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Journalists rally for freedom of the press

CAIRO: Journalists and political activists gathered at Cairo s Journalists Syndicate to…

Vivian Salama Vivian Salama

Egypt median o/n interbank rate steady at 8.5 percent

CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound was 8.5…

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Teaching hospitality

CAIRO: The Egypt Tourism Workforce Development Program celebrated the graduation of 119…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Egyptian, Libyan leaders meet in Libya to discuss supporting Iraqis and Palestinians

TRIPOLI, Libya: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday…

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Mubarak warns U.S. against hitting Iran

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said he had advised the United States against…

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Rulers restore grip on power, U.S. distracted

CAIRO: Egypt s government is cracking down on pro-reform activists, calculating that…

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Mubarak says Egypt won over Rice on democracy

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said Egypt had won over U.S. Secretary of…

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Mubarak sees Egypt's forex reserves rising

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said in remarks published on Wednesday he expected…

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Quenching the audience's thirst

CAIRO: "I will paint wings on my back. Colorful wings and fly…

Farah El Alfy Farah El Alfy

Bridge connecting Egypt, Saudi Arabia considered

CAIRO: The Egyptian government is considering building a $3 billion, 9.3-mile-long bridge…

Najla Moussa Najla Moussa