http://www.newstin.com/us/egypt Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57432158 Painting a picture of the future Middle East as a place of "tolerance and integration," President George W. Bush told the Israeli Parliament on Thursday that the United States would stand by Israel in its fight against extremism, and predicted that in decades to come Palestinians would "have the... Thu, 15 May 2008 18:30:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57432158 2008-05-15T18:30:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57455291 Fernando Meirelles did boys with guns in "City of God" and murderous corporations in "The Constant Gardener." With "Blindness," the opening night entry at the Cannes Film Festival, the Brazilian director exposes the world's ultimate savages: your friends and neighbors. A terrifying fable about... Thu, 15 May 2008 23:03:54 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57455291 2008-05-15T23:03:54Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57449375 http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/897/special.htm 60 years of Israel in Palestine David Ben-Gurion described Zionist aims in 1948 thus: "A Christian state should be established [in Lebanon], with its southern border on the Litani river. 60 years after the Arab defeat in the1948 war, which resulted... Thu, 15 May 2008 22:08:51 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57449375 2008-05-15T22:08:51Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57405335 Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East's first and largest regional private sector natural gas company, has announced results for the quarter ended 31 March 2008, posting growing revenues from oil and gas production of AED 272 million, a 35% increase over the same period last year. EBITDA (Earnings... Thu, 15 May 2008 15:56:35 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57405335 2008-05-15T15:56:35Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57414480 WEBWIRE – Thursday, May 15, 2008 Cairo, Egypt/Washington, D.C., May 2008—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group; the GSM Association; the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor; and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development are organizing the first mobile money summit in Cairo.... Thu, 15 May 2008 17:01:34 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57414480 2008-05-15T17:01:34Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57410636 An Egyptian man was sentenced to 1,000 years behind bars on Thursday after scamming hundreds of people out of 280 million pounds (around 52 million dollars), a court official said. The Giza criminal court sentenced Abdullah Kamel Mohammed, 42, for cheating 480 people out of their money over Thu, 15 May 2008 16:32:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57410636 2008-05-15T16:32:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57436104 Source: Javan, Iran, May 15, 2008 If you would like to donate by mail, please send check or money order to: Egyptian blogger Abdelkareem Nabil Suleiman was arrested for allegedly "defaming the President of Egypt" and "highlighting inappropriate aspects the harm the reputation of Egypt" on his... Thu, 15 May 2008 20:05:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57436104 2008-05-15T20:05:07Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57440976 Yesterday, the Ministry of Agriculture invited tenders from millers and traders to import 17,383 metric tonnes of wheat flour for the year from Egypt and Mauritius. This is far less than the 52,149 metric tonnes recommended in the legal notice published in February that gave some 12 millers and... Thu, 15 May 2008 20:25:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57440976 2008-05-15T20:25:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57440132 Arab security and tourism officials have proposed new measures to strengthen security for tourists and prevent terrorist attacks at tourist sites in the Arab world. Officials representing countries in the Arab League say they will seek to better inform tourists about risks and better protect... Thu, 15 May 2008 19:56:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57440132 2008-05-15T19:56:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57425283 One of history's great atrocities, the corporate commoditization of water is an injustice amidst a growing water crisis. Within recent decades, water privatization firms such as Suez, Vivendi, and RWE have bought control of a number of communities’ municipal water services, and then drastically... Thu, 15 May 2008 18:27:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57425283 2008-05-15T18:27:52Z