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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 ...public about reproductive issues. OVERVIEW OF ECONOMY Egypt's economy improved dramatically in the 1990s as a result...affected Gulf economies in 1998 and 1999 also impacted Egypt's economy, with lower oil prices causing a drop in remittances...
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 in...such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt must obtain the permission of their...female integration in the region's economy also has political dimensions. During...
Egyptian Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America ...to establish a market economy rather than simply growing...systems, and canals. Egypt's royal family and...significant increase in Egypt's population. Despite...who created an open economy) to modernize Egypt, inflation, overpopulation...
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...parts that would bring its economy back to full production. Egypt hoped also to convert its...encouraging foreign investment in Egypt's economy; others hoped to apply...
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 ...north and east and by Egypt on the south. It...rainfall. Gaza's economy is small, underdeveloped...role in the local economy, with citrus the...War of 1948, the Egypt – Israel...when it reverted to Egypt. Since the Arab...Strip: The Political Economy of De-Development...
Sadat, Anwar
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...with the Egyptian economy in crisis, Sadat...return of the Sinai to Egypt, the creation of...Opposition from within Egypt came from Muslim...stimulate the Egyptian economy, Sadat in 1975 sought...The problems facing Egypt in Sadat ’...in control of the economy and, desp

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Egypt
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...wetter, is very fertile. Economy Egypt's main exports are of...economic activity, but Egypt is no longer self-sufficient...important contribution to the economy, but aid and loans...remain important. History Egypt is the site of one of...
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 ...flooding have devastated the economy, which is also crippled...under the control of Egypt from about 4000 BC...in 1951 King Farouk of Egypt proclaimed himself King...Sudan. After his fall, Egypt agreed to Sudan's right...saw the collapse of the economy, widespread starvation...
Israel
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...and on the south by Egypt. Physical The coastal...desert under cultivation. Economy The Israeli economy has a well-developed...Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, but after a violent...the development of the economy has made Israel the most...
Yemen, Republic of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...crops, was the mainstay of the economy until oil production began...republic with a centrally planned economy heavily dependent on Soviet...of migrant workers, and the economy was severely affected by Saudi...North Yemen), backed by both Egypt and Syria. Saudi Arabia supported...
Economics
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...Macroeconomics deals with the aggregate economy and the behavior of its major...demand and that if the private economy could not generate sufficient...meaning evolved into political economy — "[t]he financial...systems existed in ancient Egypt, the great African empires...
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...
Libya
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Chad on the south, and Sudan and Egypt on the east. Physical The north...plains and scrub-covered hills. Economy The economy and exports are dominated by crude...in 1993 and began to affect the economy. In 1994 a peace settlement with...
The City as Cultural Center
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...and social movements; the economy of the city: division of labor...for instance, in the case of Egypt. By contrast, the city is...City" in his 1925 study, Economy and Society, Max Weber portrays...and a specifically urban economy of consumption, exchange...
Tanzania
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...of the Great Rift Valley. Economy In recent years Tanzania has...Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, which is dependent on foreign...Caucasoid peoples, probably from Egypt. Bantu-speaking peoples...saw a marked revival of the economy with its very considerable...

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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 ; ...31, 2005 (IPS/GIN) -- Egypt signed a free trade agreement...negotiations. Signatories hope the Egypt-Turkey deal will serve to...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 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...
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 ; ...by the Central Bank of Egypt give an indication of the vulnerability of the economy to an external shock such...result of the issue of Egypt's first sovereign Eurobond...deeply in the red. The economy faced similar problems...
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
Dieter Weiss and Ulrich Wurzel. The Economics and Politics of Transition to an Open Market Economy: Egypt.(Shorter Notices)(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Pakistan Development Review; 9/22/1998; ; 584 words ; ...Economics and Politics of Transition to an Open Market Economy: Egypt. Paris: OECD, 1998. 229 pages. Softbound. Price...behind other countries in the Middle East in reforming its economy. The book examines in detail the factors behind the...
ECONOMY-EGYPT: NEW REGULATIONS SEEK TO REVIVE BOURSE
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 7/23/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...fall last year made the performance of Egypt's stock market the worst in the Arab...market. What will is improvement in the economy, which we have not seen yet. Shady Sharaf...looking to more measures and a better economy to bring the foreign players in.