The long-awaited move effectively floats a portion of Egypt's currency dealings to the unofficial, but tolerated, street rate.

Mr. Taylor's long-awaited move still left open the question of his departure from the country, however.

In a long-awaited move, the former Social Democrats' leader endorsed John Major as the best man to fight Britain's corner against moves towards a federal Europe.

Italian officials say a long-awaited move to bring the lira into line with other currencies in the European monetary system represents an essential step toward a European monetary union.

He announced that he had "big plans" for the franchise, but they involved making the long-awaited move to New Jersey.

Yugoslavia established diplomatic ties today with its southern neighbor Macedonia, a long-awaited move that requires it to give up any territorial claim on the former Yugoslav republic.

Mr. Gauthier said that cars would have to make a long-awaited move to 42-volt electrical systems (from the current 12 volts) before electronic valve control would be practical.

After its long-awaited move to new premises, the Musée National has been left a little out on a limb, almost 10km east of the town centre.

Dampening sales of Japanese cars to fight unfair trading practices is a long-awaited move, a step forward, breaking free up the middle.