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UK closes investigation of exec at center of Qatar’s role in Barclays bailout. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) close an investigation into former Barclay’s executive Richard Boath “over a 2008 fundraising by the bank with Qatar,” despite the criminal charges against him, according to Bloomberg. The investigation revolves around a basket of agreements […]
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US-Turkey spat over consular staffer arrest takes another turn for the worst
The spat between the US and Turkey took another turn for the worst yesterday when the State Department defended its Ankara ambassador John Bass’ decision to suspend non-immigrant visa services for Turkish nationals, Bloomberg reports. The suspension came after a US consular staff member, a Turkish national, was arrested last week on suspected involvement in […]
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Catalonian leader postpones declaration of independence pending further talks with Spain
Catalonian leader Carles Puigdemont decided yesterday to postpone an official declaration of independence, calling for more dialogue with the government in Madrid, the Financial Times reports (paywall). Puigdemont said he was ready to hold off for “a few weeks” until the two sides could come to “an agreed solution” following last week’s independence referendum.
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Court sentences eight to death over violence-related charges from 2013
Topping coverage of Egypt in the international press this morning is news of a Cairo court sentencing eight people to death on Tuesday after finding them guilty of attacking a police station in Helwan in 2013, the Associated Press reports. Fifty others received life sentences over the 2013 attack, which had come after security dispersed […]
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New discoveries could revive tourism in Luxor
Egypt hopes archaeological discoveries in Luxor could reignite tourism, Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader write for The Washington Times. “A series of stunning archaeological discoveries from the days of Egypt’s ancient glory are giving hope to those who depend on foreign visitors to make a living,” Luxor’s chief government archaeologist, Mostafa Waziry, says. Also helping […]
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Mohamed Zaree wins the Martin Ennals Award
Egyptian human rights activist Mohamed Zaree won the Martin Ennals Award — dubbed “the Nobel Prize for human rights” — but couldn’t pick it up in person as he’s living under a travel ban, the Associated Press says. The award is given out by 10 of the world's leading human rights organizations, including Amnesty International […]
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Tackling overpopulation should superseded economic reforms
Tackling overpopulation should have taken precedence over economic reforms: With every opinion writer becoming a football commentator, we managed to stumble on to this little doozy. The government needs to start getting creative to tackle Egypt’s population crisis, writes Mohamed Abul Ghar in Al Masry Al Youm. He invoked China’s “one-child policy” as an example […]
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1843 runs down the countries which you can pay for citizenship
1843 runs down the countries you can pay for citizenship: Is your passport just not doing it for you? Are you in the market for a whole new nationality? Would you invest EUR 500K for Portuguese citizenship if you had to handle their cuisine? All of these questions and more are addressed in this informative […]
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Hamas, Fatah reconciliation talks kick-off in Cairo
It looks like Fatah is backtracking on its call to Hamas to dismantle its military arm before the two sides come to terms. “Talk of disarmament is not on the table...our country is still under occupation,” leading Fatah central committee member Abbass Zaki told Al Shorouk. The statement came before Hamas and Fatah sat down […]