Top UN human rights forum to examine food crisis The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on May 23 to examine how the world's food crisis is undermining the right to food for millions of people, officials said on Friday. ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)Mail Guardian South Africa
Burma cyclone raises rice prices | Rice prices have risen for a sixth consecutive day as global supplies continue to be stretched by cyclone damage to crops in Burma. | With worldwide demand also at a record high, the cost of rice ro... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)BBC News
Australia to restart live cattle trade to Egypt | Sydney: The Australian government said on Friday it would resume live cattle exports to Egypt provided that strict conditions are met. | The trade was suspended two years ago after Australian televi... (photo: AP Photo / Alexandre Meneghini)Gulf News AustraliaEgyptLivestockPhotosTrade
Egypt extends ration cards due to high food prices Egypt has opened its ration card system to an extra 17 million people and doubled the amount of rice that card holders receive in an effort to counter the effects of rising food prices. | The global p... (photo: Public Domain / )Middle East Online EconomyEgyptFoodInflationPhotos
No escape from Middle Eastern wars | By David Ignatius | Daily Star staff | Friday, May 09, 2008 | The game-changing events in the 2008 campaign are issues of war and peace. Both may be in play between now... (photo: AP /Nasser Ishtayeh)Daily Star Lebanon DefenceMideastPeacePhotosWar
Export of live cattle to Egypt back on | THE live cattle trade to Egypt will resume after a two-year suspension following the construction of a state-of-the-art feedlot and abattoir there and iron-clad assuran... (photo: creative commons / )The Australian EgyptExportFoodPhotosTrade
Gaza-Egypt border to open for three days: Hamas | GAZA (Reuters) - The main border crossing between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and Egypt will be opened for three days starting on Saturday under a deal between the ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)Canada Dot Com EgyptGazaHamasOpenPhotos
Pact with Egypt will resume cattle trade | THE Rudd Government will restore live cattle exports to Egypt but only under strict conditions designed to prevent a repeat of the barbaric scenes that halted the trade... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)Sydney Morning Herald AustraliaCattleEgyptPhotosTrade
