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New pyramid discovered in Egypt - 11 Nov 2008
Cairo, Nov 11 (DPA) A previously unknown pyramid estimated to be 4,300 years old was discovered in Egypt's Saqqara desert, Secretary General of Antiques Zahi... to Queen Seshseshet, mother of King Teti, the first king of ancient Egypt's Sixth

Abducted Western tourists freed in Egypt - 06 Oct 2008
Cairo (Egypt), Sept.29 (ANI): The eleven hostages, who were kidnapped 10 days... to the BBC, the group that was abducted in a remote border region of Egypt, are now en... around a lawless desert area straddling Egypt, Sudan, Libya and Chad. No ransom

Abducted Western tourists freed in Egypt - 01 Jan 2008
Cairo (Egypt), Sept.29 (ANI): The eleven hostages, who were kidnapped 10 days... to the BBC, the group that was abducted in a remote border region of Egypt, are now en... around a lawless desert area straddling Egypt, Sudan, Libya and Chad. No ransom

India, Egypt to enhance defence ties - 10 Jun 2008
and Egypt have now put their best foot forward to enhance defence skills taking...-Egypt Joint Defence Committee Meeting. An Egyptian delegation comprising of Maj... and Middle East. Dr. Pallam Raju expressed the hope that India and Egypt

Donkeys ordered to wear diapers in Egypt - 31 Dec 2008
Cairo, Dec 31 (DPA) Donkeys have been banned from walking around in the streets of Egypt's southwestern al-Wadi al-Gadeed governorates without wearing diapers...-drawn carts are a common sight in Egypt's cities and countryside. 

2008 marked by landmark archaeological restorations in Egypt - 29 Dec 2008
was marked by landmark archaeological restorations in Egypt. On top... as Suqaria Alley. Al-Moez Street comprises some of Egypt's most outstanding... back to the Fatimid, Ayyubbid, Mamluk and Ottoman dynasties that ruled Egypt

German experts to advise Egypt on securing Gaza border - 14 Jan 2009
Berlin, Jan 14 (DPA) Technical experts from Germany's federal police and interior ministry are to travel to Egypt in the coming days to help Egypt secure its... the Egyptian government 'to support securing Egypt's border area with German expertise

Archaeologists discover new pyramid in Egypt - 23 Nov 2008
Cairo, Nov 23 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered a five meters tall subsidiary pyramid of queen Sesheshet at Saqqara necropolis in Egypt. Queen... brings the number of pyramids discovered in Egypt to 118, but it enriches

Cuban ballet to perform in Egypt, Canada - 14 Jan 2009
Havana, Jan 14 (IANS) Cuban ballet Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba will perform its show 'Fuerza y compas' (Force and Beat) in Egypt and Holland, Cuban news agency Prensa Latina reported Wednesday. It will also perform a short version of its

Archaeologists uncover ancient statutes of pharaohs in Egypt - 20 Feb 2009
New Delhi, Feb 20 (ANI): Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a statue of a pharaoh and a bust of the famous woman pharaoh Hatshepsut in the southern city..., was the ninth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt. He ruled

Iran says Egypt not helping injured Gazans - 31 Dec 2008
Tehran, Dec 31 (IANS) Tehran has criticised Egypt's lack of cooperation to transfer the injured from the Gaza Strip to Iran for treatment, IRNA reported... expressed their readiness to send relief supplies to Gaza but Egypt refused to lift

Archaeologists find 2,600-year-old mummy in Egypt - 12 Feb 2009
in Sakkara, Egypt, which is encased in a limestone sarcophagus. This sarcophagus... of them in gold.  The sarcophagus, from the 26th dynasty of ancient Egypt... to the west of Zoser's step pyramid, the oldest stone pyramid ever found in Egypt.  

