Egypt

April 6, 2003

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The chief Islamic cleric in Egypt has criticized the Iraqi president for not going into exile and sparing his country the trauma of invasion.

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Explosions rocked Baghdad at dawn on Sunday as U.S. forces ranged around the Iraqi capital.

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Egyptian actor Hani Ramzi was forced to halt and postpone the filming of his upcoming movie 'Awiz Ha'I" (I Want My Share) over an unexpected disaster that shocked him and the crew of the film

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Egyptian actress Nadia Lutfi has decided to seclude herself from the outside world and will remain at home until the war is over, in order to document every event

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Iraqi singer Kathem Al Saher called on all artists in Egypt and from around the Arab world to take part in a march in Cairo to show solidarity and support for the Iraqi people

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Misr Beni Sueif Cement (MBSC) has informed the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange (CASE), that the company's founders and Misr Bank are still negotiating with Irelands CRH in view of the sale of a st

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Egypt’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) has approved an offer submitted from Edita for Food Industries to acquire 1,363 million shares in the International Foods Company, a 100 percent ownership offer,

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Fitch Ratings and its Cairo based subsidiary Nile Ratings, has downgraded Al-Watany Bank of Egypt's (AWB) national long and short-term ratings to BBB- and F3 from BBB+ and F2. The national ratings ha

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Dubai Duty Free recorded $82 million in sales for the first quarter of 2003, a 17 percent increase over the same period last year. First quarter figures show an increase of 29 percent in the electroni

April 5, 2003

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Israel is using war in Iraq as a smokescreen to increase its attacks on Palestinians, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said, Egypt's official news age

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Iraq's information minister read a message he said was from President Saddam Hussein on Saturday urging the Iraqi armed forces and ordinary citizens t

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Muna plays the leading role of a gifted but handicapped piano player who falls in love with a young man her age after chatting with him over the Internet, but fears a meeting with him would result in

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A former trumpet player in Lucy's group had previously accused her of using physical violence with the help of her bodyguard against him, and recently filed a second lawsuit for ruining his name and r

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Najwa Karam has stopped all activities relating to her career and is currently going through a state of utter despair and sadness over the conditions of the Iraqi people

April 3, 2003

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Baghdad's Saddam International Airport was Thursday afternoon still under the full control of the Iraqi authorities, <i>AFP</i> reported.