Egypt

  • Apr 30, 2004
  • 7 min read

EGYPT: State's grip firm amid cosmetic reforms

The Bush administration is due to unveil formally its Greater Middle East Initiative in the next...

Egypt
  • Apr 7, 2004
  • 7 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Summit debacle confirms Arab disarray

Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said yesterday that an Arab summit could "definitely" be...

Middle East
  • Mar 29, 2004
  • 1 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Arab summit ends in delay debacle

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said today that Cairo was willing to host an Arab summit in 2-3...

Middle East
  • Mar 15, 2004
  • 8 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Who joins al-Qaida and why?

There is growing suspicion that Islamic militants were involved in the March 11 Madrid bomb...

Middle East
  • Feb 25, 2004
  • 7 min read

EGYPT/EAST AFRICA: Tensions rise in Nile dispute

Kenya is convening a conference of Nile Basin Initiative states next month. Criticism of the 1929...

Egypt
  • Jan 29, 2004
  • 1 min read

CHINA/AFRICA: Hu visit reflects energy imperative

Chinese President Hu Jintao will visit Egypt, Gabon and Algeria this week, and will seek stronger...

China
  • Dec 23, 2003
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ISRAEL/EGYPT: Maher assault embarrasses Palestinians

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher was assaulted yesterday by a mob during a visit to the...

Israel
  • Dec 2, 2003
  • 1 min read

EGYPT: New Central Bank governor to shift logjam

President Hosni Mubarak yesterday appointed Farouk al-Okdah as the new governor of the Central...

Egypt