Straits Times | Brazil beats Egypt 4-3 on late penalty kick The Associated Press BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Kaka converted a controversial 90th-minute penalty kick, and Brazil opened its defense of the Confederations Cup with a 4-3 victory over Egypt on Monday. The South American champions opened a 3-1 lead on goals by Kaka ... Confederations Cup: Game 3. Brilliantly played, Brazil win Egypt blames Confederations Cup loss to Brazil on illegal TV replay Egypt lodge protest over alleged video evidence |
Telegraph.co.uk | Egypt says Israeli PM's vision for peace flawed Reuters CAIRO, June 15 (Reuters) - Egypt said on Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vision for achieving peace with the Palestinians was flawed and fell short of Arab and international demands for an independent Palestinian state. ... Video: Israel - Palestine: EU Sees a New Phase for Negotiations Egypt's Mubarak cautions against Netanyahu's demand for recognition Egypt accuses Israel of wrecking peace deal |
EGYPT: A Christian denied identity by court Los Angeles Times, CA In the eyes of Egypt, Maher El Gohary is not a Christian. An administrative court has ruled that the convert cannot be issued identity papers as a Christian -- another reminder of the legal and social pressures faced by those who stray from Islam. ... |
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 ... |
Straits Times | Egypt reports three more cases of A/H1N1 Xinhua, China On June 2, Egypt reported its first A/H1N1 flu case, who was a 12-year-old Egyptian-American girl coming from the United States via the Netherlands. Egypt reported seven A/H1N1 flu cases at a dorm of the American University in Cairo (AUC) and the ... Egypt swine flu cases rise to 18 Egypt reports three more cases of swine flu EGYPT: American University suspends classes over swine flu |
BBC Sport | Egypt question Webb penalty award BBC Sport, UK The Englishman appeared to signal for a corner after Egypt's Ahmed El Mohamady handled on the line. But after play stopped for treatment to the defender, Webb opted to show a red card and award a penalty which Brazil duly converted to secure a 4-3 win. ... Egypt to launch Webb complaint |
AFP | Egypt passes quota law for women MPs AFP CAIRO (AFP) — Egypt's parliament has passed a law allocating a quota of 64 seats in the lower house to women, in what a minister said on Monday was aimed at promoting their role in society. The new law adopted on Sunday will give women more than 12 ... Egypt parliament gives women quota for lower house Egypt moves to increase female MPs EGYPT: First female vice-chancellor appointed |
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, ... |
Shimon Soferr: Seeking salvation in Egypt North Andover Citizen, MA Thus, instead of learning from Joseph, we behave, after each and every election, as though we were truly more inspired by the fact that shortly after Joseph “a new king arose over Egypt who knew not Joseph.” So last week we went back to Egypt, ... |
Reuters UK | Confederations Cup: Rain Hampers Brazil And Egypt Training In ... Goal.com, Switzerland Neither Brazil nor Egypt were able to practice at Free State Stadium on Sunday to get a feel of the pitch ahead of the big match today. The reason was because it has been raining in Bloemfontein for the past two nights and the field is wet. ... Video: South African police trained in crowd control techniques Brazil wary of unknown Egypt Brazil wary of unknown Egypt in Confederations Cup opener |