Azlan Shah debutant Egypt hold India 2-2 - 05 Apr 2009
on a disastrous note with debutant Egypt holding them 2-2 in their opening match... malady of conceding last-minute goals as Egypt pulled off an unlikely draw in the 70th minute through Mohamed El Saied's penalty corner strike.    Egypt

Egypt calls for strengthening strategic partnership with India - 17 Nov 2008
to the strategic and economic ties between India and Egypt.  Addressing the Indo-Egyptian Business Forum here today, President Mubarak said that India and Egypt... and industrialists of Egypt and India," he said. He also said that India

Archeologists discover golden-masked mummies in Egypt - 09 Apr 2009
Moscow, April 9 (ANI): A team at archaeologists, working at Egypt's Fayoum... history - Ancient Egypt, Roman Egypt and Christian Egypt.  Apart from traditional... on early Christian literature, that pagans and Christians in Egypt had a long

Origins of 'Rx' traced back to 5000 years in Egypt - 02 Apr 2009
London, April 2 (ANI): In a special report, the Voice of America has traced the origin of the sign 'Rx', the history of which goes back to 5000 years in Egypt...."  The sign has its beginnings five thousand years ago in Egypt.  

Leaders gather in Egypt for Gaza summit - 18 Jan 2009
Sharm al-Sheikh (Egypt), Jan 18 (DPA) World leaders met in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm-al-Sheikh Sunday to discuss means of establishing a lasting peace in Gaza, as sporadic incidents continued despite a unilateral Israeli truce

Tourists kidnapped in Egypt now in Chad - 06 Oct 2008
Khartoum/Cairo, Sep 29 (DPA) The 11 European tourists and eight Egyptian guides who were kidnapped in Egypt 10 days ago are now in Chad following a shootout... by a gang of masked men Sep 19 in the Gilf Kebir region of Egypt's Western Desert

Tourists kidnapped in Egypt now in Chad - 01 Jan 2008
Khartoum/Cairo, Sep 29 (DPA) The 11 European tourists and eight Egyptian guides who were kidnapped in Egypt 10 days ago are now in Chad following a shootout... by a gang of masked men Sep 19 in the Gilf Kebir region of Egypt's Western Desert

Evidence of oldest human presence along Egypt's Nile delta discovered - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, July 25 (ANI): A geological survey in Egypt has lead to the discovery of a rock fragment, which is evidence of the oldest human presence yet discovered along the northernmost margin of Egypt's Nile delta. The rock fragment

Middle East peace talks start in Egypt - 09 Nov 2008
Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt), Nov 9 (Xinhua) The meeting of the international Quartet on the Middle East peace process opened Sunday in this Egyptian Red Sea resort. The Quartet, which groups the US, the European Union (EU), the UN

Israel's envoy to visit Egypt for Gaza talks - 14 Jan 2009
Jerusalem, Jan 14 (Xinhua) A senior Israeli defence official will visit Egypt Wednesday for talks over a possible ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a media report said. Amos Gilad, head of the Diplomatic Security Bureau of Israel's defence

Archaeologists use satellites to unearth Egypt's ancient ruins - 25 Dec 2008
Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): Thanks to high-tech satellites, archaeologists have started discovering a lot more of Egypt's ancient ruins than before. ... and expeditions in the eastern Nile Delta and Middle Egypt in 2003 and 2004 that confirmed

Egypt road accident toll rises to 51 - 14 Dec 2008
Cairo, Dec 14 (Xinhua) The toll in Sunday's fatal bus accident in southern Egypt rose to 51 after some of the injured succumbed to their injuries, a media...; Some 6,000 people annually die in road accidents in Egypt mostly because

Ancient royal burial chamber found in Egypt - 01 Jan 2008
Cairo, September 1 (ANI): Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the burial chamber and coffin of King Senusret II, who was believed to have ruled Egypt from... by Senusret, which became Egypt's political capital during the 12th and 13th

Egypt's Mufti slams reports of handshake with Israeli president - 07 Dec 2008
Cairo, Dec 7 (DPA) Egypt's top Muslim cleric Mohammed Tantawi responded furiously to reports of his handshake with Israeli President Shimon Peres, a newspaper... a media row in Egypt, which presented the 'unacceptable handshake' as tantamount

