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Egypt lauded, Iraq faulted in child deaths report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 08 May 2007 02:23:26 GMT

Egypt made the most progress among developing countries in cutting deaths of children under age 5 from 1990 to 2005 while Iraq deteriorated the most, a U.S.-based charity said in a report on Tuesday.


Report: Egypt boosts child survival rate (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 08 May 2007 01:13:56 GMT

Egypt has made the most progress in reducing child deaths — and Iraq the least — according to a new report from Save the Children charity.


Egypt Won't Pressure Sudan On Darfur (CBS News)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 23:00:06 GMT

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called on the Sudan to pursue a comprehensive Darfur peace deal. But a spokesman says Egypt would send additional army and police forces to Darfur only if a peace deal is reached.


Egypt President Meets Sudan Leader But Avoids Pressure Over Darfur (Nasdaq)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 22:18:58 GMT

CAIRO (AP)--Egypt's president met Monday with Sudan's leader, but analysts say that without real U.S. pressure, Cairo is unwilling to push Khartoum to curb violence in Darfur for fear of jeopardizing its access to the Nile River.


Egypt lauded, Iraq faulted in child deaths report (AlertNet)
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Tue, 08 May 2007 01:05:07 GMT

Source: Reuters By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Egypt made the most progress among developing countries in cutting deaths of children under age 5 from 1990 to 2005 while Iraq deteriorated the most, a U ...


Investigations underway on multinational forces plane crash in Egypt's Sinai (People's Daily)
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Tue, 08 May 2007 00:51:38 GMT

Initial investigations started on Monday to probe the crash of a Multinational Force and Observers ( MFO) plane in Egypt's northeastern Sinai Peninsular, which on Sunday killed eight French soldiers and a Canadian, a Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) official told Xinhua.


Centamin Egypt Announces Update in Resource at Sukari (SYS-CON Media)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 23:17:48 GMT

Centamin Egypt Limited (the 'Company') (TSX: CEE)(AIM: CEY)(ASX: CNT) today announced an increase in the mineral resources at the Sukari Gold Project.


UN chief saddened by deaths of peacekeepers in Egypt (People's Daily)
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Tue, 08 May 2007 01:22:20 GMT

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said on Monday that he was saddened by the deaths of nine international peacekeepers killed in a plane crash Sunday in Egypt 's Sinai Peninsula.


Egypt and other Arab countries reluctant to pressure Sudan over ending fighting in Darfur (Northwest Florida Daily News)
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Tue, 08 May 2007 01:45:54 GMT

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Western countries looking for ways to pressure Sudan to curb violence in Darfur are getting little support from the Khartoum regime's Arab neighbors.


Nine dead as French military plane crashes in Egypt (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 06 May 2007 22:20:45 GMT

Nine members of a multinational peacekeeping force, eight French nationals and a Canadian, were killed Sunday when their plane crashed during an emergency landing in Egypt's Sinai peninsula.