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05 December 2009 7:57 PM | Tagged: egypt finds dead ferry crash ends search
CAIRO - Egypt ended a search on Saturday for victims of a collision of two Nile ferries without finding any bodies despite initial fears that dozens were missing, a regional official said. The two craft hit each other near Rashid city in Beheira go

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05 December 2009 3:59 PM | Tagged: england play egypt world cup warmup
LONDON - England coach Fabio Capello is lining up a World Cup warmupagainst Egypt in March.The exhibition in Wembley Stadium would give Capello's players a chance toface a team with a similar style to Algeria, which was drawn Friday alongsideEnglan

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05 December 2009 1:37 PM | Tagged: egypt official missing boat collision
CAIRO - An Egyptian official says it appears nobody drowned after two passenger boats collided on the Nile. The official said the search was continuing Saturday but rescuers have not found any bodies and police are not reporting anybody missing. The

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04 December 2009 8:47 PM | Tagged: at missing egypt nile ferry collision
CAIRO - Two Nile river passenger ferries collided on Friday in northern Egypt, and close to 80 people were reported missing, security and ambulance sources said on Friday. The sources said three bodies have been recovered, and there were at least a

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30 November 2009 1:47 AM | Tagged: egypt mufti swiss minaret ban insults muslims
CAIRO - Egypt's Mufti Ali Gomaa denounced a vote to ban new minarets in Switzerland on Sunday as an insult to Muslims across the world, while calling on Muslims not to be provoked by the move. A solid majority of Swiss voters chose in a referendu

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21 November 2009 1:17 PM | Tagged: egypt lax defence nationals mubarak
CAIRO - President Hosni Mubarak warned on Saturday that Cairo will be firm in dealing with those who harm Egyptians, following attacks on its nationals in Algeria and Sudan over a World Cup football match. Egypt will not be lax with those who harm

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20 November 2009 10:19 PM | Tagged: egypt quit internationals
Egypt has threatened to quit football for two years after complaining to Fifa over the behaviour of Algerian fans.Algeria won a play-off to progress to the World Cup after the teams finished joint top in their qualifying group. Egypt are being inves

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20 November 2009 1:07 AM | Tagged: egypt algeria soccer tiff grows
CAIRO - Egypt on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Algeria for consultations as part of a growing diplomatic row caused by a bitter soccer rivalry between the two Arab nations that has sparked violence among fans. Egyptian fans were attacked after