Egypt

February 26, 2003

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Egyptian actress Laila Ilwi requested for a postponement of her new film "Hubb Al Banat" (Girls Romance) from director Majdi Ahmad due to Hanan Turk's sudden decision to not take part in it

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Syrian singer Asalah Nasri expressed her fury and anger at Lebanese director Simon Asmar for declaring Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoughbi as the number one Arab star of today

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Egyptian singer Mohammad Foad had announced that he will be traveling to the United States on a tour to perform ten concerts, three of which to be held in Las Vegas

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After his return to Cairo from Dubai, Egyptian actor Nour El Sherif agreed with director Khaled Yousif for the leading role as one of Egypt's great leaders in the new film "Ana Wal Musheer" (Me and th

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<b>Date:</b> Feb 23 - Feb 26, 2003 <b>Location:</b> Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates <b>Specifics:</b> Gulfood is the 9th Gulf Food, Hotel and Equipment Exhibit

February 25, 2003

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A Hamas activist and two other Palestinians were wounded when a grenade exploded early Tuesday afternoon in the el-Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Str

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Egyptian actress Najlaa Fathi has decided to stop her acting career saying the time has come for her to stop in order to keep the beautiful memories she had throughout her career

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Lebanese singers Alissa, Haifa Wahbi, Maya Nasri, Nancy Ajram, Pascal Mash'alani, Katia Harb, and Nicole Saba have received a number of nominations by producers and directors from Egypt to star in the

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Tajikistan’s Dushanbe municipality decided to purchase 300 buses from Iran, in addition to 150 electric buses from Russia. Trade ties between the former-Soviet republic and the Islamic Republic totale

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Oil services company Saipem SpA, a unit of Italian oil and gas company Eni SpA, has been awarded a sea-drilling contract in Egypt. Under the recently signed agreement, Saipem will use a jackup at the

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American oil exploration and production company Pioneer Natural Resources is planning exploration drilling in Tunisia during 2003. The firm expects capital spending in 2003 to reach up to $550 million

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Qatar Airways has reported that a 25-year-old Spanish passenger flying with her parents from Doha to London has been arrested by Syrian authorities in connection with a security hoax.  The Spanish wom

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The Four Seasons Riyadh will open its doors on February 28. The 249-room hotel is the fourth property in the Middle East to be opened by the Canadian owned hospitality chain. It is the Group’s first m

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More than 300 delegates attended the first meeting of the Supply Chain and Logistics Group at Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) yesterday. The meeting was chaired by Member of the Board an

February 24, 2003

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Egyptian singer Amr Diab has decided that from now on he will record all future albums in Europe amidst strict security in order to be sure his tapes will not be dispersed everywhere before he announc