Dana Gas makes new gas discovery in Egypt - 30 Dec 2008
Nicosia, Dec 30 (ANI): Dana Gas country Director for Egypt Hany Elsharkawi has announced a new important gas and condensate discovery at the El Basant-2 well... biggest natural gas producer in Egypt and the first regional private sector

Egypt's Mubarak to visit India after 25 years - 13 Nov 2008
ties with Egypt, a co-founder of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), when President... to the country after 25 years. Mubarak, Egypt's ruler for nearly three decades... by intensifying strategic and economic cooperation between India and Egypt, pioneers

Egypt recalls envoy from Iran after public protest - 10 Dec 2008
Tehran, Dec 10 (DPA) Egypt has recalled its diplomatic envoy from Tehran after... interest section in Tehran in protest against Egypt's continued cooperation... to Egypt's Camp David Accord with Israel in 1978.   Iran was earlier

Underwater Museum in Egypt to showcase remnants of Cleopatra's palace - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, September 17 (ANI): Soon, visitors to Alexandria, Egypt, may... the New Library of Alexandria, where the famed queen of Egypt is believed... impressive," said Naguib Amin, the site-management expert from Egypt's Supreme

Archaeologists find ancient statue of Ramses II in Egypt - 01 Jan 2008
delta town in Egypt.  According to a report in the Telegraph, Egyptian... Egypt's new kingdom from 1279-1213 BC.  He built luxurious palaces, lavish

Sudan's president to visit Egypt despite arrest warrant - 25 Mar 2009
Cairo, March 25 (DPA) Sudan President Omar al-Bashir will visit Egypt Wednesday despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal... to the ICC and have no obligation to arrest al-Bashir. Egypt is a member

3,500-year-old Pharaoh's stone head returned to Egypt - 22 Dec 2008
London, Dec 22 (ANI): A 3,500-year-old stone head of a pharaoh, stolen from Egypt almost 20 years ago, has been returned to the country's embassy.  ..., who died in 1375 BC, was smuggled out of Egypt in 1990, breaching laws banning

Scary Spice, hubby to renew wedding vows in Egypt - 01 Jan 2008
New York, Oct 3 (ANI): Spice Girl Melanie Brown is so in love with her hubby, Stephen Belafonte, that she is renewing her vows at a grand celebration in Egypt later this year. In fact, a source has revealed that the Scary Spice

Scary Spice, hubby to renew wedding vows in Egypt - 06 Oct 2008
New York, Oct 3 (ANI): Spice Girl Melanie Brown is so in love with her hubby, Stephen Belafonte, that she is renewing her vows at a grand celebration in Egypt later this year. In fact, a source has revealed that the Scary Spice

India and Egypt signs five agreements to strengthen bilateral ties - 18 Nov 2008
New Delhi, Nov 18 (ANI): India and Egypt today signed several agreements to boost economic ties. The agreements were signed after talks between Prime... has been conferred on him for the year 1995. Traditionally, Egypt has been

Egypt becomes one of Middle East's leading tourist destinations - 13 Feb 2009
Nicosia, Feb 13 (ANI): Egypt continues to rank high in the preference... East is visiting Egypt, according to Egypt's State Information Service. Riham... to 14 million by 2011. Currently, there are some 211,000 hotel rooms in Egypt

Egypt's crude oil and gas reserves hit record levels - 01 Jan 2008
(EPGC) Abdallah al-Alim Taha recently said that Egypt's reserves of crude oil....  Also, Egypt's confirmed reserves of natural gas hit a new record reaching 76... ten years. The increases in Egypt's crude oil and natural gas reserves

3,000-year-old noblewoman's tomb found in Egypt - 07 Mar 2009
Washington, March 7 (ANI): Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,000-year-old noblewoman's tomb complex in Egypt, which includes among other things, ancient cult chapels. According to a report in National Geographic News, the tomb has

Pair of tombs dating back to 4,300 years discovered in Egypt - 24 Dec 2008
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a pair of 4,300-year-old tombs that indicate a burial site south of Cairo is bigger than expected... the court of the Pharaoh Unas, Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities chief told BBC

