Mubarak warns of terrorist threat over prophet cartoons

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak warned Thursday that the reprinting by several European newspapers of cartoons deemed offensive to Islam risked provoking a terrorist backlash. The president warned of the near…

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Promoting regional cooperation

CAIRO: In a bid to provide assistance to countries in need, the Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs has stepped up efforts to support and aid the growth of neighboring third-world…

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Imam: We have censorship chaos in the region

CAIRO: The star-studded cinematic adaptation of Emaret Yacoubian (Yacoubian's Building), will be screened at the Berlin Film Festival and is slated for a summer commercial release in its original version,…

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Al-Wafd crisis continues

CAIRO: Dozens of Al-Wafd newspaper reporters and editors demonstrated for hours in front of Cairo's press syndicate on Wednesday, calling on Noaman Gomaa, overthrown party chairman, to release their paper…

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Press Round-up

CAIRO: The results of Hamas' victory in the Palestinian elections, the official and public reactions to the Danish cartoons deemed offensive to Muslims, the ongoing ban on Al Wafd newspaper…

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EFG-Hermes share issue drags Egypt bourse lower

CAIRO: Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes led a fall on the Egyptian bourse on Thursday after it announced it would increase its capital by issuing more shares, traders said.At an extraordinary…

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Egypt median o/n interbank rate steady at 8.40 percent

CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on Egypt s pound held broadly steady at 8.4 percent on Thursday from 8.413 percent on Wednesday, after a central bank auction in the…

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Vodafone Egypt says Q3 net profit up 34 percent

CAIRO: Vodafone Egypt said on Thursday its net profit for the third quarter to end-December rose 34 percent to LE 430 million ($75 million) compared with a year earlier.A subsidiary…

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Mido and crowd hold key for Egypt

CAIRO: Egypt are hoping they will be able to bank on top striker Mido and a fickle home crowd in Friday s African Nations Cup quarter-final against the Democratic Republic…

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And now for the quarter-finals.

CAIRO: Over the span of 11 days, 16 nations at the 25th African Cup of Nations fought to cement their place in the quarter-finals. After injuries, extra-time and plenty of…

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