Bill Benfield

LATEST ARTICLES BY Bill Benfield

• World

  

  Cairo looks for debt relief

  February 23, 2011 By Bill Benfield

  Egypt has cut its forecast for growth by almost half and has estimated that the unrest cost the nation about $1.7 billion, largely stemming from tourism losses.

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• World

  

  Security council tells Gaddafi to stop the killing

  February 22, 2011 By Bill Benfield

  Western nations urged the UN Security Council today to demand an immediate end to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's crackdown on civilian protesters and strongly condemned the violence.

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