International

Sunday, February 6th 2011 - 08:08 UTC
South American/Arab leaders’ summit in Peru suspended

The III South America/Arab (Aspa) countries leaders’ summit scheduled for mid February in Peru has been postponed announced in Cairo the Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Heli.
Saturday, February 5th 2011 - 08:31 UTC
US expects next Egyptian government to honour peace agreements with Israel

United States expects the Egyptian government to honour previous peace agreements with Israel regardless of who is in power, the White House said Friday.
Saturday, February 5th 2011 - 03:45 UTC
China’s appetite for luxury goods fuels record sales and profits for Louis Vuitton

China's appetite for luxury goods fuelled a record year for sales and profits at world industry No. 1 LVMH, (Louis Vuitton) prompting boss Bernard Arnault to say the market had entered a “new growth cycle”.
Friday, February 4th 2011 - 21:07 UTC
France and FAO call for greater regulation to curb commodities speculation

France and the U.N. food agency FAO warned on Friday about the risk of a new global food crisis and ensuing riots, calling for greater regulation to curb speculation on commodities markets.
Friday, February 4th 2011 - 05:18 UTC
US and Egyptian officials discussing transition plan without Mubarak

United States and Egyptian officials are discussing a plan that would see embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak step down immediately, according to a published report.
Friday, February 4th 2011 - 05:04 UTC
Army poised for endgame in Egypt

By 3pm last Friday afternoon, the protesters in central Cairo were chanting: “Where is the army? Come and see what the police are doing to us. We want the army.” And that is the main question, really. Where is the Egyptian army in all this?
Thursday, February 3rd 2011 - 22:53 UTC
Copper hits a record price of 10.000 US dollars per ton and could keep soaring

Copper hit a record price of 10,000 USD per ton on Thursday on the back of growing worldwide economic optimism and concerns about the impact of an Australian cyclone on stretched global supplies.
Thursday, February 3rd 2011 - 22:05 UTC
Vodafone forced to send pro-Mubarak mobile-phone text messages

UK’s Vodafone was ordered to send mobile-phone text messages by the Egyptian government, urging people to confront “traitors and criminals” as demonstrators demanded the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
Thursday, February 3rd 2011 - 22:02 UTC
UN forecasts period of “food volatility and supply disruptions”

The world is going into a period of food volatility and supply disruptions due in part to weather related problems and a backdrop of rising prices, the UN World Food Program's executive director said.
Thursday, February 3rd 2011 - 21:56 UTC
Santander, Euro zone largest bank helped by solid results in UK and Brazil

The collapse of the Spanish property prices helped pull annual profit down 8.5% at the Euro zone largest bank Santander. Solid results from Brazil and Britain, which each account for more profit than Spain at the diversified bank, failed to calm fears about exposure to a stagnant domestic economy, struggling to shake off the worst recession in half a century.