A newly assertive Iran unsettles cautious Egypt

CAIRO: Egyptian officials have done their utmost to squelch the uproar caused by President Hosni Mubarak's suggestion last week that the Shiites in Iraq and the Gulf are more loyal…

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Nour files petition against writing ban Egypt's

CAIRO: Jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour filed a petition Wednesday accusing prison authorities of banning him from writing articles for his party newspaper, his wife said Gamila Ismail added that…

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One killed, five wounded in church stabbings

CAIRO: A mentally ill Egyptian man killed a worshipper and wounded five others on Friday in knife attacks at two Coptic Christian churches in the coastal city of Alexandria, the…

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Rights advocates welcome the release of Islamist prisoners

CAIRO: Rights advocates hailed the release of 950 former militants from the Gamaa Al-Islamiya, a reformed Islamist group that participated in the Islamist insurgency that gripped the country in the…

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Egypt blocks sale of ship by owner of ferry that sank in the Red Sea

CAIRO: State prosecutors on Thursday blocked the sale of a ship by the owner of the shipping line whose ferry sank in the Red Sea two months ago with the…

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Fourth Egyptian woman dies of bird flu

CAIRO: Egypt said on Thursday a fourth woman had died after being infected with the bird flu virus, the state MENA news agency said. The latest victim was an 18-year-old…

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Government launches anti-bird flu training program

CAIRO: The government launched a training program this week to prepare professionals and volunteers involved in combating the spread of the potentially pathogenic H5N1 avian virus. Faced with a deepening…

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Choosing a party

CAIRO: Egypt has been immersed in a political transition period for over a year. From the first multi-candidate presidential elections to the violence-marred parliamentary elections, the country has witnessed its…

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Life in rural Egypt

CAIRO: Abdel Hakim Kasem s Ayam El Ensan EL Sabaa (The Seven Days of Man) paints a unique and detailed picture of life in a small village in Egypt. The…

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UK's Melrose to buy Egyptian partner for $265 million

LONDON: Britain s Melrose Resources Plc said on Thursday it was buying partner Merlon Petroleum Company for $265 million in cash to gain full control of the pair s oil…

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