Tag Archives: Almasry Alyoum

Minister plays down Mubarak cancer claims: report

June 26, 2011 by benim

Egypt’s health ministry has no official documentation confirming former President Hosni Mubarak has cancer, newspapers quoted Sunday a deputy minister as saying, casting doubt on comments by Mubarak’s lawyer. Defense lawyer Farid el-Deeb said last week that the former leader, … read more »

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Wikileaks reveals Egypt’s Nile fears over Sudan

December 4, 2010 by benim

A leaked US embassy cable has revealed Egypt’s fears about the possibility of its neighbour Sudan breaking into two. In the cable, written last year, a foreign ministry official urged the US to help postpone a referendum on independence for … read more »

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