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Attorney-General suspends defamation case against Ayman Nour
Egypt

Attorney-General suspends defamation case against Ayman Nour

The attorney-general has suspended an investigation into Ghad Party
Mubarak hosts Abbas, Abdullah II amid Israel talks push
Egypt

Mubarak hosts Abbas, Abdullah II amid Israel talks push

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II separately met Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday amid pressure for…
Govt contracts 120,000 tons of French wheat
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Govt contracts 120,000 tons of French wheat

The state-run General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) on Wednesday contracted 120,000 tons of French wheat at US$312 per ton,…
Gamal Mubarak presidential campaign takes fight to the provinces, Kuwait
Egypt

Gamal Mubarak presidential campaign takes fight to the provinces, Kuwait

A campaign in support of a presidential bid by Gamal Mubarak, the 47-year-old son of President Hosni Mubarak, has printed…
Coptic pope approves new personal status bill
Egypt

Coptic pope approves new personal status bill

Coptic Pope Shenouda III signaled his approval of a new personal status draft law for non-Muslims to a church committee…
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
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Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban

The government on Tuesday declared that it was satisfied with an announcement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov that…
Minister requests investigation into foreign adoption case
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Minister requests investigation into foreign adoption case

Family and Population Minister Moushira Khattab has submitted a formal request to the attorney-general for investigations into a case in…
Minister: Runaway electricity consumption has led to ‘state of emergency’
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Minister: Runaway electricity consumption has led to ‘state of emergency’

At a meeting on Tuesday to review recent power cuts and discuss the high rates of electricity consumption anticipated during…
1980s-era scammer released after 21 years in jail
Egypt

1980s-era scammer released after 21 years in jail

Ahmed al-Rayan, mastermind of a notorious pyramid scheme that cost thousands of Egyptians their life's savings in the 1980s
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