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H5N1 (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Via Al-Ahram Weekly: Panic nonetheless. Excerpt:The Ministry of Health announced last week that from 25 November it will stop issuing daily updates on the number of confirmed swine flu cases in Egypt. It has also made public the maximum price...
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Godwin's Law (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
The first ever Wikimedians’ conference is taking place in Tokyo this weekend. A group of Wikimedians, who were inspired by Wikimania 2008 in Alexandria, Egypt, gathered in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan in the late summer of 2008. Those who traveled to Alexandria shared their excitement and inspiration gathered from Wikimania, and others listened. [...]
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Pharoah the cat has survived after stowing away in a container on a merchant ship that arrived at the British port of Felixstowe after a 3000 mile journey from Egypt.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak steps into a row with Algeria following violence over World Cup football matches.
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Fresh Bilge (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Tell these people that Islam is a “religion of peace.”
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France 24 (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
President Hosni Mubarak warned on Saturday that Cairo will be firm in dealing with those who harm Egyptians, following attacks on its nationals in Algeria and Sudan over a World Cup football match. "Egypt will not be lax with those who harm the dignity of its sons," he said in a speech to parliament. "The welfare of our citizens abroad is the responsibility of the country. We look after...
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i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Relations between Egypt and Algeria have been taking a serious turn for the worse in the aftermath of Algeria's World Cup playoff qualifying victory over Egypt's national football (soccer) team in Khartoum on Wednesday.Relations between Egypt and Algeria have been taking a serious turn for the worse in the aftermath of Algeria's World Cup playoff qualifying victory over Egypt's national football
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
President Hosni Mubarak warned on Saturday that Egypt will not be "lax" towards those who harm Egyptians, following attacks on its nationals in Algeria and Sudan over a World Cup football match.
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Algeria's foreign minister summoned Egypt's ambassador on Friday to reject accusations that his government failed to protect Egyptians.
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1913 Intel (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Egypt’s special forces and engineering units suddenly shut down operation against the smuggling tunnels to Gaza without warning to Washington or Jerusalem, DEBKAfile’s military sources report. US and Israeli requests for clarifications from Cairo, which must have ordered the stoppage, were not answered. So the Obama administration signaled Egypt that if it continues to violate [...]
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
Ask Howard about his travels: join our live Q&A with Mr Nice on Thursday 26 November at 1-2pm
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Goal (Free subscription) | yesterday
International relations continued to suffer on Friday from the reverberations over two soccer matches played on Wednesday.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's foreign minister summoned Egypt's ambassador on Friday to reject accusations that his government failed to protect Egyptians from violent Algerian football fans during a tense World Cup play-off, state media said.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
ALGIERS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Algeria's foreign minister summoned Egypt's ambassador on Friday to reject accusations that his government failed to protect Egyptians from violent Algerian soccer fans during a tense World Cup play-off, state media said.
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The Lede (Free subscription) | yesterday
International relations continued to suffer on Friday from the reverberations over two soccer matches played on Wednesday.