Female circumcision continues in Egypt even six years after it was banned - 01 Jan 2008
London, September 22 (ANI): Girls are being circumcised in Egypt despite a ban on female genital mutilation, imposed about six years ago.  A new study... to eradicate FGM in Egypt.  Paul Van Look of the World Health Organization says

Archaeologists unearth 2,600 year-old chamber of mummies in Egypt - 10 Feb 2009
20 mummies in a burial chamber in Egypt, dating back at least 2,600 years.  ... at the Saqqara site," said Zahi Hawass, Egypt's chief archaeologist.  One... of Egypt's ancient monuments remain buried. (ANI) 

Egypt, Hamas agree on truce plan, await Israeli approval - 16 Jan 2009
Cairo, Jan 16 (DPA) Egypt and the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas have... Egypt and Hamas have agreed to the Egyptian truce initiative, which now needs... with the supervision of Egypt, Turkey and European countries. The Rafah border between

Archaeological dig sheds new light on emergence of urban life in Egypt - 01 Jan 2008
building and silos at Tell Edfu in southern Egypt, which provide fresh clues... information about a little understood aspect of ancient Egypt - the development... bins found in ancient Egypt, as well as an older columned hall

Egypt asks Arab economies to join hands against globaL crunch - 10 Nov 2008
Abu Dhabi, Nov 10 (IANS) Arab countries should join hands to stave off the impact of the global financial crunch on their economies, Egypt's Minister of Trade...: 'Egypt always welcomes UAE investment and ensures safety of foreign capital

Ancient embalming bed used to prepare deceased for mummification found in Egypt - 04 Apr 2009
Cairo, April 4 (ANI): An embalming bed used by ancient Egyptians to prepare the deceased for mummification has been discovered by chance in Luxor, Egypt. According to a report in Al-Ahram Weekly, a number of wooden plaques that were

ONGC Videsh consortium strikes oil for the second time in Egypt - 13 Nov 2008
, Egypt. The discovery in well North Ramadan-2 (NR-2) is the second oil discovery... was signed for Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt between the Arab Republic of Egypt and The Egyptian General Corporation as one

Archaeologists discover two tombs from Egypt's 5th dynasty - 22 Dec 2008
that date back to Egypt's 5th Dynasty (2323-2356 BC). According... in the Saqqara necropolis near Cairo, the site where the rulers of Egypt's Old Kingdom... age of Egypt's the Old Kingdom. (ANI) 

Egypt's pyramids point towards city of Sun God - 01 Apr 2009
Washington, April 1 (ANI): A new study has suggested that some of Egypt's most magnificent pyramids were deliberately designed to follow a pattern of invisible diagonal lines, which would point towards Heliopolis, the city of the Sun God

Egypt, new entry to the list of nations ambitious for civil nuclear power plants - 30 Oct 2007
Newstrack India Oct 30: One more Arab country Egypt has made its entry... points of objection to the programme as long as Egypt follows NPT and IAEA guidelines. This is to be known that Egypt is a signatory of nuclear non-proliferation

Upper and Lower Egypt were politically and culturally united in pre-dynastic times - 26 Jan 2009
supposed, Upper and Lower Egypt were politically and culturally united in pre... to an understanding of the political and social development of ancient Egypt... in Upper and Lower Egypt, Nekhen in Upper Egypt and Pe (Buto) in Lower Egypt

Egypt's Mubarak arrives on India visit, eyeing 'new horizons' - 16 Nov 2008
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Sunday arrived...;Mubarak, Egypt's ruler for nearly three decades, will hold delegation-level talks... and Egypt, terrorism, UN reforms and the Middle East peace process in which Egypt

Nuke-trade denied India cannot consider cooperation with Egypt: Mukherjee - 01 Jan 2008
with Egypt or any other country at the present juncture, as it is yet to be a signatory...," Mukherjee said, adding that Egypt and other Arab countries were doing there bit... Indian foreign policy and how India looks at the world etc. Egypt, he said

India, Egypt sign five pacts, agree to fight on terror - 18 Nov 2008
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) India and Egypt, both co-founders of the Non-Aligned Movement, Tuesday sought to transform their ties into a strategic partnership... for the Palestinian cause.   Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt for nearly three

