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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (The Laboratorium)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:43:16 GMT

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt ( ) Notwithstanding the glowing reviews on Amazon and MetaFilter , this book is drier than a desiccated mummy. One yawn-inducingly dense essay follows another, never saying much. It doesn't work as history, as anthropology, as archaeology, as religion, and certainly not as a story. Here, let me open it at random (page 270): Both men also had large tomb chapels...

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Explore : Archeology, Law, Law Blogs, Religion and Spirituality

Egypt: Stock Market Decline (Global Voices Online)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:18:41 GMT

Egyptian blogger Hossam el Hamalawy reports that the Egyptian stock market continues to decline

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Egypt: Stock Market Decline (Afrigator)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:18:41 GMT

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Egypt asserts ownership of its past (APM: Marketplace)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:46:32 GMT

Over the centuries, thousands of ancient treasures have left Egypt -- either with official blessings or by smugglers. Now Egypt is stepping up its efforts to reclaim and safeguard its antiquities. Amy Scott reports.

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From the Web to the Streets: Anatomy of Egypt's Revolution (3arabawy)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:55:03 GMT

Click on the photo below to checkout James Buck’s multimedia page on the Mahalla Uprising… James Buck: “Though certainly a minority of Egyptians have regular access to the internet and fewer read blogs, the shockwaves created by the leftist revolutionaries blogging Egypt's social ills do reach the streets.”

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Oil rich neighbors Silent While Oil Prices Spark Food Riots In Neighboring Egypt (Prophecy Fellowship Forums)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:32:58 GMT

Who will reach out it's hand, stand in the gap, should the world gets it's wish and America falls? Wednesday, May 14, 2008 ---Quote--- Despite being surrounded by petroleum-rich neighbors, Egypt is suffering the effects of record-high oil prices that have touched off deadly riots over the...

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Light Hearts and the Valley of the Kings - Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:51:46 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt King Tuthankhamun died as a boy-god-king, with few notable achievements. Yet still, he is often seen as a symbol of Egypt, maybe because of what was found in his tomb, hidden under the rubble from King Ramses VI's tomb. I biked in the desert heat, west to the Valley of the Kings, to see both of these...

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OPEC Stands Silent While Egypt Suffers Food Riots (Get Mash)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:31:39 GMT

Despite being surrounded by petroleum-rich neighbors, Egypt is suffering the effects of record-high oil prices that have touched off deadly riots over the simplest of commodities: bread. Read the full story

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Explore : Alexandria, Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries, Petroleum

World Bank Hosting Mobile Banking Conference in Egypt (cellular-news)

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:13:44 GMT

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group; the GSM Association; the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor; and the UKâs Department for International Development are organizing the first mobile money summit in Cairo.

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Tourism draws investors to Egypt (Turkish Property Financing)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:38:00 GMT

The popularity of Egypt as a holiday destination is having a positive effect on its housing market , an expert has revealed. Paul Collins, property editor at BuyAssociation , said the amount of interest in tourist property in Egypt is increasing all the time. He stated that the north African country is especially popular with sun-seekers who want a beach holiday, as well as fans of diving...

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Explore : Hurghada, Paul Collins, Rock and Pop, Sharm El-Sheikh

Adolescence of media in Egypt (Afrigator)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:09:00 GMT

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Explore : Alexandria

Telecom Egypt announces Q1 2008 consolidated results (ziomal.biz)

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:59:34 GMT

Egypt: Telecom Egypt (TE) today announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2008. [AMEInfo.com]

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Egypt expels Darfur leaders from Cairo (Afriquenligne)

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:20:08 GMT

Egypt has expelled several Cairo-based Darfur rebel leaders after their group carried out an attack on the Sudanese city of Omdurman last Saturday.

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Wife tells of Egypt cleric's alleged CIA-linked torture (Seattle Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:30:22 GMT

The wife of an Egyptian cleric taken from a Milan street, allegedly as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, wept Wednesday...

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Egypt's economy soars; so does misery (USA Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 01:29:12 GMT

Egypt today has all the earmarks of a gathering boom. Strange then, that most Egyptians seem so miserable. "Living conditions ...

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Explore : Alexandria, Finance

Israel urges Egypt to resume role in talks to free Shalit (Haaretz.com)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:13:58 GMT

Israel has asked Egypt to incorporate a deal to free abducted soldier Gilad Shalit into Hamas truce talks being mediated by Cairo. The cease-fire talks will resume over the weekend, Haaretz has learned. ...

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Electric / Electricity in Egypt (Afrigator)

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:55:00 GMT

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Giftun Island - Hurghada, Egypt (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:14:21 GMT

Egypt - here we come!

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EGYPT: Clearing mines, helping victims (video) (Alertnet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:27:58 GMT

Source: IRIN Egypt's northwest coast is contaminated with approximately 17 million landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) from World War II. According to the Landmine Monitor Report 2007, Egypt is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world after hotspots such as Afghanistan, Angola and Bosnia.

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Egypt to open Rafah board, breaking agreement with Israel (Yourish.com)

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:30:08 GMT

Is anyone truly surprised that Egypt will not stand by its Gaza agreement with Israel? Really? You may recall that when the Gaza agreements were being ironed out, and Condi Rice forced Israel to give up the Philadelphi corridor and cede control to European monitors (who fled at the first signs of violence from Hamas), [...]

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