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Egyptian rights organisation rejects media blockade in trial

afrol News, 18 November - Egyptian human rights organisation has denounced decision of president of criminal court in South Cairo to throw media out of courtroom last Sunday, blocking reporting proceedings of trial of top tycoon accused of killing a Lebanese singer Susan Tamim.

Society | Human rights
Egypt condemned for shooting migrants

afrol News, 13 November - Human rights group have condemned Egyptian forces shooting of African migrants attempting to cross into Israel through the Sinai Peninsula.

Politics | Society | Human rights
Egypt contests doctor's conviction

afrol News, 12 November - Egyptians are protesting a conviction of doctor in Saudi Arabia who was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and 1,500 lashes after he was found guilty of malpractice.

Culture - Arts | Society
Egypt discover ancient pyramid

afrol News, 11 November - Egypt has discovered 4,300-year-old pyramid near ancient city of Memphis about 20 kilometres south of Cairo, Egypt's culture minister said today.

Politics | Society | Human rights
Protestors torch opposition headquarters

afrol News, 6 November - Egyptian protestors have torched headquarters of most prominent opposition politician in clashes between rival factions, eyewitnesses and police said.

Economy - Development
Egypt govt not afraid of global crisis

afrol News, 3 November - The Cairo government, in a new economic review of the impact of the global recession on the national economy, holds that Egypt indeed could emerge a profiteer from the crisis. Other reports however indicate Egyptians will be negatively affected.

Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Economy - Development
Ethiopia hopes to revive Egypt meat exports

afrol News, 3 November - The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry is into hard lobbying in Egypt to revive its lucrative exports of meat and live cattle, which were halted in early 2006.

Society | Economy - Development | Travel - Leisure
Six tourists killed in road accident

afrol News, 31 October - At least 6 tourists have perished and 26 injured in a road accident when a bus overturned in Egypt's southern Aswan region, a security official said.

Human rights | Society
Egyptian couple arrested for swapping sex partners

afrol News, 28 October - An Egyptian couple was today arrested by national police for allegedly swapping sex partners with other couples.

Gender - Women | Society
Egypt's 1st Lady targets female genital mutilation

afrol News, 28 October - The wife of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Suzanne, is lending her prestige to a national campaign against practices harmful to women, in particular female genital mutilation (FGM).

Economy - Development
"Egypt's banks safe and solid," govt

afrol News, 13 October - The Egyptian President, government ministers and Central Bank on Sunday went a long way in assuring the national banking sector and economy were in healthy conditions. Only exports and foreign investments could be influenced by the current crisis, and GDP growth should remain strong.

Travel - Leisure | Economy - Development
African property boom drying up

afrol News, 9 October - Countries like Morocco, Egypt and Cape Verde have seen a property market boom over the last few years fuelling their national economy and stock markets. As a consequence of the global finance crisis, investments in these boom sectors are now quickly drying up and the outlook is bleak. Analyses regarding the tourism industry's future however vary.

Technology | Science - Education | Labour | Economy - Development
Cairo among top ten emerging global outsourcing cities

afrol News, 9 October - Egyptian capital, Cairo, has broken into top ten of world's emerging outsourcing cities for first time, moving up four positions from last year, latest Global Services-Tholons study says.

Society | Human rights | Media
Rights activists condemn Egyptian editor conviction

afrol News, 30 September - Press freedom activists have lashed at Egyptian authorities for jailing a newspaper editor for two months after writing stories that questioned health of 80 year old president Hosni Mubarak.

Society | Politics | Travel - Leisure | Human rights
European tourists freed

afrol News, 29 September - Eleven European tourists and their Egyptian guides, who were kidnapped 10 days ago by gunmen in remote desert in Southern Egypt, have been freed, Egyptian officials said.

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