IMF urges Egypt to cancel low-interest loans initiatives as talks enter final phase

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling on Egypt to cancel all low-interest lending initiatives including loans for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and businesses operating in the tourism and mortgage sectors, three government sources who asked not be named told Al-Sharq business. The Washington-based institution told the central bank to cancel all low-interest initiatives, […]

Four Moroccan truck drivers go missing on Burkina Faso-Niger border

Four Moroccan drivers and three trucks went missing on the border between Dori in Burkina Faso and Tera in Niger, well-informed sources said. The drivers on board the three trucks left Dori towards Tera unprotected and unescorted despite the risk of terrorist activity in the area, the sources said. On January 11, 18 Burkinabe soldiers […]

Palestinian-Israeli Peace, the antidote to end terrorism in the region, al Sissi

Egyptian President al-Sissi, standing as the new knight against terrorism in the Middles East, Monday told a visiting group of US Jews that success against terrorism in the region and beyond could only be possible if the international community ends the Israel-Palestine conflict. Egyptian President al-Sissi told the delegation of the US Jews committee (AJC) […]