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Egypt holds runoff parliamentary elections (International Herald Tribune)
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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:29:35 GMT

Egypt held runoff elections for its upper chamber of Parliament Monday, a week after the first round was marred by violence and accusations of vote manipulation.


Palestinians in Egypt phone home (UPI)
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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:55:52 GMT

Egypt closed its border to Gaza and said any decision to reopen the crossing for Palestinians would be made in consultation with U.S. and EU officials. The Washington Post reported that hundreds of Gaza residents had slept in fields and empty houses on th


Egypt resisting Jewish museum (AME Info)
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Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:35:52 GMT

Talks between Egypt and Israel to open a Jewish museum in Cairo are making minimal progress, according to eTN. The Jewish Community Council in Cairo believes there are enough Jewish monuments and artifacts in Egypt to build a museum.


Gaza Straining At Egypt's Door (Washington Post)
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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:48:28 GMT

RAFAH, Egypt, June 17 -- All but sealed off by Egypt and Israel, Gaza presented an intensifying security concern to its neighbors and a fast-approaching humanitarian crisis Sunday, three days after its takeover by Hamas.


Only in Egypt! (Middle East Times)
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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:30:31 GMT

CAIRO -- A regularly updated collection of weird and whacky news items from Egypt. Word is out - wives' privacy trumps husbands' suspicions?


Palestinians in Egypt phone home (The Washington Times)
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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:11:15 GMT

RAFAH, Egypt, June 18 (UPI) -- Egypt closed its border to Gaza and said any decision to reopen the crossing for Palestinians would be made in consultation with U.S. and EU officials.


China,Egypt,Iran did not support IMF forex changes (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:00:48 GMT

MONTREAL, June 18 (Reuters) - Revisions in the International Monetary Fund's currency surveillance policy were not supported by China, Egypt and Iran, board sources said on Monday.


EGYPT: EU grant to tackle rural poverty in South Sinai (AlertNet)
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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:59:06 GMT

Source: IRIN The European Commission (EC) has awarded 55.5 million euros (about US$74.2 million) for a landmark development project in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate. The aid will target some of Egypt's poorest rural populations, including Sinai's 22,000 Bedouin population, many of whom are failing to benefit from Sinai's booming tourist economy.


Egypt's Sewedy to build $50 mln transformer plant (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:05:19 GMT

CAIRO, June 18 (Reuters) - El Sewedy Cables said on Monday it will build a $50 million power transformer plant in Egypt, with production expected to start by April 2008.


Fitch revises Egypt's Outlook to Positive (AME Info)
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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:47:59 GMT

Fitch Ratings has today revised the Outlook on the Arab Republic of Egypt's Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default rating ('IDR') to Positive from Stable, while affirming the rating at 'BB+'.