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Israel may bomb along border with Egypt: paper 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 5:21 AM
Israel may soon use "smart" bombs on the narrow border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip to destroy tunnels used to smuggle weapons into the Palestinian territory, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday.Egypt's flourishing QIZ Middle East Times - Oct 27 6:17 AM
CAIRO -- When the Israeli-Lebanese war flared up in July, many in Egypt pressed for severing economic relations with Israel and imposing "a popular boycott" of American products.Israel may bomb along border with Egypt The Age - Oct 27 4:52 AM
Israel may soon use "smart" bombs on the narrow border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip to destroy tunnels used to smuggle weapons into the Palestinian territory, an Israeli newspaper reported.Israel may bomb along border with Egypt AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 27 4:31 AM
Israel may soon use "smart" bombs on the narrow border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip to destroy tunnels used to smuggle weapons, said an Israeli newspaper.Hamas leader to hold talks in Egypt on prisoner swap africast.com - Oct 27 4:44 AM
CAIRO, October 27 -- The leader of Hamas, who lives in exile in Syria, is expected to travel to Egypt soon for talks on a prisoner swap with Israel that could see hundreds of Palestinians freed in exchange for an Israeli soldier.Israel may bomb along border with Egypt - paper AlertNet - Oct 27 2:37 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Israel may soon use "smart" bombs on the narrow border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip to destroy tunnels used to smuggle weapons into the Palestinian ... Egypt widens crackdown on Brotherhood - group Independent Online - Oct 27 5:39 AM
Egypt has intensified its crackdown on the country's main opposition movement, the banned Muslim Brotherhood, with a new round of "arbitrary arrests", according to a human rights watchdog.GSPC in talks with Gulf countries, Egypt for import of LNG New Kerala - Oct 27 3:41 AM
New Delhi, Oct 27: Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) is in talks with Oman, Qatar, Algeria and Egypt to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), a company official said today.Egypt's Suez Canal sees heaviest traffic ever People's Daily - Oct 26 5:13 PM
Traffic at the Suez Canal, in Egypt, set a new record on Thursday as 76 vessels passed the watercourse in two-direction convoys with a total cargo of 2.8 million tons, the Egyptian official MENA news agency reported.Trouble sealing Egypt-Gaza border The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 2:00 AM
Just under a year ago, Middle East peacebrokers reached what was heralded as a relative breakthrough in the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate: an agreement on border crossings in and out of the Gaza Strip.Egypt widens crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood - group AlertNet - Oct 26 8:51 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Egypt has intensified its crackdown on the country's main opposition movement, the banned Muslim Brotherhood, with a new round of "arbitrary arrests", a human ... USA TODAY and Good Morning America team up to name world's new marvels USA Today - Oct 27 1:13 PM
Of the seven ancient wonders, only Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza survives. But the urge to quantify and qualify the planet's marvels has continued ever since. Now, USA TODAY and ABC News' Good Morning America are teaming up to present a new crop for the 21st century.Egypt/Tunisia: Cs Sfaxien to Play Against Egypt's Al Ahly in African Champions League Final AllAfrica.com - Oct 26 10:26 AM
Tunisia's CS Sfaxien will play against Egypt's Al Ahly, the defending champions of the ACL. The first leg of the final is due to be played in Cairo on October 29, while the second leg will be played in Rades, near Tunis, on November 11 at 6 pm.Trouble sealing Egypt-Gaza border The Christian Science Monitor - Oct 27 2:58 AM
Israel alleges militants have increased cross-border smuggling to help Hamas and others. HRW says arbitrary arrests rise in Egypt UPI - Oct 26 5:30 AM
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch says Egypt's crackdown on members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood has deepened with arbitrary arrests increasing.ISRAEL WITHDRAWS FROM EGYPT-GAZA BORDER Middle East Newsline - Oct 26 4:22 AM
GAZA CITY [MENL] -- A day after Israel threatened a major operation, the military withdrew from the Egypt-Gaza border, the leading route for weapons smuggling to the Palestinian Authority.Egypt's women mull veil options Sunday Times - Oct 26 3:07 AM
