Dollar Up From Eight-Month Low But Shutdown, Debt Limit Looms
The dollar rose for the first time in six sessions against a basket of currencies on Friday but was still within…
Wall Street Ends Up, But Dow, S&P Fall For Week As Shutdown Drags On
U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday, but major stock indexes ended the week lower as a federal government shutdown…
Netanyahu Struggles To Set The Terms In Iranian Dispute
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this week that Iran's new president was a "wolf in sheep's…
Egypt Participates in Annual Autumn Meetings of IMF, World Bank
Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem Al-Beblawi has stated that Egypt will be taking part in the annual autumn meetings of…
Syria Submits Further Details Of Its Chemical Arms Program
Syria has given international experts additional details about its chemical weapons program that go beyond a…
Washington Heads Into Fifth Day Of Shutdown, No End In Sight
Washington headed into the fifth day of a partial government shutdown with no end in sight even as another, more…
Somali Militants Say ‘Western’ Forces Attack Coastal Base From Beach
Somali Islamist militants said on Saturday "Western" forces attacked a house in one of its coastal bases in the…
Blackberry Hit With Securities Shareholder Class Action
A shareholder of BlackBerry Ltd sued the company and its executives on Friday, accusing them of inflating the stock…
UN’s Ban Ki-Moon Concerned Over Cairo Violence
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon stressed the importance of peaceful protests in Egypt, expressing concern over…
Egypt’s Elbaradei Condemns ‘Barbaric Assault’ On Khaled Dawoud
Former Constitution Party leader Mohamed ElBaradei expressed his grief over the stabbing of party spokesman Khaled…