Even before the present troubles, businessmen were meeting reluctance, sometimes hostility, especially in Egypt.
But rather part and parcel of Islamic history, especially in Egypt.
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It is especially so in Egypt, where 30 years of uninterrupted rule by Hosni Mubarak, who succeeded president Anwar Sadat after his assassination in 1981 (see video below), are being questioned by an angry youth movement and dissident politicians like Nobel peace laureate and former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed El Baradei.
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You can see that Iraq especially, and also Egypt, show dramatically lowered growth targets for this year and next.
Modern Egypt (especially Cairo, where I live) doesn't offer much in the way of solitude or stillness, and suddenly I found myself immersed in nothing but.
And following our agreement with our G8 partners in Deauville, the Chancellor and I discussed our support for political and economic reform across the Middle East and North Africa, especially in Tunisia and Egypt.
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But many of the underlying social tensions that helped spark Islamic radicalism have clearly endured, especially in this part of Egypt.
However, for investors in Europe and the US, looking beyond next year is still a little difficult, especially given political uncertainties in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.
"Our companies are also interested in farm-in opportunities in producing blocks, especially in Libya, Algeria, Egypt and Nigeria, " Mr. Reddy said.
But there is a real fear that what happens in Egypt could spread to other Islamic countries, especially the ones that produce a significant amount of oil.
Jonathan Zittrain, a professor of law and computer science at Harvard University, said it would be a lot to ask a company like Vodafone to actively resist the Egyptian government's requests, especially when there may be engineers on the ground in Egypt who could be arrested or harassed.
The global economic crisis hit Egypt as hard as most countries, but was especially devastating because of the increasing speculation on food by Wall Street.
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That is especially true at a moment when Muslim Brothers are consolidating their hold on power in Egypt with the cashiering of two top generals at the hands of the Brotherhood's newly elected president, Mohamed Morsi.
Morsi's words must be followed closely, but they must be matched against his actions, especially in the longer term, when the cameras leave Tahrir Square, the place where Egypt's revolution started with calls for real democracy and equality.
Egypt, as one of the founding members of UNESCO, has always worked closely with the Organization, especially in the field of culture.
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