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Monday
August 30, 2004
Good as gold
Australian paper speculates about Karam
Ibrahim's Olympic gold medal leading to a Hollywood Hulk film career. The
world champion wrestler
says he dedicates his gold medal to himself...
Egypt's boxers end with lots of medals,
and an overall strange
round of games...
Don't worry
Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit tackles South African fears
that Egypt is not paying enough attention to its continental
brethren.
Moving on up
Egyptian American comedian Ahmed Ahmed picks up the Richard Pryor award
at a UK comedy fest...
Lightening the burden
Egyptian students spent summer
in Palestinian camps spreading creativity...
End of an era?
Cairo Times closes
down...
New attitude at the housing office?
Washington Post reports on the government earmarking "more
than 100,000
buildings nationwide for demolition because of substandard
construction..."
Another Egyptian businessman in trouble abroad
This time
it's the former
CEO of a technology company in the States...
Interesting point of view...
... on the potential Egyptian origins of
the word Amen.
End with a tour
US solider just back from MFO duty in Sinai wows
first grade class back home in Iowa with tales and trinkets from
Egypt.
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Monday, August 30, 2004 03:00 CAIRO
Thursday
August 26, 2004
Stepping up privatization
The BBC seems excited about the fact that "six state-run engineering
firms are being considered for a sell-off
in September".
Getting involved
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Iraqi officers being trained in Egypt...
Interesting opinions
Bush deserves to be in the Guinness Book for how badly
he has transformed the US's image in the world -- so says one of the
intellectuals interviewed in this Washington Post Cairo-centric piece
about impressions of America in the Middle East...
Another nugget from Cairo: "The trappings of the American good life are no
longer an advertisement for the American way of life. And it
seems the world, which America helped globalize, ended up feeling
global, not American."
The story diverges at the end into a discussion of
how photos of children in conflicts are viewed on both sides of the
world that reminds me a bit of
something that appeared on Cairo live way back -- remember the essay on
whether "these
faces are the Guernica of
our time?"
Boxing up and down
Egyptian Olympic boxing continues to generate controversy
"Fans threw water bottles and forced
an Egyptian fighter to flee from the ring after a referee
ruled a Greek light heavyweight couldn't continue boxing because
of cuts..." More from MSNBC.
Bad review
Daily Star doesn't
like Chahine's new Alexandria... New York.
In trouble
Videos of Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman and his American lawyer talking
in prison is shown to a NY courthouse as part of the lawyer's
own trial.
A simpler solution
"Egypt's Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmy has
ordered the destruction of an offshore natural gas platform that was
still blazing for the 11th
straight day Saturday, ministry officials told AFP."
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Thursday, August 26, 2004 12:00 CAIRO
Tuesday
August 24, 2004
Luxury suite
Huge new Four
Seasons hotel opens up on the Nile in Cairo.
Investigating the zero
Egypt 2010 World Cup bid financial
irregularities being probed...
Plus, a bit
more from Sports Illustrated.
Olympic update
"Egypt, which has never won an Olympic medal in boxing, now
has two boxers in the semifinals and is guaranteed at least two
bronze medals.
Meanwhile, other countries'
boxers are not
too happy with the results.
... and in soccer ...
4 Europe
based players on Egypt's new world cup trials team.
Lots of gas
70 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas and 2,330 barrels of
condensate per
day...
Good news
Egypt's exports to China on the up
and up.
Another enigmatic
arrest?
Khaleej Times speculates
on why a famous ex soccer player and coach was arrested in Saudi
Arabia.
Tragedy
"Fourteen people were killed
and 17 others hurt when a minibus crashed
into people waiting at a bus stop in Beni Suef..."
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Tuesday, August 24, 2004 14:00 CAIRO
Saturday
August 21, 2004
An alternate view
US congressman Lantos defends his proposal
to redirect US military aid to Egypt into economic assistance...
Radical removal
4000
people in Luxor being relocated to help save archaeological heritage...
Plus, $5000 ancient artifact at
Christie's auction house coming back
to town.
Big mission
Egyptian Foreign Minister
Ahmed Abul Gheit and intelligence chief Omar Suleiman will meet Israeli
and Palestinian leaders soon on Israel's plans to pull out of
the Gaza Strip...
Filing for
divorce...
Washington Post reviews Youssef Chahine's new film Alexandria...
New York..., putting it in the context of anti-American pop
culture.
Too bad
How did weightlifter Nahla
Ramadan do?
She started
well, but then failed
to finish, or even rank...
