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Egypt and Ethiopia try to roll back threats of war
CAIRO, Egypt Egypt's foreign minister is in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa today to diffuse a diplomatic standoff over access to the Nile River that had led President Mohamed Morsi to threaten his Ethiopian counterparts with the prospect of "war." Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr's visit comes a week after Ethiopia's parliament voted to strip Egypt of its right to ...
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Experts from CPNI United Nations and GDF Suez Algerie to present at the 2nd Oil Gas Security Summit 12th-13th June London
IRN is pleased to announce that Chris Phillips, Former Head of National Counter Terrorism Security Office at CPNI (part of MI5) and John Steed, Chief of Maritime Security and Counter Piracy of United Nations Political Office for Somalia will be joining the Oil & Gas Security 2013 Summit. Mr Phillips will provide attendees with an exclusive insight on tried and tested methods to reduce ...
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African nations set negotiations on planned Nile dam
A controversial dam on the Nile River will be the subject of negotiations by Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, foreign ministers of the countries announced Tuesday. The negotiations will deal with the political and technical aspects of dividing the river's waters between the countries, Egypt's Ahram Online reported. The $4.2 billion dam is planned by Ethiopia to power a hydroelectric plant. ...
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Gangs of Cairo Egyptian minister fights culture war
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Anti-Mursi protesters, made up of intellectuals and artists, demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Culture against what they claimed are increasing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood ...
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With massive protests planned against Islamist leader Egypts polarization risks violence
FILE - In this Friday, May 17, 2013 file photo, An Egyptian protester shouts anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans as he holds an application for "Tamarod", Arabic for "rebel", a campaign calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and for early presidential elections, during a protest in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt. Opponents of Egypt’s Islamist ...
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Egypt Ethiopia Egypt Meet to Ease Nile Dam Tensions
ADDIS ABABA - Egypt and Ethiopia are taking steps to defuse tension over Ethiopia's diversion of the Nile River to construct a massive hydroelectric dam. The ministers of foreign affairs from both countries held talks in Addis Ababa on Monday and Tuesday. At issue: the tensions that rose after Ethiopia began diverting part of the Blue Nile to advance construction the Great Ethiopian ...
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Can fragmented Egypt find 15 million who want President Morsi out
The key to the success of Egypt's 'Rebel' campaign may be its modest scope: Collecting signatures on a petition calling for early elections to replace President ...
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Clashes erupt in Egypt over Islamist governors
CAIRO (AP) -- Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's president and his Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday over his appointment of new Islamist governors, some in areas where opponents are ...
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Baroness Ashton under fire for €1bn in wasted aid to Egypt
One billion euros of European Union aid to Egypt, supervised by Baroness Ashton, has been largely wasted, with the money doing little to tackle corruption or stop human rights abuses, according to official ...
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Soccer-World Cup success a lift for troubled Egypt
By Mark Gleeson MAPUTO, June 18 (Reuters) - The impressive run of Egypt in World Cup qualifying over the last fortnight has much more significance for the country than just moving the tournament dream a step closer, coach Bob Bradley told Reuters. "At a time when the country is looking for things that are good, this is very important," he said of Egypt's seamless progress to ...
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World Cup Success a Lift for Troubled Egypt
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Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests
The date is shaping up as the culmination of polarization that has sharpened throughout the year. Protests erupted repeatedly the past year - frequently leading to clashes with Islamist supporters of Morsi - but often they were fueled by particular issues like political maneuvers by Morsi or police ...
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Islamist governor promises safety for Luxor tourists
By Asma Alsharif and Tom PerryCAIRO (Reuters) - Sixteen years ago, Adel Mohamed al-Khayat was a member of the militant group blamed for slaughtering 58 tourists in Egypt's Valley of the Queens; today he's promising to keep visitors safe.Khayat's appointment by President Mohamed Mursi as governor of the city of Luxor has triggered howls of protest, with demonstrators protesting for ...