ONGC Videsh strikes oil in Egypt - 13 Nov 2008
and IPR Red Sea Inc of Egypt; the two firms have 70 percent and 30 percent

47 killed in Egypt road accident - 14 Dec 2008
6,000 people annually die in road accidents in Egypt mostly because of reckless

Journalists in Egypt support Gazan colleagues - 13 Jan 2009
from the US, Egypt, France, Morocco, Sudan, and Qatar, said Hagar Samouni

Water barrier used to protect Karnak temples from Nile flood found in Egypt - 04 Feb 2009
Cairo, Feb 4 (ANI): In excavations at the Karnak temple complex in Egypt, archaeologists have discovered a 250-metre-long embankment used to protect Karnak from the Nile flood, along with a quay, baths and a settlement. According

Egypt arrests 23 opposition Muslim Brotherhood members - 31 Dec 2008
;The official said 23 people were arrested in front of Egypt's Doctors Syndicate, where... is Egypt's largest opposition group. It achieved an historic victory in the 2005

UN reforms, bilateral ties review to be focus of India, Egypt FM talks - 01 Jan 2008
Cairo. Both India and Egypt have enjoyed an exceptionally close..., who was received at the airport by India's envoy to Egypt A. Gopinathan... in the Middle East. Describing Egypt as an important player in the region, Mukherjee

Largest known statue of Pharaoh Ramses II being uncovered in Egypt - 15 Dec 2008
of Ramses II" ever found in Egypt, and his team said the statue was part of a temple... of the most important Pharaohs of Egypt's New Kingdom's 19th dynasty, which... buildings and statues in Egypt than any other pharaoh. Ramses II ruled

India and Egypt to have unity in action on climate change - 05 Feb 2009
New Delhi, Feb. 5, (ANI): Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Namo Narain Meena in a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Maged George on Thursday said both the countries would intensify their interacion and maintain the unity in action on climate change and other areas.

India and Egypt to have unity in action on climate change - 05 Feb 2009
New Delhi, Feb. 5, (ANI): Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Namo Narain Meena in a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Maged George on Thursday said both the countries would intensify their interacion and maintain the unity in action on climate change and other areas.

Jordan, Egypt strike balance between Israel ties, angry public - 06 Jan 2009
to lose points" with Egypt and Jordan due to its operation in Gaza..., the source added.  Relations with Jordan and Egypt are not expected

Israel-Hamas cease-fire pact very soon, says Egypt - 08 Feb 2009
agency as saying that Egypt has been mediating indirect talks for a lasting truce

Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian, nor beautiful, but dumpy and squat! - 01 Jan 2008
Melbourne, Sept 18 (ANI): Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Egypt... was from Macedonia, conquered Egypt. After he died in 323 BC, control of Egypt... a fleet to rival Rome's, made Egypt strong, kept the peace, and successfully

Archaeologists find 3,500 year old golden jewelry in Egyptian tomb - 12 Mar 2009
Washington, March 12 (ANI): Archaeologists in Egypt have found ancient golden... in a pharaonic era tomb thought to belong to a senior official under Egypt's most powerful queen Hatshepsut, on the west bank of the Nile river in Luxor, Egypt

Saudi construction firm opens branch in India - 16 Nov 2008
opened two new architectural and engineering companies in India and Egypt. ...-India), the one in Egypt has been named 'Focus for Engineering Services' (FOCUS... other customers in Egypt and India, Faysal Alaquil, director of business

Frustrated reporters still trying to enter Gaza Strip - 22 Jan 2009
Rafah crossing (Egypt), Jan 22 (DPA) Around 40 journalists and humanitarian aid workers were stuck Wednesday, some of them for the third day running, at the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, waiting to enter the coastal enclave. 

