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Egypt market slips, but Mobinil up on regulator move - Forbes Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:13:04 GMT

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Egypt market slips, but Mobinil up on regulator move Forbes, NY CAIRO, April 8 (Reuters) - Egyptian stocks sank on Wednesday in a bout of profit-taking, although Mobinil bucked the trend to surge after Egypt's market regulator rejected an offer by France Telecom to increase its stake in the firm. ... Egypt regulator Rejects France Telecom Voluntary Bid For ECMS Wall Street Journal Egypt rejects France Tel offer for ECMS shares Reuters Egypt’s Capital Market Authority rejects France Telecom offer for ... TeleGeography Reuters UK - Forbes all 211 news articles

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Cairo accuses Hezbollah of planning Egypt attacks - Reuters Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:08:53 GMT

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Cairo accuses Hezbollah of planning Egypt attacks Reuters By Will Rasmussen CAIRO, April 8 (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities accused the Lebanese group Hezbollah on Wednesday of planning attacks inside Egypt, a development that could plunge Cairo's relations with the Shi'ite group's backer, Iran, to new lows. ... Egypt Accuses Hezbollah of Plotting Attacks Voice of America Egypt accuses Hezbollah of planning attacks AFP Egypt arrests 'Hezbollah agents' Aljazeera.net Daily Star - Lebanon - Monsters and Critics.com all 54 news articles

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Why is this (Thursday) night different from all other nights? - USA Today Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:36:53 GMT

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Why is this (Thursday) night different from all other nights? USA Today The story of the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt is retold -- but in the present tense. Everyone should feel that he or she was once a slave and now is free. Slave to what? One of the other modern aspects of the story, ... Obama to Host Seder at White House FOXNews Jews in Israel and worldwide prepare for Passover The Associated Press Pleasing Palates On Passover CBS News Philadelphia Inquirer - Voice of America all 438 news articles

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Muslim Brotherhood students clash with Egypt police - Reuters Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:02:54 GMT

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Muslim Brotherhood students clash with Egypt police Reuters The Brotherhood is Egypt's strongest opposition group, and has held about a fifth of the seats in parliament since 2005 and operates openly despite an official ban. The group, which has long avoided violence, says its aim is to establish an Islamic ... EGYPT: A protest with low turnout Los Angeles Times Protestors arrested on Egypt 'day of anger' AFP Trouble in Egypt: Anti-government riots reported in several cities World Tribune guardian.co.uk - BBC News all 111 news articles

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Muslim Girl Gets $400G From Nevada School District in Head Scarf ... - FOXNews Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:50:00 GMT

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Muslim Girl Gets $400G From Nevada School District in Head Scarf ... FOXNews Elhifny and her family came to Reno from Egypt in 2003, and the girl enrolled as a freshman at North Valleys High School. She didn't finish the year after she told teachers and administrators that someone had threatened to kill her in the stairwell ... School district pays $400K to settle Muslim suit USA Today O'Melveny And The ACLU Settle Two Civil Rights Lawsuits PressReleasePoint (press release) Nevada school district pays $350000 to settle Muslim suit San Jose Mercury News Carson Times all 120 news articles

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Arts, Briefly Barenboim Will Perform in Egypt - New York Times Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:34:40 GMT

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Arts, Briefly Barenboim Will Perform in Egypt New York Times, United States Daniel Barenboim, below, is scheduled to give his long-awaited first performance in Egypt at the Cairo Opera House on April 16, the Austrian Embassy in Cairo said. Mr. Barenboim, the conductor and pianist, had planned to make his Egyptian debut in ... Daniel Barenboim speaks out about performing in Egypt guardian.co.uk all 3 news articles

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Citadel Capital,Sphinx Launch Distress Fund Targeting Egypt - Wall Street Journal Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:21:30 GMT

Citadel Capital,Sphinx Launch Distress Fund Targeting Egypt Wall Street Journal By Marietta Cauchi LONDON (Dow Jones)--Sphinx Egypt said Wednesday it had launched a $100 million turnaround fund to buy distressed assets in Egypt. Sphinx' parent company Citadel Capital, a private equity firm focussed on the Middle East and North ...

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INTERVIEW-Concerns arise over symptomless Egypt bird flu cases - Reuters Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:01:57 GMT

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INTERVIEW-Concerns arise over symptomless Egypt bird flu cases Reuters He said a change in the pattern of human bird flu infections this year in Egypt had raised concerns about the existence of so-called sub clinical cases. The most populous Arab country, which has been hit harder by bird flu than any other country ... Egyptian H5N1 cases prompt speculation about silent infections CIDRAP Characterization of conserved properties of hemagglutinin of H5N1 ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Egyptian child contracts bird flu virus 08 Apr 2009 WorldPoultry.net MedPage Today - SYS-CON Media (press release) all 75 news articles

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Egypt holds men on suspicion of aiding Hamas-lawyer - Reuters Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:04:03 GMT

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Egypt holds men on suspicion of aiding Hamas-lawyer Reuters Egypt is eager to show that it is doing all it can to stop money or aid reaching Hamas, which rules Gaza and is at odds with Fatah, the rival movement that holds sway in the West Bank. The Egyptian government is also worried that public support for ... Video: Gaza medic distraught after Israel's war - 06 Apr 09 Al Jazeera Egypt arrests over 40 suspected smugglers to Gaza AFP Egypt arrests 7 Israeli Arabs for alleged terror ties Ynetnews Al-Bawaba - Indian Express all 254 news articles

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Egypt And New Zealand Draw 1-1 - Bernama Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:55:35 GMT

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Egypt And New Zealand Draw 1-1 Bernama, Malaysia IPOH, April 8 (Bernama) -- Egypt and New Zealand fought to a 1-1 draw today, raising Malaysia's hope of making the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. The first half was closely fought as both teams took turns to attack but all the attempts proved ... India beat Malaysia in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup AFP Hockey: Hosts lose tamely to India New Straits Times Men's Black Sticks draw one all with Egypt NZ City Radio New Zealand - Hindu all 172 news articles