Meanwhile, an Egyptian boxer doing well so
far... but cited for rough play.
Breaking all over the place
Khaleej Times picks up the
AP story on the Khaled
Bishara and Link.net court case involving fraud and USAID...
Plus, ITP's take.
Still banning books
2
more books banned by Al-Azhar...
Precise info
Satellite data to reveal whether
or not Egyptian fishermen really trespassed
in Malta.
Just a rumor?
UK arrest of architect Hamza inspires investigation
of Housing Minister Suleiman. A cabinet spokesman later denied
this...
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Saturday, August 21, 2004 14:00 CAIRO
Wednesday
August 18, 2004
Still talking about Gaza
Pro-Israel US congressman Lantos
talks about Gaza tunnels on a visit to Egypt.
More
plans for a big Mideast peace conference, depending on the US
presidential elections...
Fossil fuel action
Indian company in big Egypt natural
gas deal. Canadian company wants to boost Egypt oil
operations...
PLUS -- Indian jeweler
wants role in Egypt.
Mediterranean oil platform blaze
nearly extinguished, a week later
Egyptian fishermen
in trouble in Malta.
Money matters
BBC covers player contract
disputes getting ugly.
Near the end of a story about
thumbs...
A bit about an Egyptian married to a Hawaiian who send each
other 50
text messages a day.
Nice timing
Darfur singer profiled
by AP in Cairo
Indian pyramid replica
still fascinating
for Indian media.
Related to fame
The obituary of a celebrated doctor, who happens to be the uncle of
Ayman Al-Zawahiri, appears
in the Guardian.
Summer tragedy
Fridge electrocution after boy desperate
for cool got stuck inside.
Complex help
Japan
to train Iraqi engineers in Egypt.
Trouble abroad
Dow Jones delves into the complicated US legal case involving
Link.Net CEO Khaled
Bishara.
Meanwhile, Egyptian
businessman Mamdouh Hamza is finally out on bail
in London.
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Wednesday, August 18, 2004 19:00 CAIRO
Monday
August 16, 2004
Various attempts...
El-Baradie announces Vienna
talks on Mideast nuclear disarmament
set for January... Israel's role still unclear...
More meetings on the path
to Gaza security...
AFP reports that "Algeria, Egypt
and Libya informed the Arab League they were ready
to send armed troops to Sudan's crisis-ridden region of Darfur, an
official from the pan-Arab body said Sunday."
Another attempt
Media mogul Mohamed Gohar of Video Cairo
Sat profiled extensively
by the International Herald Tribune, on the eve of the launch of
his new Orascom-partnered Nahrein TV channel in Iraq.
Oops
Trouble-prone
Lebanese singer in mess in Egypt again...
Attempts galore
Interesting AP examination
of Zahi Hawass's attempts to clean
up house at the supreme antiquities council.
AP photos of Egypt's boxers
and archers
on Yahoo. Plus, an analysis
of the Egyptian men's water polo team from the official website of
the Olympics.
Cross-cultural stuff
Egypt-China ties looking to
get stronger...
Meanwhile, Chinese media covers Chinese acrobatic
troupe's successful show at the Citadel festival.
Scary movie
Detailed account of the lost
Red Sea divers' ordeal...
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Monday, August 16, 2004 14:00 CAIRO
Friday
August 13, 2004
Oil to burn
Another gas-related
fire... this time on a platform near Port Said.. This source
claims it was the earlier rig fire that caused
the platform to blaze...
Not quite?
Interesting International
Herald Tribune analysis
of democracy and reform pegged on tour minister's first press
conference...
Mysteries continued
Singapore
to construct the new smaller robot set to explore the pyramid's
mysteries... See cairolive's coverage of the earlier robot
adventure at the pyramids, which was broadcast live to the
world...
Seeking justice
Reuters covers the plight
of one of the Egyptian detainees
in Guantanamo.
Egypt one of the countries
to have signed secret deals with the US to give Americans immunity
from the International Criminal Court...
Death penalty
for killer of Omani diplomat's son... Plus, rapists sentenced
to death.
Go figure
Daily Star profiles
Egypt's Ambassador to Greece.
High profile
Getting an MBA
in Egypt makes Business Week.
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Friday, August 13, 2004 16:00 CAIRO
Wednesday
August 11, 2004
No internationalization
Egypt continues to try to contain
the situation in Sudan.
Gaza problems
Chinese media reports on Hamas's skepticism
regarding the Egyptian plan for Gaza.
What's real?
Is the latest Iraq beheading -- allegedly involving an Egyptian --
real or fake?
