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Climate change to hit water-scarce Arab world hard
* Climate change may slash Arab world agriculture output * 15 pct of Arabs already have limited water supply * Arab governments' awareness improving, need more cooperation By Dina Zayed CAIRO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Climate change is likely to hit the ... Full Article
Climate change to hit water-scarce Arab world hard
CAIRO (Reuters) - Climate change is likely to hit the water-starved Arab world harder than many other parts of the globe and threatens to slash agricultural output in the area, U.N. and Arab League officials said. Full Article
Israel-Hamas prisoner swap deal near
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel has softened its terms for a prisoner swap with Hamas and the two are nearing a deal to exchange hundreds of jailed Palestinians for an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip, officials said on Monday. Full Article
Israeli president plays down settlement work
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's president said on Sunday expanding Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank was a "marginal" issue blocking resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians. Full Article
Egypt's EFG-Hermes Q3 net profit 150.7 mln Eg pounds
CAIRO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes <HRHO.CA> reported on Sunday a net profit of 150.7 million Egyptian pounds ($27.6 million) for the third quarter of 2009, against a restated 163.4 million in Q3 2008. Full Article
Egyptian Resorts 9-month net tumbles 96 percent
CAIRO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Real estate and tourism company Egyptian Resorts <EGTS.CA> reported net profit for the first nine months of 2009 of 10.1 million Egyptian pounds ($1.9 million), down 96 percent on a year before, the bourse said. Full Article
Egypt police kill Africa migrant on Israel border
CAIRO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Egyptian police shot and killed an African migrant on Saturday as he tried to slip across the border to Israel, and three others were detained, a security source said. Police have stepped up efforts to control the border with ... Full Article
Egypt's Talaat Moustafa says Q3 net down 34 pct
CAIRO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Egyptian property developer Talaat Moustafa Group Holding <TMGH.CA> said its net profit for the third quarter of 2009 was 304 million Egyptian pounds ($56 million), down from 463 million pounds a year earlier. Full Article
Egypt's Pioneers, Beltone to retain separate management
CAIRO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Egypt's Pioneers Holding <PIOH.CA> and Beltone Financial will each retain the same, separate management under their planned merger, but will report to a single holding company, a senior Beltone official said. Full Article
Egypt's Pioneers new share issue seen in 6-8 weeks
CAIRO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Egypt's Pioneers Holding <PIOH.CA> is expected to issue new shares to buy investment bank Beltone Financial in six to eight weeks at a price still to be set but at a premium to the market, Beltone's chief executive said. ... Full Article
