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Egypt puts the bite on Gaza tunnel smugglers - Reuters Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:16:56 GMT

BBC News

Egypt puts the bite on Gaza tunnel smugglers Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Once a profitable business, Abu Abdallah's tunnel under the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip has been out of work for three weeks due to an Egyptian security crackdown on smuggling. ... Video: Focus on Gaza - Factional violence - 24 Apr 09 - Part 1 Al Jazeera Hamas urges Egypt to open border with Gaza Xinhua Palestinian Rivals to Try Once More for an Accord New York Times The Australian - Tehran Times all 346 news articles

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Iran's New Target: Egypt - Wall Street Journal Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:01:44 GMT

Aljazeera.net

Iran's New Target: Egypt Wall Street Journal By ABDEL MONEM SAID ALY On April 8, Egypt announced it had uncovered a Hezbollah cell operating inside its borders. This startling pronouncement offers a rare insight into the way Iran and its proxies are manipulating Middle East politics. ... Egypt refers 49 for plotting Hezbollah attacks GulfNews ARABS VERSUS IRAN SanFranciscoSentinel.com The latest conspiracy theories of Mubarak and Ahmedinajad Arabisto.com American Thinker - ToTheCenter.com all 11 news articles

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Mummies Discovered at Egypt's Lahun Pyramid Shed New Light on ... - findingDulcinea Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:09:22 GMT

Straits Times

Mummies Discovered at Egypt's Lahun Pyramid Shed New Light on ... findingDulcinea, New York The discovery helps “shed light on the traditional funeral customs and architecture of the time,” Doctor Abdel-Rahman el-Ayedi, head of the excavation site and the supervisor for Middle Egypt antiquities, told the UK's Channel 4 News. ... Egypt unveils ancient necropolis south of Cairo The Associated Press Egyptian archeologists discover new mummies CCTV Codifying the bygone World Magazine Softpedia - Reuters India all 185 news articles

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Egypt indexes down on profit-taking, global dip - Forbes Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:38:36 GMT

Egypt indexes down on profit-taking, global dip Forbes, NY CAIRO, April 28 (Reuters) - Egyptian stock indexes dipped for a second straight day on Tuesday on a combination of profit-taking and negative sentiment on global equity markets. 'I think it's profit taking on the rally we saw during the past month, ...

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Convert in Egypt Arrested for Marrying Christian - ChristianNewsToday.com Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:41:50 GMT

AFP

Convert in Egypt Arrested for Marrying Christian ChristianNewsToday.com Police arrested Mussa, 22, on April 13 for marrying Sarwat George Ryiad in a customary marriage (zawag al ‘urfi), an unregistered form of matrimony in Egypt made without witnesses. It has gained popularity among Egyptian youth but is not sanctioned by ... Egypt MPs seek 'immediate death' for nation's pigs AFP Egypt Ex-Muslim And Husband In Hiding; Violence Kills Two Worthy News all 20 news articles

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Sudanese president hints at souring relations with Egypt, hails ... - Sudan Tribune Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:14:56 GMT

TVNZ

Sudanese president hints at souring relations with Egypt, hails ... Sudan Tribune, Sudan April 28, 2009 (CAIRO) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir made surprising remarks downplaying the strength of his country's relations with Egypt and said that Libyan weapons find their way to Darfur rebel groups. Egypt was the second ... A medical caravan of 40 Egyptian physicians heads to Darfur ReliefWeb (press release) US Lawmakers Jailed during Civil Disobedience Rally at Sudanese ... Voice of America Mbeki's Darfur panel meet with Egyptian officials Sudan Tribune all 617 news articles

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Somali piracy costs Suez Canal business - San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:41:59 GMT

Reuters Ghana

Somali piracy costs Suez Canal business San Francisco Chronicle,  USA The Suez Canal has long served as a reliable source of foreign currency, and falling revenue will affect not only Egypt's balance of payments but also a rising budget deficit. After tourism and remittances from Egyptians living abroad, ... Planes seen as crucial against Somali piracy Reuters all 7 news articles

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DIARY - Egypt/Sudan - April 28 - Reuters Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:43:15 GMT

DIARY - Egypt/Sudan - April 28 Reuters All events/times provisional and in GMT (local time is GMT +3 for Egypt and Sudan). *CAIRO - World Health Organisation holds news conference on swine flu, 11 am local. CAIRO - President Hosni Mubarak to give a speech to mark a labour holiday. ...

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The Doctor's World Sound the Alarm? A Swine Flu Bind - New York Times Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:52:32 GMT

guardian.co.uk

The Doctor's World Sound the Alarm? A Swine Flu Bind New York Times, United States The sudden detection of the new swine influenza virus, A(H1N1), occurred just as scientists were focusing wary eyes on behavioral changes observed in another virus, the A(H5N1) bird flu strain, in Egypt. Virologists have tracked the avian virus since ... Video: Stratford man may have swine flu WTNH Swine flu: Symptoms and infection rate soar, but virus less dangerous Al-Bawaba Israel confirms two cases of swine flu AFP Australian Jewish News - UKMedix Health News all 37,769 news articles

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Third bird flu death in Egypt this week - AFP Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:16:28 GMT

New York Times

Third bird flu death in Egypt this week AFP CAIRO (AFP) — A 33-year-old woman died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the third death from the disease in Egypt this week, the health ministry announced. The woman, from Kafr el-Sheikh province, was the 26th person to die in Egypt from the strain ... Egypt reports 24th bird flu death msnbc.com Egyptian 6-year-old Dies of Bird Flu; 4-Year-Old Gets Disease Bloomberg Egyptian boy dies of bird flu Reuters all 195 news articles