Alert
Oil rig sinks
off Egypt's shore...
Quick turnaround
Red Sea divers rescued, back in the water, after 30 hour disappearing
ordeal...
Free PR
A high profile Discovery channel documentary on Egypt's bid to reclaim
its stolen artifacts is set to make waves ..
Spreading the word
Egyptian American's liver transplant
story gets major New York feature.
Tour news
Interesting multi-use
travel pass now available for British travelers to Egypt.
Plus, a general overview of latest
tourism figures.
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Wednesday, August 11, 2004 03:00 CAIRO
Sunday
August 8, 2004
A question of trust
The Economist cuts to the chase
in a Cairo-centric analysis of US-Arab relations.
Taking a breath
Gaza border crossing at Rafah reopened.
Last Egyptian hostage in
Baghdad to be freed
soon?
Making comparisons
BBC looks at a thousand year old ancient Egyptian case of fraud.
In depth
A look at Arab
tourism on Cairo's hot summer
nights.
Sweet talk
Stylish and costly US cruises feature stops in Egypt and
encounters with luminaries.
Great idea
Building a visitor center: Japan provides aid to modernize
important Luxor tour site.
Useful invention
Reuters looks at a modern Egyptian "bowel pacemaker"
that helps save colons...
Poor chicks
Thousands of new born baby chickens die because of late
flight.
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Sunday, August 8, 2004 03:00 CAIRO
Thursday
August 5, 2004
Here first again
Did you know that Egypt invented the watermelon?
Now you do.
UK media spotlights sports
Egypt's croquet champions feted
in the UK.
In BBC undercover report on Games vote buying...
Egyptian Olympics bid consultant
Mahmood el Farnawani says he will play
by the rules.
Emotive vehicles
American driver likes the way Egyptian drivers send messages by
honking.
Rough times
Illegal Egyptian immigrants deported
from Greece.
AP covers MEMRI-catalyzed storm
in a teacup over abrasive NDP paper article.
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Thursday, August 5, 2004 04:00 CAIRO
Tuesday
August 3, 2004
Different interpretation
Egypt denies US General Tommy Franks' claim that Mubarak confirmed
Iraqi
possession of WMD.
The numbers increase
The Guardian covers the worsening situation at Rafah, where thousands
of refuges have been unable to cross the Egyptian border into Gaza
... the story is also covered
by the Washington Post.
Sudan heats up
The Muslim Brotherhood wants the Arab league to hold a summit
on Sudan.
Egypt tells Sudan to deal
with the UN resolution on Darfur, and confirms that its military observers
will be sent there.
Plus, Egyptian relief
aid heads for Darfur.
Real mandates for real
prime ministers?
The Economist gets real
about the recent cabinet reshuffle.
Plus, the Daily Star does an excellent commentary on the future of
politics
and economy.
Change of heart
Soccer star Ahmed Bilal changes his mind, decides not
to join Chechyna team for record $2 million.
Urban archeology
Another Cairo bound ancient tomb found underground.
More details
from South African media.
New dynamic
More details on Behib El-Seema, and why Copts are so angry
about the way they are portrayed in the film.
Tragedy
German diplomat in Cairo commits suicide...
Custody
Guardian covers case of British-Egyptian dual
national in trouble on terror-related charges. Plus, Egypt involved in complicated Islamist extraditions...
Meanwhile, Shiite prisoners released...
Seeking common ground?
The Archbishop of Canterbury to speak
at Al-Azhar on September 11...
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Tuesday, August 3, 2004 12:00 CAIRO
Sunday
August 1, 2004
Gaza revisited
Chinese media reports on the dangerous situation at the Rafah border,
where a woman symbolically names her baby after the Gaza
terminal.
In with the new...
FT looks at some of the ways the new young, reform minded economists
on the new cabinet may be trying to shore up direct
foreign investment to Egypt. (May require registration)
Carrot versus stick
US and Egypt at odds
over how to deal with Darfur, says VOA.
Meanwhile, African visits for Abul-Gheit as stronger continental
ties are sought.
Common diplomacy
How an Egyptian helped Liverpool...
Showtime
Big time deal
for Egyptian soccer player joining Russian team.
Power politics
Educated in Egypt, Saudi-American woman running
for office in California is profiled by ABC.
More Egypt air developments
Now a new
call center to better handle customer traffic...
Another strange arrest
Top young Egyptian internet professional in trouble in US
on fraud
charges.
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Sunday, August 1, 2004 0:01 CAIRO
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