Torture is systematic in Egypt 'police state': rights groups
AFP - Thu Dec 3, 1:31 pm ETEgypt 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 - Thu Dec 3, 1:29 pm ETEgypt'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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Brooklyn Museum Announces New Egyptian Installation: "The Mummy Chamber"
Art Daily - Thu Dec 3, 11:28 pm ET"Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place", Teti, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1339 B.C. - 1307 B.C. Wood, painted, (84.5 x 47.8 x 207 cm) 33 1/4 x 18 13/16 x 81 1/2 inches. Place purchased: Thebes, Egypt, Africa. Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund.
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South African Karters in Egypt this Weekend to take on the World's Best
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 2:01 am ETSix top South African karters will compete in Egypt this weekend in the 2009 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. The event has attracted 216 competitors from 55 countries, and South Africa is once again one of the favourites to emerge as one of the top competing nations.
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Nanofilm CEO Rickert to Speak at Nanotech Business Summit Conference Meets in Cairo Egypt, December 5-6, 2009
PRWeb - Fri Dec 4, 12:09 am ETDr. Scott Rickert, President and CEO of Nanofilm, is a speaker at the Nanotech Business Summit in Cairo, Egypt, December 5 and 6, 2009. Dr. Rickert’s topic is “Nano-izing Today's Surfaces to Solve Energy, Environmental, And Waste Problems.” (PRWeb Dec 4, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3295624.htm
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Not My Fault
Strategy Page - 27 minutes agoDecember 4, 2009: The recent football (soccer) playoffs between Egypt and Algeria were turned into a series of nationalistic riots by the Egyptian government (which did not turn the police on the anti-Algerian rioters, and had the government controlled mass media stir up the rioters.)
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Rice to rags tale in Iraq's parched breadbasket
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 2:38 am ETThe face of Iraqi farmer Aid Shamkhi darkens as he looks at his parched, weed-strewn ground in the heart of what was once the country's breadbasket.
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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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OBAMA STRATEGY TO END WAR BY MAKING WAR
Georgie Anne Geyer via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 5:04 pm ETWASHINGTON -- His demeanor was not that of a young and inexperienced president, but that of an elder statesman. There was none of the boyish, fun-loving, "isn't-this-all-amazing?" charm that has exemplified so much of his public life. He smiled not once.
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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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Sir John Crofton dies at 97; doctor pioneered combination therapy to treat tuberculosis
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours 30 minutes agoHe is credited with saving millions of lives by using a 'cocktail' of multiple antibiotics to treat the disease. The concept subsequently was applied to AIDS, cancer and other diseases. Sir John Crofton, a physician who is credited with saving millions of lives by pioneering the use of cocktails of antibiotics to treat tuberculosis -- a concept that has subsequently been applied to treating a ...
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Get your Egyptian on at the Walters' Mummified!
The Johns Hopkins News-Letter - Thu Dec 3, 10:44 pm ETIf you are looking to reconnect with your nerdy side, Mummified! is definitely worth a trip.
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