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Limited Progress Made, 30 Years After Israeli-Egypt Peace Treaty - Voice of America Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:20:45 GMT

BBC News

Limited Progress Made, 30 Years After Israeli-Egypt Peace Treaty Voice of America By Luis Ramirez Egypt and Israel on Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of the signing of a peace accord between the two nations, the first between the Jewish State and an Arab country. There were no celebrations on either side of the border. ... Video: Egyptian talks on anniversary of peace with Israel - 26 Mar 09 Al Jazeera Can Egypt-Israel peace survive after Mubarak leaves office? Ha'aretz Egypt: Ghali: Peace agreement marks big victory for Egyptian diplomacy ISRIA (subscription) Jewish Telegraphic Agency - Washington Post all 261 news articles

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US, Egypt Push Sudan About Arms - Wall Street Journal Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:56:40 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

US, Egypt Push Sudan About Arms Wall Street Journal By CHARLES LEVINSON and JAY SOLOMON JERUSALEM -- Airstrikes on a convoy of arms in Sudan, alleged to have been carried out by Israel, have come amid a growing campaign by Israel, the US and Egypt to stem the flow of weapons to Hamas in Gaza. ... Video: Aftermath of 'bombed convoy' in Sudan - 26 Mar 09 Al Jazeera Egypt: more efforts exerted on Palestinian-Israeli prisoner swaptalks Xinhua Egypt says mediating Mideast prisoner swap talks The Associated Press Ynetnews - Ma'an News Agency all 2,425 news articles

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Egypt official in Syria to push for Palestinian unity - AFP Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:30:46 GMT

AFP

Egypt official in Syria to push for Palestinian unity AFP CAIRO (AFP) — A senior Egyptian official is in Damascus to meet Syrian and Hamas officials ahead of renewed Palestinian unity talks next week, a Palestinian official said on Friday. Intelligence chief Omar Suleiman's deputy Omar Kinawi will push for ... Report: Egypt bans entry of 3 top Hamas members Ynetnews Hamas spokesman denied entry to Gaza Jerusalem Post Egyptian security officers in Syria to soften Hamas' stance Arab Monitor PRESS TV - Xinhua all 20 news articles

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World Briefing | Middle East Egypt: A Visit From Sudan’s Leader - New York Times Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:39:27 GMT

BBC News

World Briefing | Middle East Egypt: A Visit From Sudan’s Leader New York Times, United States By NEIL MacFARQUHAR Egyptian officials welcomed President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan to Cairo on Wednesday, apparently undeterred by the arrest warrant that has been issued against him for war crimes and crimes against humanity by an international ... Video: Sudan's aid crisis deepens in Darfur - 24 Mar 09 Al Jazeera Sudan's Bashir in Egypt on second trip since warrant Reuters Beshir defies war crimes warrant in Egypt AFP The Associated Press - International Herald Tribune all 2,546 news articles

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Egypt indexes resume gains despite OCI dip - Reuters Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:16:52 GMT

Egypt indexes resume gains despite OCI dip Reuters Cairo-based investment bank Beltone Financial cut its fair value on OCI shares to 195.09 pounds from 314 pounds on Thursday, but called Egypt's largest listed builder and fertiliser maker a "strong investment opportunity" at its current price. ...

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Saipem Gets $400M Drilling Contract In Egypt - Wall Street Journal Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:50:32 GMT

Europétrole

Saipem Gets $400M Drilling Contract In Egypt Wall Street Journal The contract was awarded by Saipem to Burullus Gas Company to drill in waters off the shores of Egypt. Burullus will now have the use of Scarabeo 6 until the end of 2014, said Saipem in a statement. The Milan-based company is controlled by Eni SpA (E). ... Saipem wins $400m Egyptian rig deal MEED (subscription) Saipem stays on for Burullus Upstream Online Saipem awarded a new offshore drilling contract worth US$ 400 million Your Project News (press release) all 12 news articles

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Egypt Islamist leader to step down in January - AFP Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:00:50 GMT

Foreign Policy

Egypt Islamist leader to step down in January AFP CAIRO (AFP) — The head of Egypt's most powerful opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said on Thursday that he will step down in January after five years in post. Mahdi Akef, 81, has led the Brotherhood, which is officially banned but often ... The next Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Foreign Policy all 7 news articles

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Egypt's EFG-Hermes says buys back 900000 own shares - Reuters Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:38:03 GMT

Egypt's EFG-Hermes says buys back 900000 own shares Reuters L), Egypt's largest investment bank by market value, said on Thursday it bought back a quarter of the shares it had sought in a buyback programme. The bank repurchased 900000 out of 3.6 million treasury shares it had requested, it said on the stock ...

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Egyptian Central Bank Lowers Interest Rate to 10% - Bloomberg Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:08:21 GMT

Egyptian Central Bank Lowers Interest Rate to 10% Bloomberg By Emad Mekay March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for a second consecutive month as urban inflation in the Arab world’s most populous country eased to its slowest pace in more than a year and the economic growth ... Egypt's Central Bank Lowers Interest Rates RTT News Egypt Cuts Key Interest Rates to Boost Economic Growth CRIENGLISH.com all 29 news articles

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Sudan Airstrike Mystery Update - New York Times Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:54:37 GMT

New York Times

Sudan Airstrike Mystery Update New York Times, United States They were in an area close to the border with Egypt, a remote area, desert, with no towns, no people,” he told Reuters. As we mentioned in our previous post, the story was first reported earlier this week by an Arabic-language newspaper in Egypt called ...