Al-Qaida adds strength, numbers in Africa (Deseret News)
WASHINGTON Al-Qaida’s terror network in North Africa is growing more active and attracting new recruits, threatening…
Algeria to host conference on terror
Algeria is to host foreign ministers from the Sahara and Sahel for talks on fighting “a resurgence” in acts of terror.
Egypt cancels unveiling of restored synagogue (AP via Yahoo! News)
Egypt canceled the inauguration of a restored synagogue on Sunday citing objections to Israel’s treatment of Muslims in the occupied territories as well as alleged excesses during an earlier ceremony.
Egypt scraps synagogue ceremony
Egypt cancelled the formal opening Sunday of a renovated 19th-century synagogue in Cairo to protest what antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said were “provocative” Jewish and Israeli action.
Egypt scraps synagogue ceremony after ‘provocative’ acts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Egypt cancelled the formal opening Sunday of a renovated 19th-century synagogue in Cairo to protest what antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said were “provocative” Jewish and Israeli action.
Sahara states to hold talks on tackling al Qaeda (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Algeria is to host a meeting of foreign ministers from Sahara desert states this week to try to hammer out a joint plan of action for tackling the growing threat from al Qaeda insurgents, officials said.
Egypt New Urban Communities to Issue 2.5 Billion Pound in Bonds (Bloomberg)
March 14 (Bloomberg) — Egypt s state-run New Urban Communities Authority is issuing bonds worth 2.5 billion Egyptian pounds, the agency said in an advertisement in Al Alam Al Youm newspaper today.
