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Egypt's al-Azhar leader dies in Saudi Arabia (The Sun)

CAIRO (March 10, 2010): Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning al-Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday on a visit to Saudi Arabia, religious officials at al-Azhar said. He was 81.

Jordan and Egypt deplore Israeli decisions of building 1,600 housing units (MENAFN)

Jordan and Egypt deplore Israeli decisions of building 1,600 housing units

Top Egypt cleric Tantawi dies (Middle East Online)

Egypt's Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi to be buried in Saudi's Al-Baqie cemetery.

Egypt's Top Muslim Cleric Dies of Heart Attack (ABC News)

Egypt's top Muslim cleric, whose moderate views angered hard-liners, dies of heart attack Egypt - Muslim - Africa - Middle East - History

Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack (MalaysiaNews.net)

CAIRO Egypt's state-owned news agency says the country's top Muslim cleric has died of a heart attack during a visit to Saudi Arabia. Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi was 81 years old. He was...

Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81 (BBC News)

Egypt's top Muslim cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81.

Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81 (BBC News)

Egypt's top Muslim cleric has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81.

Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack (Boston Globe)

Egypt's state-owned news agency says the country's top Muslim cleric has died of a heart attack during a visit to Saudi Arabia.

Head of Egypt's al-Azhar dies in Saudi Arabia (The Star)

CAIRO (Reuters) - Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning al Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, religious officials at al-Azhar said. He was 81.

Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack (AP via Yahoo! News)

Egypt's state-owned news agency says the country's top Muslim cleric has died of a heart attack during a visit to Saudi Arabia.

Head of Egypt's al-Azhar dies in Saudi Arabia: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Egyptian religious leader Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of al Azhar, has died on a visit to Saudi Arabia, Al Jazeera television reported on Wednesday, quoting its correspondent. Al-Azhar, one of the most prominent seats of Sunni Islamic learning in the Muslim world, has schools, universities and other educational institutions across Egypt.

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-10 07:35 DIARY - Egypt/Sudan - March 7 (Interactive Investor)

This diary is updated daily. New listings or amendments are marked *. All events/times provisional and in GMT (local time is GMT +2 for Egypt and GMT +3 for Sudan). SUNDAY, MARCH 14 CAIRO - Catherine Ashton, the European Union foreign policy chief, visits Egypt as part of her Middle Eastern tour. CAIRO - Amreyah Cement to hold a shareholders meeting to approve delisting the company's shares from ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-10 06:53 UPDATE 1-Egypt Feb inflation dips to annual 12.8 pct (Interactive Investor)

CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) - Egypt's urban annual consumer price inflation slid to 12.8 percent in the year to February, below forecasts, the state statistics agency said on Wednesday. Annual inflation in January was 13.6 percent, the statistics agency CAPMAS said on its website. Six analysts cited forecasts for urban inflation -- the most closely watched indicator of prices -- that ranged from ...

Egypt- Torah Cement 2009 profits rise 23% (MENAFN)

Egypt- Torah Cement 2009 profits rise 23%

Hamas denies Egypt to send delegation to Gaza (People's Daily)

Islamic Hamas movement on Tuesday denied reports that Egypt would send a delegation to the Gaza Strip to look into prospects of signing a national Palestinian reconciliation deal. "These reports are untrue and Hamas hasn't been informed about such visits," Ayman Taha, a Hamas spokesman, told Xinhua. The reports, published by Qudsnet, an independent local news agency, said the delegation would ...

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