29 August 2010
Egyptian police in the Sinai Peninsula have seized 190 rockets from which the explosives were to have been removed for smuggling into the Gaza Strip, a security official said on Saturday. The rockets, as well as landmines and 1,500 rounds of ammunition, were found in several caches and date back to Egypt’s wars with Israel, [...]
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28 August 2010
Egypt has been hit by its worst power outages in decades, a situation that has made life difficult for Muslims observing the Ramadan fast. The power cuts at the height of summer with daily temperatures hovering around 38 degrees Celsius, along with rising food prices and water shortages, have left Egyptians fuming. Last week, an [...]
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18 August 2010
Cairo called for a reduction in consumption of grain products and increased domestic production to cope with a Russian export ban, the government said. Moscow during the weekend imposed a ban on grain exports after wildfires and drought wiped out a significant portion of Russia’s cropland. Amin Abaza, the Egyptian agriculture minister, said Cairo would [...]
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11 August 2010
It's Ramadan, but the Egyptian police continue to practise brutality and torture. This year, they should set a better example
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31 July 2010
Sue Wassef's son Pierre was arrested in Cairo in 2007 and charged with drug trafficking. Coerced into a confession, he is now serving 25 years in prison. His devastated mother can only sit and wait
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24 July 2010
Christopher Hampton's family moved to Alexandria when he was five. They were golden years – until the Suez crisis forced them to leave in 1956
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20 July 2010
Egypt wonderful fascinating oasises located less than 200 km from fuyoum city in the west desert where u can enjoy the clear weather of the desert surrounding by palm trees and enjoy a journey with rural people each oasis has it is own characteristics you cant pass on oasis without passing on fuyoum city [...]
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12 July 2010
shaymaa foley Peace talks to be resumed between palastineian and israeli prime minister benjamin netinyahu after two years of boycout prime minister benjamin netnyahu said to president obama he likes to discuss final solutions of the palastinian -israeli conflict also he refused to stop spread of jewish settlement during a vist to the united states
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12 July 2010
Two hours from Cairo, Ain Sukhna is a peaceful haven, far from the heat and sensory overload of the Egyptian capital
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30 June 2010
Metro and Makro Cash & Carry, a sales division of Metro, have opened their first store in Cairo, in Salam City. A potential for 12 more stores in the medium-term is forecast The opening brings the retailer’s international presence to up to 31 countries, said Jean-Luc Tuzes, Makro’s regional operating officer for the Mena region [...]
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29 June 2010
The government of Qatar has purchased the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence, in Egypt, from First Arabia Company for US$250 million. The 269-room hotel is at the center of the city’s prestigious First Residence apartments and shopping center, on the west bank of the River Nile. The transaction is reported to be [...]
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14 June 2010
Cairo is the capital of Egypt, and the largest city in Africa, and the Arab World, as well as one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Nicknamed “The City of a Thousand Minarets” for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life. [...]
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Added on 14 June 2010
Egypt is running out of grain due to the wildfires in Russia
Make Ramadan torture-free in Egypt
Sue Wassef: My son is in an Egyptian jail for drug crimes he didn’t commit
Dana Petroleum jumps after Egyptian oil discovery
Hosni Mubarak makes TV address in attempt to halt health rumours
Christopher Hampton: My Egyptian paradise
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