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'Egypt entices Palestinians to unite with Gaza crossings pledge' - Ha'aretz Sun, 17 May 2009 20:20:18 GMT

Aljazeera.net

'Egypt entices Palestinians to unite with Gaza crossings pledge' Ha'aretz, Israel By AP Egypt told rival Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo that the country will reopen its border with the Gaza Strip if the two sides can reach a reconciliation agreement, participants in the discussions said Sunday. Hamas and Fatah began a fifth ... Egypt demands Palestinian reconciliation deal be reached in July Xinhua Egypt extends opening of Rafah border crossing People's Daily Online Smuggler killed in Gaza tunnel collapse Jerusalem Post Le Mali en ligne - Ma'an News Agency all 211 news articles

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EGYPT: Obama and, maybe, a mosque - Los Angeles Times Blogs Sun, 17 May 2009 17:05:06 GMT

Washington Times

EGYPT: Obama and, maybe, a mosque Los Angeles Times Blogs, CA “The mosque holds a special place in Egypt's more recent political history as well, a symbol of resistance against Western imperialism. Nationalists launched marches and protests from the mosque during a 1919 revolt against British rule. ... Egypt wants Obama to speak from historic mosque The Associated Press Egypt arrests Muslim Brothers in dawn raids AFP Egypt arrests 33 Muslim Brotherhood members eTaiwan News The National - Wall Street Journal Blogs all 91 news articles

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Blast hits Egypt military depot, casualties unclear - Reuters Sun, 17 May 2009 22:32:27 GMT

PRESS TV

Blast hits Egypt military depot, casualties unclear Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - A large blast struck a military camp and arms depot near the city of Ismailia east of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, witnesses and an Arabic TV channel reported, but the extent of any casualties was not clear. ... Explosion rocks military depot in Egypt The Age all 28 news articles

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Telecom Egypt climbs after results, index flat - Reuters Sun, 17 May 2009 13:17:56 GMT

Telecom Egypt climbs after results, index flat Reuters CAIRO, May 17 (Reuters) - Fixed-line monopoly Telecom Egypt (ETEL.CA)(ETELq.L) climbed over 4 percent on Sunday on strong first quarter results, helping Egypt's main index .EGX30 stay afloat on a light trading day, dealers said. ...

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Weisz, Amenabar preach enlightenment with `Agora' - The Associated Press Sun, 17 May 2009 16:40:25 GMT

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Weisz, Amenabar preach enlightenment with `Agora' The Associated Press Amenabar's historical epic "Agora" premiered Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival, introducing audiences to the little-known scholar Hypatia, a brilliant astronomer and mathematician working in a man's world in 4th century AD Egypt. ... Q&A: Alejandro Amenabar Hollywood Reporter Cannes 2009 Review: Alejandro Amenabar's Agora First Showing Rachel Weisz Cannes Work It Just Jared guardian.co.uk - RopeofSilicon.com all 221 news articles

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New Egypt 1, Toms River East 0 (High school Softball scores and ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Sat, 16 May 2009 20:50:12 GMT

New Egypt 1, Toms River East 0 (High school Softball scores and ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ Emily Bausher pitched a three-hitter for New Egypt, which scored an unearned run uin the top of the fourth inning to defeat Toms River East, 1-0, for the championship of the Ocean County Tournament yesterday at Ocean County College in Toms River. ... New Egypt captures first OCT championship The Times of Trenton - NJ.com SOFTBALL: Pequannock, Mount St. Dominic, Montgomery among county ... NJ.com Toms River East 4, Central Regional 0 (High school Softball scores ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com all 12 news articles

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Egypt partly opens Gaza borders for desperate travelers - Xinhua Sat, 16 May 2009 09:34:32 GMT

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Egypt partly opens Gaza borders for desperate travelers Xinhua, China GAZA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Saturday opened its borders with the Gaza Strip partly to allow the departure of humanitarian cases from the Hamas-controlled territory, Hamas authorities said. A statement by Hamas interior ministry said that the ... Video: Netanyahu and Obama clash on goals for talks - 16 May 09 Al Jazeera Egypt opens Gaza border AFP Obama courts Israel with pact against Tehran Times Online EasyBourse.com - Jerusalem Post all 2,358 news articles

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Egypt YouTube pig cull clip sparks outrage - AFP Sun, 17 May 2009 16:21:35 GMT

AFP	Egypt YouTube pig cull clip sparks outrage AFP CAIRO (AFP) — A YouTube video clip showing pigs being culled in Egypt as part of swine flu measures has caused outrage at the apparent barbarity of the method of slaughtering the animals. The clip posted by independent newspaper Al-Masri Al-Yom ...

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Unemployment rises in Egypt on low growth - Reuters Sat, 16 May 2009 12:01:30 GMT

Reuters

Unemployment rises in Egypt on low growth Reuters Egypt needed to achieve economic growth of 6 percent in order to create enough jobs for its youthful population, Rachid Mohamed Rachid told Reuters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea in Jordan. Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif had ... Egypt's unemployment on the rise Middle East North Africa Financial Network Downturn aids Egyptian reform opponents Financial Times Egypt PM sees budget deficit at 6.8 percent of GDP Reuters Reuters - Reuters all 14 news articles

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Egypt's Orascom sees growth in mobile subscribers - Reuters Sat, 16 May 2009 17:02:58 GMT

Reuters South Africa

Egypt's Orascom sees growth in mobile subscribers Reuters SWEIMEH, Jordan (Reuters) - Egypt's Orascom Telecom (ORTE.CA) (ORTEq.L) expects the local mobile market to grow by 15 million subscribers over the next two to three years, although 2009 market growth would slow, its chairman said on Saturday. ... Orascom to cut costs this year The National all 10 news articles