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

Gaza pilgrims stay on their buses

Sunday, December 30th 2007, 21:37

A political dispute leaves 2,000 Palestinians returning from the Hajj stuck in boats off the Egyptian coast.
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Egypt flats collapse toll rises

Saturday, December 29th 2007, 18:45
related places: Alexandria

Thirty three people are now known to have died in the building which collapsed in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Gaza pilgrims stranded in Red Sea

Saturday, December 29th 2007, 15:59

A political dispute leaves 2,000 Palestinians returning from the Hajj stuck in boats off the Egyptian coast.
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Egypt accuses Israel over aid cut

Wednesday, December 26th 2007, 15:20
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Congress

Egypt accuses Israel of meddling in its ties with the US by causing Congress to freeze $100m of military aid.
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Rescuers hunt for Egypt survivors

Wednesday, December 26th 2007, 11:49
related places: Alexandria

Rescuers in Egypt search for survivors trapped in a block of flats that collapsed in Alexandria, killing 20.
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Egypt 'to copyright antiquities'

Tuesday, December 25th 2007, 23:15

Egypt's MPs are set to pass a law requiring royalties to be paid when copies are made of ancient treasures.
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Block of flats collapses in Egypt

Monday, December 24th 2007, 12:43
related places: Alexandria

A block of flats collapses in Egypt's second city Alexandria killing at least five people, the authorities say.
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Sixteen die in Nile ferry sinking

Saturday, December 22nd 2007, 17:47

At least 16 people die when a minibus falls off a ferry crossing the River Nile, Egyptian police say.
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Egypt 'fabricated terror group'

Tuesday, December 11th 2007, 10:11

Human Rights Watch says Egypt used torture to fabricate a high-profile terrorism case.
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Egypt to host fresh Darfur talks

Tuesday, December 4th 2007, 4:49
related countries: Sudan

UN and AU envoys are to meet Sudan's neighbours in Egypt for fresh talks on resolving the Darfur conflict.
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Israel allows group to leave Gaza

Sunday, December 2nd 2007, 16:30
related countries: Gaza Strip

Israel lets about 250 Palestinians, who have been trapped in the Gaza Strip for months, travel to Egypt.
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Egypt police jailed for killing

Wednesday, November 28th 2007, 18:01

A court in Egypt jailed four police personnel for beating a man to death during interrogation.
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Olmert optimism on peace chance

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 17:56
related countries: Israel

The Israeli and Egyptian leaders hold rare talks to prepare for a regional conference due next week.
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Egypt's mufti rejects criticism

Wednesday, November 14th 2007, 10:23

Egypt's top Muslim scholar defends himself against criticism for a series of controversial fatwas.
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Egypt 'denies minority beliefs'

Monday, November 12th 2007, 18:16

Rights groups criticise Egypt for forcing minority believers to mis-state their religion on official papers.
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Soccer: Etoile win African title

Friday, November 9th 2007, 19:58
related places: Cairo

Etoile du Sahel upset Al Ahly with a 3-1 away win to earn their first Champions League title in Cairo.
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Cairo primed for showdown

Friday, November 9th 2007, 8:57

Ahly can take nothing for granted as they host Etoile du Sahel in the climax of the African Champions League.
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Egyptian man dies 'after torture'

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 9:35

A man dies from his injuries after being tortured by Egyptian police for three days, officials have said.
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Egypt police jailed for torture

Monday, November 5th 2007, 15:09

Two Egyptian policemen are jailed for three years each for a notorious case of torturing a bus driver held in custody.
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King Tut's face unveiled to world

Sunday, November 4th 2007, 15:22

The 3,000-year face of the mummified Egyptian King Tutankhamun is put on public view for the first time.
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Egypt ruling party keeps Mubarak

Saturday, November 3rd 2007, 18:05

Egypt's National Democratic Party votes to keep President Hosni Mubarak as its head for another five years.
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What price democracy in Egypt?

Saturday, November 3rd 2007, 12:08
related countries: United States

Justin Webb reflects on how despite the US's promise of backing democracy in the Middle East little seems to have changed in Egypt.
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Egypt unveils nuclear plants plan

Monday, October 29th 2007, 17:00

President Hosni Mubarak says Egypt will build a number of nuclear power stations to generate electricity.
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Rice wins no firm Mid-East pledges

Wednesday, October 17th 2007, 21:24
related countries: United States
related places: Cairo

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ends a Mid-East tour without firm pledges on peace talks in the US.
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Egypt Bedouins in angry protest

Sunday, October 7th 2007, 19:27

Angry Bedouins rampage through an Egyptian town in protest at police action over a tribal dispute.
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Egyptian editor's trial adjourned

Monday, October 1st 2007, 11:59

The trial of a controversial Egyptian newspaper editor accused of undermining national security is adjourned.
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Egyptian editor trial to begin

Sunday, September 30th 2007, 22:58

A controversial Egyptian newspaper editor is going on trial over a report about the president's health.
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Egypt papers agree day of protest

Friday, September 28th 2007, 9:28

Opposition newspapers in Egypt agree not to publish on 7 October in protest at press harassment.
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Egypt angry at US rights comment

