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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

Egypt: news

Egyptian police stifle protests

Monday, April 6th 2009, 13:51

Police in Egypt are deployed in large numbers to prevent a national strike by pro-democracy activists.
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Egypt 'wife swap' couple jailed

Sunday, April 5th 2009, 15:03

An Egyptian couple are jailed by a Cairo court for organising and holding sex parties with other married couples.
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Call for Egypt Bahai attack probe

Friday, April 3rd 2009, 12:02

Rights groups in Egypt call for an inquiry after they say followers of the minority Bahai religion have been assaulted.
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Fatah-Hamas unity talks suspended

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 15:23
related places: Cairo

The two main rival Palestinian factions - Fatah and Hamas - suspend their reconciliation talks in Cairo
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Palestinian rivals back for talks

Wednesday, April 1st 2009, 5:07
related places: Cairo

Officials from the two biggest Palestinian factions return to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to resume reconciliation talks.
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Uneven marking of Camp David deal

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