May, 2007

• 19 May

  Egypt opens inquiry on religious clashes

  Egyptian magistrates have opened an inquiry and interviewed 20 witnesses following religious clashes in recent days in Al Ayat, south of the capital Cairo, independent daily al-Masri al-Yom reported Monday.

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• 19 May

  Jailed Egypt politician faces more abuses

  The wife of jailed Egyptian opposition politician Ayman Nour, the main challenger to Hosni Mubarak in a 2005 presidential election, said he was assaulted by security men on Saturday in a courthouse stairwell.

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• 19 May

  Egypt nets $2.3 bln in government land auction

  Egyptian and Gulf real estate firms bought three large tracts of land near Cairo on Saturday earmarked for housing development, netting LE 13.3 billion ($2.3 billion) for the government, officials said.    

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• 19 May

  Egypt nuclear engineer denies spying for Israel

  Israel insisted on Tuesday that any information he had divulged was already in the public domain and had been handed over with the blessing of the authorities. insisted on Tuesday that any information he had divulged was already in the public domain and had been handed over with the blessing …

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• 19 May

  Egypt eyes tourism investment

  EGYPT needs huge investment in the tourism sector to meet anticipated demand for facilities, a top official has said. “The country is experiencing continued investment in hotel development and on-site innovation, with properties across the destination working to increase their hosting capacities,” said Amr el-Ezabi, chairman of Egyptian Tourism Authority. …

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• 19 May

  Iran ready to restore ties with Egypt

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that the country is ready to re-establish full diplomatic ties with Egypt. He told reporters at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport that Tehran’s “preparedness to reopen its Embassy in Egypt signals Iran’s good will.”

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• 19 May

  Egypt, Angola And Qatar Win Seats On UN Human Rights Council

  UNITED NATIONS (AP)–Egypt, Angola and Qatar easily won seats on the U.N. Human Rights Council Thursday despite opposition from human rights groups, but Belarus trailed and was forced into a second round of voting.

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• 19 May

  Young Muslims In Cairo Modify The Hijab

  Rasha Mohammed is always looking for new hijab styles. When she’s not watching Egyptian fashion TV, Ms. Mohammed is checking out what other young Muslim women are wearing on the street or on the subway. “If I like any of their ways of putting [on the] hijab, I can ask …

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• 19 May

  Mubarak: ‘Hamas – no way’

  The Egyptian government is at a loss regarding the future of the Gaza Strip, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak said yesterday in talks with senior diplomatic officials. Haaretz has learned that Mubarak expressed great concern over the increasing strength of Hamas. He said Egypt is making great efforts to end the …

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• 18 May

  Reflexii…

  Sentimentul de amaraciune si suparare a ajuns sa cuprinda pe toti palestinienii, indiferent ca sunt in afara, sau in interiorul teritoriilor palestiniene, ocupate sau ne-ocupate, sub asa zisa autoritate palestiniana. Aceasta nu inseamna ca nutrim un sentiment de rusine datorita apartenentei noastre la patria palestiniana. In pofida conflictului fratricid, noi …

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