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Egypt invites Hamas, Jihad chiefs to Palestinian unity talks:report - Xinhua Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:13:55 GMT

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Egypt invites Hamas, Jihad chiefs to Palestinian unity talks:report Xinhua, China GAZA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Saturday officially invited the Damascus-based chiefs of Hamas and Islamic Jihad (Holy War) to Cairo to join the inter-Palestinian reconciliation dialogue, a Gaza-based news agency reported. ... Egypt invites Hamas, Islamic Jihad leaders to Cairo Monsters and Critics.com Questions for Jehan Sadat New York Times Two Gaza rockets hit Israel: military AFP Al-Ahram Weekly - International Herald Tribune all 1,500 news articles

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Israeli negotiators return to Egypt for kidnapped soldier - Xinhua Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:50:20 GMT

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Israeli negotiators return to Egypt for kidnapped soldier Xinhua, China JERUSALEM, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Two high-ranking Israeli officials have been sent to Egypt in a fresh effort to bring back a kidnapped soldier from the Hamas movement, said the Prime Minister' s Office on Saturday evening. Yuval Diskin, head of the ... Israel envoys in Egypt to discuss Hamas prisoner swap Africasia Israel's Olmert makes final effort to free soldier Reuters UK Major effort to free Shalit underway Ynetnews Ha'aretz - Ha'aretz all 48 news articles

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Shoemakers' view of Egypt's down at the heel - Los Angeles Times Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:49:31 GMT

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Shoemakers' view of Egypt's down at the heel Los Angeles Times, CA Fouad Bekheet, 65, at the Karem shoe shop in Cairo, Egypt, has been repairing shoes since he was 10. It used to be customers at a shop in a Cairo bazaar would forget to pick up the shoes they left off, but now they often wait in their socks for their ...

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Saudi hosts Syria, Egypt in effort to end rift - International Herald Tribune Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:51:21 GMT

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Saudi hosts Syria, Egypt in effort to end rift International Herald Tribune, France AP CAIRO: The leaders of the US-allied Arab powerhouses, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, will meet this week with Syria's president in an effort to end a yearslong rift among Arab countries and blunt Iran's influence in the region. ... Arab leaders meet to heal rifts BBC News Egypt: Tripartite Summit meeting in Riyadh to discuss situation in ME ISRIA (subscription) Mubarak and Assad will seek to repair rift at Saudi summit Jerusalem Post Reuters - Christian Science Monitor all 441 news articles

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Egypt fatwa: Community can force divorce - United Press International Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:50:53 GMT

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Egypt fatwa: Community can force divorce United Press International CAIRO, March 13 (UPI) -- A Muslim cleric in Egypt issued a fatwa saying community members can file for divorce on a couple's behalf. Sheik Gamal Qutb, former head of Egypt's top religious institution, the Fatwa Committee at al-Azhar, said Sunday during ... Egypt: Cleric asks neighbours to enforce divorce AKI - Adnkronos International Community can end failing marriage: Egypt fatwa Al-Arabiya all 7 news articles

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Aid To Egypt - Atlantic Online Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:00:58 GMT

Aid To Egypt Atlantic Online In response to my question here, here's an article about aid to Egypt, the other huge recipient of American tax-payers' dollars after Israel. Money quote: The annual aid to Egypt will be cut to $1.5 billion this year, down from $1.7 billion in 2008, ... Dissent Of The Day Atlantic Online all 2 news articles

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Sudan, sanctioned and sanctioning - Ha'aretz Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:19:10 GMT

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Sudan, sanctioned and sanctioning Ha'aretz, Israel In the absence of Arab League action, Egypt and Qatar are competing to mediate a solution to the tragedy in Darfur. Egypt is calling for a pan-Arab summit in order to settle Sudanese affairs. Qatar is organizing a "private" dialogue of its own, ... Egypt: UN Chief appreciates Egypt's efforts to contain Sudan-ICC ... ISRIA (subscription) Egyptian president sends message of support to Sudan's al-Bashir Xinhua Egypt's FM Pays Short Visit to Talk with Sudan's President CRIENGLISH.com الشبكة الإسلامية - MPBN News all 1,849 news articles

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New World's Largest Pool Being Built In Egypt - Luxist Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:13:50 GMT

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New World's Largest Pool Being Built In Egypt Luxist, CA A company called Crystal Lagoons has announced an ambitious new project, to build the world's largest swimming pool in the Egyptian desert. The pool will consist of twelve giant lagoons at the Sharm El Sheikh beach. The pool is part of a master ... World's Largest Swimming Pool to Be Built by Crystal Lagoons in ... PR Newswire (press release) all 5 news articles

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Bin Laden: Gaza offensive was a 'holocaust' - The Associated Press Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:40:17 GMT

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Bin Laden: Gaza offensive was a 'holocaust' The Associated Press He did not mention any governments by name in the brief excerpts, but Egypt, in particular, drew criticism during the offensive for not opening its border with Gaza to more aid shipments and humanitarian cases. Both Israel and Egypt have closed their ... Video: Audio recording: Osama bin Laden tape - 14 Mar 09 Al Jazeera Bin Laden: Arab leaders 'complicit' with Israel AFP New Bin Laden Recording Condemns Gaza Strikes NPR IranVNC - Hot Air all 459 news articles

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In Egypt, 'Salaam' equals 'Security' - Examiner.com Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:05:14 GMT

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In Egypt, 'Salaam' equals 'Security' Examiner.com A statue signifying peace, on the grounds of the New Library of Alexandria, Egypt (Marlene H. Phillips, Feb. 2009) Egyptians love to talk politics. And since I also love to talk politics, on my recent visit I was happy to oblige them. ...