Tunisians select new president in final round of voting
Tunisians began voting for a new president on Sunday in the decisive second-round run-off of an election in which…
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Dollar stalls, pound steadies after May wins no-confidence vote
The dollar took a breather on Thursday following its recent strong gains against key rivals, while sterling…
Egypt’s Parliament to vote on measures combating monopolies, high prices
Egypt’s Parliament is scheduled to discuss and vote on laws related to a number of issues next week, including new…
Trump cannot fire Fed Chairman Powell: Morgan Stanley
U.S. President Donald Trump may be unhappy with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but he has no authority to…
Sterling rises as May battles to save her Brexit deal
Sterling rose on Monday as British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to win support for her draft European Union…
Egypt’s parliament votes for establishing Russian Industrial Zone in Suez Canal
Egypt’s parliament approved on Sunday a landmark agreement on establishing and operating the Russian Industrial…
Merkel’s government braces for high-stakes German state election
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition faces its second test in as many weeks on Sunday when voters go…
President Sisi remains unruffled ahead of Egypt’s presidential poll
Days before polls open in Egypt’s presidential election, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…
Egypt’s NEA to start printing 60 million ballot papers for presidential elections
Egypt's National Elections Authority (NEA) spokesperson Mahmoud El-Sherif said on Wednesday that the NEA is set to…
UN vote on Trump’s Jerusalem decision positive sign for Palestinians, Egypt says
The Egyptian presidency said that the recent overwhelming vote in the UN General Assembly against the decision by…
US president threatens to cut aid to UN members over Jerusalem vote
US President Donald Trump threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United…
Gold inches lower; Fed chair hearing, US tax reforms in focus
Gold prices edged lower on Tuesday but held not far off a six-week high hit in the previous session, as investors…
British Brexit minister offers parliament new vote on any Brexit deal
British Brexit minister David Davis said Monday that the government would allow parliament the opportunity to…
Sterling inches higher after worst day since Brexit vote aftermath
Sterling rebounded modestly on Friday after its biggest one-day fall since the week after June 2016’s Brexit vote,…
Thousands protest in Barcelona against Catalan independence
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia’s capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their…
Barcelona mayor urges Spanish PM Rajoy to resign
Barcelona's mayor is calling on Spain's conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign after Spanish riot…
Dollar stands tall against euro as investors watch Catalan vote aftermath
Dollar prices started the month on a high note on Monday, gaining against the euro and other major counterparts as…
US lawmakers ask Trump to turn over any Comey tapes
U.S. lawmakers on Sunday called on President Donald Trump to turn over any tapes of conversations with fired FBI…
New investment law given Egyptian preliminary approval
Egypt's parliament has given preliminary approval to a new investment law. A final vote on the law is due to be…
Trump gains traction on healthcare bill, vote set for Thursday
President Donald Trump's effort to roll back Obamacare gained momentum on Wednesday as Republican leaders scheduled…
European markets seen higher, investors focus on French run-off vote
European markets are seen opening slightly higher on Tuesday as geopolitical concerns appear to ease and investors…
Europe markets close mixed on political jitters, French election
European markets closed mixed on Friday after a suspected terrorist attack in France two days before a key…
Dollar prices edge away from recent lows with French vote in focus
The dollar caught its breath in Asian trading on Thursday, holding above lows hit earlier this week as investors…
French presidential race tightens further as vote looms
France's presidential election race looked tighter than it has all year on Friday, just over a week before voting…
Egypt’s Brotherhood to vote on reconciliation with Sisi regime
The Shura Council of the Muslim Brotherhood group will hold a meeting this weekend to vote on a document to…
Scotland makes formal request to UK for independence vote
The Scottish government on Friday formally asked British Prime Minister Theresa May for a second referendum on…
Le Pen loss to be a win for European equities
If far right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen loses the election, it will spur a significant surge of…
US House delays vote on healthcare bill
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Republicans that he wants a vote on a new healthcare bill to go through…
Essam Khalil re-electes as head of Free Egyptians Party
Essam Khalil has been re-elected as head of the Free Egyptians Party by a quorum of members, an internal party…
Dollar weak as investors see US healthcare vote called off
The dollar hovered around a four-month low against the Japanese yen on Friday, after a vote in Washington on new…
Asian markets mixed as traders target delayed health-care vote
Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, as key health-care vote in the U.S. was delayed and President Donald Trump…
European markets end lower, Trump issues health-care vote ultimatum
European markets ended lower on Friday amid investor uncertainty over a delayed vote on U.S. President Donald…
Stocks close mixed ahead of key health-care vote
U.S. stocks closed mixed on Wednesday as Wall Street eagerly awaited a vote on the House's health care proposal and…
Asian markets trade mixed, key health care vote eyed
Asia markets traded mostly higher on Thursday after U.S. equities closed mixed as traders await a key health care…
Trump to GOP: Pass health care bill or seal fate
Time for talk running out, President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned wavering House Republicans that their jobs were…
11 candidates confirm in French presidential race
11 candidates have been approved to run for French president, the country's Constitutional Council announced…
European markets close lower as sterling slips
European markets closed lower on Tuesday as investors digested political events across the continent and awaited a…
France’s Macron is on top in first round presidential vote: poll
Centrist Emmanuel Macron would come out ahead of far right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of France's…
U.N. to vote Tuesday on Syria sanctions despite Russia veto pledge
The U.N. Security Council will vote on Tuesday on a bid by Western powers to ban the supply of helicopters to the…
PM Ismail: Egypt’s Cabinet reshuffle to include 9 ministries
Egypt’s Cabinet reshuffle in Egypt will include nine ministries from the economic and public service ministries…