Eurasia Press & News
The Taliban have been engaged in fierce and large-scale fighting with occupation forces and their Afghan collaborators since yesterday morning in the Zhari District of Kandahar where Mujahideen have been concentrating attacks in recent days that have so far resulted in the deaths of 28 occupation and Afghan forces, while …
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July, 2007
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17 July
Bush Increases Support for Palestinian President Abbas
President Bush is making a new push for Middle East peace. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports he is calling for an international conference this year to move the peace process forward, and is pledging to increase aid to the Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas.
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17 July
Bush calls for Middle East peace conference
President George W. Bush on Monday called for a Middle East peace conference later this year and pledged $190 million in new aid to the government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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17 July
Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk
A suicide truck bomber ripped through a busy commercial district in Kirkuk on Monday afternoon, leaving a large crater surrounded by dozens of mutilated bodies, police and military officials said.
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17 July
Egypt to get $1.6 bln plus from Cairo bank sale – PM
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said on Monday he expected the privatisation of Banque du Caire to raise more than $1.6 billion in a public auction that would be open to foreign bidders with no restrictions.
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17 July
Egypt official: Abbas assassination video bogus
An Egyptian official has cast doubt on the authenticity of a recently-released Fatah video showing Hamas members planning the assassination of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas via a tunnel bomb, Israel Radio reported on Monday morning.
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17 July
International figures huddle around Egypt’s Brotherhood – Feature
Cairo  International figures, representatives of international rights groups, journalists and members of the legal profession, continue to huddle around Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood following a trial session of its top members that was described as “shameful” and its legality was seriously questioned.
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17 July
Egypt bars ex-US attorney general from Islamist trial
An Egyptian military court barred former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark from observing a trial session on Sunday for 40 opposition Islamists on charges that include money-laundering and terrorism, an Islamist source said.
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17 July
Egypt’s chief of intelligence flies to Washington for talks following spat
Egypt’s powerful chief of intelligence, who acts as a key diplomatic link with the United States and Israel, flew to Washington on Sunday for talks with administration officials on bilateral ties and Mideast issues, officials said.
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17 July
Egyptian indexes rebound, housing and EFG-Hermes up
Egypt’s main stock indexes rebounded on Sunday from last week’s correction, carried by a strong rally in the housing sector and a rise in investment bank EFG-Hermes, traders said.
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