Wednesday, September 26th 2007, 17:46
related countries: United States
related places: Washington

Egypt brands Washington's criticism of its human rights record "unacceptable interference".
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Egyptian workers occupy factory

Tuesday, September 25th 2007, 20:35

Thousands of workers take control of one of Egypt's biggest textile factories in a protest over pay.
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Egypt antiquities official held

Monday, September 17th 2007, 15:56

A top official in Egypt's authority of antiquities is arrested as part of probe into restoration project bribes.
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The cost of saying Mubarak is ill

Saturday, September 15th 2007, 10:22

Rumours about President Hosni Mubarak's health go on, but Egyptian journalists must beware reporting them, says Ian Pannell.
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US reports on religious freedom

Friday, September 14th 2007, 21:13
related countries: China, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, United States

Religious freedom has deteriorated in Iraq, Egypt, and China, and improved in Saudi Arabia, a US report says.
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Editor trial over Mubarak story

Wednesday, September 12th 2007, 11:06

An Egyptian newspaper editor is charged with spreading false information about President Hosni Mubarak.
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Getting the police version in Cairo

Saturday, August 25th 2007, 11:10
related places: Cairo

Jon Donnison has his wallet stolen in Cairo and discovers why many people are scared of falling on the wrong side of the law.
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Egypt footprint 'could be oldest'

Tuesday, August 21st 2007, 14:21

Archaeologists in Egypt say they have discovered what might be the oldest human footprint ever found.
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Egypt wedding boat sinks in Nile

Saturday, August 18th 2007, 2:24

An Egyptian boat carrying hundreds of wedding guests sinks, but police say they think all are safe.
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Egypt police sued for boy's death

Monday, August 13th 2007, 9:57

The family of a 13-year-old Egyptian boy, who died after being beaten in custody, is suing the police.
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Reptiles found in Saudi's luggage

Sunday, August 12th 2007, 16:59
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Cairo

Security officers at Egypt's Cairo airport uncover snakes and crocodiles in a passenger's hand luggage.
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Egypt pressed on migrant deaths

Wednesday, August 8th 2007, 14:32
related countries: Sudan

Human Rights Watch calls on Egypt to investigate reports that border guards killed three Sudanese migrants.
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Palestinians return to Gaza Strip

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 18:09
related countries: Gaza Strip

Dozens of Palestinians return to Gaza after being stranded in Egypt since Hamas's takeover of the territory.
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Cairo toe earliest fake body bit

Friday, July 27th 2007, 8:43

An artificial big toe on the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could be the world's earliest functional prosthesis.
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Arabs woo Israel over peace plan

Wednesday, July 25th 2007, 20:51
related countries: Israel, Jordan

Egyptian and Jordanian envoys pay an historic visit to Israel to "extend the hand of peace" for the Arabs.
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Egypt police move to Gaza border

Thursday, July 19th 2007, 13:20

Egypt sends police to its border with Gaza to stop Palestinians stranded in Sinai from crossing over.
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Egyptian police seize explosives

Friday, July 6th 2007, 11:08

Police in Egypt seize more than a tonne of explosives in the Sinai Peninsula, about 100km from the Gaza border.
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Egypt forbids female circumcision

Thursday, June 28th 2007, 19:32

Egypt has abolished the life-threatening practice of female circumcision, its health ministry says.
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Egypt 'double agent' dies in UK

Thursday, June 28th 2007, 6:48
related countries: Israel, United Kingdom
related places: London

The son-in-law of Egypt's President Nasser accused of spying for Israel is reportedly found dead in London.
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'Find of century' for Egyptology

Wednesday, June 27th 2007, 10:27

Egyptologists say they have identified the 3,000-year-old mummy of Egypt's most powerful female ruler.
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Israel to release Fatah prisoners

Monday, June 25th 2007, 20:28
related countries: Israel

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert tells Arab leaders he will order the release of Fatah prisoners as a "goodwill gesture".
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Egypt nuclear engineer gets life

Monday, June 25th 2007, 10:30
related countries: Israel

An engineer at Egypt's atomic energy agency is sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of spying for Israel.
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A close shave at the Cairo barber's

Sunday, June 24th 2007, 12:06
related places: Cairo

Middle East producer Jon Donnison is surprised by his first visit to a barber in Egypt.
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Egyptians to host Mid-East summit

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 12:33
related countries: Israel, Jordan

Israel says PM Ehud Olmert will meet Palestinian, Egyptian and Jordanian leaders at talks in Egypt next week.
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Ruling party wins Egypt run-offs

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 19:05

Egypt's electoral authorities say the ruling National Democratic Party has won 84 out of 88 seats contested.
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'Harassment' mars Egyptian vote

Monday, June 11th 2007, 15:06

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood accuses authorities of harassment and widescale irregularities during voting.
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Cairo campus veil ban struck down

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 0:51
related countries: United States
related places: Cairo

A Egyptian court says the American University of Cairo cannot ban the Islamic face covering from its campus.
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Mass arrests of Egyptian Brothers

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 14:02

Police in Egypt detain 75 supporters of the opposition Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood.
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