Friday 3rd September, 2010

• Egypt silences papers on posters

  General Sources

  Newspapers in Egypt have been banned from reporting on an unprecedented poster campaign. The campaign has been promoting the chief of intelligence, Gen Omar Suleiman, as a possible future president o...

• Posters supporting Egypt's spy chief for president swiftly removed from Cairo's streets

  General Sources

  CAIRO – CAIRO (AP) — An official says posters supporting Egypt's intelligence chief as a candidate in next year's presidential elections were removed from Cairo streets hours after they ap...

• Egypt gags press on pro-spy boss posters

  General Sources

  Activists launched this week a poster campaign backing Egypt’s intelligence chief General Omar Suleiman for the 2011 presidency, a move to head off an ongoing campaign for President Hosni Mubarak’...

• President Donald Kaberuka's Inauguration

  All Africa

  SPONSOR WIRE AfDB President Promises to Build World-class Organization The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, has expressed the determination of his team to transform ...

• Egypt police kill migrant trying to cross into Israel

  General Sources

  EL-ARISH, Egypt (AFP) - Egyptian police shot dead a man from sub-Saharan Africa on Friday as he tried to cross the border illegally into Israel, a security official said.

• AfDB Attends the African Green Revolution Forum

  All Africa

  SPONSOR WIRE The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) was officially opened on Thursday, 2 September 2010 in Accra, Ghana. The three-day forum, which is being held for the first time in Africa, is c...

• Egypt censors spy chief's presidency campaign

  Reuters

  CAIRO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Activists launched this week a poster campaign backing Egypt's intelligence chief General Omar Suleiman for the 2011 presidency, a move to head off an ongoing campaign for...

• Egypt cancels meet after Iran FM accuses Arab leaders of betrayal

  Haaretz

  Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki accused Arab leaders of 'betraying their nations' by attending relaunch of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington.

• Egypt: Brotherhood Struggles Against Shut Doors

  General Sources

  Cairo — As Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood gears up to contest November parliamentary elections, some analysts note the relatively few gains made by the Brotherhood- led opposition over the last five...

• Egypt: 1 migrant killed trying to enter Israel

  General Sources

  EL-ARISH, Egypt - An Egyptian security official says border guards fatally shot an African migrant and arrested two others trying to cross into Israel. The official says the guards fired warning sh...

• NY Catholic, Jewish, Muslim police tour Holy Land

  Reuters

  NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters Life!) - Brian Reilly's visit to Jerusalem had a special touch this year because Jewish and Muslim colleagues joined him at the site believed to be where Jesus Christ was ...

• Egypt protests Iranian comments on peace talks

  Boston Herald

  Iran ’s foreign minister to protest comments in which he accused Arab leaders of betrayal for attending the new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr M...

• The AfDB is a Solid Institution With a Global Stature - Tunisian Prime Minister

  All Africa

  SPONSOR WIRE Speaking during the AfDB president's inauguration, the Tunisian prime minister, Mohamed Ghannouchi, commended Mr. Kaberuka for his human and professional qualities which have resulted in...

• Egypt wheat reserve to last until end-Jan -paper

  Reuters

  CAIRO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Wheat reserves held by Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, will last until the end of January, a local newspaper quoted an official as saying on Friday.

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