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Egypt star faces ban for acting with Israeli (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:58:51 GMT

A rising Egyptian film star who plays the son-in-law of Saddam Hussein in a BBC drama faces a possible ban on performing in Egypt for acting with an Israeli in the film.


GS Eng says to sign $1.8 bln Egypt refinery order (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:37:20 GMT

SEOUL, Aug 29 - South Korea's GS Engineering & Construction said on Wednesday it is set to sign a $1.8 billion deal to build a refinery for Egypt's state-run oil company.


Japan scheduled to take on Egypt (The Japan Times)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:43:26 GMT

Japan will play African champions Egypt in the AFC Asia-Africa Challenge Cup in Osaka in October, the Japan Football Association said Tuesday. The match will be held at Nagai Stadium on Oct. 17 as an official game sanctioned by the Asian Football Confederation. Egypt won last year's African Nations Cup on home soil after edging Cote d'Ivoire on penalties in the final.


SOCCER Japan to play Egypt in October (Japan Today)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:07:41 GMT

TOKYO — Japan will play African champion Egypt in the AFC Asia-Africa Challenge Cup in Osaka in October, the Japan Football Association said Tuesday. The match will be held at Nagai Stadium on Oct 17 as an official game sanctioned by the Asian Football Confederation.


Egypt says diplomats destroyed whale fossil in desert (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:40:37 GMT

Egypt has accused Belgian diplomats of driving four-wheel-drive cars over a fossilised whale in a protected desert area, but the Belgian embassy in Cairo on Monday denied the charge.


Egypt accuses Belgian envoys of damaging fossils (CTV.ca)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:57:39 GMT

CAIRO, Egypt -- Egyptian authorities have accused Belgian diplomats of damaging a 40 million-year-old whale fossil when they allegedly drove over the remains in a protected desert area, an official said Monday. Belgian officials denied any damage was done.


Egypt star faces ban for acting with Israeli (Middle East Times)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:15:31 GMT

CAIRO -- A rising Egyptian film star who plays the son-in-law of Saddam Hussein in a British Broadcasting Corporation drama faces a possible ban on performing in Egypt for acting with an Israeli in the film.


President: Iran-Egypt deputy FMs to meet soon (Islamic Republic News Agency)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:59:14 GMT

Iran - President - Egypt President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Tuesday that deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Egypt are to meet in the very near future.


Egypt rejects Israel’s claims of its role in weapons smuggling (Khaleej Times)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:00:33 GMT

CAIRO - A spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday rejected claims by Israel’s Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter that Egypt was facilitating weapons smuggling into the Gaza Strip.


Egypt slams 'ignorant' Israel comments on Gaza (Middle East Times)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:41:49 GMT

CAIRO -- Cairo Tuesday accused an Israeli minister of ignorance in accusing Egypt of allowing weapons into Gaza in the interest of a strong Hamas next door.