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Small talk: Alaa Al Aswany

ft.com     5 hrs ago          

Small talk: Alaa Al Aswany Interview by Anna Metcalfe In the diagnosis room at his dental clinic in Cairo, Alaa Al Aswany writes fiction in the quiet of the early morning, five or six days a week. The Egyptian author’s...                    

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Abbas arrives in Cairo for talks with Mubarak

xinhuanet.com     8 hrs ago   4 related          

CAIRO, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here on Friday for talks with his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak on the inter-Palestinian feud, the Egyptian MENA news agency reported. During the...                    

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Goldman downgrades Orascom on problems in Pakistan and Algeria

gulfnews.com     7 hrs ago          

Cairo: Goldman Sachs downgraded mobile phone operator Orascom Telecom to 'neutral' from 'buy', citing continuing operating difficulties in Pakistan and Algeria, and low probability of a bid in the medium term. "We believe...                    

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It's All Relative

wordpress.com     9 hrs ago          

I love Egypt. I love Cairo. From the moment I set foot here it was clear that I would fall in love with this place. Sure, it has it's downfalls; it's chaotic moments. But, in the end, this place is amazing. Tomorrow, I...                    

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vanquished, again

wordpress.com     6 hrs ago          

The drive from the airport to my uncle's flat in the Mohandeseen district of Cairo was as I remembered most drives through this city to be...noisy and with a slight feeling of being not completely safe. I've been here for...                    

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Egypt economic growth slows amid soaring inflation

dailystaregypt.com     yesterday   61 related          

CAIRO: Egypt’s growth rate contracted to 6.8 percent in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007/08, down from 7.3 percent in the first nine months of the year, hit by a global economic slowdown and soaring inflation rates,...                    

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Oriental Weavers’ stock tumbles on legal fears

dailystaregypt.com     yesterday          

CAIRO: Carpet-maker Oriental Weavers tumbled 7.87 percent to LE 33.70 after sources at the Egyptian prosecutor's office said that the prosecutor general had requested that the Shoura Council (Upper House of Parliament)...                    

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Not To Be Discussed At RNC: How To Tackle Islamic Extremism

huffingtonpost.com     yesterday   3 related          

Michael Hirsh has a good article over at Newsweek about the many foreign policy dilemmas Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin needs to get smart about, and soon. That's a point worth unpacking, though not because Palin's own pastor...                    

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بي بي سي إي: الصفح والنسيان

bbc.co.uk     yesterday          

بي بي سي إي: الصفح والنسيان بي بي سي إي: البرنامج رقم 100 Welcome to BBCe! and our first Ramadan programme. This week we're talking about forgiveness الصفح/ الغفران. We're asking people in Cairo and London, "Do you find it...                    

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DFLP: Inter-Palestinian dialogue to start in early October

xinhuanet.com     yesterday   2 related          

GAZA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Democratic Front to Liberate Palestine (DFLP) official said on Thursday that the comprehensive inter-Palestinian dialogue would start in early October. Talal Abu Zarifa, a member of the DFLP...                    

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