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Egypt Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Egypt.

Results 1 - 20 of 4,617 in Egypt

  1. Kenya advances to Africa U18 ChampionshipRead the original story

    43 min ago | Basketball in Africa

    Kenya advances to Africa U18 Championship for men in Egypt. In the zone 5 qualifiers the team became the best squad to be sent to the championship.

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  2. Sudan's president says ready to go to warRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    CAIRO, Egypt : Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has told a pan-Arab TV network he would go to war and ask Darfur peacekeepers to leave if the International Criminal Court formally indicts him and seeks his ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Cairo, Egypt, Agriculture, Science, Business News

  3. Group: Egypt killed 19 migrants en route to IsraelRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    CAIRO, Egypt : Amnesty International is urging the Egyptian government to end the use of lethal force against African migrants attempting to cross into Israel.

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    Related Topix: World News, Cairo, Egypt, Amnesty International, Activism, Charitable Organizations, Business News

  4. Egypt: Deadly journey through the desertRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Amnesty International

    ... been better than what happened to us" A Sudanese refugee from the Darfur region who attempted to cross the border of Egypt with Israel and served a one year prison sentence in Egypt Since mid-2007, hundreds of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants ...

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  5. Egypt investigates parliament fireRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    CAIRO, Egypt : Columns of thin smoke are still rising from the upper house of the Egyptian parliament - more than 18 hours after a fire broke out in the 19th century building.

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  6. Gay rights champion Leo Abse diesRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | BBC

    ... early age. In 1944, while serving with the RAF in the Middle East, he was arrested for political activities in Cairo, Egypt. On returning to Britain he became a solicitor and founded his practice Leo Abse and Cohen, based in south Wales, in 1951. It ...

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  7. Fault LinesRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | WNYC-AM New York

    ... most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week's political activities. More Wikimania in Egypt The Brian Lehrer Show Jimmy Wales , founder of Wikipedia, and Mohamed "Mido" Ibrahim , organizer of Wikimania 2008 in ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

  8. Egypt to limit tourism from Africa?Read the original story

    13 hrs ago | Ynetnews

    Egypt is looking into the possibility to reduce the number of tourists arriving at the Sinai peninsula, after learning that a large number of those infiltrating into Israel from Sinai took advantage of this ...

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  9. Hilton Hotels Corporation appoints new Country Manager for EgyptRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | AME Info

    Hilton Hotels Corporation has announced the appointment and promotion of Mahmoud Mokhtar to Country Manager, Operations for the Hilton Family in Egypt.

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  10. Great scientists like Eratosthenes began with a vivid imaginationRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | The Victoria Star

    ... of the earth started when he read a curious account in the Great Library about a water well in Syene (now Aswan, Egypt) that reflected the sun at noon on the day of the summer solstice (around June 21). The sun shone directly down into the well ...

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  11. Push for FertilisersRead the original story

    May 30, 2008 | Oxford Business Group Economic Briefings

    ... is getting a boost from fresh investment and increased demand from local and foreign players. Push for Fertilisers Egypt, Volume 223 20.08.2008 As food price hikes push agricultural yields, the fertiliser industry is getting a boost from fresh ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Aswan, Egypt, Al Bahr Al Ahmar, Egypt, Agriculture, Science

  12. Tropical haven with echoes of PortsmouthRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | The News

    First it was a road in America, then a coffee shop in Egypt. Now a little bit of Pompey has sprung up out east - " in Thailand.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Thailand, Luxor, Egypt

  13. Around the worldRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

    ... Iraq in October. There is a fear that Iraqis who worked for U.S. allies could become the target of attacks. CAIRO, EGYPT: Fire races through parliament palace Fire ravaged a 19th-Century palace used by the upper house of Egypt's parliament Tuesday, ...

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  14. Damac Properties to participate in Cityscape USA 2008Read the original story

    15 hrs ago | AME Info

    ... market and projects. Luxurious developments from Damac Properties include projects from various countries such as Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Qatar and UAE spread across 670 million square feet, worth in excess of $45bn. Of Damac's ...

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  15. Q&a on the NewsRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    A: Hoda Kotb was born in Oklahoma and grew up in Morgantown, W. Va., and Alexandria, Va. Her parents were born in Egypt, and she has lived overseas, in Egypt and Nigeria. Kotb began her broadcast career with CBS News as a news assistant in Cairo, ...

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  16. Foreign firms jostle for Nigerian steel industryRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | Guardian Newspapers

    ... learnt, had undertaken negotiations for Afrexim Bank based in Cairo to finance the importation of billets from Egypt to kick-start the Nigerian steel industry. While the specific area of concentration of other firms are yet to be confirmed, ...

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  17. Egypt starts drive to remove antiquated taxis from its roadsRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | Business Report

    ... EFG-Hermes. But persuading the owners of Cairo's antiquities on wheels to turn in the keys may be a tricky matter in Egypt, where discontent is rising due to soaring food costs. Thousands of state workers supplement their meagre salaries by driving ...

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  18. World ReportRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | St. Augustine Record

    ... were killed in an ambush by militants 215 miles east of the capital. Woman doubts she can feed new babies CAIRO, Egypt -- An Egyptian woman who recently gave birth to seven children after taking fertility drugs told local media on Tuesday that she ...

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  19. Sadat Signed On To PeaceRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | Investor's Business Daily

    To achieve peace, Anwar Sadat was willing to make sacrifices, including his own life. By the time he'd become Egypt's president in 1970, Sadat had seen plenty of war. He helped fight British colonial rule in the 1930s. He was involved in overthrowing ...

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  20. Egyptian parliament building catches fire, injuring 13Read the original story

    20 hrs ago | China Daily

    ... said that stable weather and low wind speed prevent the fire from spreading to neighboring areas. Earlier report by Egypt's state television said the fire could have been caused by an electrical short-circuit in the building. A police officer on the ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Fire