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Land dispute kills several in Northern Egypt
At least ten people were killed when two Egyptian families opened fire on each other in the northern Delta region Thursday -- one of...
Leading Egytian oppostion icon Abdel Wahab Al Messeri dies
Egyptian opposition icon and leading intellectual Abdel Wahab Al Messeri passed away early Thursday after a long battle with illness, his family reported. Messeri,...
Zambian President flown to Paris after suffering a stroke in Egypt
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has been evacuated to Paris, France, for specialist treatment, Vice President Rupiah Banda announced Tuesday night. Banda said in a...
Egypt to play Iran in World cup qualifier preparation
Egypt will engage Iran in an international friendly football match in the United Arab Emirates, 20 August, as a tune-up towards the 2010 World...
Mugabe attacked by three men in Sharm El Sheikh as he walks out of conference
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe Monday had a heated exchange with three Europeans, whose identity or profession were not disclosed, as they accosted him on...
Gas deposit discovered in Egypt
A United Arab Emirates company, Dana Gas, said it had made a new discovery of gas deposit in Egypt. Dana Gas, the largest private-sector...
Egypt announces opening of Rafah border for 48 hours
Egypt has announced that it plans to reopen the Gaza border crossing at Rafah for two days beginning Tuesday, according to the country's official...
Uganda and Egypt agree on joint business ventures
Uganda and Egypt have agreed to develop joint business ventures between the two nations in the agriculture, tourism and industrial sectors. The meeting, in...
Egypt Central Bank raises interest rates for the fourth time in a year
Egypt raised interest rates for the fourth time this year, the country's Central Bank announced Friday. Analysts believe the move is unlikely to bring...
AU reigns supreme, ‘Sham’ governments will not be tolerated
African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Ping has vowed to protect the supremacy of the organisation, saying he would not allow any state to...
Israel agrees to swap hundreds of prisoners for kidnapped soldier
Egyptian sources reported he re that an Israeli negotiator is expected in the North African nation to discuss indirect dealings with Hamas for the...
Mugabe to attack other undemocratic governments
A Defiant 84 year old Robert Mugabe is bracing for face-to-face confrontation with some African leaders at next week's African Union (AU) Summit...
Egypt to build closer ties with other African states
Egypt is hoping that their relationship with other African nations can continue to improve, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said ahead of the opening...
Egypt’s sweet revenge as they beat Malawi
Egypt got back on track in t heir 2010 World Cup/African na tions cup qualification campaign with a solid 2-0 victory over Malawi here...
Gaza gets heavy food aid from Israel
Optimism is high as a ceasefire brokered by Egypt between Israel and Palestinian groups in Gaza appears to be holding.
In a move to continue...
Egypt-Gaza border to be reopened ahead of Hamas-Israeli truce
Ahead of a ceasefire agreement between Palestinians and Israelis going into effect, the Egyptian government agreed to temporarily reopen the Rafah Border Crossing to...
Egypt turns away radioactive Israeli cargo
Egyptian security forces have sent back to Israel 32 tonnes of tiles brought into the North African nation on a truck, security officials confirmed,...
Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine in a coma
Legendary Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine was airlifted to France Monday after slipping into a coma as a result of brain hemorrhage, Khaled Yussef,...
Egypt’s Coptic Church fights for safety
Egypt's Coptic Christian community has called on the government to do more to protect the troubled minority.
The plea comes after recent clashes between Copts...
Uncertainty as Egypt continues to broker Israeli-Hamas deal
Egyptian efforts for a cease fire agreement between the Israeli government and Hamas are again stalling after some optimism last week. A spokesman for...
Big teams fall to underdogs in weekend’s WC / CAN qualifiers
Less fancied Malawi national football team, the Flames, have emerged as surprise leaders in Group 12 of the joint World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations...
Egyptian minister to visit Israel amid widespread hostilities
Leading candidate for the UNESCO top position, Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouq Hosni, reversed an earlier stance, telling an Israeli newspaper that he would...
Malawi shocks reigning champs Egypt in joint Africa Cup of Nations, World Cup qualifier
Egyptian coach Hassan Shehata could not believe his eyes as the Pharaohs went down 1-0 to soccer minnows Malawi Flames in a joint Africa...
India and Egypt sign defence deal
Egypt and India have signed a defence agreement as part of both nations' continued relationship as members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Egypt's Defence...
Egyptian inflation skyrockets
The Egyptian government this week reported that inflation rates in the country rose to over 21 percent in May, as a direct result of...
44 illegal immigrants grabbed by Egyptian guards
Egyptian security forces Sunday arrested 44 African migrants in an attempt to stop them from illegally entering Israel, a security official said. The 44...
The West blamed again as Egypt moves to ban female circumcision
The Egyptian Parliament has passed a new legislation that bans female circumcision and changes the legal minimum age for marriage to 18 years for...
A new pyramid discovered in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have announced the rediscovery of a fifth dynasty pyramid, believed to be the tomb of King Menkauhor. Buried for generations, the unearthing...
Al Quaeda accuses Egypt and calls Hamas to bomb Israel
Ayman Zawahri, Egyptian-born second in command at Ossama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network, has accused Egypt of assisting Israel in its economic blockade against...
Egypt beats Djibouti and tops group in World Cup / African Nations Cup qualifiers
Egypt dominated a weak Djibouti side 4-0 here in the second match of the 2010 World Cup qualification campaign, less than a week after...