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Reaction to Gamal Mubarak's 'open dialogue' differs according to venue

CAIRO: In an unprecedented move, Gamal Mubarak, head of the National Democratic…

Safaa Abdoun

Rights activist Gamal Eid denied Morocco visa

CAIRO: The Moroccan embassy in Cairo refused to issue an entry visa…

Essam Fadl

US shelved concerns on Egypt's internal politics, says report

CAIRO: The new US administration has turned its back on concerns over…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Group temporarily ends Rafah crossing vigil

CAIRO: The International Movement to Open the Rafah Border (IMORB) has temporarily…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Telecom Egypt Q2 2009 net profit rises 16 pct

CAIRO: Landline monopoly Telecom Egypt posted a consolidated Q2 net profit of…

Reuters

Age range for pilgrims set at 25-65, Umrah bookings halted

CAIRO: The Ministry of Health set an age range for Umrah and…

Safaa Abdoun

Egypt's CIB sees net profit slide, moves forward with expansion plans

CAIRO: Commercial International Bank's (CIB) results for the second quarter of 2009…

Theodore May

Zidan facing trouble after unjustified absence

CAIRO: Egypt striker Mohamed Zidan will be investigated after missing the friendly…

Omar AbdelAziz

Israelis, Palestinians play Beethoven's 'Fidelio' in Salzburg

Argentinean-Israeli maestro Daniel Barenboim brought his pioneering West-Eastern Divan Orchestra to Salzburg…

AFP
AFP

Iraq book ban raises fears of free speech clampdown

Moves by Iraq's government to control the flow of information both in…

AFP
AFP