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OCI N.V. Completed Raising Around €100 mln, of €300 mln Convertible Bonds Due 2018
OCI N.V. , the global nitrogen-based fertilizer producer and engineering & construction contractor, has completed the placement of 3,773,585 ordinary shares…
Military Option on Syria Must Remain Open: NATO Chief
The option of carrying out a military strike or similar operation in Syria must be kept open as a way of dealing with the crisis, the secretary-general of the…
Egypt Shortens Curfew by Two Hours As of Saturday: Cabinet
Egypt will shorten its curfew as of Saturday to start at midnight rather than 11 p.m., the cabinet said in an emailed statement. The government imposed the curfew on…
Germany Gives $2.7 mln to Help Destroy Syria Weapons
Germany says it's giving 2 million euros ($2.7 million) to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to help it oversee the destruction of Syria's…
Assad: One Year Needed to Destroy Chemical Arms
Defiant strongman Bashar Assad promised Wednesday he would surrender Syria's chemical weapons but warned it would take at least a year to do so and cost one billion…
CBE Offers Egypt Banks $40 mln at FX Auction Today
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has offered today its last foreign exchange auction for this week totaled US$ 40 million for local banks. The central bank is…
Egypt’s Cabinet Sets Minimum Wage For Government Workers to Nearly US$175
Egypt’s official news agency says the Cabinet has set a minimum wage for government employees and workers to 1,200 Egyptian pounds, or 175 dollars. MENA said the…
Nour Party Names Alternative to Constitution Committee
The Nour Party representative for the 50-member constitution-drafting committee, Bassem Al-Zarka, has stepped down from the role for health reasons. The Nour Party…