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At least 15 killed in train collision near Cairo
25/10/2009 - EGYPT

At least 15 killed in train collision near Cairo

At least 15 people have been killed and 24 others injured in a collision between two passenger trains on Saturday in Giza, south-west of the Egyptian capital.
Police arrest 20 Muslim Brotherhood opposition members
18/10/2009 - EGYPT

Police arrest 20 Muslim Brotherhood opposition members

Egyptian authorities have detained 20 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's largest and most organised opposition group, which is allowed to operate openly despite an official ban.
Brutal homecoming for Shiite Lebanese
16/10/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Brutal homecoming for Shiite Lebanese

In this edition: thousands of Shiite Lebanese are expelled from the UAE for refusing to rat on their compatriotes; civilians get caught in the crossfire in Yemen's civil war; students at a Cairo university are divided over a proposed niqab ban.
Egypt delays Fatah-Hamas unity deal deadline
16/10/2009 - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Egypt delays Fatah-Hamas unity deal deadline

The deadline for rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah to sign an Egyptian-sponsored unity deal has been postponed, with Hamas saying it wanted an extension and amendments to the deal.
Stolen Egyptian relics to be returned
09/10/2009 - ARCHEOLOGY

Stolen Egyptian relics to be returned

Five relics stolen from Luxor's Valley of the Kings that ended up in Paris' Louvre museum will be given back to Egypt, a commission of the French museums agency announced on Friday. In return, Cairo pledged to restore ties with the museum.
FRANCE
Culture minister says Egyptian relics to be returned if theft proven
Hours after Egypt suspended ties with France’s Louvre Museum over allegedly stolen antiquities, French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said France was ready to return the relics to Egypt if they were proved to have been stolen.
HERITAGE
Egypt breaks ties with Louvre over 'stolen' artefacts
Egypt has suspended all cooperation with France's Louvre Museum over Pharaonic steles the museum bought, allegedly in the knowledge they were stolen. The Louvre later said that it was "open" to the idea of returning the works.
06/10/2009 - EGYPT

Christian-Muslim tension in Egypt

The relationship between Coptic Christians and the rest of Egyptian society is taking a turn for the worse. After violence perpetrated by Muslims, some Christians accuse authorities of treating them as second-class citizens.
EGYPT
Top cleric orders student to remove face veil
Egypt's leading cleric Mohammed Tantawi (pictured) ordered a student to remove her face veil while was he was visiting the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, according to a news report.
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Hamas and Fatah to sign unity deal, says Egypt's foreign minister
Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah are to sign a reconciliation deal in Cairo on October 26, Egypt's roreign minister, Ahmed Abul Gheit, announced after talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
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