CAIRO (AP) — Two Muslims were killed in southern Egypt after a dispute over a speed bump with a Christian family spiraled out of control and turned into destructive sectarian riot, reported the state news agency Tuesday. Local residents of … Co… Continue reading
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Egypt puts top ex-ministers on trial in graft crackdown
By Dina Zayed and Marwa Awad CAIRO | Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:44am IST CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt put two former top ministers on trial on Sunday, widening a crackdown on graft as the ruling generals seek to show their … Continue reading → Continue reading
Egypt’s Amer says scrapping Porto Marina expansion
CAIRO, April 20 | Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:08pm BST CAIRO, April 20 (Reuters) – Egyptian real estate company Amer Group (AMER.CA) said on Wednesday it was scrapping plans to expand its Porto Marina Golf resort due to the economic … Continue… Continue reading
Egypt stock index drops over 3 percent
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s benchmark stock index plunged by more than 3 percent on Sunday, in a decline brokers attributed to the decision to ban the chairman of a major Mideast private equity firm from traveling abroad pending a corruption ̷… Continue reading
Egypt’s economy contracts 7 percent in third quarter: finance minister
By Alaa ShahineBloomberg NewsDUBAI: The Egyptian economy shrank 7 percent in the third quarter of the fiscal year that ends on June 30, after a revolt that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak, Finance Minister Samir Radwan said.Exports fell 40 perce… Continue reading
Hundreds died in protests against Hosni Mubarak
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – Even more shocking was the fact that Egyptian police fired upon unarmed civilians in the head and chest with live ammunition. “The fatal shots were due to firing bullets at the head and the … Cont… Continue reading
Muslim Brotherhood Maverick Eyes Presidential Bid
Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood says it will not field a candidate in the presidential election expected later this year. But that hasn’t stopped a leading brotherhood maverick from considering a campaign as an independent. Abdel Moneim… Continue reading
Mali book semifinal berth
Mali are top of Group A on six points after beating Egypt 1-0 in the African Youth Championships on Wednesday. Egypt were punished after Konate Amara found the net with a superb goal six minutes past the hour mark. The … Continue reading → Continue reading
Letter from Israel: telling stories on Passover
Erev Pesah means literally the night before Passover. But all over Israel, ‘erev Pesah’ extends back, for some a full month earlier, when wishes for ‘A Kosher and Happy Passover’ are already exchanged. ‘Kosher,’ not in any other holiday gre… Continue reading
Searching for Hayek in Cairo
BY MATTHEW KAMINSKI Cairo The downsides of Mideast unrest are civil wars, Islamist takeovers and terrorism, and gasoline prices approaching $5 a gallon. Add to the list backlash against the open economy. If this persists, the grand upside of this ̷… Continue reading
Bush Uses Stem Cells to Divide the Nation and the World
Bush Uses Stem Cells to Divide the Nation and the World Washington, DC (PRWEB) September 9, 2004 Long before the war on terrorism was a glimmer in Karl … Continue reading … Continue reading
Makers of Egyptian Magic All-Purpose Healing Skin Cream Donate $30,000 of Product to Support Otis College Annual Fundraiser
Makers of Egyptian Magic All-Purpose Healing Skin Cream Donate $ 30,000 of Product to Support Otis College Annual Fundraiser Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 7, 2006 Egyptian Magic, … Continue reading
Egypt: Top Sunni cleric warns Tehran not to meddle in Arab states
(AKI) – A top Egyptian Sunni cleric on Tuesday urged Iran “not to interfere” in turmoil-hit Arab countries. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb’s warning came after Tehran said Tuesday that it had appointed an ambassador to Egypt for the fir… Continue reading
Egypt agrees to allow Egyptians living abroad to vote
CAIRO | Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:54pm IST CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians living abroad will, for the first time, be able to vote in parliamentary and presidential elections due this year after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, the cabinet …… Continue reading
Commission: Mubarak complicit in shootings
Cairo (CNN) — Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was complicit in shootings of anti-regime protesters during a period of upheaval in the country, a member of an official fact-checking commission said Tuesday. “Whether the president gav… Continue reading