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Tourism Protests Keep New Luxor Governor Away in Egypt
LUXOR A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office on Wednesday as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of killing 58 foreign tourists ...
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Egypt says it values its relations UAE
Egypt is proud of its deep-rooted fraternal ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its people, an Egyptian foreign ministry spokesperson has said. The relations with the UAE were based on mutual respect and joint interests, and would not be affected by any statements here or there, said spokesperson Badr Abdel Aaty in an official statement. The Egyptian foreign ministry was closely ...
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Egypt Luxor protests appointment of governor linked to terrorist group
Residents in the Egyptian city of Luxor protested on June 19, decrying the appointment of a member of a hardline Islamist group as the new governor of their province. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya – a former militant group responsible for the 1997 massacre at a Luxor temple that killed 62 people, including 58 foreign tourists. Demonstrators rallied against ...
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Half-Finished Buildings A Symbol Of Forgotten Promise In Egypt
Marsa Alam is a region of more than 100 miles of beautiful coastlines, coral reefs and diving spots. But the city itself is a microcosm of neglect in Egypt since the revolution. It is a ghost town of unfinished construction and promised infrastructure that still doesn't exist. There is no power grid, no water so local hotels and resorts must provide their own generators and water source. ...
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Saudis may withdraw investments in Egypt
(MENAFN - Arab News) Abdullah bin Mahfouz, president of the Saudi Egyptian Business Council, said a number of Saudi investors in Egypt will be forced to withdraw their investments from Egypt, if solutions to their troubles are not found. "On the 25th of the current month we shall go to the Investment Forum in Egypt with a clear message. Through our message we will emphasize the need to come ...
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Egyptian economy grows 2.2 in 2012-2013
(MENAFN) Egypt's Investment Minister, Yahya Hamed, stated that the country's economy grew by 2.2 percent in the fiscal year 2012-2013, reported Xinhua News.Hamed also said Egypt's state budget deficit in 2013 stands at USD31.4 billion, which is 11 percent of GDP. The main reason for this according to him is petroleum commodities subsidy which amounts to USD21.4 billion. The ...
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Opponents protest Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s appointments
CAIRO - The decision by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi to name 17 new provincial governors, including several who belong to his former party, triggered another round of violence here and the reported resignation of a top minister. The events stoked fears that Egypt’s first democratically elected leader was increasing Islamists’ control over the nation. Such violence, which ...
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Top Egyptian cleric declares peaceful protests religiously permissible
Almost every Friday opposition groups protest against President Mohamed Morsi. Here an Egyptian protester waves his national flag in Cairo on March 1, 2013. Egypt's top Islamic leader on Wednesday issued a statement in defense of peaceful protests, calling "deviant" those who consider such activity ...
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Mass anti-Morsi June 30 protests permitted - Egypts top Muslim cleric
Sheik Ahmed al-Tayeb, Egypt's leading Muslim cleric. (AFP file photo, courtesy of dailynewsegypt.com) Egypt's top Muslim cleric says that peaceful protests against the president are ...
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Protesters keep new Luxor governor away from office
Egypt's Mubarak back in court for retrial A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of ...
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Egyptian tourism minister quits over Luxor governor
CAIRO--Egypt's minister of tourism has resigned following the appointment of a new governor in the temple city of Luxor who belongs to an Islamist party linked to a deadly attack on tourists, state TV said ...
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If Egypt can we can do it too - Swazi opposition
"Tunisia and Egypt are a big 'we can do it too,' not just for Swaziland, but for the rest of the African continent and the repressed Arab world," according to the Swazi ...
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Cameroon plans Egypt-like protests
Opposition groups, trade unions and Diaspora groups are preparing "Egypt-like" protests in Cameroon tomorrow, 23 February, to call for President Paul Biya to step down. The US Embassy warns of possible ...
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Egypt and European Union Study Dispute with Ethiopia
Cairo, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi welcomed today Catherine Ashton, vice-president of the European Union (EU) and high representative for foreign affairs, and talked to her about the dispute for the construction of the Ethiopian super-dam, according to the official media. In the meeting, they talked about the opening of communication channels between Cairo and Addis ...
