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Rights group urges Egypt to free Islamist blogger (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:06:05 GMT

A U.S.-based human rights group pressed Egypt on Friday to release a prominent Muslim Brotherhood activist, blogger and journalist, calling his detention a blow to free speech.


Hundreds of students at New Egypt High stage walkout to protest defeated budget (Asbury Park Press)
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Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:14:15 GMT

Students at New Egypt High School today stood up and marched out of their chemistry, math and history classes. At 1 p.m., just after last period had begun, almost all 548 students at the school participated in a planned walk-out to protest the defeat of the school budget in this week's election. They walked out of the school building and onto the football field, where several students addressed ...


Egypt's pyramids out of seven wonders contest (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:26:00 GMT

The pyramids of Giza have been removed from an Internet competition to name the new seven wonders of the world, but the anger of Egypt's antiquities chief remained unmollified on Thursday.


Rights group urges Egypt to free Islamist blogger (AlertNet)
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Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:04:32 GMT

Source: Reuters CAIRO, April 20 (Reuters) - A U.S.-based human rights group pressed Egypt on Friday to release a prominent Muslim Brotherhood activist, blogger and journalist, calling his detention a blow to free ...


Egypt farmers brace for government clash over debts (Middle East Times)
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Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:01:37 GMT

CAIRO -- Egypt could be heading toward a major standoff between sugarcane farmers and the government over outstanding debts.


Egypt, Jordan to prod Israel on Saudi deal (Cleveland Jewish News)
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Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:16:07 GMT

(JTA)nThe Arab League appointed Egypt and Jordan to hold talks with Israel on a Saudi initiative for regional peace.


Egypt condemns massive Iraq bombings (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:42:59 GMT

Egypt on Thursday strongly condemned the wave of bombings that claimed nearly 200 lives in Iraq, expressing bafflement over the large-scale killing of civilians.


Egypt democracy, human rights path plagued by obstacles (Middle East Times)
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Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:27:54 GMT

CAIRO -- The referendum held in Egypt last month, when Egyptians went to the polls to vote on changes to the constitution - which include sweeping new police security powers - is still being vociferously debated in the country.


Egypt urges UN to avoid more Sudan sanctions (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:03:44 GMT

Egypt on Thursday urged the permanent members of the UN Security Council not to impose new sanctions on Sudan over the crisis in the western Darfur region, calling instead for more negotiations.


Dow Expands Operations in Egypt to Meet Growing Customer Demand, New Facility to Serve the Middle East, Indian and ... (ChemPoint)
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Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:46:40 GMT

DUBAI, UAE, April 19, 2007 -- The Dow Chemical Company, the world’s leading science and technology company, opened a new polyurethane systems market development and prototyping laboratory in Egypt.