Eurasia Press & News
Hosni Mubarak arrived on Tuesday in Tripoli for talks on the situation in Sudan’s war-torn western region of Darfur, an AFP correspondent reported.
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19 May
Egypt and other Arab countries not willing to pressure Sudan on Darfur
CAIRO, Egypt: Western countries looking for ways to pressure Sudan to curb violence in Darfur have had trouble getting support from the country’s Arab neighbors.
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19 May
Egypt to launch a new Darfur ‘road map’ peace plan
 Under Western criticism for doing little to pressure Sudan to curb violence in Darfur, Egypt announced Wednesday that it is offering a new peace plan for the war-torn African nation. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit described the Egyptian proposal as “a road map” for a political process that would …
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19 May
Israeli FM Meets Mubarak on Arab Deal
Associated Press Writer CAIRO, Egypt (AP) – Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni held talks Thursday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the first high-level discussion between Israel and the Arab world on an Arab initiative calling for an exchange of land for peace.
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19 May
Eni to Invest $12B in Egypt Gas, Boost Oil Stocks
Eni SpA, Italy’s largest oil company, will invest $12 billion to boost its Egyptian natural gas operations over the next five years, Egypt’s oil ministry said Thursday.
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19 May
Sharm el-Sheikh Conference on Iraq Offers US Interaction with Countries in the Region
The recent international conference on Iraq held in Sharm el-Sheikh was the biggest and most inclusive diplomatic push to end that nation’s security crisis since the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. During an unannounced visit to Baghdad earlier this week, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney says he pressed Iraqi …
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19 May
Egypt demands its queen back
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Egypt’s antiquities chief says if persuasion doesn’t work, he will fight for an ancient bust of Nefertiti that a Berlin museum maintains is too fragile to ever travel.
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19 May
Egypt police arrest 59 after Muslim-Christian clashes
CAIRO (AFP) – Egyptian police have arrested 59 people, all Muslims, after clashes broke out in a village as Muslims opposed the extension of a local church, security sources said on Saturday.
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19 May
Mubarak announces upper house elections
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has announced the first round of elections for the country’s upper house of parliament will be held on June 11.
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19 May
Cheney talks with Egypt on Iraq, Iran
WASHINGTON, May — U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney held talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday toward the end of a regional tour, focusing on ways to stem chaos in Iraq and on Iran’s impact on security in the Gulf.
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