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Egypt considers promoting cooperation with Nile Basin countries
Egypt

Egypt considers promoting cooperation with Nile Basin countries

The interim government of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is considering providing facilities for privately-owned Egyptian companies which commit to investing in…
Vegetable prices rise by 20% as winter growing season ends
Business

Vegetable prices rise by 20% as winter growing season ends

The prices of some vegetables have risen over the past days by approximately 20 percent, an increase which traders attributed…
Al-Baz: Egypt’s president should be under 50
Egypt

Al-Baz: Egypt’s president should be under 50

Egyptian space scientist Farouk al-Baz said Egypt’s new president should be no older than 50, to cope with the fast…
Former minister: Ousted government undermined agriculture
Egypt

Former minister: Ousted government undermined agriculture

Former agriculture minister Ahmed al-Leithy has accused Ahmed Nazif's ousted government of undermining Egyptian agriculture.In an interview with the independent…
USAID agrees to help boost Egypt’s daily tomato production
Business

USAID agrees to help boost Egypt’s daily tomato production

The Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation announced on Thursday that it had come to an agreement with the US Agency…
Egypt flower exhibition to receive 30,000 visitors
Environment

Egypt flower exhibition to receive 30,000 visitors

The Flora Egypt 2011 exhibition, running from 12-15 January, is expected to receive 30,000 visitors and will be one of…
Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox
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Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox

A year ago, Cairo’s Agriculture Museum was only a Lonely Planet suggestion for Spanish artist AsunciĆ³n Molinos.
Minister: Egypt lost 700,000 feddans to illegal construction
Environment

Minister: Egypt lost 700,000 feddans to illegal construction

Egypt has lost 700,000 feddans over the past 20 years due to illegal construction on cultivable lands in the Delta…
Expert: Egypt losing 30,000 acres of arable land annually to urban sprawl
Environment

Expert: Egypt losing 30,000 acres of arable land annually to urban sprawl

Egypt is losing 30,000 acres of arable land each year to urban encroachment, Farouk al-Baz,
Court postpones lawsuit against Saudi prince’s Toshka land deal
Business

Court postpones lawsuit against Saudi prince’s Toshka land deal

The Administrative Court on Monday postponed to 14 December discussion of a lawsuit calling for the annulment of a contract…
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