Month: October 2011

Moody’s downgrades Egypt

PARIS (AFP) Moody’s said Thursday it had downgraded Egypt’s government debt rating by one notch to B1 over concerns about the country’s weak economy, financial deterioration and political instability. It also...

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Verdict in Morocco case on Friday

 SALE, Morocco (AFP) The trial of nine people accused over an April bomb attack that killed 17 in Marrakesh neared closure Thursday as a lawyer for the alleged mastermind insisted his client was innocent. Prosecutors say Adil...

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Islamist party wins Tunisian vote

More photos » TUNIS (AFP) Violent protests broke out in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, where the uprising that ousted Zine el Abidine Ben Ali started, after election results announced Thursday, witnesses and officials said....

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