Egypt’s ousted leader Mubarak in ‘very critical’ condition, not dead
June 20th, 2012 - 5:59 am ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak is on a respirator and in a 'very critical' condition, a military official said on late Tuesday, rejected an earlier report from ... Read more...
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11 Egyptians killed by assailants during protest in Cairo
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- At least eleven people were killed on Wednesday after sit-in supporters of former Salafist presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail were attacked outside Egypt's Defense Ministry, officials said ... Read more...
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Russia calls for restraint when sentencing Mubarak
January 8th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian foreign ministry has said it was concerned about calls by the prosecutor at the trial of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak to sentence the former ... Read more...
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International community expresses alarm after raids on NGOs in Egypt
January 1st, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- The international community expressed alarm on Friday and Saturday after seventeen non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were raided by Egyptian authorities on Thursday for allegedly receiving 'illegal foreign funding.'Several ... Read more...
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Egypt parliamentary polls to begin Nov 21
September 18th, 2011 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Sep 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egypt's supreme election commission has proposed to hold elections to the country's parliament starting Nov 21, the Al Ahram newspaper said.Elections to both the upper ... Read more...
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Ousted President Mubarak and sons referred to Egyptian criminal court
May 24th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- The Prosecutor's General Office on Tuesday referred the case of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to a criminal court over the killing of ... Read more...
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Egypt’s ruling military council not considering amnesty for Mubarak
May 19th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- Egypt's ruling military council on Wednesday informed that it is not considering granting amnesty to ousted President Hosni Mubarak even after he returned his properties and assets ... Read more...
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Former first lady Suzanne Mubarak detained for 15 days in Egypt
May 14th, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- Former first lady Suzanne Mubarak on Friday was detained for 15 days to be questioned over the corruption charges on his husband, ousted president Hosni Mubarak.According to ... Read more...
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Switzerland to return frozen assets of former Egyptian President Mubarak
May 13th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- The Swiss government on Friday announced that it will return all the frozen assets of former Egyptian President Mubarak and other officials if they are proven illegal, ... Read more...
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Hundreds of Palestinians celebrate unity deal
May 4th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by BNO News
RAMALLAH (BNO NEWS) -- Hundreds of Palestinians on Wednesday took to the streets to celebrate the unity deal signed by Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, in Cairo, Palestine News Network reported.People ... Read more...
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Former Egyptian leader Mubarak and his sons detained for questioning
April 14th, 2011 - 1:36 am ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons on Wednesday were detained in jail for questioning over the charges filed against them.According to the Al-Ahram newspaper, ... Read more...
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Former Egyptian President Mubarak to be questioned over abuse offenses
April 12th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday will stand before authorities to be questioned over financial and power abuse charges in Sinai.According to Al-Ahram newspaper, this will ... Read more...
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Muslim Brotherhood in deal with military for big role in post-revolutionary Egypt?
March 25th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo (Egypt), Mar 25(ANI): The Muslim Brotherhood, the banned Islamic group that is considered as Egypt's main political opposition, is reportedly poised to be at the forefront of post-revolutionary Egypt, having reached ... Read more...
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Egyptian PM resigns under opposition pressure
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo (Egypt), Mar. 3 (ANI): Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, a former air force officer, has resigned, meeting a key demand of the opposition protest movement.Shafiq was named as the country's ... Read more...
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Mubarak quits as Egypt president, hands over power to military council
February 12th, 2011 - 8:16 am ICT by ANI
Cairo, Feb.12 (ANI): Hosni Mubarak has resigned as the president of Egypt and handed power to the country's key military council, leadint to widespread celebrations in the streets of the country on ... Read more...
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Egypt protests: Tension rises as air force jets, helicopter buzz Cairo square
January 30th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo (Egypt), Jan 30(ANI): Tension is mounting in the Egyptian capital Cairo after the military staged an apparent show of strength during a sixth day of anti-government protests.According to the BBC, two ... Read more...
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Egyptian protesters defy curfew after Mubarak refuses to resign
January 29th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo (Egypt), Jan 29(ANI): Full-fledged chaos has been reported at several regions of Egypt, on the fifth straight day of demonstrations calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.In Cairo, some 1,000 ... Read more...
