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NEWS OF EGYPT
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| Sunday, 6-Jul-2008 02:39 EDT |
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African Union urges Zimbabwean unity
CAIRO, July 2 (UPI) -- The African Union passed a resolution urging Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to compromise with the opposition party, a move aides said Mugabe rejects.
Zimbabwe: Mugabe critics can 'go hang'
SHARM EL SHEIK, Egypt, July 1 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's spokesman said Tuesday at an African Union summit conference in Egypt the regime's detractors can "go hang."
Brown calls on AU to press Mugabe
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt, June 30 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the African Union to tell Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe the African country needs a new government.
U.S. congressman meets with Mubarak
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, June 28 (UPI) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Saturday with U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman, head of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
Egyptian filmmaker Chahine in a coma
CAIRO, June 17 (UPI) -- Egyptian director Youssef Chahine, who made about 40 movies in a career that has spanned half a century, reportedly is in a coma.
Group blasts Egyptian ruling in HIV case
CAIRO, May 29 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch has criticized an Egyptian court for upholding prison sentences for five men arrested in a campaign targeting people with HIV.
Egyptian news company targeted
CAIRO, May 23 (UPI) -- Egyptian authorities have targeted a news company associated with broadcasting information critical of the government, Human Rights Watch said Friday.
Egypt quashes Facbook-driven revolt
CAIRO, May 18 (UPI) -- A group of mostly young Egyptians was trying to organize an uprising using the Internet until the government cracked-down on the dissidents, the dissidents say.
Bush backs Karzai's aid appeal
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, May 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush in Egypt Sunday said he backed a request by Afghan President Hamid Karzai for $50 billion in foreign aid.
Report: Al Jazeera cameraman freed from Guantanamo
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Jazeera television reports that cameraman Sami al-Haj has been released from Guantanamo after more than six years in U.S. custody and is en route to his home country Sudan.
Embassy bars bin Laden son from England
CAIRO, April 30 (UPI) -- Officials with the British Embassy in Cairo said they denied a British entrance visa to the son of Osama bin Laden over fears he supports his father's ideology.
Hamas reportedly working on drones
CAIRO, April 26 (UPI) -- Members of the Muslim Brotherhood questioned by Egyptian intelligence have said Hamas is trying to make drones to carry bombs, an Egyptian newspaper reported.
US-contracted ship fires warning shots in Gulf
CAIRO, Egypt - The U.S. Navy says a Defense Department contractor's ship fired flares and warning shots at two small boats approaching it in the Persian Gulf.
Call for boycott mars Egyptian elections
CAIRO, April 8 (UPI) -- The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt said it called for a boycott of municipal elections amid protests and a government crackdown on candidates.
Green tea boosts antibiotic effectiveness
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, March 31 (UPI) -- Egyptian scientists say drinking green tea helps make antibiotics three times more effective, even against so-called superbugs.
U.S. shots killed 1 in Suez Canal
CAIRO, March 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. 5th Fleet Wednesday said an Egyptian died as a result of warning shots fired from a U.S. vessel in the Suez Canal.
Mubarak-Putin visit good, despite gaffe
MOSCOW, March 26 (UPI) -- Despite a political gaffe by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Moscow and Russian officials hailed his visit as positive on the energy and diplomatic front.
U.S. vessel fires at Egyptian boat
SUEZ, Egypt, March 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it was investigating an incident in which one of its chartered cargo ships fired in the vicinity of two small Egyptian boats.
Egypt, Russian to sign nuclear pact
CAIRO, March 23 (UPI) -- The governments of Russia and Egypt will sign an accord establishing cooperation between their civilian nuclear energy sectors, an official said.
Kulthum's pearl necklace to be auctioned
CAIRO, March 4 (UPI) -- A nine-row pearl necklace which once belonged to the late Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum reportedly is to be auctioned off in Dubai next month.
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