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Mummy awakens new era in Egypt (Chicago Tribune)
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Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:29:58 GMT

ID of centuries-old corpse through DNA, CT scan puts long-held assumptions to the test NEW YORK—Grotesquely obese and a dental disaster, Egypt's long-lost Queen Hatshepsut was no raving beauty. But she is emerging as the poster girl for a new era in Egyptology which will see more old questions answered even as new ones arise.


Road accident kills 13 in Egypt (People's Daily)
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Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:48:01 GMT

At least 13 people were killed and seven others injured in a road accident in northwest Egypt on Friday, the official news agency MENA reported. A taxi and a bus crashed into each other on the Matruh-Salloum road along the Mediterranea ...


Identity checks for all Egypt mummies (Gulf Times)
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Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:48:01 GMT

NEW YORK: All of Egypt’s royal mummies will get identity checks after scientists found one was wrongly identified as a pharaoh, Egypt’s chief archaeologist said.


Egypt sells five-year local currency bond (Gulf News)
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Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:16:22 GMT

New York: Egypt sold $1.05 billion worth of a five-year bond payable in dollars but denominated in Egyptian pounds, lead managers said on Thursday.


Egypt's EGP bond gets S&P's BB+ rating (Khaleej Times)
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Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:59:39 GMT

DUBAI — Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that it assigned its 'BB+' long-term senior unsecured debt rating to the Arab Republic of Egypt's (foreign currency BB+/Stable/B; local currency BBB-/Stable/A-3) upcoming Egyptian pound (EGP) bond (amount yet to be determined).


Egypt's royal mummies to get identity checks (International Herald Tribune)
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Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:17:20 GMT

Scientists found one was wrongly identified as a Pharaoh, according to the chief Egyptian archaeologist.


The Lost Queen Of Egypt (Radio Singapore International)
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Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:17:10 GMT

This week in the programme, delve into the depths of ancient Egyptian history with Michael Tan and un-ravel the mystery behind Queen Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs.


Second phase of China-aid remote education system completed in Egypt (People's Daily)
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Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:46:22 GMT

The second phase of the Egyptian Remote Education System, which is an aid program by the Chinese government, has been completed recently, an official of Egypt's educational department said Thursday. Sayed Kasem Allah, General Manager o ...


2nd phase of China-aid remote education system ended in Egypt (China Economic Net)
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Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:54:53 GMT

The second phase of the Egyptian Remote Education System, which is an aid program by the Chinese government, has been completed recently, an official of Egypt's educational department said Thursday.


Stranded Palestinians demand food, tents (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:39:35 GMT

Sleeping in the sand and running out of money, thousands of Palestinians have been stranded in Egypt's desert for more than a month since the border with Hamas-controlled Gaza has been closed.