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Egyptian man sentenced to death for Christmas Eve mass shooting
January 18th, 2011 - 3:50 am ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- An Egyptian man has been sentenced to death for the shooting and killing of seven people outside a church on Coptic Christmas Eve, the Daily News Egypt ... Read more...
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Those involved in terror misinterpret Islam: Egyptian grand mufti
January 12th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The grand mufti of Egypt - an African country with a 90 percent Muslim population - has raised his voice against global terror, saying its root cause ... Read more...
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Stem cell treatment could help barren women conceive
September 16th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 16 (IANS) Thousands of women experiencing early menopause may be able to conceive a child, thanks to pioneering stem cell treatment.
One out of a 100 women goes through the menopause ... Read more...
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Van Gogh painting stolen from Cairo museum
August 22nd, 2010 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Aug 21 (DPA) One of Vincent Van Gogh's most famous paintings, "Poppy Flowers", has been stolen from a museum in Cairo, Egypt's Ministry of Culture said Saturday.
It was not immediately clear ... Read more...
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“Chasing Mummies” Lives Up To Viewers’ Expectation
July 16th, 2010 - 3:37 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
July 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The much awaited History Channel's new reality adventure series "Chasing Mummies" debuted on July 14 at 10 p.m. The all new adventure series that has Egyptologist ... Read more...
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Palaeontologists Unearth New Primate In Egypt
May 12th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): An odd mosaic of dental features discovered in northern Egypt has brought to light a hitherto undocumented primate.
The highly-specialized primate called Nosmips aenigmaticus is believed to have lived ... Read more...
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Over 41,000 stranded at Mumbai and Delhi airports (Lead)
April 19th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The government Monday said more than 41,000 passengers have been stranded at Mumbai and Delhi international airports as air routes are restricted due to an ash cloud ... Read more...
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Over 41,000 stranded at Delhi and Mumbai airports
April 19th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The government Monday said more than 41,000 passengers have been stranded at Mumbai and Delhi international airports as air routes are restricted due to an ash cloud ... Read more...
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Tomb of royal scribe unearthed in Egypt
April 15th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 15(ANI): Archaeologists have found a burial tomb of an ancient royal scribe at a spot near Ismailia, east of Cairo, Egypt.The crypt is built of mud bricks and has rectangular ... Read more...
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Flaxseed oil ‘can reduce osteoporosis risk’
November 24th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): A new study by researchers from Egypt suggests that the use of flaxseed oil in food could help reduce the risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal and diabetic women.Mer ... Read more...
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Remains of Hammurabi seal discovered in Cairo
November 22nd, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
Washington, November 22 (ANI): An Austrian archaeological mission has discovered the remains of a Hammurabi seal in Cairo, Egypt, which is made of burnt clay with inscriptions in cuneiform. The remains of ... Read more...
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Face recognition technology now more accurate, faster
November 11th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) Face recognition technology is an indispensable security tool, but it is highly time consuming. Now, a computer scientist and his collaborators have developed new ways to boost the ... Read more...
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Energy is never the main part of China-Africa cooperation: Chinese Premier
November 8th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo (Egypt), Nov 8(ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said that China is not courting Africa to satisfy its booming need for energy."The case is not what the Western reports described, that ... Read more...
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Two passengers arrested aboard United flight at LAX
September 29th, 2009 - 2:29 am ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) – Two passengers on board a United Airlines passenger plane were arrested on Monday because of "suspicious activity," law enforcement officials told BNO News.The passengers were on board ... Read more...
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FIFA World Cup trophy set for world tour
September 21st, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, Sep 21 (DPA) The FIFA World Cup trophy is to set off an a tour of the world including all 54 nations in Africa ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
The solid-gold ... Read more...
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Megacities contribute to global climate change in big way
August 31st, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Megacities, with populations exceeding 10 million, that consume energy, food, water, and other raw materials and release wastes are contributing to global climate change, researchers say.
More than half ... Read more...
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Cairo’s slums get an energy makeover
August 30th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 30 (ANI): Reports indicate that the slums of Cairo, Egypt's largest city, have got an energy makeover, with solar panels sprouting on apartment rooftops, providing residents with clean power ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad’s ministerial nominee was an Interpol target in 1994
August 22nd, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo (Egypt), Aug 22(ANI): Ahmad Vahidi, who has been nominated by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to serve as Iran's Defense Minister, is wanted by Interpol in connection with the 1994 bombing of ... Read more...
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