TAREK ATIA'S
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Thursday
October 21, 2004


Much talk on Iraq
The US is happy about the upcoming regional conference on Iraq, set to take place in late November in Sharm El-Sheikh. Egypt says no decision has yet been made on whether Iraqi opposition groups will be allowed to attend.

The NY Sun suggests that the Egypt Iraq conference will provide a boost for Bush -- showing US diplomacy is still alive.

At an annual Ramadan iftar, meanwhile, the Muslim brotherhood chief declares support for Iraqi resistance...

Hostages galore
The 2 remaining kidnapped Orascom engineers in Baghdad are finally freed...

Meanwhile, a first hand account of being kidnapped in Iraq is told by a previously freed Egyptian engineer.

Nile brew
Sudanese MPs begin to make Nile waves...

 

Being heard
Egyptian boxer set for big fight on Friday...

Nice art
Detailed trip through the Egyptian exhibit at the Institute du Monde Arab in Paris by the Daily Star -- with nice pic too.

Big production
Big time bible epic to be partly filmed in Egypt.

 

Expanding markets
Sawiris in Bangladesh to launch new Egyptian-owned cellular operator.

Globalization in Siwa
BBC looks at the Italian embroidery connection that's making some of the oases' youngest girls rich...

More harm than good
Harsh assessment of Egypt's education system in The Daily Star.

 

Web posted by Tarek Atia Thursday, October 21, 2004 11:30 CAIRO

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