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Egypt's Foreign Reserves -8.5% yoy To $31.2B In May - Wall Street Journal Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:50:31 GMT

Egypt's Foreign Reserves -8.5% yoy To $31.2B In May Wall Street Journal CAIRO (Zaywa Dow Jones)--Egypt's foreign reserves fell 8.5% year-on-year to $31.2 billion in May amid drop in remittances and capital inflows, the central bank said Sunday on its Web site. Economic growth in Egypt, the most populous Arab country, ...

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EGYPT: To publish or burn - Los Angeles Times Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:11:50 GMT

EGYPT: To publish or burn Los Angeles Times, CA Hosni is trying to untangle himself from comments made last year when asked if there were Hebrew-language books in Egypt's Alexandria library. He reportedly said: “If there are any, I will burn them myself.” The quip fit the spirit of the artistic war ...

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Brazil wary of unknown Egypt in Confederations Cup opener - The Canadian Press Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:35:39 GMT

ABC News

Brazil wary of unknown Egypt in Confederations Cup opener The Canadian Press,  South Africa "If Egypt is the African champion, it's because it has merits. It showed on the field that it has quality, you have to respect that." Brazil has faced the Egyptians four times, but the last match was more than 46 years ago. In four friendlies played ... Brazil v Egypt BBC Sport Confederations Cup Preview: Brazil - Egypt Goal.com Beleaguered Egypt look to impress Brazil Monsters and Critics.com USA Today - Goal.com all 2,096 news articles

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Egypt to 'prove' Germany stole Nefertiti bust - AFP Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:16:12 GMT

AFP

Egypt to 'prove' Germany stole Nefertiti bust AFP BERLIN (AFP) — Egypt will soon provide evidence that the 3400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti was taken illegally out of the country by Germany, Egyptian antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on Sunday. "We are still gathering information, ... Egyptian tells Berlin paper he'll 'prove' Nefertiti was stolen Earthtimes (press release) all 7 news articles

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Review: Arab experts have their say on the Obama speech in Egypt - Examiner.com Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:11:18 GMT

Times Online

Review: Arab experts have their say on the Obama speech in Egypt Examiner.com There is no doubt that President Obama's speech in Egypt elicited an avalanche of reactions; most positive, some negative. Many saw the choice of a dictatorship country from which to address the Muslim world with a blasé attitude.Egypt and Mubarak made ... Video: Netanyahu Endorses Palestinian Independence The Associated Press Change promises into action for US-Muslim ties Detroit Free Press Obama a Mid-East saviour? Jamaica Gleaner Pakistan Daily - Workers World all 2,191 news articles

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Israel targets smuggling tunnels in Gaza - CNN Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:59:16 GMT

AFP

Israel targets smuggling tunnels in Gaza CNN Israel routinely targets the tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border, which it says are being used by Gaza's Hamas leadership to smuggle weapons into the Palestinian territory. Palestinians claim the tunnels are necessary to get basic food supplies that ... Video: Gazans feel effects of humanitarian crisis - 13 Jun 09 Al Jazeera Four hurt in Israeli raids on Gaza tunnels AFP Israel fires missiles at Palestinian neighborhood in Rafah ... International Middle East Media Center Jakarta Post - Mondoweiss all 114 news articles

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Ruling parties of China, Egypt vow to cement ties - Xinhua Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:04:32 GMT

People's Daily Online

Ruling parties of China, Egypt vow to cement ties Xinhua, China CAIRO, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The ruling parties of China and Egypt, the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Egypt's National Democratic Party (NDP), are committed to taking their relations to a new high. The message came out of the talks between He ... China, Egypt pledge stronger ties on anti-graft chief's Cairo visit Xinhua all 9 news articles

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DIARY - Egypt/Sudan - June 13 - Reuters Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:05:14 GMT

DIARY - Egypt/Sudan - June 13 Reuters All events/times provisional and in GMT (local time is GMT +3 for Egypt and Sudan). CAIRO - Court expected to rule on dispute over Israeli gas. *CAIRO - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana due to meet Egyptian officials and Arab League chief Amr ...

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Yemen denies Guantanamo inmates heading to Saudi - The Associated Press Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:20:44 GMT

MiamiHerald.com

Yemen denies Guantanamo inmates heading to Saudi The Associated Press SAN'A, Yemen (AP) — Yemen on Sunday denied reports that it has agreed to a US proposal to transfer almost 100 Yemeni inmates at Guantanamo Bay prison to terrorist rehabilitation centers in Saudi Arabia. The statement comes days after US officials said ... Yemen aims to halt next generation of terrorists Christian Science Monitor Yemeni tribesmen kidnap 24 medics USA Today Yemen fighters free abducted medics Aljazeera.net eTaiwan News - Yemen News Agency all 574 news articles

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Egypt Reserves 64 Parliament Seats for Women - MEMRI Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:34:26 GMT

Egypt Reserves 64 Parliament Seats for Women MEMRI, DC Parliament speaker Safwat Al-Sharif characterized this as a historic day for Egypt's democracy and reform process. Your donation helps keep our online services free. MEMRI is a 501(c)(3) organization, and your donation is tax deductible. ...