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Egypts Muslim Brotherhood supporters clash with opposition over new Islamist governor
CAIRO - Clashes have erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood over the recent appointment of an Islamist governor in a northern city. Security forces fired tear gas to separate the two groups on Tuesday in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, an anti-Brotherhood stronghold. The fighting broke out after opposition protesters chained up the gate to the new ...
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EUs billion-euro aid to Egypt ineffective
BRUSSELS : A billion euros of EU aid channelled to Egypt before and after the January 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's reign failed to improve human rights and governance, or reduce corruption, auditors said ...
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EU mismanaging €1bn Egypt aid - report
The European Union is failing to ensure that hundreds of millions of euros in aid to Egypt is used effectively and to make the Islamist government tackle corruption and human rights abuses, a European Court of Auditors report ...
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Mubarak freed on one charge but to stay in custody
A supporter of Hosni Mubarak holds a portrait of him outside the court in Cairo last week during his retrial. An Egyptian court on Tuesday ended Mubarak's detention in one corruption case, judicial sources told AFP, but the ousted president will remain in custody on other ...
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AfDB Publishes 50 Year Review of Africas Health Sector
The African Development Bank's Human Development and Statistics departments have published in March 2013 a joint report on the progress made in Africa's health sector over the last 50 years. The 'Health in Africa over the Next 50 Years' report reviews the progress made in health outcomes, as well as access to and the use of healthcare services. It assesses the current ...
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Visiting Lebanon UN official urges greater support for Syrian refugees and their hosts
A makeshift hospital in al-Minieh, northern Lebanon, treats injured Syrian rebel fighters from the battle of al-Qusayr in Syria. Photo: IRIN/Anaïs ...
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17 new governors of Egypt sworn in
/enpproperty--> CAIRO -The 17 newly-appointed Egyptian governors were sworn in on Monday at presidency headquarters, state-run Nile TV reported. On Sunday, President Mohamed Morsi decided to appoint 17 new governors and keep the other 10 unchanged. The reshuffle includes the governors of Alexandria, Port Said, Ismailia, Matruh and Aswan. According to state-run Al-Ahram news website, seven ...
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Egypt court ends Mubarak detention in fraud case
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ended the detention of HosniMubarakin one corruption case, judicial sources told AFP, but the ousted president will remain in custody on other ...
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An investor increases stake in TransOceans Tours to 6
) announced that Enas Mohamed Ashour has increased her stake in the company to 6 % of its capital through purchasing 1 million shares at an average price of $ 0.10 per ...
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Egypt Foreign Ministry statement on UAE relations
Cairo: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry expressed its deep regret over statements on the condition of Egyptian prisoners in the UAE, and emphasised its deep and historic brotherly relations with the ...
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Egypt highlights fraternal relations with UAE
WAM CAIRO, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- Egypt is proud of its deep-rooted fraternal ties with the UAE and its people, Egyptian Foreign Ministry official has said. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry's Spokesman Badr Abdel Aaty, in an official statement carried today by the Middle East News Agency (MENA), said that the relations with the UAE were based on mutual respect and joint interests, and ...
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Telecom Egypt announces change to its Board of Directors
), has today announced that Dr. Ashraf El-Sayed El-Araby has been appointed to the Board of Directors, replacing Mr. Hassan Helmy for the remainder of the current term. Dr. Ashraf El-Sayed El-Araby served as the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation from August 2012 to May 2013. Prior to this, he headed the technical advisory office of the former Trade & Industry Minister until ...
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Cairo leading new wave in literature
The publishing industry in Cairo is undergoing a profound change that may have implications for the day-to-day life of Egyptians for years to come, it is a kind of revolution in literature that may one day put Cairo on the map, nestled among those other publishing powerhouses, New York, London, and Chicago primarily, but also regional publishing centers like Johannesburg, Mumbai, and Sydney.
Cairo is already a literature producing city, but it is more commonly associated with Arabic texts, and these pieces of literature are further associated with sweeping assessments of society, societal change, politics and religion on a macrocosmic level. Traditionally, there has also never been much of a local market for literature in Cairo or wider Egypt, leading to an old saying that books are written in Cairo, but published in Beirut and then read in Baghdad. Read more
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