Mystery behind creation of Nefertiti's bust unraveled - 31 Mar 2009
Washington, March 31 (IANS) CT scan of a bust of Egypt's Queen Nefertiti's has helped researchers unravel hidden aspects of sculpting the priceless masterpiece... finds of ancient Egypt, the bust of Nefertiti was discovered in 1912, during

Antiquities dealer caught smuggling Egyptian artefacts - 16 Jan 2009
Cairo, Jan 16 (DPA) A Lebanese antiquities dealer was arrested in Bulgaria after being charged with smuggling stolen ancient Egyptian artefacts, Egypt's... the past five years, Egypt has been able to retrieve thousands of antiquities

Hidden room may solve Great Pyramid's construction mystery - 15 Nov 2008
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): A hidden room in Egypt's Great Pyramid may help solve a centuries-old mystery of how the massive monument was built. According to a report in National Geographic News, the little-known sealed space may

Mubarak's visit to open new horizons in ties: PM - 15 Nov 2008
with Egypt, one of the heavyweights in the Arab world and a co-founder of the Non...,' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said in an interview published in Egypt's semi... Singh said.   'India eyes closer ties with Egypt in line with our own

Statue of Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III to be resurrected - 02 Mar 2009
and ruler of Egypt for more than 36 years, by raising it and giving back its head... Amenhotep III (reigned 1386-49BC) wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt.  The south... Egypt.  The raw material for the northern statues came from Gebel el-Akmar

Stone inscription solves mystery of King Tut's father - 18 Dec 2008
block in Egypt might have solved the mystery about the identity of boy pharaoh King Tutankhamun's father. The best-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt, King Tut... Hawass, chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Discovery News.  

Clinton aims to bypass Hamas with nearly billion dollar aid to moderate Palestinians - 02 Mar 2009
Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt), Mar.2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to sideline the Hamas by proposing an aid package of over 900 million dollars for moderate Palestinians. According to Politico, out of this 900 million

Mel B lines up treasure hunt for pals at her four-day Egyptian wedding - 03 Nov 2008
London, Nov 3 (ANI): Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown is to renew her vows with husband Stephen Belafonte during a four-day wedding celebration in Egypt. The singer has planned a lavish party in the city of Hurghada, with an all

Israel sends reservists to Gaza, signals end to war - 12 Jan 2009
Jerusalem, Jan.12 (ANI): Israel started pouring reservists into Gaza on Monday as the death toll in its war on Hamas neared 900, but officials said an end to the fighting might be in sight as more ceasefire talks were scheduled in Egypt

Global plan to tackle bird flu threat - 23 Oct 2008
on avian and pandemic influenza in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. The plan called..., China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Egypt - the disease has become endemic

Hamas delegation in Cairo for talks on Gaza ceasefire - 25 Jan 2009
ceasefire into a durable truce, Egypt's official Middle East News Agency said... at the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, provided... and Egypt or Gaza and Israel'.   He further said that Hamas refused to tie

Nehru-Nasser era memories rekindled as Mubarak gets award - 18 Nov 2008
to Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak here Tuesday evening, it reminded many... civilizational ties between India and Egypt while, at the same time, leaving an indelible imprint on world history."   Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt

India get relatively easy group to qualify for Beijing Olympics - 21 Sep 2007
Newstrack India Sep 21: India got a relatively easy pool to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. They will have to get past Austria, Bangladesh, Chile, Egypt and Great Britain in a six- nation tournament to make their way

US bid to her interests in Middle East - 31 Jul 2007
Untitled Document July 31: Recently announced military aid packages to Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other gulf countries has been termed by the US as to promote stability and security in the region which has been endangered

Indian team ousted from World Squash quarters - 11 Dec 2007
team meekly surrenders 0-3 against top seed Egypt in their quarterfinal clash... too good against India as Egypt scored a convincing 3-0 win to enter the last... France while Australia takes on Egypt. India will now play for a place in the 5 to 8

Ancient Egyptian bowl says Christ was a magician - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, October 2 (ANI): A team of scientists, led by a French archaeologist have found a bowl in Egypt, dating to between the late 2nd century B.C.... on public display in the exhibit "Egypt's Sunken Treasures" at the Matadero Cultural

