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UN, AU envoys in Egypt for fresh Darfur talks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:13:17 GMT
The UN and AU special envoys for Darfur held talks in Egypt on Tuesday with regional partners of the Darfur peace process in a bid to end the conflict in the western Sudanese region.

UN, AU Envoys In Egypt For Fresh Darfur Talks - AFP (Nasdaq)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:45:42 GMT
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP)--The U.N. and African Union special envoys for Darfur held talks in Egypt on Tuesday with regional partners of the Darfur peace process in a bid to end the conflict in the western Sudanese region.

Darfur Mediators Meet With Sudan's Neighbors in Egypt (Voice of America)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:48:46 GMT
Representatives from Sudan's neighbors met with international mediators in Egypt to discuss the conflict in the Darfur region of Western Sudan. Derek Kilner has more from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi.

Egypt to host fresh Darfur talks (BBC News)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:02:33 GMT
UN and AU envoys are to meet Sudan's neighbours in Egypt for fresh talks on resolving the Darfur conflict.

Egypt: Top Muslim cleric says death penalty should not be abolished (Adnkronos)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:46:37 GMT
Egypt: Top Muslim cleric says death penalty should not be abolished (AKI) - One of Egypt's prominent Muslim leaders has rejected calls to abolish the death penalty, saying it is an intrinsic part of Islamic law.Muhammad Sayd Tantawi is the grand sheikh of the Egyptian Islamic University of al-Azhar, one of the most presitigious Islamic universities in the world."The death penalty is ...

Gaza pilgrims allowed to head for hajj via Egypt (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:11:27 GMT
Hundreds of Palestinians on the annual pilgrimage to Muslim holy sites were allowed to leave Gaza on Monday through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which has been closed since Hamas seized power more than five months ago.

Egypt opens Gaza border for pilgrims (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:33:28 GMT
Egypt opened its border crossing with Gaza on Monday to let in Palestinian religious pilgrims headed for Saudi Arabia — the first time Palestinians have been allowed to enter Egyptian territory since Hamas militants seized Gaza in June.

Zimbabwe: Mumbengegwi Leaves for Egypt (AllAfrica.com)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:29:21 GMT
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cde Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, left Harare for Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt yesterday to attend a meeting of African and European Unions foreign affairs ministers ahead of the EU-Africa summit set for this weekend.

Egypt to host fresh Darfur talks (AngolaPress)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:20:19 GMT
Egypt, 12/04 - Mediators trying to end the conflict in the Sudanese region of Darfur are about to hold talks with regional states in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Hilton discounts for Egypt residents (AME Info)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:25:40 GMT
Local and expatriate residents of Egypt can now enjoy a special discount when staying at Hilton properties in Egypt when paying with their Visa cards. Hilton Hotels will receive a 10% discount off the local package rate when paying with their Visa cards.