Reuters | US, Egypt boosting trade ties ahead of Obama trip Washington Post, United States on Wednesday, a week before President Obama's planned trip to Egypt and a much-anticipated speech to Muslims. Deepening trade ties should mesh well with the strong cooperation between Washington and Cairo on political and security matters, ... US, Egypt Aim To Bolster Trade and Investment Ties Egypt Minister Meets with Council on Competitiveness, Signs ... |
BBC News | Italy: A Denial in CIA Rendition Trial New York Times, United States The case centers around the abduction of Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, who prosecutors say was whisked off a Milan street, flown to an American air base in Germany and onward to Egypt, where he was tortured, he said. ... Ex-Italian Spy Chief Denies Involvement in Alleged CIA Kidnapping Ex-spy chief in Italy denies role in CIA kidnap Former Italian Spy Chief Denies Involvement In Alleged CIA Abduction |
BBC News | Egypt allows European aid convoy to cross into Gaza Xinhua, China GAZA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Monday evening allowed a European aid-laden convoy to cross into the blockaded Gaza Strip which is ruled by Islamic Hamas movement, officials in Gaza said. The European aid convoy called "Hope" which included 39 ... In pictures: Gaza's new mud homes Israel's Defensive Response to Gaza Homeless in Gaza and a feat of clay |
Reuters South Africa | Court Reverses Jail Sentence of Egypt Critic New York Times, United States It was unclear whether he would return to Egypt, because there are other legal cases against him. The founding chairman of the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies in Cairo, Mr. Ibrahim is an outspoken critic of Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak. ... Egypt court overturns dissident's jail term Egypt overturns exiled dissident's jail sentence Egyptian Dissident: Obama Should Listen to People, Not Officials |
Egypt-Gaza Border-Crossing A Soap Opera Filming Set Huffington Post, NY (Many Palestinian refugees in Egypt are not allowed past the network of checkpoints leading up to the Rafah gate.) The border officials presented us with a series of catch-22's to block our passage, despite the fact that all of our names had supposedly ... Report: Egypt deploys additional forces along Rafah border Levantine Center Hosts Gaza Benefit World Briefing | Africa Sudan: 119 Died in Airstrike, State Says |
Reuters South Africa | France Telecom could review Egypt holdings-source Reuters PA) could reconsider its investments in Egypt in the wake of a ruling against it over a plan to buy control of mobile phone operator Mobinil (EMOB.CA), a source close to the matter told Reuters. "If these legal problems persist, France Telecom will be ... Egypt rejects France Telecom bid for Mobinil France Telecom May Abandon Plan to Buy Rest of Egyptian Company Egypt index flat on telco fall, OCI gain |
DIARY - Egypt/Sudan - May 27 Reuters All events/times provisional and in GMT (local time is GMT +3 for Egypt and Sudan). CAIRO - African ministers of finance, planning and economic development will meet to discuss measures for dealing with the global economic crisis. ... |
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs | HOLMES: What Obama should tell Muslim world in Egypt Washington Times, DC By | Thursday, May 28, 2009 Next week, President Obama travels to Egypt to make a major address to the Muslim world. If past experience is any guide, he will continue apologizing for America's "mistakes" and bend over backward trying to explain that ... Sectarian Violence in Egypt Diverting Attention From Political ... A Message to President Obama From Christian Copts of California ... Former Iranian revolutionist touts Christianity as the religion of ... |
New Egypt 8, Keansburg 0 (High school Softball scores and results) The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ Emily Bausher pitched a no-hitter and Morgan Knigge was 2-for-4 with two RBI when New Egypt defeated Keansburg, 8-0, in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA/Blue Ribbon Awards Central Jersey, Group 1 tournament yesterday in Keansburg. ... |
'Visions of Egypt' photo show at Rollstone Studio in Fitchburg, Mass. Daily News Transcript, MA A family relaxes after prayers at Abu el Abass Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt. Part of the 'Visions of Egypt' exhibit through June at Rollstone Studios in Fitchburg. By Staff reports Rollstone Studios will host "Visions of Egypt," photos from 2006 and ... |