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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• January 8th 2010 – November 19th 2009
• November 18th 2009 – October 15th 2009
• October 15th 2009 – August 14th 2009
• August 6th 2009 – June 1st 2009
• June 1st 2009 – April 26th 2009
• April 25th 2009 – March 17th 2009
• March 15th 2009 – January 31st 2009
• January 28th 2009 – November 12th 2008
• November 12th 2008 – September 28th 2008
• September 28th 2008 – August 30th 2008
• August 28th 2008 – May 28th 2008
• May 27th 2008 – March 17th 2008
• March 13th 2008 – January 28th 2008
• January 28th 2008 – December 26th 2007
• December 25th 2007 – September 25th 2007
• September 17th 2007 – June 10th 2007
• June 6th 2007 – March 26th 2007
• March 25th 2007 – February 4th 2007
• January 16th 2007 – November 8th 2006
• November 6th 2006 – August 11th 2006
• August 10th 2006 – May 23rd 2006
• May 21st 2006 – April 15th 2006
• April 15th 2006 – February 10th 2006
• February 10th 2006 – January 6th 2006
• January 5th 2006 – November 30th 2005
• November 26th 2005 – November 12th 2005

Egypt: news

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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Cairo rally for Germany 'martyr'

Thursday, July 9th 2009, 9:38
related countries: Germany
related places: Cairo

Protests are expected in the Egyptian capital over the death of "headscarf martyr" Marwa Sherbini in Germany last week.
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Germany 'not silent' on stabbing

Wednesday, July 8th 2009, 16:07
related countries: Germany

Germany defends its response to the stabbing of a pregnant Egyptian, saying its leader will meet Egypt's president for talks.
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Egypt mourns 'headscarf martyr'

Monday, July 6th 2009, 13:16
related countries: Germany

The body of Muslim woman, stabbed in a German courtroom by a man who had insulted her religion, is taken back to Egypt.
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Tamim death sentences confirmed

Thursday, June 25th 2009, 8:34
related countries: Lebanon

Egyptian court confirms death sentences against Hisham Talaat Moustafa and a security guard for the murder of a Lebanese singer.
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Medvedev in Egypt for Africa trip

Tuesday, June 23rd 2009, 15:38
related countries: Russia

Russia's President Dimitry Medvedev arrives in Egypt at the start of a four-day trip to Africa in a bid to promote business interests.
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Egypt suffer Confed Cup theft

Friday, June 19th 2009, 14:14
related countries: United States
related places: Johannesburg

Police in Johannesburg are investigating the theft of US$2,400 from the rooms of five unnamed Egypt players.
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Egyptian u-turn on Israeli books

Thursday, June 11th 2009, 14:58
related countries: Israel

Egypt agrees to publish Arabic translations of two Israeli novels after a row involving Egypt's candidate for a senior UN job.
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Cairo dorm under swine flu quarantine

Tuesday, June 9th 2009, 14:46
related countries: United States
related places: Cairo

Five more residents test positive for swine flu at a dormitory belonging to the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
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Obama reaches out to Muslim world

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 16:52
related countries: United States

President Barack Obama calls for a new beginning in US relations with the Muslim world in a keynote speech in Egypt.
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What Obama said

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 12:58
related places: Cairo

Paul Reynolds reads Cairo speech point by point
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Barack Obama begins key Egypt speech

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 10:11
related countries: United States
related places: Cairo

US President Barack Obama begins a major speech on US-Muslim relations on the second leg of his Mid-East tour.
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Can Obama improve ties with Muslims?

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 9:54
related countries: United States

President Obama has called for a new beginning in US relations with the Muslim world. Is this achievable?
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UN inquiry team arrives in Gaza

Monday, June 1st 2009, 9:11

A UN team investigating possible war crimes in Gaza, led by Richard Goldstone, arrives in the territory from Egypt.
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