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The lack of access to electricity in Sub Saharan Africa has not deterred the rapid growth of the market for electricity meters in the region. Power companies from the Continent, US and China are competing for the contracts in order to secure their ...

Better the shadow of a man, an Egyptian proverb suggests, than the shadow of a wall. A few years back, fledgling 20-something filmmaker Hanan Abdalla got a commission from U.N. Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of ...

CAIRO : In his first comments to the media by since he was detained more than two years ago, Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak said he is dismayed at the country's state of affairs and particularly the plight of the poor. The 85-year old ...

An Arab friend once told me in reference to the perpetual struggle with Israel that, "We shall fight until the last Egyptian!" Egypt remains the most populous Arab country and most central to the politics of the Middle East in many ways... WAITING ...

The speaker of Bangladesh's parliament Abdul Hamid was elected unopposed as president Monday, a potentially crucial role as the restive country heads for elections next year, officials said. Today, 12:07 Russia, India sign agreement on military ...

A protester against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak holds a scale and noose as he demonstrates outside the Egyptian Police Academy in Cairo during a hearing in the trial of the ousted strongman on Saturday. (AFP) | | A A Reuters Last ...

BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- More foreign leaders sent congratulatory messages Monday to Xi Jinping on his election as the new Chinese president. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, leaders offering congratulations to Xi on Monday included ...

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