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Egypt searches for a balance that rewards risk-takers while valuing the past (International Herald Tribune)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:08:59 GMT

Business people and academics in Egypt are still trying to agree on a common Arabic word for "entrepreneur."


Egypt ferry carrying wedding party sinks in Nile (The Star Online)
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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:28:58 GMT

CAIRO, Egypt (AP): A ferry carrying a wedding party sank in the Nile south of Cairo and raised fears of casualties, but police later said they believed all passengers were accounted for.


Egypt Startups Fight for Funds, Respect (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:25:08 GMT

Dr. Khaled Awad is a risk-taker. A doctor by training, he decided at age 26 to give up a secure position in one of Egypt's state-run hospitals to do something considered crazy by most of his countrymen: Start his own business.


Egypt arrests 16 banned Muslim Brotherhood members (People's Daily)
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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:17:51 GMT

Egypt arrested 16 members, including a senior leader, of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group Friday night in Giza Governorate adjacent to the capital city of Cairo, the official MENA news agency reported. Acting on a tip-off, the securi ...


Courier News Online - Egypt ferry carrying wedding party sinks in Nile (Bridgewater Courier News)
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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:07:33 GMT

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — A ferry carrying a wedding party sank in the Nile south of Cairo on Friday and raised fears of casualties, but police later said they believed all passengers were accounted for.


Dozens missing as ferry carrying wedding party sinks in Egypt (CNews)
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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:23:15 GMT

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egyptian officials say dozens of passengers are missing after a ferry carrying a wedding party sank in the Nile south of Cairo on Friday. At least six were injured.


Ferry carrying wedding party sinks in Egypt; all passengers safe (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:18:00 GMT

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A ferry carrying a wedding party sank in the Nile south of Cairo on Friday and raised fears of casualties, but police later said they believed all passengers were accounted for.


Egypt plans energy pricing policy to cut subsidy costs (Gulf News)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:35:46 GMT

Cairo: Egypt is introducing a new pricing policy to phase out gas and electricity subsidies for energy-intensive industries as the government seeks to create pricing predictability for investors and ensure its energy resources are effectively used.


USGC- Grain testing equipment, training boost exports to Egypt (High Plains Journal)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:45:26 GMT

Egypt's Regional Center for Food and Feed recently rejected 14,000 metric tons of Chinese corn gluten meal and three shipments of Romanian corn of 35,000 tons (1.4 million bushels) each due to quality concerns.


Egypt orders new autopsy of 'tortured' boy (Middle East Times)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:34:22 GMT

CAIRO -- Egypt's chief prosecutor has ordered the exhumation of the body of a teenager who died in police custody, amid family allegations he was tortured to death, local media reported Friday.