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Egypt: Ready for equal rights regardless of religion?
Egyptians are tired of the problems that have persisted for decades: the corruption and bribery that paralyse the nation’s law enforcement and legal system;...
Egypt: Mubarak’s “terminal” cancer sparks fears
An insistent rumour over President Hosni Mubarak’s health has been assessed by Western intelligence sources. Israel and its American ally may be losing sleep...
Middle East and North Africa open for telecom business
France Telecom have recently announced its plans to acquire five telecom deals in North Africa and the Middle East and are hoping to complete...
Mugabe, Zenawi, Bashir, Afwerki, Mubarak, Biya… World’s worst despots list
A United States based think tank, Foreign Policy/Fund for Peace has ranked President Mugabe as the second worse despots in the world after...
Uganda: Egypt agrees to Nile Basin hydro power projects?
Egyptian Minister for International Cooperation has revealed that her
Government is committed to developing the resources of the Nile basin for
the benefit of member countries....
G-8 Summit: Ethiopia, Nigeria, Egypt and 5 other African nations invited
The role of African nations in world affairs has been highlighted in the forthcoming G-8 summit in Canada. Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal...
Morocco: North Africans renew support to Palestinians
After several spontaneous demonstrations that took place around Europe and Africa, more than 50,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Rabat, Monday, in support...
Obama administration bridges US-Muslim divide
Over the past year, the Obama administration has been reaching out and listening to Muslim communities around the world, focusing on a “new beginning”...
Egyptian Coptic Church celebrates Arab diversity in the US
Storms often ruin weekend plans, but not at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Fairfax, Virginia.
Despite heavy rains, Northern Virginia’s largest Coptic church held...
Ethiopia: Government and opposition parties unite in Nile water agreement
Ethiopian opposition parties and government have presented a united front on the new Nile treaty signed between five of the upstream countries and urged...
El Baredei: To dismiss Iranian nuclear agreement would be ‘a dead end street’
Mohamed El Baradei former head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency today, in Cameroon, described the announcement by Iran that it will send...
Royal Couple Arrives to Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute as Installation of World Premiere Cleopatra Exhibition Begins
Installation of the 150 artifacts that will be featured in the world premiere exhibition "Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt" began...
Uganda: Ethiopian led river Nile agreement signed without Egypt and Sudan
River Nile basin states have today signed an agreement on the Nile river basin cooperative framework in which they agreed to collectively work towards...
Egypt: Roundtable discussion: Balady bread fortification boosts the Egyptian economy
A UN World Food Programme (WFP) study says the government program to fortify baladi bread with iron and folic acid will reduce national health...
The University of Ottawa in Egypt
The University of Ottawa, together with the Faculty of Arts and the Canadian International College (CIC), announced that uOttawa will open a new academic...
Midea of China to Acquire Stake in Carrier Corporation’s Air-Conditioning Operations in Egypt
GD Midea Holding Co. Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire a 32.5 percent stake in Misr Air Conditioning Manufacturing Company (Miraco). Midea is...
Nigeria: Senator marries 13-year old, rights activists appalled
A Nigerian senator, who introduced and implemented Sharia Law in a Northern Nigeria state, has married a 13 year old girl from Egypt, and...
Egypt leads African countries to recover ancient treasures
Egypt, under the leadership of Zahi Hawass, the Egyptian Supreme Leader, is determined to recover its ancient treasures scattered throughout the world. The case,...
Egypt better off settling water spat with Ethiopia led Nile Basin negotiations
Negotiations between the ten countries of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), April 13 in Sharm Al-Sheikh, hit the wall over Cairo's refusal to give...
Somalia: International Group Should Press All Sides to End Abuses
Participants to this week's international meeting on Somalia should press for an immediate end to abuses against civilians by Somalia's transitional government, African Union...
Egypt: Report Examines Intra-Regional Labour Mobility in the Arab World
IOM and the Arab Labour Organization (ALO) will launch on 19 April at the Arab League a comprehensive and up-to-date report on intra regional...
Crowell & Moring Announces Alliances in Egypt and Saudi Arabia
The international law firm of Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that it has opened an affiliate office in Cairo, Egypt...
US-Egypt: Congressional Members Urge State Department to Address Forced Marriage, Forced Conversion of Coptic Women and Girls in Egypt
Eighteen Members of Congress, from both parties, expressed "concern over continuing reports of abductions, forced marriages, and exploitation of Coptic women and girls in...
Egypt and Ethiopia Lock horns over Nile water deal
Egypt's fight to hold on to its monopoly over the Nile's water resource has split the Nile dependent countries into two groups with Sudan...
Egypt:IFC, IBM, Bank of Alexandria Partner to Strengthen Egypt’s Small and Medium Enterprises
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Egypt's Bank of Alexandria today signed an agreement to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs)...
Egypt lashes out at U.S. for backing reform
Egyptians arrested after a pro-reform rally have received backing from the United States which is demanding that Egypt respects freedom of expression. The Egyptian...
Ethiopia: Egyptian bank begins feasibility studies in Afar region
The Government of Ethiopia has approved the lease of 22,000 hectares of land to the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), which intends to invest...
Africa foots the bill for illicit financial transfers
Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and South Africa lead the list of African countries that made the most illegal financial transfers between 1970 and 2008....
Morocco ahead of Algeria and Egypt in democratic transitions in the Arab World
The Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) Monday presented its report, on the development of the democratic transition in ten Arab countries for the year 2008,...
Apache’s Latest Faghur Basin Discovery in Egypt Tests 4,554 Barrels of Oil, 10.1 MMcf of Gas Per Day
Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) ( NASDAQ: APA) today announced the West Kalabsha I-1X discovery in the Faghur Basin of Egypt's Western desert. The well,...