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Citizens of Egypt Take Up Arms Amid Insecurity
It took Ahmed Fawzi, a College of Islamic Studies graduate, only a few hours after seeing a man robbed and killed by a group of criminals to buy a gun.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to Make Official Visit to Egypt in September
The Egyptian authorities have announced here Wednesday that the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will pay a two-day official visit to Egypt from September 17. How People Arrived Here: Meles Zenawi was invited to US for official visit
Russian Foreign Ministry Convinced of the Need for Political Dialogue Between Two Sudans
Russian Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Moscow is convinced of the need for a speedy end to the violence and for a political dialogue between Sudan and the newly independent state of South Sudan in order to resolve contentious issues and bring normalcy...
Libya’s Post Gadhaffi Future – Who Gets the Oil?
Muammar Gadhaffi’s 42 year-old regime is in its death rattle – maybe today, maybe tomorrow, his administration that has ruled Libya with a quixotic and brutal hand is about to pass, in Trotsky’s piquant phrase, “into the dustbin of history,”...
Egyptians Missing Out on Vital Medicines
Until a few months ago Rifaat Mahmud, a day laborer from Giza near the Egyptian capital Cairo, could afford to buy drugs for his 13-year-old daughter who has aortic stenosis, a condition which causes reduced blood flow between the left ventricle and the...
Refugees in Sudan Battling for a Better Life
The first official Eritrean refugees arrived in Sudan in 1968; today, an estimated 1,600 cross the border every month to seek refuge in Shagarab, a large camp in the east of Sudan.
Ethiopia Launches $4b Hydro-power Project on River Nile
Ethiopia has launched a hydro-power project over the River Nile with around $4.7 billion investment. It is the first time that Ethiopia has launched such a large hydro-power project with such huge amount of investment.
United States Lawmakers Welcome Mubarak Resignation
The news that Hosni Mubarak had resigned as Egypt’s president reverberated on Capitol Hill Friday, with most lawmakers saying they welcome the news and that Americans are rejoicing with the people of Egypt.
