egypt News
Septuplets Born to Mother of Three
Alexandria :: Egypt | Aug 17, 5:59 PM
Posted by
lledsls 
A day after giving birth to septuplets, a 27-year-old Egyptian woman said Sunday she's only seen her babies on television and hopes to hold them and name them soon. Ghazala Khamis was still hospitalized after giving birth a day earlier to four boys and...
Tags: alexandria, egypt, birth, motherhood, lifestyle, babies, children, hospital, healthcare, septuplets, beheira, farm
Recent Survey shows 2/3 of Egyptian Men Abuse Women
Cairo :: Egypt | Jul 21, 9:10 AM
Posted by
PCVGuatemala
In Egypt, the most populous of the Arab nations, a recent survey shows that nearly two-thirds of Egyptian men admit to having sexually harassed women, a majority of which claims that women themselves are to blame. The survey of Egyptians showed that harrassment...
Tags: Sexual Harrassment, Egypt
At least 40 dead in Egypt level crossing pile up
Cairo :: Egypt | Jul 16, 2:10 PM
Posted by
Waqas
At least 40 people were killed and 60 injured on Wednesday when a truck failed to stop at a level crossing and pushed waiting traffic into the path of a speeding train in northern Egypt, police said. The truck ploughed into traffic at the level crossing,...
Tags: Egypt, deadliest crash, disaster
Gaza Truce Takes Hold
Jerusalem :: Israel | Jun 19, 12:53 AM
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Guns went quiet as a six-month truce between Israel and Gaza Strip militants took effect early on Thursday, but there was widespread scepticism about its ability to hold. The Egyptian-brokered ceasefire also obliges Israel to ease a punishing blockade...
Israel Approves Gaza Truce
Jerusalem :: Israel | Jun 17, 9:31 PM
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Israel has confirmed an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire with Palestinian militants that will take effect on Thursday. Under the agreement, Gaza's blockade will be eased to allow basic supplies into the Strip and talks are expected to intensify regarding the...
Egypt extends emergency law for 2 more years
Cairo :: Egypt | May 27, 2:32 PM
Posted by
msfahmi
The Egyptian parliament, at the request of the government, on Monday extended emergency law for two years until mid-2010 or until anti-terrorism legislation has been drawn up to replace it. The law, in force since the 1981 assassination of President...
Tags: Emergency law, anti-terrorism bill, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, rights
Darfuri rebels reach outskirts of Khartoum, Sudanese Cairenes watch with rapt attention
Cairo :: Egypt | May 10, 12:56 PM
Posted by
aBendinTheNile
Darfuri rebels from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) have reached the outskirts of Khartoum today, clashing with Sudanese armed forces, who have set up checkpoints and have instituted a city-wide curfew. Residents have been told to clear the streets...
Tags: Darfur, Sudan, JEM, SLM, Janjaweed, Refugees, Egypt, Cairo
New Stuff: Miller, Avishai and J Street
Germantown :: MD :: USA | May 10, 11:47 AM
Posted by
plitnickm
In the realm of Israel-related politics, there is always a new group, and a steady stream of new books on the market. But there are some recent books and a new organization that folks should really be examining carefully.
Tags: Israel, Carter, Bush, Reagan, Clinton, Obama, Zionism, peace, Palestinians, Aaron Miller, Bernard Avishai, Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street, lobbying, settlements, Orthodox Jews, Camp David, Syria, Egypt
Sham el Naseem
Cairo :: Egypt | May 02, 5:08 AM
Posted by
aBendinTheNile
The holiday of Sham el Naseem, which can be traced back to Pharoanic harvest celebrations nearly five thousand years ago, is a rare day in Egypt. Unlike strictly religious holidays, Sham el Naseem is celebrated by all Egyptians regardless...
Tags: holidays, Sham el Naseem, Egypt, public space, urban sprawl
Egyptian Tour Bus Overturns, Killing 9
Cairo :: Egypt | Apr 30, 11:31 PM
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Among the injured were 17 Russians, four Egyptians, two Canadians, two Italians, two Romanians, one Ukrainian and one Briton. The nationalities of the other three were not immediately discovered.
Tags: Egypt, death
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