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Egypt Brotherhood party renews call for national consensus govt Ahram Online The FJP statement discussed the economic situation in Egypt criticising the government plan to borrow from the World Bank. The FJP questioned the government's decision to take funds from the international financial institution when there were other ... and more » Egyptian court to rule in Mubarak trial on June 2 Huffington Post BEN HUBBARD | February 22, 2012 12:19 PM EST | AP CAIRO ? An Egyptian judge on Wednesday set June 2 as the date for the verdict and sentencing in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak, who ran Egypt for 30 years, is accused of complicity ... and more » Rights group slams law allowing settlement with corrupt investors Daily News Egypt By Mai Shams El-Din /Daily News Egypt CAIRO: A local rights group demanded Wednesday that parliament repeals a law issued by the ruling military council that allowed for settlements in cases of squandering public funds. The Egyptian Initiative for ... Judge to rule on Mubarak case on June 2 Reuters Africa By Dina Zayed CAIRO Feb 22 (Reuters) - The verdict in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, charged with ordering the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power, will be delivered on June 2, the judge said on ... and more » Updated News Tunisia, Egypt Islamists bigger religion role Updated News After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states should be ? and first signs show they want more religion than previously admitted. PanARMENIAN.Net June 2 set as Egyptian ex-President's trial date PanARMENIAN.Net Net - An Egyptian judge on Wednesday, Feb 22 set June 2 as the date for the verdict and sentencing in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak, who ran Egypt for 30 years, is accused of complicity in the killing of protesters during the ... PanARMENIAN.Net June 2 set as Egyptian ex-President's trial date PanARMENIAN.Net Net - An Egyptian judge on Wednesday, Feb 22 set June 2 as the date for the verdict and sentencing in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak, who ran Egypt for 30 years, is accused of complicity in the killing of protesters during the ... In Protest?Director-General of Gaza Border Crossing Resigns Office Al-Resalah Gaza, (Alresalah.ps)--Director-General of Border Crossing at Interior Ministry in Gaza Maher Abu Sabha resigned from his office in protest of the Egyptian humiliation of the Palestinian travelers at the Rafah crossing. "Shortly speaking, I have ... Mubarak verdict set for 2 June: Judge Ahram Online The final verdict in the trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak will be delivered on 2 June, trial judge Ahmed Refaat announced on Wednesday, adding that Egyptian television would broadcast the session. The 6-month long trial reached its final day on ... and more » International Business Times Franklin Graham and The Plight of Christians in Muslim Lands International Business Times Indeed, Obama has actually repeatedly called on Egypt's new government to protect the rights of religious minorities, including Coptic Christians, declaring in a statement: ?freedom of religion, the protection of people of all faiths, and the ability ...

Macleans.ca

A year later, Egypt still dreams of change Macleans.ca by Sally Armstrong on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:50am - 0 Comments It has all the trappings of a circus?tents with guy wires, wagons of fast food, green tea, trinkets and Egyptian flags being hawked to families with small children. and more »

Concentrating Solar Power in Egypt REVE The operations manager is Flagsol, the German company that specialises in building concentrated solar thermal power plants in the deserts of the US, Spain and now Egypt. During the summer of 1913, in a field just south of Cairo, an American engineer, ... and more »

Responding to Climate Change (press release) (blog)

Egypt: Time for a green constitution Responding to Climate Change (press release) (blog) Waleed Mansour is an Egyptian environmentalist ? and below is his take on the key message he would like to see those legislators take forward. As we near the stage of drafting our constitution, it is becoming imperative to strengthen the need for ...

Zawya (registration) (press release)

Afed at unep's global ministerial forum in nairobi Zawya (registration) (press release) Secretary General of the Arab Forum for Environment & Development (AFED), Najib Saab, spoke on prospects of green economy in the Arab countries, at a ministerial roundtable during the Global Ministerial Environment Forum held at the Headquarters of the ... and more »

TG Daily

'Green' cement modeled on Roman buildings TG Daily While forms of alkali-activated cement have been around in the former Soviet Union since the 1950s and 1960s, the team was more directly inspired by the pyramids in Egypt, as well as buildings in ancient Rome. "Our cement is more like ancient Roman ... and more »

Al-Arabiya

The Scottish Samurai and the Egyptian Frenchmen Al-Arabiya By Ali Ibrahim Some of those interested in taking lessons from history like to compare the path taken by the modern Egyptian state, founded by the Albanian Muhammad Ali in the 19th century, with the path of Japan, which witnessed the restoration of its ...

The pungent, worldly cumin livens up any meal Columbia Daily Tribune Cumin is essential in chicken enchiladas adobo topped with pomegranate seeds and green onions. Native to Egypt, cumin is used in the cuisines of North Africa, the Middle East, India, Western China, Portugal, Spain and in Latin America.

Debate circles in Tahrir Square Elmira Star-Gazette Now, Egyptians share their feelings on the debate circles symbolizing the new liberty for their country. http://www.stargazette.com/VideoNetwork/1464771511001/Debate-circles-in-Tahrir-Square ...

Green Prophet

4 Miraculous Eco-designs by Ro-Ad Architecten Green Prophet The center's requirements are met with minimal energy consumption, and the green rooftop celebrates Doha's biodiversity. It's smarty-pants design, contextually relevant, pragmatic in function, and beautiful. 3. For a competition in Egypt, ...

Green Energy Key to Lighting Up Africa AllAfrica.com In Egypt, investment in renewable energy rose by $800 million, to $1.3 billion, in 2010, owing to the solar thermal project in KomOmbo and a 220-megawatt onshore wind farm in the Gulf of Zayt. In Morocco, the provision of solar photovoltaic kits to ... and more »

Green Business News

Macleans.ca

A year later, Egypt still dreams of change Macleans.ca by Sally Armstrong on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:50am - 0 Comments It has all the trappings of a circus?tents with guy wires, wagons of fast food, green tea, trinkets and Egyptian flags being hawked to families with small children. and more »

Germany's sunshine daydream Daily News Egypt By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: One of the world's biggest green-energy public-policy experiments is coming to a bitter end in Germany, with important lessons for policymakers elsewhere. Germany once prided itself on being the ?photovoltaic world ... and more »

Investment Week

Blog: Colombia prepares for a new era Investment Week The ´C´ in the CIVETS group of emerging economies (along with Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa) has all the ingredients for rapid economic growth and industrial development. Colombia is a frustrated country. and more »

Egypt still open for business despite calls for strike Daily News Egypt Egypt's main index closed with a value of 4892.92 points and a 35.08 percent increase in year-to-date change. EGX70 was up 3.72 percent currently at a value of 469.17 points, while EGX100 was in the green with a 2.34 percent increase and a value of ... and more »

Business briefs Vancouver Sun CANADA Reuters Fred Green strikes back TORONTO - Canadian Pacific Railway chief executive Fred Green struck back against activist investor William Ackman on Wednesday, insisting that Ackman has no concrete plan to make the rail operator more efficient. and more »

Ahram Online

Market Report: Egypt's stocks up 2.5 pct as parliament gets down to business Ahram Online Egyptian stocks surged back into the green on Tuesday as the nation's newly-elected parliament got down to business, sparking an upturn in trade from local investors who became the day's major buyers. The benchmark EGX30 climbed 2.5 per cent to close ... and more »

Egypt's Salafist surge FRANCE 24 They're buoyed by election results which have seen Egyptians vote overwhelmingly for Islam ? the Salafists coming in second only to the Muslim Brotherhood. Above the Salafists' political wing is a religious council which gives the green light to policy ...