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.

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Egypt: news

Uneven marking of Camp David deal

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 11:53
related countries: Israel

Israel celebrates 30 years since its landmark peace treaty with Egypt, although Egypt sees little public acknowledgement.
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Three decades on

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 2:28

Egypt ponders peace, 30 years after Camp David
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Three decades on

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 2:28

Egypt ponders peace, 30 years after Camp David
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Sudan's leader ends Egyptian trip

Wednesday, March 25th 2009, 17:44
related countries: Sudan
related places: Bashir

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir concludes talks in Egypt on his second trip abroad since the war crimes warrant against him.
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Women only

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 16:05

Egyptian internet radio for women avoids restrictions
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Egypt seeks softer US Hamas line

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 11:49
related countries: United States

Egypt's intelligence chief makes an unannouced visit to the US to push for a more flexible stance on Hamas, officials say.
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Fighting back

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 10:15

Egypt women learn skills to fend off sexual harassers
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Israel rejects Shalit swap terms

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 20:47
related countries: Israel
related places: Cairo

Senior Israeli envoys return from indirect talks with Hamas in Cairo without a deal on the release of Gilad Shalit.
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Ziedan wins Arabic fiction prize

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 7:42

Egyptian author Youssef Ziedan wins the second International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel Beelzebub.
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Lost Cairo

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 7:32

Demise of the Egyptian capital's bar and cafe culture
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Israel envoys seek Shalit release

Sunday, March 15th 2009, 8:48
related countries: Israel
related places: Cairo

Two senior Israeli envoys attend talks in Cairo aimed at securing the release of captured soldier, Gilad Shalit.
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Gap in the market

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 8:28
related places: Cairo

How to turn Cairo's congested streets into cash flow
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Jail term for Egypt ferry owner

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 15:16

The fugitive owner of an Egyptian ferry that sank in 2006 has been sentenced to seven years in jail for involuntary manslaughter.
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Egypt army cadets attack police

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 18:37
related places: Cairo

Reports from Egypt say army cadets have ransacked a police station south of Cairo to avenge an abused comrade.
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Palestinians launch unity talks

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 15:41
related places: Cairo

Palestinian factions are to meet in Cairo, at the start of a process they hope will pave the way for a national unity government.
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Billions pledged to rebuild Gaza

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 17:20

International donors pledge $4.5bn in aid to the Palestinians, chiefly to rebuild Gaza, after Israel's recent offensive.
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Reporters fined over Tamim trial

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 21:30

Five Egyptian journalists are fined for breaking a reporting ban on the trial of businessman accused of murdering an Arab pop star.
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Palestinians pledge era of unity

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 18:07
related places: Cairo

Leaders of the rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah say they are entering a new era of unity, after talks in Cairo.
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'Small cell' behind Cairo blast

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 11:58
related places: Cairo

Egyptian police are holding three suspects over the Cairo bombing that killed one person and injured 20, officials say.
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High stakes

Monday, February 23rd 2009, 16:25

Gaza's recent war causes host of difficulties for Egypt
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Suspects detained in Cairo blast

Monday, February 23rd 2009, 8:44
related places: Cairo

Egyptian police are holding three suspects over the Cairo bombing that killed one person and injured 20, officials say.
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Cairo hit by deadly bomb blast

Monday, February 23rd 2009, 4:48
related places: Cairo

A bomb explosion in central Cairo kills a French tourist and injures more than 20 other people, mostly foreign tourists.
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Cairo shaken

Monday, February 23rd 2009, 3:07

Tourists and locals caught in blast at historic bazaar
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Sudan leader gets Egypt's support

Sunday, February 22nd 2009, 17:33
related countries: Sudan
related places: Cairo

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir thanks Egypt for its backing, amid expectation he may soon be indicted for alleged war crimes.
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Egypt's Nour lays out his plans

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 16:57

Egyptian opposition figure Ayman Nour says he will not lead his party following his release after three years in jail.
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Egypt's Nour released from jail

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 17:57

Egypt frees opposition figure Ayman Nour after three years in jail on what he said were politically motivated charges.
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Fresh violence shakes Gaza Strip

Monday, February 16th 2009, 12:44
related countries: Gaza Strip, Israel

Israeli jets bomb tunnels on Gaza's border with Egypt, after two rockets were fired at southern Israel.
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Hamas 'set for truce with Israel'

Friday, February 13th 2009, 11:20
related countries: Israel
related places: Cairo

A long-term truce between Hamas and Israel may be announced in days, Hamas officials say in Cairo.
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Gaza activist is freed by Egypt

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 10:10
related countries: Germany

A German-Egyptian blogger is released by Egypt, after earlier being detained during a rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
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Chamber of Egypt mummies found

Monday, February 9th 2009, 15:40

Egyptian archaeologists unearth more than 20 mummies at a tomb at the Saqqara necropolis dating back at least 2,600 years.
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Gaza activist detained in Egypt

Monday, February 9th 2009, 0:18
related countries: Germany
related places: Cairo

A German-Egyptian activist has been detained north of Cairo during a rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
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Hamas cash into Gaza is stopped

Thursday, February 5th 2009, 19:35

Egypt prevented a Hamas official from crossing into Gaza with "millions" of dollars in cash, officials say.
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Nazi hunters' doubt over 'death'

Thursday, February 5th 2009, 16:09

A leading Nazi-hunting group voices doubts about reports that top fugitive Aribert Heim died in Egypt in 1992.
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Abbas to attend Gaza truce talks

Monday, February 2nd 2009, 9:29

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas goes to Egypt to try to secure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, following fresh strikes.
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Egypt 'to monitor Gaza tunnels'

Saturday, January 31st 2009, 17:52

Egypt says it is installing cameras and sensors along the Gaza border to try to stop arms smuggling by militants.
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Israeli jets target Gaza tunnels

Wednesday, January 28th 2009, 4:23
related countries: Israel

Israeli jets pound targets along Gaza's border with Egypt, after an Israeli patrol came under attack.
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Hamas 'set for Gaza truce talks'

Sunday, January 25th 2009, 5:52
related countries: Gaza Strip

Hamas representatives are due to have talks in the Egyptian capital on ways to shore up the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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Gaza smugglers get back to work

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 17:13
related countries: Israel

Israel warns of fresh military strikes on Gaza, as Palestinians start work on tunnels used for smuggling.
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Cairo talks on ceasefire in Gaza

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 5:02
related countries: Israel

An Israeli envoy is to hold talks in Egypt on how to achieve a lasting truce in Gaza, following Israel's offensive there.
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Aboutrika triumphs in BBC poll

Friday, January 16th 2009, 16:00

Mohamed Aboutrika of Al Ahly and Egypt tops the BBC poll for the best African player of 2008.
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UN head set for talks on Gaza

Wednesday, January 14th 2009, 7:27
related places: Cairo

Gaza saw heavy fighting overnight as the UN secretary general headed to Cairo to try to secure an end to the conflict.
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Gaza conflict enters third week

Saturday, January 10th 2009, 11:14
related countries: Israel

Israel continues to pound targets in Gaza despite the UN voicing disappointment that ceasefire calls have not been heeded.
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Israel accepts truce 'principles'

Wednesday, January 7th 2009, 23:15
related countries: Israel

Israel says it accepts the principles of a truce plan for Gaza but its military offensive against Hamas has resumed.
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German navy foils Somali pirates

Thursday, December 25th 2008, 18:49
related countries: Germany, Somalia

The German navy foils an attempt by pirates off Somalia to hijack an Egyptian vessel but immediately releases them.
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