally El-Awa announced his candidature on the basis that he would be supported by both sides but things did not work in his favour and neither side was really keen to throw their weight behind him," the source said. He added that today with the ...
Saudi to supply full April crude to Asia: Source - Ahram Online
State-run Saudi Aramco made no changes to its monthly allocations of light and heavy grades for April, the source said. The move was expected as the OPEC kingpin has supplied full contractual volumes to most Asian buyers since late 2009.
Repeated attacks on Sinai gas pipeline cost Egypt $166 mn: GASCO - Ahram Online
The official, who insisted on anonymity, added that GASCO, which operates the pipeline, had already paid some LE100 million for repairs to the pipeline following earlier attacks. He also said that costs associated with securing the pipeline had risen ...
Cairo sources suggest a "judicial", not a "diplomatic" exit for Egypt-US crisis - Ahram Online
Speaking to Ahram Online on Thursday, Egyptian and US diplomatic sources said that McCain is going to press the same demand as Dempsey: an immediate suspension of arrest orders and travel ban against the American citizens referred to the criminal court ...
Talk, but little action to break US grip on World Bank job - Ahram Online
The official declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter. Indeed, the two people most often mentioned are both American: former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Talk, but little action to break US grip on World Bank job - Ahram Online
The official declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter. Indeed, the two people most often mentioned are both American: former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Deal sought to free Palestinian hunger striker - Ahram Online
"From a medical point of view, between 57 and 75 days on hunger strike is when you start to have internal organ death, so Adnan has entered the period of extreme danger to his life," the source said. "Therefore, contacts are underway between the two ...
Pakistan vows to help peace efforts in Afghanistan - Ahram Online
(Photo:Reuters) Pakistan will support every effort to promote reconciliation in Afghanistan, a senior government official said ahead of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's visit to Qatar Monday to discuss peace efforts. Gilani's trip comes after the ...
Ex-Egyptian intel czar's presidential bid raises eyebrows - Ahram Online
According to one Egyptian general who insisted on anonymity, Egypt's intelligence community has a different rank hierarchy than the military does, meaning that one leaves office with one's last military rank. Former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, ...
Court ruling on army virginity tests against female protesters expected Tuesday - Ahram Online
Ibrahim also says that, since having made the decision to file her lawsuit, she has received several threatening phone calls from an anonymous source. “I received phone calls saying, 'Give up this case or you'll pay with your life',” she said. ...
Interior ministry dismisses claims of police violence by alleged CSF defector - Ahram Online
An anonymous source at Egypt's interior ministry has challenged recent claims by an alleged conscript from the ministry's Central Security Forces (CSF) who stated that he had refused orders to fire on unarmed protesters during last month's Tahrir ...