Mubarak meets EU envoys as Sarkozy heads for region - Summary
Cairo - Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak received Monday a cluster of European Union (EU) envoys, as diplomatic efforts got underway towards forging a ceasefire deal for the Gaza Strip. The EU group, meeting Mubarak in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh,
Malaysia and Egypt can be trade gateways, says Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Egypt should encourage their business sectors to make use of the nations? role as trade gateways to the Asian and Arab-African regions. International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said there were many
Tunisian synagogue blast suspects on trial
Paris: Three men charged with involvement in a deadly synagogue bombing in Tunisia went on trial yesterday in Paris in a case expected to highlight the reach and complexity of Al Qaida-linked networks in North Africa. Among those charged is Khalid Shaikh
France tries 9/11 plotter in deadly Tunisia blast
PARIS: Three men charged with involvement in a deadly synagogue bombing in Tunisia went on trial yesterday in Paris in a case expected to highlight the reach and complexity of al-Qaeda-linked networks in North Africa. Among those charges is Khalid Sheikh
The contours of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas are emerging, with diplomacy focusing on international guarantees, including foreign border monitors to oversee any agreement.
Hundreds in Afghanistan protest Gaza incursion
Hundreds of people in southern Afghanistan have burned Israeli flags and shouted anti-Israel and anti-American slogans to protest Israel's military action in Gaza, according to eyewitness accounts from a CNN stringer.
Internet Porn Crackdown In China
China is cracking down on internet pornography by targeting video-sharing sites and major search engines like Google. Government agencies will be trying to 'purify the internet's cultural environment and protect the healthy development of minors', said
GSR Ventures raises $383 mln for new China fund
HONG KONG, Jan 6 (Reuters) - GSR Ventures, a China partner of U.S. venture capital specialist Mayfield Fund, said on Tuesday that it had raised $383 million for a new fund to focus on investing in Chinese technology companies. GSR Ventures has about
China's Pudong Bank says 2008 profit up 127.53 pct
SHANGHAI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (600000. SS), a medium-sized Chinese commercial bank partly owned by Citigroup Inc (C.N), said on Tuesday its unaudited net profit rose 127.53 percent in 2008 from 2007. The bank posted a net
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