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Human rights lawyers hail U.S. detainee settlement

NEW YORK: Human rights lawyers on Wednesday took heart from the U.S.…

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Beyond free trade

CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sealed the fate of free…

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Britons freed from Egypt claim torture

LONDON: Three Britons who spent nearly four years in prison in Egypt…

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Playing the waiting game at the Rafah border

RAFAH: It is hard to imagine that a gravel road is all…

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Cooperation between private sector and ministry vital

CAIRO: The Egyptian ministry of communication and information technology (MCIT) has praised…

Najla Moussa Najla Moussa

Armed robbery investigation underway

CAIRO: A massive investigation is underway after an armed robbery that took…

Najla Moussa Najla Moussa

Poultry reparations insufficient say rights groups

CAIRO: Rights groups in Egypt criticized a government strategy to compensate poultry…

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Word on the Street

CAIRO: Although the parliamentary elections concluded months ago, their effect is still…

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Press round up

CAIRO: The economic repercussions of bird flu still dominate the news. President…

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Islamist trio, freed in Egypt, due back home in Britain

LONDON: Egypt deported to London three Britons released from jail where they…

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