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IMF – Arab Republic of Egypt 2010 Article IV Consultation Mission, Concluding Statement
IMF and Arab Republic of Egypt, 2010 Article IV Consultation Mission, Concluding Statement.
1. Egypt's economy has been resilient to the crisis. Financial contagion was...
Egypt: African and Arab ministers in meeting to improve agricultural productivity and food security
African and Arab Ministers are meeting in Sharme El Sheikh, Egypt today to agree on a Joint Action Plan that will guide their collaboration...
Survey on Young People in Egypt 2009
Young people are a national priority and the future investment of the country, however despite their importance, there is a dearth of data on...
Egypt: Shari’a in favour of minority rights
Over the past decades, numerous polls have demonstrated that the majority of Egyptians want shari’a—or Islamic principles—applied to parts of their country's legal system....
Egypt break into FIFA’s Top 10
After winning their third consecutive Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt jumped up 14 places to grab the tenth spot in the FIFA rankings for...
Egypt: Pig-cull induced street rubbish a “national scandal”
The Egyptian government’s decision to cull all of the country’s 300,000 pigs in May 2009 is increasingly being viewed by experts and officials as...
CAN 2010: Egypt make it three out of three
A 2-0 victory for Egypt over Benin makes them the only team to win all games.
Egypt showed blinks of a champion in the...
CAN 2010: Nigeria join Egypt in final 8
Nigeria needed a win against Mozambique. Not only to qualify for the quarter finals of the 2010 African Cup of Nations but also to...
Christian Copts of California: Christians of Egypt are Massacred, and President Mubarak is Still Silent!
The Copts, Egypt's Christian minority, number approximately 12 million, about 15% of Egypt's population. Under the rule of President Mubarak, violent attacks against them...
CAN 2010: Egypt reach last eight
Egypt 2 Mozambique 0, the Pharaos have booked their ticket for the quarters.
Champions Egypt have secured their place in the quarter finals of the...
Egypt: Apache’s Latest Oil Discovery in Egypt’s Western Desert Tests 5,085 Barrels Per Day
Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) (NASDAQ: APA) yesterday reported that its WKAL-A-2X discovery tested 5,085 barrels of oil and 130 thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of...
Egypt-Ethiopia: Egypt becomes biggest commercial land acquisitor in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is set to grant 20,000 hectares of land to Egypt, making the latter the biggest foreign acquisitor of agricultural land in Ethiopia.
A...
Ethiopia-Egypt accords, a danger to Nile Basin negotiations?
Ethiopia and Egypt have moved a significant step, this week, towards leveling their bumpy relations. The two countries have agreed to strengthen their economic...
Agora, or an Egyptian revolution
Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar transports the viewer to Egypt in the late fourth century AD, a time when followers of the last ancient Egyptian...
Egypt’s bigger problem
The ongoing tragicomedy on the Gaza Egypt borders will not have a happy ending.
A year after Israel's war left Gaza in ruins, Egypt...
Egyptian authorities ignore four court orders calling for release of Blogger
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) condemned the Egyptian Interior Ministry for refusing to act on a release warrant issued on 14...
Egypt building strong underground wall on Gaza border
Egypt is building an underground wall along its border with the Gaza Strip in order to seal off tunnels dug by smugglers operating between...
Egypt-Algeria-Libya: Gaddafi to mediate in football row
Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has agreed to calm tensions between Algeria and Egypt in an increasingly heated row over their football World Cup...
Egypt-Algeria: Mubarak enters Algeria soccer row
Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak has stepped into a row with Algeria, vowing he will not tolerate the "humiliation" of Egyptian nationals abroad, reports AHN....
Algeria-Egypt: A World Cup qualification and diplomatic row
The Algerian "Greens" became the last African team to qualify for the South Africa 2010 World Cup finals with an undisputed 1-0 win over...
Egypt-Algeria-Sudan: Diplomatic rows after soccer violence
The Egyptian government has recalled its ambassador to Algeria following complaints about violence towards football fans, reports Al Jazeera. The move comes after Algeria’s...
Algeria-Egypt: Yahia sends Algeria to World Cup
Algeria grabbed Africa’s last qualification place for the 2010 World Cup by beating Egypt 1-0 in a tense deciding play off in Khartoum, Sudan...
Egypt: Amnesty urges Egypt to act to avoid rockslide
A human rights watchdog has criticized the Egyptian government for not doing enough to ensure the safety of thousands of Cairo slum-dwellers, reports the...
Egypt – Algeria: A dangerous and bloody football match
In Cairo, Egypt, since Thursday evening, where they are expected to play their last qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup next Saturday against...
Egypt demands return of stolen artifacts from Europe and US
Egypt is asking European countries in possession of Egyptian artifacts, historical and cultural monuments to return the items to the country for the opening...
Wen Jiabao Meets with Egyptian President Mubarak
On November 7, 2009, visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Wen said President Mubarak is a well-known...
Egyptian national coach “stressed” as FIFA issues strong warning
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has been closely monitoring the football environment in Egypt ahead of a crucial 2010 World Cup qualifying...
Michelle Obama: Honors After-School arts projects that inspire youth
In Muqqatum, a community on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, students at Alwan wa Awtar (Colors and Strings) can participate in a wide range...
Egypt: US still opposed to Israeli settlements?
Unites States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton repeated that the Obama administration does not accept the legitimacy of Israeli West Bank settlements and...
Egypt-Algeria 2009 World Cup qualifiers: US$ 300,000 per player?
Egyptian football authorities are bent on leaving no stone unturned as they pamper their players with the hope of sailing through the 2010 World...