Egypt

April 3, 2003

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Nile Rating, a member of international rating agency Fitch Ratings, has assigned a National Senior Unsecured debt rating of 'B (egy)' Rating Outlook Negative to Orascom Hotel Holdings' 100 million Egy

April 2, 2003

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An Iraqi military spokesman denied the destruction of the Baghdad division of the elite Republican Guard, as claimed by US Central Command.

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Iraq's information minister denied on Wednesday that U.S. troops had crossed the Tigris river in their advance on Baghdad.

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US forces have rescued a young female soldier who was held as a prisoner of war in Iraq, reports said.

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Egyptian singer Ehab Tawfiq decided to postpone the release of his upcoming album, which was due to be out mid-summer, after being halfway through recording most of the songs

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Shabaan Abdul Rahim has nominated Egyptian actress Ghada Rizik for the leading role in his upcoming film "Ana Bakrah Israel" (I Hate Israel), after the fourth Egyptian actress turned him down

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Egyptian actress Hala Shiha,who recently wore the Hijab, has received an offer by a satellite TV channel to present a new religious program "Nasihati" (My Advice) alongside her sister Maya

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Cairo's new JW Marriott Hotel is now opened for business. The hotel is the newest international JW Marriott Hotel and the third JW Marriott Hotel in the Middle East. The Mirage City Cairo offers 428 b

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As appointed agents for the UN World Food Program (WFP), shipping agent and logistics service provider, GAC has been working alongside the world's largest food aid organization to deliver much needed

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HP has continued to consolidate its position as the leading PC vendor in the Middle East according to recently released figures from International Data Corporation (IDC). Current market share across a

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The Abu Dhabi-based Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company signed up 100,000 direct subscribers in March, stated a press release.   After launching its services in May 2001, Thuraya has witnesse

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Egyptair has signed a contract with Airbus for the purchase of seven A330-200s. This is the first A330 acquisition by Egyptair, which already operates a large Airbus fleet. Deliveries for the aircraft

April 1, 2003

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Thirty-three people, including women and children, died and 310 were wounded in a bombing on the outskirts of the farming town of Hilla, 80 kilometres

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Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf said on Tuesday that 56 civilians had been killed in Iraq in U.S.-led air raids over the past day.

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Two explosions hit the southern outskirts of Baghdad shortly after dawn on Tuesday, <I>Reuters</I> said. "Two big explosions rocked the city just now