Torture is systematic in Egypt 'police state': rights groups
AFP - 2 hours 8 minutes agoEgypt has become a police state where citizens receive no protection from torture, human rights groups said in a report published on Thursday.
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Swiss have made a 'grave mistake' with minaret ban: Egypt FM
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 51 minutes agoEgypt's top diplomat said on Thursday that a Swiss vote to ban the construction of minarets was a "grave mistake" and Europe could no longer lecture his country on human rights.
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Report says Shalit taken to Egypt
UPI - Thu Dec 3, 8:14 am ETJERUSALEM, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A Kuwaiti newspaper reports kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is being held in Egypt until a deal to secure his release is finalized.
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DJ US Wheat Outlook: Seen Up On Overnight, But Egypt Snubs US
INO News - Thu Dec 3, 10:13 am ETCHICAGO (Dow Jones)--U.S. wheat futures are expected to start stronger Thursday after rising overnight, although fundamentals remain weak and Egypt booked wheat from other origins.
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Research and Markets: Egypt Will Have 81.4 Million Mobile Subscribers in 2013 with Market Share of ECMS (Mobinil ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 8:18 am ETDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.'s new report "4Q09 Egypt Mobile Operator Forecast, 2009 - 2013" to their offering.
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Chemical weapons watchdog pursues holdout nations
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 6:46 am ETThe newly elected chemical weapons chief says he will pursue the last seven holdouts — including Israel, Egypt and Syria — to get them to sign a disarmament treaty and submit weapons stockpiles for inspection.
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Tablet Manufacturing Technologies Training Course Announced For Jan 24-26, 2010 In Cairo, Egypt
PharmaceuticalOnline - Thu Dec 3, 3:08 am ETThis course will be presented by top class speakers from the USA and Europe having extensive academic and hands-on industrial experience. This course is supported by the International Federation of Pharmacy (FIP-IPS). This course will be held Jan 24-26, 2010 at the Intercontinental City Stars in Cairo, Egypt. By Natoli Engineering Company, Inc.
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PLUMSTED: New Egypt writer provides new angle on Natalie Wood death
The Messenger-Press - Thu Dec 3, 6:39 am ETPLUMSTED — New Egypt resident Marti Rulli of Fort Avenue says writing a book about the death of a legendary actress was not only an opportunity to help a friend but also to finally reveal some truth about the mysterious circumstances that occurred more than 25 years ago.
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Finding a Market for Crafts Made by the Trash Collectors of Cairo
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 9:01 am ETTwo sisters living on the Upper East Side have been selling handicrafts made by women from an impoverished community of garbage collectors in Cairo for the past 15 years.
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Best and worst scenarios for USA draw
Yahoo! Sports via Yahoo! Sports - 2 hours 8 minutes agoBrazil and Spain are the powers to avoid. One seeded team will allow the U.S. to dream.
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Luis Bueno: U.S. can't do worse than Confed draw in World Cup draw
Sports Illustrated - Thu Dec 3, 11:34 am ETFor the second time in the last eight years, the World Cup is entering uncharted waters when South Africa plays host next summer. As Japan/South Korea 2002 ushered in the World Cup to Asia, so, too, will South Africa 2010 introduce the world's greatest sporting event to a new continent.
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Afghans See Sharp Shift in U.S. Tone
International Herald Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 9:26 am ETWhile President Obama’s speech seemed to reassure many Americans about the direction of the war, Afghans were alarmed at the prospect of a timetable.
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Bad teeth tormented ancient Egyptians
MSNBC - Thu Dec 3, 12:23 pm ETA systematic review of more than 3,000 mummy analyses reveal ancient Egyptians suffered from periodontal diseases, abscesses and cavities.
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Egyptian Stocks Rise Most Since July as Dubai Debt Concern Ebbs
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 1, 10:15 am ETDec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Egyptian stocks rose the most since July after the government said the country wasn’t directly exposed to Dubai World debt. Orascom Construction Industries, the biggest publicly traded builder in Egypt, and Commercial International Bank led the EGX30 Index up 4 percent to 6,067.59 at the close in Cairo, its steepest increase since Aug. 23.
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Egyptian princess buried in Cairo
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 1, 3:37 pm ETPrincess Ferial, the daughter of Egypt's last king, was buried in a Cairo mosque on Tuesday after a low-key funeral attended by her relatives.
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