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Google, Microsoft: No law in Egypt on storing user data

Google, Microsoft: No law in Egypt on storing user data

Microsoft and Google both say Egypt has no legislation obliging social networks and internet search engines to delete users' data…
Rafah border opened ‘indefinitely’

Rafah border opened ‘indefinitely’

President Hosni Mubarak yesterday ordered the indefinite opening of the Rafah border crossing, allowing medical and humanitarian aid to enter…
Govt plans to improve irrigation, water use

Govt plans to improve irrigation, water use

Egypt needs a plan to develop its irrigation system and optimize its water sources, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said yesterday…
Q&A with Hizbullah’s Sheikh Naim Qasim: Israel ‘not ready’ for regional war

Q&A with Hizbullah’s Sheikh Naim Qasim: Israel ‘not ready’ for regional war

Sheikh Naim Qasim, vice-general secretary of Lebanese resistance movement Hizbullah, is well known for his composure and wisdom. Despite his…
Accusations fly during Shura Council elections

Accusations fly during Shura Council elections

The Shura Council elections on Tuesday witnessed acts of violence in Beheira and Gharbiya, despite an overall low turnout in…
Israel threatens repeat of flotilla massacre

Israel threatens repeat of flotilla massacre

The Israeli army said on Tuesday it will not allow any other humanitarian aid ships to enter Gaza, just one…
Egypt lifts its side of Gaza blockade for aid

Egypt lifts its side of Gaza blockade for aid

An Egyptian official says the government is temporarily lifting its blockade of the Gaza Strip to allow aid into the…
Shenouda rejects court decision permitting divorcees to remarry

Shenouda rejects court decision permitting divorcees to remarry

Pope Shenouda III, patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said he absolutely rejects a recent ruling by the Administrative Court…
ElBaradei not persuaded to travel less

ElBaradei not persuaded to travel less

There are signs of a crisis between Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency and potential candidate…
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