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World Briefing | Middle East Egypt: Gates Seeks to Assure Allies - New York Times Tue, 05 May 2009 02:33:15 GMT

Boston Globe

World Briefing | Middle East Egypt: Gates Seeks to Assure Allies New York Times, United States - Thom Shanker By THOM SHANKER Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates landed in Cairo on Monday on a tour of the Middle East intended to reassure two close allies, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, that they remain valued partners and that they should not fear American efforts to ... Gates to reassure Mideast allies on Iran CNN Gates: Arab Allies Should Not Worry About Possible US-Iran ... Voice of America Gates Trip Aims to Reaffirm Ties With Egypt, Saudi Arabia eNews Park Forest New York Observer - The Associated Press all 540 news articles

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Egypt's Christian Farmers Protest Cull - Wall Street Journal Tue, 05 May 2009 00:20:46 GMT

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Egypt's Christian Farmers Protest Cull Wall Street Journal - Margaret Coker By MARGARET COKER Egypt pressed ahead Monday with plans to kill all pigs in the country, amid rising concerns there that the animal considered unclean by Islam may cause a swine-flu epidemic. Officials in the majority Muslim nation say they are ... Video: Raw Video: Police, Pig Owners Clash in Egypt The Associated Press Egypt's Christians see bias in pig slaughter The Associated Press Egypt's slaughter of pigs draws criticism as misguided Christian Science Monitor RantRave | Published Opinion. - AFP all 604 news articles

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2 Killed as Israel Hits Egypt-Gaza Tunnels - New York Times Sat, 02 May 2009 22:55:02 GMT

BBC News

2 Killed as Israel Hits Egypt-Gaza Tunnels New York Times, United States By REUTERS GAZA (Reuters) — Israeli warplanes bombed tunnels beneath the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Saturday, killing two Palestinians, after militants there fired several mortar shells at Israel, medical workers said. ... 3 Palestinians wounded in Israeli air strikes on S Gaza Xinhua 2 Palestinians killed in tunnel United Press International Two die in air raid on Gaza tunnels Aljazeera.net The Associated Press - Arab News all 870 news articles

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INTERVIEW-Nascent Egypt opposition group seeks regime change - Reuters Mon, 04 May 2009 13:02:00 GMT

Reuters Ghana

INTERVIEW-Nascent Egypt opposition group seeks regime change Reuters - Cynthia Johnston A previous effort by the opposition Kefaya (Enough) movement to mobilise mass protests in Egypt lost steam after it failed to block the re-election of President Hosni Mubarak in 2005, who has been in power since 1981. The group rarely brought more than ... The meaning of Egypt's anger Boston Globe Mubarak, Netanyahu to discuss regional threats WashingtonTV Report: Israeli prime minister to visit Egypt next week Earthtimes (press release) Cleveland Indy Media all 20 news articles

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Paranoia Flu - Indiana Daily Student Mon, 04 May 2009 04:07:31 GMT

Straits Times

Paranoia Flu Indiana Daily Student - Danielle Fleischman In an effort to appear proactive in the fight against swine flu, Egypt has ordered the slaughter of all the pigs in the country. Unfortunately for Egypt – which has had no reported cases of the disease – a live pig has nothing to do with contracting ... Swine Flu On Wane: Mexico National Post Permanent watch on pigs may be needed for flu AFP Swine flu goes person-to-pig; What's next? The Associated Press AFP all 212 news articles

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Egypt: Israeli nukes 'greatest threat' - Jerusalem Post Mon, 04 May 2009 21:30:13 GMT

Egypt: Israeli nukes 'greatest threat' Jerusalem Post, Israel - Brenda Gazzar Spokesman Hossam Zaki, in a declaration to editors accredited with the ministry, said Egypt's position on disarmament and nonproliferation aimed to safeguard Egyptian security and to address the threats that undermine security and stability in the ...

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Egypt invites WorleyParsons as Bechtel talks stall - Reuters Sun, 03 May 2009 12:20:00 GMT

Egypt invites WorleyParsons as Bechtel talks stall Reuters CAIRO, May 3 (Reuters) - Egypt will invite Australia's WorleyParsons (WOR.AX) to negotiate terms for a nuclear power plant consultancy after talks with tender-winner Bechtel Power Corp stalled, state news agency MENA said on Sunday. ... Egypt drops US construction giant Bechtel as nuclear consultant The Canadian Press all 66 news articles

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Egypt market ends flat, retail investors eye banks - Reuters Mon, 04 May 2009 12:46:22 GMT

Egypt market ends flat, retail investors eye banks Reuters CAIRO, May 4 (Reuters) - Egyptian shares ended broadly flat on Monday with little international involvement because of a market holiday in London and retail investors looking to pick up laggards in the banking sector. Traders said National Bank for ...

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Egypt policeman shot dead by smugglers on borders with Israel - Xinhua Mon, 04 May 2009 22:13:13 GMT

International Middle East Media Center

Egypt policeman shot dead by smugglers on borders with Israel Xinhua, China They were two Ethiopians and three Eritreans. The Egyptian borders are often destinations to illegal migrants especially Africans pursuing jobs in Tel Aviv but Egypt stepped up patrols to stop migrants in recent years. Official: Egyptian soldier killed by smugglers Ynetnews all 7 news articles

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Egypt presses ahead with pig cull - BBC News Sat, 02 May 2009 13:20:23 GMT

BBC News

Egypt presses ahead with pig cull BBC News, UK Officials now say the move is a general health measure aimed at restoring order to Egypt's pig-rearing industry. The move has been widely criticised and the World Health Organisation says there is no evidence that pigs are transmitting the virus to ... Egypt's call to kill pigs amid flu scare ridiculed The Associated Press Egypt to slaughter 300000 pigs United Press International EGYPT: After avian flu, Egypt fears swine flu Los Angeles Times ABC Online - Reuters all 1,174 news articles