Archive for the ‘Egypt News’ Category

UN seeks increased access to asylum-seekers detained by Egypt

Friday, July 4th, 2008

The United Nations refugee agency has interviewed nearly 180 Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum-seekers detained in Egypt to assess their claims for refugee status, and urged the authorities to continue to provide …

Cairo’s gated compounds show rich-poor gulf

Friday, July 4th, 2008

The four-wheel-drives outside the terracotta villas include a Lexus and a Porsche , and under the shade of the palms and the bright red poinciana trees men in liveried overalls are buffing them to a shine.

Egypt fights to stem population growth

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Red and white banners along Nile bridges and Cairo streets this month were Egypt’s latest effort to curb an increasingly pressing problem: a population growing faster than the economy can support.

Egypt fights to stem population growth

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Red and white banners along Nile bridges and Cairo streets this month were Egypt’s latest effort to curb an increasingly pressing problem: a population growing faster than the economy can support.

Mukherjee calls on Mubarak, discusses possibility of greater bilateral cooperation

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Sharm El Sheikh, July 2 : Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and discussed the possibility of enhancing existing bilateral ties between …

Archaeologists find silos and administration center from early Egyptian city

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

A University of Chicago expedition at Tell Edfu in southern Egypt has unearthed a large administration building and silos that provide fresh clues about the emergence of urban life.

Kenya offers to help Zim in power sharing

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Kenya on Sunday offered to help the warring political factions in Zimbabwe reach a negotiated settlement that would provide a power sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan …

Kenya offers to help Zim in power sharing

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Kenya on Sunday offered to help the warring political factions in Zimbabwe reach a negotiated settlement that would provide a power sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan …

Western extras play bit parts in new Egyptian film

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Cyrine Abdelnour, right, Lebanese pop diva and star of the film, sits on the set of Egyptian film production “The Passenger”, in Alexandria, Egypt Wednesday, May 7, 2008.

Zimbabwe: Mugabe Prepares to be Sworn In

Monday, June 30th, 2008

SW Radio Africa Lance Guma Preparations for Robert Mugabe’s swearing in ceremony Sunday were said to be underway at State House on Saturday even before results from the ‘one-man election’ were released.