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Arab world condemns Gaza aid attack
Others | 2 June 2010
The Arab world has united to condemn the Israeli forces' attack on a flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian supplies to the besieged..
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Egypt's Hadari banned for forcing transfer
Others | 2 June 2010
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Egypt goalkeeper Essam el-Hadari has been banned from all soccer for four months after walking out on his club midseason to join Swiss side FC Sion..
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Budget problems continue to hit Egypt
Others | 2 June 2010
Egypt’s Minister of Finance Boutros Ghali said that there have been rising interest payments on public debt within the past 10 months ending in April by approximately 30.5 percent to a record 57.8 billion Egyptian pounds compared to 44.2 billion during the same period last year, an increase of 13.6 billion pounds..
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Egypt's Islamists slam irregularities
Others | 1 June 2010
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest opposition group, on Sunday protested over irregularities ahead of Tuesday's elections for parliament's upper house...
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Abolishing fuel subsidies to pay for education
Others | 1 June 2010
THE talk in the corridors of power is now about excluding luxury cars from fuel subsidies, with the idea being to use the money this would save on other sectors, such as health, agriculture and, especially, education...
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Ancient mayor tomb found in Cairo
Others | 1 June 2010
Archaeologists have discovered the 3,300-year-old tomb of the ancient Egyptian capital's mayor, whose resting place had been lost under the desert sand since 19th century treasure hunters first carted off some of its decorative wall panels, officials announced Sunday...
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Mubarak to hold Nile treaty talks at African summit
Others | 31 May 2010
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak is due to hold talks with a number of officials from..
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Egypt to present its vision on UNSC, climate change in France-Africa summit
Others | 31 May 2010
NICE, France - Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit said on Saturday that Egypt will focus on two main issues during the France-Africa summit, namely UN Security Council reformation and climate change...
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Osama Anwar Ukasha Passes Away
Others | 31 May 2010
Osama Anwar Ukasha, who has been named 'The Father of Egyptian and Arab Drama' passed away yesterday after a battle with illness.He was 69...
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Mubarak urges voters to be positive
Others | 30 May 2010
PERHAPS seeking to induce a public averse to political participation to be more politically engaged, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday called on the electorate in his country to cast their votes in the upcoming Shura Council elections to bring about what he called “democracy and the aspirations of the people of Egypt”..
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Researchers exploring undersea treasure in Egypt
Others | 30 May 2010
Plunging into the waters off Egypt's resort of Alexandria, divers explored the submerged ruins of a palace and temple complex from which Cleopatra ruled, swimming over heaps of limestone blocks hammered into the sea by earthquakes and tsunamis more than 1,600 years ago, according to The Associated Press..
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Egypt official convicted of role in deadly rock slide
Others | 30 May 2010
An Egyptian court has convicted the Cairo deputy governor in a 2008 rock slide that killed 119 people on the outskirts of the city and sentenced him to five years in prison..
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Police planned to disband parliament sit-ins, says rights group
Others | 27 May 2010
CAIRO: Amonisto workers did not try to storm the People’s Assembly on Sunday, rights activist Khaled Ali said, suggesting that the decision to remove the protests near parliament had already been taken by security forces earlier the same day...
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Egypt 6 April activist gets 6 months in jail
Others | 27 May 2010
The Egyptian Abdeen Misdemeanors Court yesterday sentenced Ahmed Saad Douma, an activist from the 6 April movement, to six months in jail for assaulting a police officer during protests on 3 May..
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The titans clash on Wednesday
Others | 26 May 2010
Egypt’s league titleholders Al-Ahly Wednesday night meet runners-up Zamalek in Cairo in the last 16 of the Egyptian Cup with one of the country’s two top teams to be knocked out of the prestigious tournament.
Al-Ahly's players celebrating after beating Nabarouh in the Egyptian Cup in Mansoura on Saturday...
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Egypt arrests official over theft at mint building
Others | 26 May 2010
Police have arrested an official at the Egyptian mint on charges she stole 2.8 million Egyptian pounds ($495,700), the government said on Tuesday..
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Egypt PM reassures about water quota
Others | 26 May 2010
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said on Monday that the Nile Basin countries are agreed that Egypt's water quota should remain intact
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Egypt's activist challenges critics
Others | 25 May 2010
Political activist and founder of the protest Kefaya (Enough) movement George Ishaq Monday lashed out at some members from his group who accuse him of having recently become an American protégé...
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African leaders in Egypt as Nile crisis continues
Others | 25 May 2010
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif is scheduled to meet today with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga for talks about cooperation among Nile Basin countries..
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Egypt to unearth 57 ancient tombs with mummies
Others | 25 May 2010
Archeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most of them containing a painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside..
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Egypt's PM to meet Kenyan PM on Nile
Others | 24 May 2010
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will hold talks on Monday with visiting Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga over Nile Basin Initiative after the signing of a new water-sharing treaty...
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