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The place I call home

CAIRO: Tamer Ezzat suddenly realized that most of his family and friends…

Sarah El Sirgany Sarah El Sirgany

Better sanitation for Upper Egypt schools

CAIRO: "I am a toothbrush! yells a 10-year old girl role-playing before…

Vivian Salama Vivian Salama

Bargain plastic surgery flourishes in Egypt, but at a price

CAIRO: Had Cleopatra s nose been shorter, the whole face of the…

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Twelfth case of bird flu in humans reported

CAIRO: Egypt has found its 12th case of human bird flu, Health…

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Leading Italian designers consider producing in Egypt

CAIRO: Executives of the four prominent Italian fashion houses Valentino, Marzotto, Ferragamo…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Piraeus Bank dismisses rights issue report

ATHENS: Piraeus Bank, Greece s fifth largest lender, on Tuesday dismissed a…

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Administration scolds Mubarak, says Iraq is not in a civil war

WASHINGTON: The Bush administration rejected Monday assertions by President Hosni Mubarak, a…

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UAE court cancels flogging sentence for Estonian soldier for alleged attempt to rape Egyptian woman

TALLINN: A court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has cancelled a…

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Iraq says no to Cairo following Mubarak's comments

BAGHDAD: Iraq has decided not to participate in a meeting of Arab…

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New cement plant to be built in Aswan

CAIRO: The Egyptian General Authority for Industrial Development (GAID) has approved a…

Najla Moussa Najla Moussa