http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/818/ en_GB_uk Egypt http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164049/1/ The Egyptian authorities must act immediately to protect Cairo’s poorest inhabitants from rockslides and other dangers, says a leading rights group. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85663 The Nile Delta is one of the world's regions most vulnerable to rising sea levels. The population is already troubled with flooding and salt intrusion. Guardian http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163323/1/ Can the International Maritime Organization be taken seriously by climate change negotiators when its ships choose to sail from Europe around the Cape of Good Hope rather than through the Suez Canal? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84673 The arrests of three Egyptian bloggers in the past seven weeks because of their online posts has been condemned by an international media freedom group. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83482 Bloggers from Bahrain, Jordan, and Palestine voice their opinions on the prejudices surrounding HIV/AIDS in the Arab world and the criminalization of the disease in some countries of the region. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159652/1/ NEW YORK, Apr 10 (OneWorld) - From New York to Johannesburg to Manila, rights advocacy groups are making fresh calls for the Egyptian government to rein in its functionaries who mistreat people living with HIV/AIDS. http://africa.oneworld.net/article/view/158982/1/ "The systematic campaign launched by the Egyptian government against opposition candidates and the Muslim Brotherhood to prevent them from running in the next local elections in Egypt should not divert attention from the increase in the number of prisoners of conscience," as stated on 9 March 2008 by HRinfo. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82553 The Egyptian police campaign against people living with HIV/AIDS endangers public health and violates basic human rights, say activists. So far 12 men suspected of being HIV-positive have been arrested. From: Human Rights Watch http://africa.oneworld.net/article/view/157816/1/ Telecom Egypt, the incumbent telecom operator in Egypt, and Alcatel-Lucent announced they have signed a USD125 million contract to deploy a new submarine cable network linking Sidi Kerir in Egypt to Marseille in France. Named TE North, the project will enable Telecom Egypt to expand international connectivity, providing diversity from existing cable routes. Additionally, the TE North submarine cable system will help Telecom Egypt enhance its network capacity to operate as a wholesale carrier to http://africa.oneworld.net/article/view/157051/1/ The Egyptian government has made information and communications technologies (ICTs) a developmental priority and has modernised and upgraded the sector’s infrastructure, services, regulations and human resource capacity. Egypt had an antiquated ICT infrastructure until the early 1990s. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81797 A surprising dialogue between the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's Coptic Christians suggests a new way of working with Islamist parties, says William Dalrymple. From New Statesman + OneWorld's Guide to Egypt http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81164 In a landmark ruling, two Egyptian police officers have been sentenced to three-year prison terms after abusing and sodomizing a man known for speaking out against the country's repressive law enforcement agents. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81130 Nepal, Maldives and Libya have been removed from the annual list of Internet enemies, which Reporters Without Borders publishes today. But Egypt has been added to the roll of shame for its harassment and imprisonment of many bloggers. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/153529/1/ The Egyptian government has brought criminal charges against a group providing legal assistance to victims of torture and other human rights abuses. International human rights advocates are encouraging people around the world to respond to this "alarming attack" by writing to the Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/152824/1/ Make the most of The Yacoubian Building: some Egyptian MPs tried to get it banned and in Kuwait the censor’s scissors cut it from three hours to 90 minutes. Daniel Nelson reports on a filmic slice of life from Cairo.