Wednesday 17th March, 2010
Possible wrongful conviction ends in execution
Egypt News.NetAn Egyptian man, who may have been wrongfully convicted of murder, was hanged in Cairo last Wednesday.
Excerpts: Timing Of Un Sanctions On Iran. Iranian Temporary 'mercy'. Egypt Restored Synagogue Ceremony Cancelled. Hizbulla/syrian Relationship. Saudi Imports Medical Staff From Pakistan. Saudi's Prince Naif: No Aim To Bolster Security Of Political Regimes
IMRAExcerpts: Timing of UN sanctions on Iran.Iranian temporary 'mercy'.Egypt restored synagogue ceremony cancelled. Hizbulla/Syrian relationship.Saudi imports medical staff from Pakistan.Saudi's Prince ...
International Real Estate: House Hunting In ... Egypt
International Herald TribuneThis 4,350-square-foot L-shaped house is in Nabq, just north of the resort town of Sharm el Sheik on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. On one side is the Nabq protectorate, a preserve ...
Archaeologists Unearth Statue Of Egyptian God "thoth"
Christian Science MonitorA team of archaeologists unearthed two large red granite statues in southern Egypt at the mortuary temple of one of the most powerful pharaohs, who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, the Culture Ministry s...
Luxor Villagers Sue Egypt To Move Planned Nile Port
ReutersCAIRO, March 16 (Reuters) - Villagers from southern Egypt's Luxor are suing the state over plans for a port on the site of nearly 2,000 homes, a lawyer representing them said on Tuesday.
Sun Power Project "may Eye Western Sahara Location"
afrol NewsA giant Sahara sun power project, which could provide Europe with 15% of its electricity needs, is criticised for not revealing where it plans to establish its pilot project. Human rights activists fe...
Israeli Reporter Grilled By Egyptian Military Over Illegal Border-crossing Attempt
The Daily StarAL-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military prosecutors were interrogating an Israeli journalist on Tuesday after arresting him at the border as he tried to cross illegally with an African migrant, a security ...
Amenhotep Iii And Thoth Statues Unearthed In Luxor
ReutersCAIRO, March 16 (Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists have discovered two red granite statues in Luxor, one of Tutankhamun's grandfather Amenhotep III who reigned about 3,350 years ago, Egypt's antiq...
Egypt: Mubarak Appears Well After Operation
Euro NewsEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak has appeared on state television after undergoing an operation in Germany. Mubarak had gall bladder surgery and a growth removed from his intestine on March 6 at the ...
Gaddafi: "split Nigeria Into Two Nations"
afrol NewsThe Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in a speech to African student in Tripoli said Nigeria should be split into two nations; one Muslim and one Christian. "Nothing" else could "stop the bloodshed," Mr G...
Food Crisis Affecting 2 Million In Chad
afrol NewsAround 2 million people have been affected by the poor harvest of 2009-2010 in Chad and they will need food and non-food assistance during this year, according to a new emergency report from the Sahel...
Egypt President Shown On Tv Chatting To Doctors
Times of OmanBERLIN/CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was shown on television on Tuesday sitting and chatting to doctors at a German hospital, the first pictures of him since he had surgery 10 days ago.Mubar...
Egypt May Try Israeli Journalist For Sneaking Across Border
HaaretzIsraeli reporter Yotam Feldman was interrogated by Egyptian police on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested trying to cross into Israel with a number of illegal African Migrants.Feldman, who works for ...
Palladon Ventures Ltd.: Luxor Capital Partners, Lp, Realizes On Debt And Takes Majority Ownership Interest In Palladon Iron Corp.
Market WirePalladon announces today the full equitization of the Luxor Loans which amounted to US$40,557,000 including principal and interest. This negotiated equitization comes as a result of Luxor Capital Part...
Egypt Takes A Breather On Mubarak Concerns
The NationalLast Updated: March 16. 2010 8:17PM UAE / March 16. 2010 4:17PM GMT Many prognosticators picked Egypt to have a breakout year. So why has its benchmark index declined more than any other in the region...
Egypt Tv Shows Images Of Leader After German Operation
CTVCAIRO, Egypt — Egypt's president appeared on state television talking with his doctors Tuesday in his first appearance since an operation in Germany 10 days earlier, quelling speculation over the...
3,400-year-old Statues Unearthed In Egypt
CBS NewsThis red granite head is part of a huge, 3,400-year-old statue of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, recently unearthed at the pharaoh's mortuary temple in Luxor.
First Post-surgery Images Of Egypt's President Shown On Tv
RIA NovostiImages of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were shown on television on Tuesday for the first time since he underwent surgery. The 81-year-old Egyptian leader had a successful gall bladder operation i...
President Mubarak Appears On Egypt Tv After Surgery, Quelling Health Rumors
Christian Science MonitorEgypt TV showed President Hosni Mubarak sitting up and talking after having surgery last week. The incident had sparked speculation over whether he was too unwell to lead Egypt after nearly three deca...
Russia's Gazprom Enters Africa Through Algerian Field
afrol NewsRussia's powerful oil and gas company Gazprom has announced its first operation in Africa, starting to drill a prospecting well in Algeria's Berkine basin. A deeper Algerian-Russian cooperation could ...
Cameroon Hit Hard By Brain Drain
afrol NewsA migration profile of Cameroon released today by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) shows that current migration flows continue to be mostly internal from the countryside to the citie...
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