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Illiteracy still rife among rural women
CAIRO: Nesma and a group of fellow women farm workers sit out…
Two prominent television clerics feud over Islam's approach to the West
CAIRO: It s not just East and West that are divided over…
Corruption and oppression dominate news
CAIRO: Talk of corruption has marred the privatization of the Omar Effendi…
Word on the Street
CAIRO: Economic reform seems to be of late the number one priority…
State Department calls human rights records of Arab allies poor, problematic
WASHINGTON: The State Department called the human rights records of key Arab…
Preliminary report on ferry sinking in two months
CAIRO: A preliminary report into what caused an Egyptian ferry to sink…
New natural gas field discovered in Sinai Peninsula
EL-ARISH, Egypt: Egypt has discovered a new natural gas field in the…
Norwegian telecom company mulls bidding for third license
OSLO: Norway s largest telecoms company Telenor is considering a bid for…
Western demands on Hamas are unfair so Egypt says
CAIRO: An adviser to President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday the Palestinian…
Top reformist in ruling party resigns in protest over lack of democratic change
CAIRO: A senior member of Egypt s ruling party announced his resignation…