| Interview-african Textile Exports To U.s. Drop On Uncertainty NAIROBI, March 12 (Reuters) - African apparel exports to the United States under a preferential trade arrangement have fallen in the last few years as the expiry date for the deal draws closer, a... | |
| Egypt Must Halt Execution Of Man Accused Of Murder Amnesty International has made an urgent personal appeal to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to prevent the execution of a man who is believed to have been wrongly convicted of murder and whose... |
| Egypt Health Care System In Crisis Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians are being denied vital health care after a row between the government and the state hospitals. The government is said to owe the hospitals more than $270m - more... |
| Egyptian Guards Seriously Wound Ethiopian Trying To Cross Into Israel Egyptian border guards on Friday shot and seriously wounded an Ethiopian migrant trying to cross illegally into Israel, and arrested seven others, police said.Egypt has been under mounting... |
| Ex-nuclear Chief Condemns Egypt Security Beatings The former U.N. nuclear chief turned Egyptian reform advocate on Thursday strongly condemned the beating of one of his supporters, allegedly by State Security agents, adding that the tactic would not... |
| Egyptian Border Guards Shoot Ethiopian Migrant On Israeli Border Al-Arish, Egypt - Egyptian border guards on Friday shot and seriously injured an Ethiopian migrant trying to cross illegally into Israel, and arrested seven others, police said. Egypt has been under... |
| Egypt: Population Growth Overtakes Literacy Rise LUXOR, Mar 12, 2010 (IPS) - Literacy programmes are teaching millions of Egyptians to read, but are struggling to keep up with the country's high population growth."Egypt is one of the most... |
| Egyptian Islamic Scholar Buried In Medina Egyptian scholar Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi has been buried in Medina. The 81 year old died of a heart attack on Wednesday, while on a visit to Saudi Arabia. Tantawi was the head of Egypt’s... |
| U.s. Hands Over 3,000-year-old Coffin To Egypt (RTTNews) - The U.S. has handed over to Egypt a 3,000-year-old stolen coffin smuggled out of that country more than 100 years ago.The sarcophagus of "Emus", which was confiscated by customs... |
| City Considering Killing Or Relocating Some Of Egyptian Geese At Durbanville Dams Edition 1 The ancient Egyptians considered them sacred, but the City of Cape Town is looking at killing some of Africa's most well-known and widespread indigenous birds to reduce their... |
| Egypt Stepping Up Pressure Against Hamas Cairo has severely toughened its stance on exit permits for Hamas leaders from Gaza and is demanding that Hamas unconditionally sign a reconciliation agreement with Fatah prepared by the Egyptians.... |
| Art Review | 'to Live Forever': Egyptian Funerary Art And Artifacts At The Brooklyn Museum To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt An anthropoid shaped wooded coffin for “the Servant of the Great Place,” from about 1339-1308 B.C., is in this show at the Brooklyn... |
| Mubarak Had Benign Tissue Removed, Says German Hospital BERLIN: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had benign tissue removed during an operation in Germany and his overall condition continues to improve, according to a Heidelberg University Hospital medical... |
| Darfur Donor Meeting In March Eyes $2b - Egypt /enpproperty--> CAIRO: A donor conference for Darfur this month is intended to raise $2 billion for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region, the Egyptian... |
| Mummy Of Egypt's Monotheist Pharaoh To Return Home 3/11/2010, 2:31 p.m. EST (AP) WASHINGTON - The head of the Federal Housing Administration is warning that boosting the minimum down payment borrowers must provide to qualify for home loans... |
| Elbaradei Condemns Supporter Beating The former U.N. nuclear chief on Thursday strongly condemned the beating of one of his supporters, allegedly by State Security agents, adding that the tactic would not silence calls for change.... |
| [03/11] Mummy Of Egypt's Monotheist Pharaoh To Return Home CAIRO (AP) - The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries - the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's... |
| Darfur Donor Meeting In March Eyes Us$2b - Egypt CAIRO: A donor conference for Darfur this month is intended to raise $2 billion for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region, the Egyptian hosts said on... |
| Update 1-darfur Donor Meeting In March Eyes $2 Billion - Egypt CAIRO, March 11 (Reuters) - A donor conference for Darfur this month is intended to raise $2 billion for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region, the... |
| Niger Ex-leader Heading For Morocco? The military junta ruling Niger still holds President Mamadou Tandja, overthrown in an 18 February coup, detained amidst international protests. A high-level Nigerien mission to Morocco revives... |
| Russia Reiterates Interest In Building Egyptian Nuclear Plant Russia intends to take part in a tender to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt within the framework of developing cooperation in the country's nuclear power sector, the Russian industry and trade... |
| Sa World Cup Mainly To Give Non-material Benefits A new research book discussing the future benefits and legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa concludes material and economic development hopes pinned to the event are mostly "overstated".... |
| New Kenyan Constitution Nearing Majority Kenya's new draft constitution is getting closer an approval. President Mwai Kibaki today declared his support for the draft, shouldering with MPs from Prime Minister Raila Odinga's party and many... |
| Tanzania Sees Largest Lutheran Church Expansion Lutheran churches continue to see their highest growth rates in Africa. In Tanzania, 670,000 new members to the church were registered in 2009, making the Tanzanian Lutheran Church the second largest... |
| Egypt's Mubarak Had Benign Tissue Removed: German Hospital Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had benign tissue removed during an operation in Germany and his overall condition continues to improve, according to a Heidelberg University Hospital medical... |
| Egypt: U.n. Slams Abuse Of Emergency Law NEW YORK, Mar 11, 2010 (IPS) - Despite diplomatic maneuvering designed to block any review of its human rights record, a United Nations special rapporteur has told the U.N. Human Rights Council that... |
| Uaq Ruler Sends Condolences To Egyptian President On The Death Of Sheikh-al-azhar Mar 11, 2010 - 09:38 - WAM Umm Al Qaiwain, 11th Mar 2010 (WAM) -- H. H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm al-Qaiwain, has sent a cable of condolences to... |
| Fujairah Ruler Sends Condolences To Egyptian President On The Death Of Sheikh-al-azhar Mar 11, 2010 - 09:37 - WAM Fujairah, Mar 11th, 2010 (WAM) -- HH Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, UAE Supreme Council member and ruler of Fujairah sent a cable of condolences to Egyptian President... |
| Comoros Secures Record Sums At Donors' Conference At the closure of a donors' conference for Comoros in Doha, the archipelago secured aid worth US$ 540 million from Arab states and institutions. The amount is record high given a Comoran population... |