Ancient Egyptian bowl says Christ was a magician - 06 Oct 2008
Washington, October 2 (ANI): A team of scientists, led by a French archaeologist have found a bowl in Egypt, dating to between the late 2nd century B.C.... on public display in the exhibit "Egypt's Sunken Treasures" at the Matadero Cultural

Scientists to recreate 3,500-year-old Egyptian perfume - 16 Mar 2009
Bonn, March 16 (IANS) Pharaoh Hatshepsut assumed power in Egypt around 1479 BC, on behalf of her three-year-old stepson Thutmose III, and ruled for the next 20 years. One of the perfumes she used during her reign will now be recreated here

Scary Spice's hubby's ex reveals his 'dirty' past - 09 Nov 2008
London, November 9 (ANI): While Melanie Brown renewed her wedding vows with hubby Stephen Belafonte in Egypt, his ex-girlfriend Nicole Contreras has given out details of her violent and abusive past with the film producer. Nicole laid

Despite dangers, Rafah's smuggling tunnels resume work - 26 Jan 2009
hundred metres from the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt. 'We only bring in food... Egypt into Rafah.  'Each day, I can fill up about two trucks, each

Israeli Air Force strikes at Hamas targets in Gaza again - 03 Feb 2009
bombed the Gaza-Egypt border area, where Hamas is known to have smuggled weapons... to Egypt regarding Israel's latest truce proposal on Tuesday. (ANI) 

Heavy fighting on Gaza outskirts, 'progress' in talks - 13 Jan 2009
, and Egypt said some 'progress' was made in talks with Hamas aimed at reaching a truce...', according to Egypt's official MENA news agency.   Meanwhile

Mukherjee calls on Mubarak, discusses possibility of greater bilateral cooperation - 01 Jan 2008
India and Egypt in the context of recent ministerial visit. President Mubarak... occupies a prominent position in Egypt's trade. The two leaders also discussed Egypt's forthcoming chairmanship of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM). Egypt

NAM has lost its old grandeur and impetus: Mukherjee - 01 Jan 2008
." On its relevance to both India and Egypt, Mukherjee said: "It is more relevant between Indian and Egypt, as at one point of time, NASSER, Nehru and Tito... ministerial visits from Egypt to India have been taking place since 2000

Mubarak, coming after 25 years, seeks diverse ties - 17 Nov 2008
investment in Egypt could reach $2 billion in the next few years, Mubarak, Egypt's... Gandhi in March 1983.  With Egypt nurturing ambitions of becoming... of Indian IT companies.   Indian direct investments in Egypt currently

Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Cairo - 01 Jan 2008
bilateral relations. India's Ambassador to Egypt, A. Gopinathan, and other... was Egypt's fourth largest trade partner. Bilateral trade between India and Egypt touched 2.3 billion dollars last year.  Egypt will host the 25th Non-Aligned

World Bank says UAE is the easiest country for business in the Middle East - 03 Jan 2009
and Egypt came next at 24.  For the ranking three basic elements are taken...;For a third time, Egypt is one of the top 10 economies that reformed their business regulations. Egypt, which was the world's top reformer of business regulations

Diplomats hatch plans to allow return of secular Fatah faction in Gaza - 10 Jan 2009
, including the Rafah crossing to Egypt and the Kerem Shalom crossing to Israel...-Egypt border and reopening the crossings.  Diplomats said on Friday... at the border crossings with Egypt, but opposes an international force. It also

Unscheduled meet between Mukherjee-Pawar at Dubai Airport - 01 Jan 2008
to Egypt. Pawar is in Dubai to attend the International Cricket Council

Osama's son may be considering a move to New Zealand - 10 Nov 2008
in Egypt from Madrid on Saturday after Spanish authorities refused his request for asylum last week. The couple, who lived in Egypt for several months in 2007 and 2008, have also been denied entry to Britain.  Airport sources in Egypt said

Pranab Mukherjee wants African nations to choose their representative in Security Council - 01 Jan 2008
, the Indian Foreign Minister said that he would try to ascertain the views of Egypt... was the first visit by an Indian Foreign Minister in last seven years to Egypt... be calling on President Hoshni Mubarak to reiterate India's invitation to him. Egypt




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