Egypt

April 2, 2003

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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

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Egyptian actress Yusra will travel to the United States in May after she was nominated to be one of the members of the judging committee for the New York Film Festival

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Marwa Ibrahim wife of Egyptian singer Hakim demanded a retrial after a Cairo court’s ruling denying her the right for a divorce stressing that she is not willing to accept the verdict and filed a seco

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Negotiations are currently underway between Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi and Egyptian actor Mustafa Amar regarding the script and scenario for the film “Autograph”.

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French doctor Philip Manar has asked Sharihan's husband to forbid her from watching coverage of the US-led war on Iraq saying the scenes of children and civilians being slaughtered have a negative imp

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Orascom Construction Industries recorded a net income of EP 363.9 million for 2002, a 20 percent increase compared to figures from last year. Consolidated revenues reached EP 2.9 million, increasing b