Egypt’s Mubarak postpones ruling party conference
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has decided to postpone the ruling party’s annual conference until after next month’s legislative elections, newspapers reported on Sunday.
Egyptian Stocks: Egyptian Resorts Co. Falls; National Co. for Maize Gains
Egypt’s benchmark EGX30 Index slipped less than 0.1 percent to 6,693.23 at 11:52 a.m. in Cairo, bringing the gain this month to 0.9 percent. The gauge has increased 7.8 percent this year.
Jordan Staal, Zbynek Michalek ready for returns
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who have been meandering around the .500 mark for most of October, could get some serious help when they return to the ice Wednesday in a game at Dallas.
Ties between Israel, France hit a low
JERUSALEM, Oct. 31 (UPI) — Relations between Israel and France have hit an all time low over Jerusalem’s failure to extend the West Bank settlement building freeze, European sources say.
Dubai Shares Drop, Paced by Emaar, Paring Monthly Gain; Israel Stocks Rise
Dubai shares fell from a six-month high, leading a decline in Middle East markets, on investor speculation that gains are overdone given prospects for profit growth.
15 years later, Israel honors Yitzhak Rabin
Tens of thousands in Tel Aviv call for peace, and honor the memory of the assassinated prime minister. Tens of thousands of Israelis packed a central Tel Aviv square Saturday night to pay tribute to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 15 years after he was gunned down by an Israeli extremist.
Worldview: Lagging peace talks cast a shadow over Israel’s future
JERUSALEM – On the Mamilla Mall, on a balmy fall evening, a group of Israelis and tourists swayed to the piped-in beat of a paso doble, dancing on an open-air walkway lined with chic shops selling jewelry and clothing.
KYRGYZSTAN: First Woman President Makes a Mark
When Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva was selected to be President of Kyrgyzstan, she became the first woman head of state in the predominantly Muslim Central Asian region.
