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2,400 Palestinians back in Gaza from Egypt (Middle East Times)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:26:49 GMT

CAIRO -- Around 2,400 Palestinians out of 6,000 stranded in Egypt for weeks have made it back to Gaza since Israel started allowing them passage last week, a Palestinian security source said.


2,400 Palestinians back in Gaza from Egypt (Khaleej Times)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:00:40 GMT

CAIRO - Around 2,400 Palestinians out of 6,000 stranded in Egypt for weeks have made it back to Gaza since Israel started allowing them passage last week, a Palestinian security source told AFP.


France, Egypt announce new economic ties (Sharewatch)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:31:23 GMT

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - France and Egypt announced they will foster their economic ties with new agreements on a variety of business sectors.


Egypt: Afrobasket2007 - Egypt, Rwanda Confirm Arrival Date (AllAfrica.com)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:50:00 GMT

The national basketball teams of Egypt and Rwanda are to arrive on August 13 in Luanda to participate at the African Championship, expected for August 15-25, ANGOP has learnt.


Unemployment in Egypt highest among literate population - report (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:44:14 GMT

CAIRO, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - The rate of unemployment in Egypt is ten times higher in the educated section of the population than among illiterates, independent newspaper Al-Masri al-Yawm said, citing an Arab labor report.


Naftogaz progressing on project in Egypt, postponing project in Libya (Interfax)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:09:03 GMT

KYIV. Aug 2 (Interfax) - Naftogaz Ukrainy, Ukraine's national oil and gas company, is making good progress on its oil and gas exploration and production project in Egypt, Fuel and Energy Minister Yury Boiko said at a press conference on Wednesday.


Christian convert seeks recognition in Egypt (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:04:26 GMT

An Egyptian who converted from Islam to Christianity has launched a bid to have the change recognised officially in what is believed to be the first such case, he told AFP on Thursday.


Fitch affirms National Bank of Egypt at 'BB+', Outlook Positive (AME Info)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:33:09 GMT

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Egypt-based National Bank of Egypt's ('NBE') International ratings at Long-term Issuer Default Rating ('IDR') 'BB+' with Positive Outlook and Short-term IDR 'B'.


The Bank of New York Mellon Appointed to Provide Corporate Trust Services for The Arab Republic of Egypt Local Currency ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:05:00 GMT

The Bank of New York Mellon, a global leader in asset management and securities servicing, has been appointed as fiscal, paying, listing and calculation agent for The Republic of Egypt's first local-currency-denominated bond to be structured with interest and principal payable in US Dollars.


On this trip to Egypt, the beggars were the ones who gave (The Christian Science Monitor)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:03:07 GMT

A world traveler was used to beggars. What he hadn't counted on was the lesson these two taught him.