Egypt, Jordan sign amended gas deal
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Egypt, Jordan sign amended gas deal

Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday signed an agreement amending the price of gas exported to Jordan. The deal was signed…
Tourist arrivals drop 24% in third quarter
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Tourist arrivals drop 24% in third quarter

Tourism in Egypt was down almost 24 percent for the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last…
Alexandria court postpones trial of policemen accused of torture
Egypt

Alexandria court postpones trial of policemen accused of torture

The Alexandria Criminal Court on Monday decided to postpone the first session of the trial for policemen accused of killing…
Minister: Egypt still has 3 copies of Napoleon’s ‘Déscription de l’Egypte’
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Minister: Egypt still has 3 copies of Napoleon’s ‘Déscription de l’Egypte’

Egypt still has three first edition copies of Napoleon’s "Déscription de l'Egypte" (Description of Egypt) after one copy was damaged…
Security officer shot at Israeli border
Egypt

Security officer shot at Israeli border

State-run news agency MENA reported on Sunday that an Egyptian Central Security Forces officer in North Sinai Governorate was injured…
Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law
Egypt

Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law

The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has submitted a draft law to amend legislation on presidential elections.…
Araby: Arab League cannot protect Syrians without regime cooperation
Egypt

Araby: Arab League cannot protect Syrians without regime cooperation

Arab foreign ministers will decide if the Syrian issue should be internationalized, Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby said Tuesday.…
Italy deports 44 Egyptian illegal immigrants
Egypt

Italy deports 44 Egyptian illegal immigrants

Forty-four illegal Egyptian immigrants deported by Italian authorities arrived in the Cairo airport on Sunday. They were arrested last week…
Egypt negotiates 25 million-euro grant with EU, World Bank
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Egypt negotiates 25 million-euro grant with EU, World Bank

Egypt has negotiated a 25 million-euro grant for development projects with the European Union and World Bank, an official with…
Sotheby’s London to auction Naguib Mahfouz manuscripts
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Sotheby’s London to auction Naguib Mahfouz manuscripts

The Sotheby's London auction house announced Thursday that it will offer a major cache of manuscripts by Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian…
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