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Mubarak vows not to tolerate attacks on Egyptians

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-22

PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak entered Egypt's bitter football row with Algeria yesterday, vowing in a televised speech that attacks on Egyptians abroad will not be tolerated. Mubarak did not mention Algeria by name...

King Tut's tomb to be restored

World
2009-11-11

EGYPT'S famous Tomb of Tutankhamun will undergo a five-year project to clean and restore the lavish wall paintings in the underground chambers of the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world. ...

Egyptian mosque restored to glory

World
2009-11-1

DEVELOPERS have unveiled the restoration of a 650-year-old mosque in Cairo's old city, part of an effort to revitalize the poor district and boost tourism to the country's treasure trove of Islamic sites. The...

2 passenger trains collide in Egypt, killing 25

World
2009-10-25

A passenger train collided with the back of a second one just outside of Cairo yesterday, destroying several passenger cars and killing at least 25 people, a police official said. At least 55 others were wounded...

France acts to end row, will return antiquities

World
2009-10-10

FRANCE'S culture minister agreed yesterday to return painted wall fragments to Egypt after a row over their ownership prompted the country to cut ties with the Louvre Museum. Experts with France's national museum...

Kidnapped fishermen sail home

World
2009-8-24

A GROUP of Egyptian fishermen who were kidnapped by pirates off the Somali coast four months ago and managed to overpower their captors sailed home to a hero's welcome yesterday, but some details of their dramatic...

After Egypt, Brazilians Robbed At Hotel

Sports | Soccer
2009-6-23

BRAZIL became the second nation to say it was robbed at the team's hotel in South Africa. Brazil coach Dunga said on Sunday members of the team's delegation were robbed at the hotel they are staying in. Dunga...

Egypt on a high after Italy stunner

Sports | Soccer
2009-6-20

EGYPT'S coach Hassan Shehata and his players hailed Thursday's win over Italy in the Confederations Cup as a proud achievement and have set their sights on the tournament's semifinals. "This is a great result,"...

Egypt stuns world champion Italy 1-0

Sports | Soccer
2009-6-19

EGYPT stunned Italy 1-0 with a header by Mohamed Homos yesterday, leaving the world champions with an uphill battle to reach the Confederations Cup semifinals. The African champions easily neutralized Italy's...

Egypt police kill African migrant near Israel border

World
2009-6-2

EGYPTIAN police have shot and killed an African migrant attempting to cross the border into Israel and a second with him was wounded, security and medical sources said today. For years Egypt tolerated tens of...