CAIRO - To veil or not to veil is no longer the question in Egypt. From abject neighbourhoods to chic suburban enclaves Muslim women are instead mulling whether to opt for a strict coverall, or a hipper headscarf.Main Street in New Egypt open for holiday shopping Examiner - Oct 25 5:58 PM
Avoiding the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping this season may be as easy as rediscovering New Egypt.Denial is Not Just a River in Egypt GoldSeek.com - Oct 27 11:37 AM
By: Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. This morning s release of disappointing GDP figures for the third quarter capped a week of bad economic news. Nevertheless, Wall Street bulls continued to march to the pleasant beat of the "soft landing" scenario.Analysis: Gazprom explores North Africa UPI - Oct 27 1:45 PM
CAIRO, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Russian natural gas giant Gazprom has recently committed to investment in Algeria and Egypt, two up-and-coming gas exporters, a decision that reflects the company's desire to head off competition and to profit from what may soon be the world's largest natural gas exporting region.City paralegal enters 150-mile race through Egypt's desert The Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 25 12:29 AM
Jacqueline Eastridge admits that, yes, she is a little crazy. Starting on Sunday, the 46-year-old senior paralegal for a Center City law firm will join 59 other runners in a week-long, 150-mile trek through the sands and dunes and the dry, relentless heat of Egypt's Sahara desert. The event was organized by the sports-adventure company RacingThePlanet.Egypt, Norway mark Ibsen Year with drama show before pyramids People's Daily - Oct 26 6:13 PM
Egyptian and Norwegian artists on Thursday jointly presented a most famous play of Norwegian renowned playwright Henrik Ibsen to mark the 100-year commemoration of the master's death.Kenya/Egypt: KFF - We Are Willing to Implement Fully the Cairo Agreement AllAfrica.com - Oct 27 8:26 AM
Kenya Football Federation (KFF) chairman Alfred Sambu nows says he's willing to fulfill all the Fifa conditions - the Cairo Agreement - so that the country can be returned into the international fold.Mubarak: Muslims partly to blame for image The Daily Dispatch - Oct 27 11:12 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Muslims are facing cruel and false accusations about their faith but must bear some responsibility for the wrong impressions, President Hosni Mubarak said.DEBKA file DEBKAfile - Oct 27 12:07 PM
Our Middle East and intelligence sources disclose: The laboriously-crafted initiative was kicked off by a Saudi invitation to Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal to prevail on him to play ball with the plan they had constructed with Egypt.Egypt Arrest Two Israelis Who Crossed at Taba Israel National News - Oct 25 9:02 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Egyptian security officials have detained two Israelis men who crossed the border at Taba. They were identified as Ofir Golan and Raz Marazi, and authorities are questioning them concerning their reason for entering Egypt illegally.Kenya: Former Council Official Seeks Orders to Block KACC Suit AllAfrica.com - Oct 27 8:11 AM
A former Nairobi City Council acting treasurer has been allowed to institute court proceedings against the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) over a study tour made by councillors to Italy and Egypt in 2003.Prize offered to Africa's leaders Mmegi - Oct 27 9:56 AM
UK-based mobile phone entrepreneur Mo Ibrahim - who was born in Egypt - is behind a plan to rate governance in 53 African countries each year. The contest will reward the winning leaders with $5m (P32.2 million) over 10 years when they leave office, plus $200,000 (P1.3 million) a year for life.Egypt detains arms smuggling suspect AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 25 6:37 AM
Egyptian police have arrested a fourth person suspected of involvement in arms trafficking to the Gaza Strip, security sources have said.Hamas fund drive 'pitiable': US AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 3:41 PM
Hamas's attempts to raise funds in the Muslim world have largely failed, a high-ranking US official said.Napoleon s days in Egypt inspire display Kansas City Star - Oct 26 12:25 AM
Historians at the Linda Hall Library wanted to celebrate the library s expansion in a big way.Former White House intel official denounces torture AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 1:33 PM
The ex-White House counter-terrorism chief said western intelligence agencies must denounce torture to regain public trust and called US interrogation practices "repugnant," Canada's CBC reported.Trial draws attention to genital cutting AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 4:25 PM
