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Suez Canal
Suez Canal Arab. Qanat as Suways, waterway of Egypt extending from Port Said to Port Tawfiq (near Suez) and connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez and thence with the Red Sea. The canal is somewhat more than 100 mi (160 km) long. Proceeding S from Port Said, it runs in an almost u... Read more
Egypt
Egypt , Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim, officially Arab Republic of Egypt, republic (2005 est. pop. 77,506,000), 386,659 sq mi (1,001,449 sq km), NE Africa and SW Asia. It borders on the Mediterranean Sea in the north, Israel and the Red Sea in the east, Sudan in the south, and Libya in the west. ... Read more
Cairo
Cairo , Arab. Al Qahirah, city (1996 pop. 6,789,479), capital of Egypt and the Cairo governorate, NE Egypt, a port on the Nile River near the head of its delta, at the boundary of ancient Upper and Lower Egypt. The city includes two islands in the Nile, Zamalik (Gezira) and Roda (Rawdah), which ar... Read more
plagues of Egypt
plagues of Egypt in the Bible, the plagues and other troubles brought on Egypt by God through the hands of Moses, because Pharaoh would not let the people of Israel go out of Egypt. The account, in the Book of Exodus, tells how Pharaoh relented each time until the plague was removed, then hardened ... Read more
Goshen
Goshen , in the Bible. 1 Fertile region of Egypt occupied by the Israelites. 2 Region, S ancient Palestine, conquered by Joshua. 3 Town of Judah. ... Read more
Pithom
Pithom , in the Bible, the ancient treasure city of Egypt, in the eastern part of the Nile delta, built by the Israelites for the pharaoh. Ruins include walls of storage chambers. ... Read more
Aven
Aven , in the Bible, abusive name applied to towns: to Bethel (see Beth-aven ); to Heliopolis in Egypt in the Book of Ezekiel; and to some other place, traditionally Baalbek, in the Book of Amos. ... Read more
Khufu
Khufu or Cheops , fl. c.2680 BC, king of ancient Egypt, founder of the IV dynasty. He was king for 23 years and was famous as the builder of the greatest pyramid at Giza. ... Read more
Elephantine
Elephantine , island, SE Egypt, in the Nile below the First Cataract, near Aswan. In ancient times it was a military post guarding the southern frontier of Egypt. The Elephantine papyruses, which date from the 5th cent. BC and describe a colony of Jewish mercenaries, were found there. Surviving ruin... Read more
Giza
Giza   Gizeh , or Al Jizah , city (1990 est. pop. 2,680,500), capital of Giza governorate, N Egypt, surburb of Cairo. It is a manufacturing and agricultural trade center. Products include textiles, cigarettes, and apparel. Giza is the seat of government ministries, cultural and research in... Read more

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Egypt
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies ...successfully stabilized the economy since 1995, the...serious challenges. Egypt's economic growth...that affected Gulf economies in 1998 and 1999 also impacted Egypt's economy, with lower oil...Islamic militants in Egypt, thus caus
Peripatetics of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Jordan: Nawar. Israel: Nawar. Egypt: A ʾ wwadat, Bad...speaks a different language. In Egypt, the language of the Ghajar...only a few are still nomadic. Economy Men and women of the different...professional musicians. In Egypt today, tinkering, the manufacture...
Gender: Gender and the Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...GENDER: GENDER AND THE ECONOMY Women's economic participation...Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt must obtain the permission...Eastern and North African economies are mainly dependent...strategies, such as Egypt, both private and public...integration in the region's economy also has political ...
Egyptian Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America ...resulted in a significant increase in Egypt's population. Despite the efforts...Anwar Sadat (who created an open economy) to modernize Egypt, inflation, overpopulation...the nation's progress. Modern Egypt is the most populous and most advanced...
Infitah
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...Arab countries to rescue Egypt's faltering economy. This policy was accelerated...Israel War of 1973 because Egypt needed foreign exchange...Waterbury, John. The Egypt of Nasser and Sadat: The Political Economy of Two Regimes. Princeton...
Greeks in the Middle East
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...building of the merchant marine in Egypt. The Greek community in Alexandria was unaffected by Egypt's involvement on the side of...and the number of Greeks in Egypt gradually increased in the following...which catapulted the Egyptian economy
Farouk I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...increasing the Arab orientation of Egypt, assisted in developing the...Palestinians. Under his rule Egypt developed economically, industrialization...Egyptians took greater roles in the economy. Many of the measures later...increase the economic viability of Egypt were in fact initiated during...
Suez Canal
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...The canal was closed by Egypt during the Arab-Israeli...part of the boundary between Egypt and the Israeli-occupied Sinai peninsula. Egypt lost considerable revenue...to subsidize the Egyptian economy with contributions roughly...
Gaza Strip
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...Region bordering Israel and Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea. The...on the north and east and by Egypt on the south. It has no capital...limited rainfall. Gaza's economy is small, underdeveloped...x2013; Israel War of 1948, the Egypt – Israel General Armistice...
Sadat, Anwar
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...become the nationalist leader of Egypt. They maintained a lifelong...stalemate; with the Egyptian economy in crisis, Sadat adopted a...involved the return of the Sinai to Egypt, the creation of demilitarized...Israel. Opposition from within Egypt came from Muslim fundamentalists...

