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New Egypt drops Friday night racing (The Trenton Times)
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Sat, 26 May 2007 04:17:35 GMT

NEW EGYPT -- New Egypt Speedway has canceled its Friday night racing program for the rest of the season. A press release issued by the track said the decision was made after reviewing the low car counts for the Friday races.


Egypt: Mark New UN Post by Ending Abuses (AlertNet)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 20:49:27 GMT

Source: Human Rights Watch (Cairo, May 26, 2007) – Following Egypt's election last week to the UN Human Rights Council, the government should immediately fulfill the pledges it made in campaigning for the seat, Human Rights ...


Egypt approves new political party (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 24 May 2007 17:11:25 GMT

Egypt approved on Thursday the formation of a new liberal political party headed by a former member of President Hosni Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP).


Egypt: Coptic Christians Call for End of Religious Persecution (AllAfrica.com)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 16:39:05 GMT

A global coalition of Coptic Christians is calling on governments of the world to demand that Egypt stop religious persecution of Coptic Christians and guarantee religious freedom and justice for all citizens.


Gaza-Egypt Border Crossing Reopens After 12-day Closure (Nasdaq)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 11:02:21 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP)--The Gaza Strip's border crossing with Egypt was reopened Friday after Israel relaxed a security alert that kept it closed 12 days. Pedestrians carrying bags and suitcases clustered at the crossing, Gaza's gateway to the outside world.


Egypt asks Palestinians to talks on easing tension (AlertNet)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 11:34:12 GMT

Source: Reuters By Mohammed al-Assadi RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 25 (Reuters) - Egypt will host talks in the coming days with Palestinian politicians in a bid to ease factional tensions that erupted in violence this ...


Pratt & Whitney F100 Engine Line Opens at Egypt Air Force's Helwan Depot (ThomasNet)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 13:50:20 GMT

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., April 24 - Pratt & Whitney, in partnership with the United States Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force, announced today the opening of the F100 engine line at the Helwan Depot located at the Helwan Air Base in Egypt. The Egyptian Air Force's F-16 fleet is powered by the F100-PW-220/220E propulsion systems. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company. ...


Egypt to be outsourcing 'India of the Middle East' (techcentral.ie)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 14:29:12 GMT

Egypt is poised to become the “India of the Middle East” as it seeks to ramp up its share of the global outsourcing market, experts predict.


Real snakes on a plane: CAIRO, Egypt (The Halifax Daily News)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 11:18:03 GMT

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A real snakes-on-a-plane incident was thwarted by customs officers at Cairo's airport on Thursday.


Egypt FM's message on bilateral ties with UAE (Khaleej Times)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 03:48:51 GMT

ABU DHABI — Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, received a verbal message from his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Abul Ghaidh, dealing with bilateral relations between the UAE and Egypt and the recent developments in the region.