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Egypt halts Iran FM visit over peace talks comments
09/02/2010 03:19 AM

Egypt said Thursday it has postponed a visit to Cairo by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki over comments criticising the role of some Arab leaders in facilitating Middle East peace talks.

Egypt spy chief poster campaign
09/02/2010 12:03 PM

Posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief appear on the streets of Cairo, amid growing speculation over who will succeed President Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt Orders Advanced Naval Systems
09/02/2010 02:41 PM

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Egypt has been ordering advanced naval systems from the United States. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline. All rights reserved.

Egypt's Got Facebook Cops: This Week in Online Tyranny
09/02/2010 01:38 PM

Egypt has created a special security department to monitor Facebook . Allegedly, the "main task of this group is to monitor Facebook content like groups, pages and chat and to publish reports countering online criticism of current Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak or his son Gamal." But it's extremely unlikely that the secret police powering it will not collect user information, as well as seek ...

EGYPT: Party leader buys biggest opposition newspaper
09/02/2010 09:01 AM

Businessman and head of Wafd political party, Sayed Badawi has concluded the acquisition of Egypt's biggest opposition and most outspoken newspaper, Al Dustour. "A number of shareholders, who believe in Al Dustour's role in defending liberties and calls for reform,...

Egypt hotel company buys rest of Cairo 4 Seasons
09/01/2010 08:13 AM

A subsidiary of Egypt's Talaat Moustafa Group Holding says it has acquired the stake held by a Saudi company in the Four Seasons Hotel in Cairo's Garden City neighborhood.

Egypt: Promising measures for the market
09/01/2010 12:39 AM

Egypt: Promising measures for the market

Group promotes Egypt's spy chief for president
09/02/2010 10:41 AM

Activists on Thursday hung posters across Cairo supporting Egypt's intelligence chief as a candidate in next year's presidential elections, the latest campaign to try to undermine a possible father-son succession in the Arab world's most populous nation.

Egypt's President Mubarak calls on Israel to freeze settlements, seize moment for peace
09/01/2010 04:34 PM

WASHINGTON - President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt is calling on Israel to freeze settlement activity in the Palestinian territories and seize the moment for peace.

Egypt's President Mubarak urges Israel to freeze settlements, seize moment for peace
09/01/2010 05:04 PM

President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt is calling on Israel to freeze settlement activity in the Israeli-occupied territories and seize the moment for peace.