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Egypt’s tourism minister resigns over appointment of ex-terror leader
Egypt's tourism minister has resigned over the government appointment of an Islamic fundamentalist associated with the group behind the Luxor massacre as governor of Luxor ...
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Suez Cement best solution provider for high quality products via its wide offer
) is the main sponsor of the 20th INTERBUILD exhibition that will be held on 20-24 of June at the Cairo International Conference Center in Nasr City. Held under the patronage of H.E. Hisham Qandil, INTERBUILD exhibition 2013 brought together over 150,000 attendees from throughout the Middle East region. This five-day event aims to provide the general public with an insight of the building ...
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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi Appoints Former Terrorist Adel Mohamed al-Khayat as Head of Tourist Region
Emily Smith , Wed, June 19, 2013 Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi swore in Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, the former leader of terrorist group Gamaa Islamiya, as governor of tourist-heavy Luxor on Monday. The move has inspired public outrage. In 1997, a member of Gamma Isamiya killed 58 foreigners at a temple in Luxor, the area Khayat has now sworn to protect. While still a member of its political ...
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Egypt top cleric Protests against Morsi permitted
FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 file photo, Ahmed el-Tayeb the grand sheik of Cairo's Al-Azhar, the pre-eminent theological institute of Sunni Islam, talks to the media in Cairo, Egypt. El-Tayeb said on Wednesday that peaceful protests against the president are permitted, dismissing declarations by Islamist hard-liners that those behind protests planned for June 30 are heretics. (AP ...
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Egypts Muslim Brotherhood braces for future trouble
CAIRO - For the Muslim Brotherhood, running Egypt has been like crossing a minefield. As President Mohamed Morsi ends his first year in office, fortifications being erected at his group's headquarters suggest a looming war.Behind a reinforced wall and a five-inch thick iron gate, the Brotherhood's Cairo compound bears scars of a divisive year that has triggered frequent protests and ...
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Egypt girls death puts spotlight on genital mutilation
The death of a 13-year-old girl during a genital mutilation procedure has brought the issue back into the spotlight in Egypt. While some Egyptians are fighting for the practice to be eradicated, others justify it in the name of religion, as the BBC's Aleem Maqbool reports. "We have been brought up according to certain morals. It shows good upbringing, a way of controlling a ...
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Latest blow to Egypts tourism Luxors governor
President Morsi has enraged residents in Luxor, one of Egypt's main tourism destinations, by appointing as governor a former member of Al Gamaa ...
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African dreams of Egypt-like revolt
All over Africa, the dramatic events in Tunisia and Egypt are followed, with opposition groups and dissidents hoping the same could happen in their country. Mostly, these are only dreams, but some could come ...
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Even governors in Pharaonic Egypt died in their 20s
Researchers have analysed more than 200 mummies from ancient Egypt, finding that even high dignitaries were poorly nourished and had infectious diseases. The typical governor in Pharaonic Egypt died before he was 30 years ...
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Excerpts Egypt risks 30 June protest violence. 3000 jobs in Saudi
Excerpts: Egypt risks 30 June protest violence. 3,000 jobs in Saudi for Egyptians. Russia urges softening Iran sanctions. Fiji offers 500+troops for Golan June 19, 2013 +++SOURCE: Fox News 19 ...
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Egyptian Official Spreads Blood Libel
television, Egyptian politician Khaled Zaafrani smilingly repeats an age-old blood libel. Translations of Arabic-language websites by the Middle East Media Research Institute ...
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Egypt's oil industry is growing rapidly
Egypt has, in recent years, made immense gains in terms of economic performance. The country has long been the economic powerhouse of North Africa and Africa in general (second only to South Africa and Nigeria) and has taken great steps to reverse the highly-centralized economy inherited from President Gamel Abdel Nasser.
The oil and gas sector has long been one of the major strengths in the Egyptian economy, along with other natural resources such as minerals, gold and natural gas. Read more
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