$800m US aid for ‘Arab Spring’ countriesThe White House has announced plans to help countries swept by 'Arab Spring' revolutions with more than $800 million in economic aid. It also maintained US military assistance to Egypt despite a crisis triggered by an Egy More… |
Turkey pledges $200m for Libyan rebelsTurkey pledged $200 million in aid for Libya's rebel Transitional National Council and said it was time for leader Muammar Gaddafi to leave Libya. Muslim Turkey, a rising power in the Middle East, had close economic ties with Gaddafi More… |