News: Egypt

We have started to collect the most important news related to Egypt in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Egypt – overview

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• December 22nd 2009 – November 13th 2009
• November 13th 2009 – September 27th 2009
• September 25th 2009 – July 9th 2009
• July 9th 2009 – May 14th 2009
• May 14th 2009 – April 5th 2009
• April 3rd 2009 – February 23rd 2009
• February 23rd 2009 – December 25th 2008
• December 24th 2008 – October 23rd 2008
• October 21st 2008 – September 16th 2008
• September 15th 2008 – July 26th 2008
• July 16th 2008 – April 10th 2008
• April 9th 2008 – February 10th 2008
• February 10th 2008 – January 22nd 2008
• January 21st 2008 – November 9th 2007
• November 7th 2007 – July 27th 2007
• July 25th 2007 – May 2nd 2007
• April 26th 2007 – March 8th 2007
• March 5th 2007 – December 14th 2006
• December 7th 2006 – September 22nd 2006
• September 19th 2006 – June 29th 2006
• June 27th 2006 – April 29th 2006
• April 27th 2006 – February 28th 2006
• February 28th 2006 – January 31st 2006
• January 28th 2006 – December 24th 2005
• December 24th 2005 – November 15th 2005
• November 14th 2005 – November 12th 2005

Egypt: news

FBI payout for Egyptian over 9/11

Friday, September 25th 2009, 14:37

An Egyptian man gets $250,000 from the FBI because of his treatment following the 11 September 2001 attacks.
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Egypt prepare to kick off

Wednesday, September 23rd 2009, 19:55
related countries: Trinidad and Tobago
related places: Alexandria

Egypt's Under 20 side play the opening fixture of the Fifa Under 20 World Cup against Trinidad and Tobago in Alexandria.
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Egyptian condemns Unesco vote

Wednesday, September 23rd 2009, 16:04

The Egyptian culture minister who lost the race to become head of Unesco says the United Nations is becoming "politicised".
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Egypt jails US 'adoption' couples

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 15:17
related countries: United States
related places: Christian

Two US couples are jailed in Egypt for two years for trying to illegally adopt children from a Christian orphanage.
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Egypt closes schools to curb flu

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 11:02

The Egyptian government orders all schools and universities to close until October in an attempt to slow the spread of swine flu.
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Hamas leader in talks over Fatah

Sunday, September 6th 2009, 22:27

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal makes a rare visit to Egypt for talks with mediators brokering a deal with Fatah.
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Palestinians killed in Gaza raid

Tuesday, August 25th 2009, 10:37
related countries: Israel

At least three Palestinians are killed in an Israeli air strike on a tunnel between Gaza and Egypt, Palestinian officials say.
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Freed Egypt sailors cheered home

Sunday, August 23rd 2009, 16:19
related countries: Somalia
related places: Suez

The crews of two Egyptian fishing boats who escaped their Somali pirate captors return to a hero's welcome in the Gulf of Suez.
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Egypt 'Hezbollah cell' on trial

Sunday, August 23rd 2009, 13:45
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Cairo

A group on trial in Cairo pleads not guilty to plotting attacks in Egypt for Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah.
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Mubarak holds White House talks

Tuesday, August 18th 2009, 21:22
related countries: United States
related places: Washington, White House

Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak holds talks at the White House during his first US visit for more than five years.
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Cairo protests at swine flu bans

Monday, August 17th 2009, 17:36
related places: Cairo

Angry scenes are reported at Cairo airport as some Muslims are banned from travelling to Mecca over swine flu fears.
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Mubarak firm on Arab-Israeli ties

Monday, August 17th 2009, 13:05
related countries: Israel

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak insists Arab states will only recognise Israel as part of a comprehensive peace deal.
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Crews 'overpower Somali pirates'

Friday, August 14th 2009, 9:02
related countries: Somalia

About 40 Egyptian fishermen escape from their captors in northern Somalia, a pirate wounded in the attack says.
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After the cull

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 6:20
related places: Cairo

A hard life gets even harder for Cairo's binmen
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Egypt anger over Sadat film dog

Wednesday, August 5th 2009, 15:56
related countries: United States

A US film naming a character's dog after former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat triggers a court case in Egypt.
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I said in aisle, not Nile! Baby croc causes panic on flight to Cairo

Saturday, August 1st 2009, 4:24
related places: Cairo

A baby crocodile causes panic on an Egypt Air flight when it escapes from a passenger's luggage, airport officials say.
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US urges Iran reply by September

Monday, July 27th 2009, 19:41
related countries: United States
related places: Cairo

The US defence secretary urges Iran to reply to an engagement offer by autumn - amid a new Middle East peace drive.
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US envoy in Mid-East peace push

Sunday, July 26th 2009, 20:23
related countries: Syria, United States

The US launches a new drive to kick-start Mid-East peace talks, with visits to Syria, Israel and Egypt by envoy George Mitchell.
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Egyptian court frees insult poet

Monday, July 20th 2009, 16:07

An Egyptian court overturns a three-year jail sentence and fine given to an amateur poet for insulting President Hosni Mubarak.
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Pakistan and India in terror vow

Thursday, July 16th 2009, 12:07

Pakistan and India pledge to co-operate in fighting terrorism, after a meeting to discuss restarting peace talks.
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Tourists die in Egypt bus crash

Thursday, July 16th 2009, 9:32

At least eight European tourists and three Egyptians have been killed in a bus crash in Egypt, officials say.
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India and Pakistan discuss terror

Wednesday, July 15th 2009, 8:34
related countries: India, Pakistan

The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan meet on the sidelines of a summit in Egypt to discuss terrorism.
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Egyptian jailed for insult poem

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 17:53

A civil servant in Egypt is jailed for three years for writing a satirical poem about President Hosni Mubarak.
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Darfur peace talks held in Egypt

Sunday, July 12th 2009, 2:56

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is due to attend talks in Egypt aimed at resolving the conflict in Darfur.
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Egypt arrests 25 in 'Suez plot'

Thursday, July 9th 2009, 15:26
related places: Suez

Egypt arrests 25 suspected militants with al-Qaeda links on suspicion of plotting attacks on ships in the Suez Canal.
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