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BREAKING: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dead at 56

Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56

Italy energy giant fears largest Libyan oilfield in ruins

Destruction of major production facility looks like dashing hopes of a swift return of Libyan oil to world markets

British business delegation offers Egypt new public-private partnerships

UK trade representatives end two-day visit to Cairo with an offer to collaborate on 'social' PPP projects

Egypt stocks fall 1.8 per cent in third losing session

IMF warns global recession in 2012 'can't be ruled out'

Global body advises a turn from austerity back towards stimulus but says a year-end recession is a live threat

Apple's iPhone letdown opens door to rivals

Additional features for Apple's smartphone disappoint fans, prompting an upturn in trader interest in competitors Samsung and LG

British oil company encouraged by tests at Iraq well

British explorer Heritage Oil says the Miran West well in northern Iraq has an oil reservoir of 53 to 75 million barrels

Saudi Aramco plans solar cell output with Showa

Joint venture with Japanese firm is part of Kingdom's drive to reduce its use of fossil fuels by building nuclear and renewable power plants

Economy

Egypt will up reliance on foreign borrowing: Finance Minister

An IMF loan may be back on the table and Egypt is set to borrow more from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Hazem El-Beblawi tells a press conference

Recovering Mubarak assets in Britain a 'complex piece of work,' says ambassador

The former president's misbegotten funds could be hidden in the UK under non-Egyptian or assumed names, James Watt explains

Humbled Dubai looks to real economy, Arab world

The Gulf's capital of excess is taking a more modest and diverse approach to business as it tries to keep its dream of being a top financial centre alive

Market Report: Egypt stocks hit a new low

Main index falls below a key pressure point for the first time in two and a half years as traders bemoan a lack of government support

Egypt mobile users warned of three-hour blip as numbers change Thursday

Early morning changeover will make every mobile number 11 digits in length but give users four months to adapt

Egypt's wheat stocks enough for four months

Egypt has 2.8 million tonnes of wheat in storage and will import 1.9 million tonnes before the end of the year

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