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Egypt
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...climate is wetter, is very fertile. Economy Egypt's main exports are of crude oil...the main economic activity, but Egypt is no longer self-sufficient in...the US, remain important. History Egypt is the site of one of the first civilizations...
Egypt, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...alleviate tensions between Britain and Egypt while simultaneously maintaining...Free Officers's coup in 1952, Egypt established its true independence...began a campaign to revitalize Egypt's economy through increased agriculture...
Sudan, the
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Cape Verde. Physical Sudan has Egypt on its northern boundary, a...is on the river's banks. Economy The civil war, drought, and...gradually came under the control of Egypt from about 4000 BC. Nubia later...conquered by MEHEMET ALI from Egypt (1820–23). In...
World Systems Theory, Latin America
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...about the global political economy, and especially the relationship...Latin America and the dominant economies of Europe and the United States...Origins of the European World Economy in the Sixteenth Century...African countries such as Egypt in 1951, Ghana in 1957...comprising the West had modern ...
Israel
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...and Jordan, and on the south by Egypt. Physical The coastal plain is...former desert under cultivation. Economy The Israeli economy has a well-developed manufacturing...Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, but after a violent conflict...
globalization
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...similar principles of political economy; (5) aculture of dramatic...it has also led to dramatic economies of scale amongst the wealthier...comparative advantages of their economies, and from the fact that the...exception of South Africa and Egypt, it was completely left behind by the advent of a ...
Economics
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...theory, and management of the economy or economic systems. The decision...Macroeconomics deals with the aggregate economy and the behavior of its major...demand and that if the private economy could not generate sufficient...systems existed in ancient Egypt, the great African empires...
Yemen, Republic of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...where cotton can be grown. Economy In the north, agriculture...crops, was the mainstay of the economy until oil production began...republic with a centrally planned economy heavily dependent on Soviet...North Yemen), backed by both Egypt and Syria. Saudi Arabia supported...
Syria
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...north-east there is oil. Economy Although still largely agricultural...FATIMIDS and the MAMELUKES of Egypt. It became a province of the...1954. An abortive union with Egypt in the UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC...allies in the Six-Day War (Egypt and Jordan) Syria has not undertaken...
Empire and Imperialism: Middle East
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...War I, Britain had occupied Egypt (1882), extended its interests...investments in areas such as Egypt, has attracted attention...that its economic interests in Egypt were greater than those of Britain...outside investment on local economies, possibly leading to Lebanese...

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ECONOMY: EGYPT SAID TO BE SHAKING OFF SEPT. 11 ECONOMIC IMPACT
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 9/12/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...painted a gloomy picture for Egypt in the wake of Sept. 11, but...Center for Economic Studies. Egypt's four main sources of foreign...event would damage the Egyptian economy but may have overestimated the...international oil companies operating in Egypt would cut back production until...
ECONOMY: EGYPT EXPECTS BOOM FROM FREE TRADE PACT WITH TURKEY
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 1/3/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Egypt, they will gain access to Egypt's large domestic market as...favorable trading agreements." Egypt's current administration of...local analysts have hailed the Egypt-Turkey pact as a healthy step...negative effects on the Egyptian economy as a result of the FTA," Hany...
ECONOMY-EGYPT: GOV'T NOT READY TO CUT ECONOMIC TIES WITH ISRAEL
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 4/10/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...right. Trade volume between Egypt and Israel has decreased since...significant to the Egyptian economy, so a boycott can easily be...is even more important to Egypt. Egyptian officials declined...certain Israeli firms working in Egypt, particularly those supporting...
ECONOMY: EGYPT CASHES IN ON GULF ARAB TOURISTS
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 8/6/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...increasingly important to the local economy in recent years. When Americans...Europeans cancelled holiday trips to Egypt following the 9/11 terrorist...Tourist Chambers. "This makes Egypt more attractive as a destination...to the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt received 1.32 million Arab...
A high rise economy. (Egypt) (Business & Finance)
Magazine article from: The Middle East; 1/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; In May 1991, Egypt and the International Monetary Fund...agreement probably came just in time as Egypt's economy, burdened with a huge budget deficit...was on the brink of total collapse. EGYPT'S ECONOMIC programme, supported by...
ECONOMY: EGYPT AND ETHIOPIA TAP INTO RUSSIAN TOURIST MARKET
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 6/26/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...of the Moscow city council. Egypt is the one African country that...embassy in Moscow said tourism to Egypt is thriving, accounting for...round is another reason for Egypt's popularity," said Ismail...only in investing in African economies but also in developing the continent...
Donor support to avert payments crisis: Tourism revenues likely to fall by 50 per cent in the second quarter. (Economy).(Egypt)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: MEED Middle East Economic Digest; 12/28/2001; 700+ words ; ...as a result of the issue of Egypt's first sovereign Eurobond...be deeply in the red. The economy faced similar problems after...stability in the weeks ahead. Egypt has very little short-term...with devaluation in emerging economies are minimal, HSBC noted in...given that a large slice of ...
Fitch. (Economy - Egypt).(lowers investment grade rating for Egypt in light of bleak economic forecasts)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: MEED Middle East Economic Digest; 1/25/2002; 700+ words ; Egypt London-based credit ratings agency Fitch has placed Egypt's investment grade rating of...outlook, amid signs that the economy is facing severe difficulty in...move came as the Central Bank of Egypt issued a fresh set of statistics...
ECONOMY-EGYPT: SUDDENLY, IRAQI DINARS ARE PRIZED POSSESSIONS
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 1/21/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...climb if Iraq's war-torn economy recovers. Many recall the boom...Gulf War, but after Kuwait's economy recovered it now reached 23...the reason the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) stopped banks and foreign...remit revenues. And within Egypt even private schools and tutors...
Cairo set to launch courts for businesses.(ECONOMY: EGYPT)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: MEED Middle East Economic Digest; 3/28/2008; 700+ words ; ...from foreign investors that Egypt's existing legal system is...2006, but the upper house of Egypt's parliament only approved...approval of the lower house. Egypt already has a ministerial committee...Mohieldin. * www.meed.com/economy