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Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speaks during the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)


Egypt FM: Ties with US in “Turmoil”

Egypt FM: Ties with US in “Turmoil”

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Relations between the US and Egypt are experiencing “turmoil,” Egypt’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. Speaking to Egypt’s Al-Ahram newspaper, Nabil Fahmy said: “We are now in a delicate state reflecting the turmoil in the...
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File photo of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi taken in September 2013. (AFP)


US freezes arms shipments to Egypt

US freezes arms shipments to Egypt

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The White House on Wednesday denied reports that it was cutting all military aid to Egypt, following US media reports that Washington intended to suspend part or all of the USD 1.3 billion assistance the US provides annually to Egypt’s...
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Egyptian president Adly Mansour (right) speaks to Asharwq Al-Awsat editor Adel Al-Toraifi


Adly Mansour: The View from Cairo

Adly Mansour: The View from Cairo

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday, Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour spoke to a foreign media outlet for the first time since taking over the leadership of Egypt in one of the most important stages of in...
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President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (L) is welcomed by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) prior to a meeting at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, 16 September 2013 (EPA/JULIEN WARNAND)


Donors pledge EUR 1.8 billion for Somalia

Donors pledge EUR 1.8 billion for Somalia

Brussels, Reuters—International donors promised Somalia EUR 1.8 billion euros (USD 2.4 billion) in reconstruction aid on Monday to back a three-year plan aimed at strengthening the country’s economy and building up its fragile security. Somali leaders and about...
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Syrian refugees stand near their tent at the Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border, near Mafraq, Jordan, on Friday, July 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)