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POLITICS: Arabs want U.S. on a Tight Leash
Arab states have backed a new United Nations Security Council resolution to disarm Iraq, but want assurances that the U.S. will not find an excuse to attack Baghdad.POLITICS: Arabs want U.S. on a Tight Leash
Arab states have backed a new United Nations Security Council resolution to disarm Iraq, but want assurances that the U.S. will not find an excuse to attack Baghdad.POLITICS-EGYPT: New Optimism Over Iraq
Egypt is optimistic that Iraq will accept the new United Nations Security Council resolution, which Arab officials see as the final opportunity to avert a war.POLITICS-EGYPT: New Optimism Over Iraq
Egypt is optimistic that Iraq will accept the new United Nations Security Council resolution, which Arab officials see as the final opportunity to avert a war.CULTURE-EGYPT: Political Furore over TV Serial
Millions of Arab viewers tuned in Wednesday night, which marked the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, to watch the first episode of an Egyptian television series 'Horseman without a Horse', which Jewish groups say is anti-Semitic propaganda.CULTURE-EGYPT: Political Furore over TV Serial
Millions of Arab viewers tuned in Wednesday night to watch the first episode of an Egyptian television drama that Jewish groups say is anti-Semitic propaganda.CULTURE-EGYPT: Political Furore over TV Serial
Millions of Arab viewers tuned in Wednesday night to watch the first episode of an Egyptian television drama that Jewish groups say is anti-Semitic propaganda.RELIGION-EGYPT: Politics and Prices Dampen Ramadan Month
The threat of military intervention in Iraq and a depressed local economy have cast gloom over festivities during Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting that begins Wednesday.RELIGION-EGYPT: Politics and Prices Dampen Ramadan Month
The threat of military intervention in Iraq and a depressed local economy have cast gloom over festivities during Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting that begins Wednesday.SCIENCE-EGYPT: Earthquake Fear Brings Tremors
The tremors that rocked Cairo in August have left the city fearing for its future if another earthquake were to hit.SCIENCE-EGYPT: Earthquake Fear Brings Tremors
The tremors that rocked Cairo in August have left the city fearing for its future if another earthquake were to hit.POLITICS-EGYPT: U.S. Fails to Win Support over Iraq
U.S. attempts to rally Arab support for military intervention in Iraq have fallen on deaf ears in Egypt.POLITICS-EGYPT: U.S. Fails to Win Support over Iraq
U.S. attempts to rally Arab support for military intervention in Iraq have fallen on deaf ears in Egypt.POLITICS: Egyptians Denounce U.S. Recognition of Israeli Capital
Egyptian women gathered in downtown Cairo recently to condemn United States President George Bush's signing of legislation that calls for his administration to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.POLITICS-Egyptians Denounce U.S. Recognition of Israeli Capital
Egyptian women gathered in downtown Cairo recently to condemn United States President George Bush's signing of legislation that calls for his administration to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.ENVIRONMENT-EGYPT: Black Tide Threatens Red Sea Resort
An offshore oil platform that has come up near a tourist centre facing the Red Sea is fuelling fears about coastal tourism.POLITICS-EGYPT: U.S. Row Setback To War On Terror
Soured relations between Egypt and the United States threaten to undermine Arab support for Washington's war on terror and proposed military intervention in Iraq.ECONOMY: Egypt Hard Hit By Sept. 11, But Recovering
Economic forecasts painted a gloomy picture for Egypt in the wake of September 11, but analysts say worst case scenarios failed to materialise.POLITICS-EGYPT: Israeli Tourists Pull Out of Sinai
Sabry Ibrahim lounges on a pillow in the shade, waiting to chat to the occasional tourist passing by his campsite in Bedouin village in Sinai Peninsula. Business is down 90 per cent, and now even a traveller stopping for a soft drink at the beachside cafe makes a difference.CULTURE-EGYPT: World’s Biggest Museum On Its Way
Plans to build the world's largest museum by the side of the Pyramids in Egypt have resulted for the moment in a pyramid of paperwork.RELIGION-EGYPT: Now UNESCO Does its Bit for Moses
A monastery near the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula in Egypt that was once offered protection by the Prophet Mohammed now has UNESCO on its side.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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