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Rice to visit Egypt, Israel, West Bank and Jordan 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 2:01 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves on Friday to visit Egypt, Israel, the West Bank and Jordan in an effort to make progress on Middle East peace, the State Department said on Tuesday.Egypt opposition fumes over hurried constitutional vote 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 9:31 AM
Egypt's opposition on Tuesday described as a "death certificate" for the constitution the amendments hurriedly passed in an overnight session by the ruling party-dominated parliament.Egypt parliament adopts controversial reforms 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 3:22 AM
Egypt's parliament has passed a series of controversial constitutional amendments that the government insists will strengthen democracy but which the opposition brands an effort to prop up the regime.Egypt's People Assembly approves constitutional amendments 
ArabicNews.com - 45 minutes ago
Egypt's People's Assembly approved during a session yesterday under Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour the remaining number of the constitutional amendments proposed by President Hosni Mubarak.Abul-Gheit: Egypt working with all to achieve peace 
ArabicNews.com - 39 minutes ago
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit said the use by Arab states enjoying distinctive relations with the United States such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE and others of these positive relations is for convincing the United States of moving towards settling the Arab Israeli conflict as a positive thing.US views on political development in Egypt 
ArabicNews.com - 41 minutes ago
The Bush administration says the Egyptian government's political reforms have shown mixed results, but it sees a general trend over the longer term toward greater openness and correspondence between Egypt's elected officials and their constituents.Egypt's New Rules Hit Islamic Group, Vote Monitors (Update1) 
Bloomberg.com - Mar 20 5:42 AM
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt's parliament endorsed constitutional changes that ban religious political parties, reduce independent monitoring of elections and allow the president to override civil liberties to fight terrorism.Egypt s constitutional reforms spur protests 
Financial Times - Mar 20 11:25 AM
Egypt s parliament has approved a series of highly controversial amendments to the constitution, paving the way for a referendum next week on the changes in spite of protests from opposition groups.Report: Israel fears Egypt's navy could block its sea lanes 
World Tribune - Mar 20 10:14 AM
WASHINGTON Egypt has built a powerful navy that could threaten Israel, a new report said.Rice to visit Egypt, Israel, West Bank and Jordan 
AlertNet - Mar 20 1:49 PM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves on Friday to visit Egypt, Israel, the West Bank and Jordan in an effort to make progress on Middle East peace, the U.S ... Egypt's parliament OKs amendments 
USA Today - Mar 19 2:20 PM
Egypt's parliament on Monday approved a controversial set of amendments to the constitution that the opposition has denounced as a blow to democracy in this top U.S. ally in the Mideast.Egypt, Laos Report More Human Cases of Avian Influenza 
U.S. Department of State - Mar 20 2:00 PM
As the number of human cases of avian influenza confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) rises to 281, with new cases reported in Egypt and Laos, WHO and international experts are meeting in Turkey to discuss how best to treat people who become infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 form of the bird flu virus.Crosco Provides Drilling, Workover Services in Egypt's Western Desert 
Rigzone - Mar 20 8:14 AM
Crosco Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co., Ltd. is providing drilling and workover services for Khalda Petroleum Company, a Joint Venture of Apache Corporation and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation ("EGPC"). The drilling and workover services are being provided in Khalda Petroleum Company's concession areas in the Western Desert region of Egypt, approximately 500 kilometers west of ...Egypt constitution referendum expected on Monday-media 
AlertNet - Mar 20 4:16 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Brotherhood comment, Amnesty position) By Cynthia Johnston CAIRO, March 20 (Reuters) - A referendum will likely take place on March 26 on amendments to Egypt's constitution ... Egypt opposition slams reforms as attack on democracy 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 5:19 AM
Egypt's parliament is set to approve wide-ranging constitutional amendments that the opposition has branded a wholesale attack on democracy under the guise of fighting terrorism.Changes to Egypt constitution 
BBC News - Mar 19 2:51 PM
Egypt's parliament approves a set of controversial constitutional changes despite an opposition boycott.Egypt sets constitutional referendum for Monday 
AlertNet - Mar 20 3:06 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds U.S. criticism, paragraphs 16-18) By Cynthia Johnston and Abdel Latief Wahba CAIRO, March 20 (Reuters) - Egypt said on Tuesday it will hold a referendum on March 26 on constitutional ... American Coptic Union Calls for U.S. Sanctions Against Egypt 
Christian News Wire - Mar 20 8:11 AM
JERSEY CITY , NJ , Mar. 20 / Christian Newswire / -- The U.S. has turned a blind eye to Coptic Christians, as they continue to suffer human rights abuses under Egypt 's regime.Only in Egypt! 
Middle East Times - Mar 20 1:44 AM
CAIRO -- A regularly updated collection of weird and whacky news items from Egypt.Growing repression in Egypt 
Socialist Worker - Mar 20 11:10 AM
Opposition groups in Egypt have demonstrated against a constitutional amendment that would silence criticism of the regime. President Hosni Mubarak, a key ally of the US, wants to limit the role of judges in supervising ballot boxes after they exposed widespread fraud in last year s elections.Egypt's parliament passes reforms 
Deutsche Welle - Mar 20 2:37 AM
Egypt's parliament has passed a series of constitutional amendments which the government says will strengthen democracy. In a late-night session on Monday, lawmakers passed the amendments which include an anti-terrorism clause that appears to give police broad powers of arrest and surveillance.Egypt parliament adopts controversial reforms 
The Nation - Mar 20 12:23 AM
Cairo - Egypt's parliament has passed a series of controversial constitutional amendments the government says will strengthen democracy but which the opposition brands an effort to prop up the regime.egypt, united states: Cairo slams Washington over rights report 
Monday Morning - Mar 20 4:51 AM