Egypt

April 14, 2003

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Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and the ships in their battle groups will leave the Gulf region this week and return to their home ports, a U.S. defen

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Egyptian singer Shabaan Abdul Rahim expressed his anger and disappointment towards Lebanese singer Diana Haddad for discrediting his talent on public television

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Tony admitted that the previous rumors of Najwa's divorce are in fact true and she has been separated from her husband,Yousef Harb, for the past nine months

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French telecommunications giant Vivendi Universal has decided to sell its seven percent stake in Vodafone Egypt to British mobile operator Vodafone, for $48 million, pending the appropriate authorizat

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Dubai eGovernment successfully migrated to the next level of governance by investing in information technology (IT).  "eGovernments need to develop clear objectives inspired by the needs of customers,

April 13, 2003

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Palestinian prime minister-designate Mahmoud Abbas presented a list of proposed cabinet members to President Yasser Arafat on Sunday that includes ref

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The American film "Gangs of New York" made huge profits in Egypt eliminating all chances for fair competition with local films

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Egyptian actress Maali Zayed was advised by friends to decline all offers to star in any new film until the situation in the region calmed down and became more peaceful

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Young Egyptian actress Mirna Al Muhandis began shooting the scenes for her upcoming TV drama "Qamar September" (Moon of September) marking her return to the acting world after taking off the Hijab

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A number of prominent Egyptian and other Arab female artists have become the target of a conspiracy by anonymous persons for the production of illicit pornographic films that defame them

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Centurion Energy International intends to list on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Centurion's focus is on North Africa, where they currently operate in Tunisia and Egypt.   Centurion's w

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Preparing for the phase after Saddam Hussein's removal, the United States and Britain have turned to trace and repatriate billions of dollars believed to have been squirreled away by the Iraqi regime

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Fitch Ratings views the recent injection of new capital by the Egyptian government into six public sector banks as a positive move, but still views the banking system as under capitalized.

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Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings on a series of Turkish structured transactions. The agency removed the transactions from Rating Watch Negative, where they were placed on March 25. The Watch pla

April 12, 2003

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French President Jacques Chirac told British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Saturday the United Nations should be charged with putting in place a new Ir