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Egypt plans new villages to calm Sinai, says governor
Egypt

Egypt plans new villages to calm Sinai, says governor

Egypt expects to finish building 17 villages in North Sinai near new industrial projects by year-end, aiming to integrate tribesmen…
Allam visits south Sudan to launch Egyptian water resource projects
Business

Allam visits south Sudan to launch Egyptian water resource projects

Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam, on Monday will visit southern Sudan to initiate a…
Development demands modern databases, says Nazif
Business

Development demands modern databases, says Nazif

At an event marking the annual World Statistics Day, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif emphasized the importance of modern, inclusive…
Egypt’s HIV epidemic
Opinion

Egypt’s HIV epidemic

With only five years remaining in which to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has called…
Private sector zoo contract request raises concerns of privatization
Egypt

Private sector zoo contract request raises concerns of privatization

Controversy has erupted recently around the Cairo Zoo in Giza as the private sector has inundated the ministry of agriculture…
Govt announces first petroleum services company in Sinai
Business

Govt announces first petroleum services company in Sinai

Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi has announced the establishment of the first petroleum services company in Sinai. Half of the…
Minister: Drop in foreign investments unrelated to political climate
Business

Minister: Drop in foreign investments unrelated to political climate

The Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid attributed the decrease of foreign investments in Egypt for fiscal year…
Bedouin leaders say government still holds 3000 detainees
Egypt

Bedouin leaders say government still holds 3000 detainees

Sinai Bedouin tribal leaders have said that the Egyptian government is still holding up to 3000 Bedouin detainees despite recent…
Prosperity eludes war-weary south Lebanon
World

Prosperity eludes war-weary south Lebanon

Kfrar Kila, Lebanon--Old men yawn outside shuttered shops and empty restaurants in Lebanese villages near the border with Israel, where…
Ex-NASA scientist: Egypt has never been so backwards
Egypt

Ex-NASA scientist: Egypt has never been so backwards

Over the past 7000 years Egypt has never been so backwards as it is now, said Farouk el-Baz, director of…
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