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Trump: Total Termination of Nuclear Deal is a ‘Very Real Possibility’

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 17, 2017 | Middle East

Washington – US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a total termination of the Iran nuclear deal was a very real possibility. “It might be a total termination. That’s a very real possibility,” Trump said before a Cabinet meeting. “I’m tired of being taken...

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Traders are seen working below the Egyptian Exchange bell at the stock exchange in Cairo. (Reuters)

Head of Egypt Stock Exchange Expects to Attract New Investors in Coming Period

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 16, 2017 | Business

Washington – Head of the Egyptian Stock Exchange Mohammed Farid said that preliminary measures have already been taken to establish a futures contracts market in the country after international financial institutions have shown their desire to sign contracts on...

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US President Donald Trump speaks about Iran and the Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, US, October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump Punishes Iran over Regional Behavior

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 14, 2017 | World

Washington- US President Donald Trump has slammed Iran’s behavior and support of terrorism, threatening to rip up the nuclear agreement signed in 2015 between Tehran and six major countries after accusing it of violating the deal. In a speech he made at the White...

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Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice-President of the World Bank for Sustainable Development (Photo: Deborah Campos / World Bank)

World Bank Vice President: Our Priorities are Education, Promoting the Private Sector

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 13, 2017 | Interviews

Washington – IMF and World Bank meetings come at a time when global growth rates are on the rise after almost 10 years of financial crisis, while growth in the Arab region is witnessing a decline due to the drop in oil prices, continuing conflicts, and...

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Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir addresses the crowd during a campaign rally in East Darfur, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

US Lifts Sudan Sanctions 20 Years after Imposing them

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 7, 2017 | World

Washington- The US State Department announced on Friday that it has lifted a large number of sanctions that it had imposed on Sudan 20 years ago, saying the decision was the result of Khartoum’s cooperation in fighting terrorism and easing humanitarian distress. “The...