Monday
Mar282011
Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Breakthrough?
Monday, March 28, 2011 at 7:43 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
1820 GMT: The Egyptian stock market has rised for a second day in a row, after almost two months of suspension and then a sharp fall on re-opening last week.
The EGX 30 Index rose 0.8% to 5,251.3 at the close. It has fallen 26% this year amidst the uprising against the Mubarak regime.
1715 GMT: British Tornado jets attacked and destroyed regime ammunition bunkers in the Sabha area of the southern desert early Monday.