The trial of an Atlanta-area father accused of circumcising his 2-year-old daughter with scissors is focusing attention on an ancient African practice that experts say is slowly becoming more common in the U.S. as immigrant communities grow.Thieves lead to discovery of Egypt tombs AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 23 2:54 PM
The arrest of tomb robbers led archaeologists to the graves of three royal dentists, protected by a curse and hidden in the desert sands for thousands of years in the shadow of Egypt's most ancient pyramid, officials announced Sunday.Abbas: May dissolve Hamas government AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 2:07 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he will dissolve the Hamas-led government within two weeks if the Islamic militant group does not agree to form a governing coalition with his Fatah Party, Palestinian officials said Friday.Israel's scandalous siege of Gaza International Herald Tribune - Oct 27 12:51 PM
Some form of intervention is urgently required to put a stop to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.Lucilla Andrews Independent - Oct 26 4:23 PM
Lucilla Mathew Andrews, nurse and novelist: born Suez, Egypt 20 November 1919; married 1947 Dr James Crichton (died 1954; one daughter deceased); died Edinburgh 3 October 2006.Nuclear holocaust: A risk too big even for martyrs? International Herald Tribune - Oct 27 12:40 PM
The anti-Israel statements of the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, coupled with Iran's support for Hezbollah and Hamas, might lead one to think that the Arab states would welcome Iran's nuclear program. But the prospect of an Iranian nuclear bomb worries Sunni Arab leaders.The cursed gypsies of conservative Gaza Strip AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 10:55 AM
Seated on her doorstep in a neighborhood in Gaza City, Narem puffs discontentedly on her cigarette, then sighs: "We used to be dancers and singers. Now we are nothing."World takes little note of U.S. election AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 11:18 AM
The U.S. midterm elections offer enough drama to intrigue even the most casual news junkie a mix of power, war, corruption and sex that would make a Hollywood producer giddy. They also promise to have a profound impact on the world from the future of Iraq, to Latin American immigration, to finding a way to deal with a nuclear North Korea.Egypt: Mubarak for Asian tour in November AngolaPress - Oct 26 2:37 AM
Cairo, 10/26 - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, is to visit China, Russia and Kazakhstan in early November, Foreign Affairs Minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, has announced here.King Tut's treasure worth the Windy City traffic Tri-State Media - Oct 26 10:41 PM
Howard Carter, an Egyptologist from England, searched for the ancient tomb of King Tutankhamen for seven long years. He knew it was located somewhere in an area known as the Valley of the Kings, along Egypt's Nile River, close to the modern city of Luxor.U.S., Mideast countries to seek ways of curbing money laundering People's Daily - Oct 26 5:28 PM
The United States and countries from the Middle East and North Africa will meet to set out ways to stop money-laundering and financing terrorist, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported Wednesday.Palestinians and Israel see prisoner-swap draw closer AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 5:02 AM
Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya and Israel have said they saw progress towards a prisoner swap that would free an Israeli soldier captured four months ago and Palestinian detainees held in the Jewish state's jails.Meshal to Meet in Cairo on Prisoner Release Deal Israel National News - Oct 26 9:23 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Hamas politburo leader Khaled Meshal is expected to meet in Cairo on Saturday with Egyptian Intelligence Chief General Omar Suleiman to discuss Egypt s latest prisoner release deal, Egyptian sources report.Preserving ancient treasures Guardian Unlimited - Oct 26 3:55 PM
How can the jewels of the past survive the pressures of modern tourism, asks Tim Radford. Particularly in EgyptDecree makes skin bleaching a sin The Star - Oct 26 9:29 PM
Cairo - Any woman who uses bleaching creams in order to lighten her skin is committing a sin forbidden in Islam, according to a new fatwa (religious decree) issued by the Mufti of Egypt, Dr Ali Gomaa.World's largest transsexual beauty contest kicks off in Thailand AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 6:03 AM
The world's biggest transsexual beauty contest kicks off in the Thai beach town of Pattaya, with 24 contenders for a title that Thais take every bit as seriously as a traditional pageant.Solana hopes Gaza's Rafah crossing will reopen soon The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 26 4:00 PM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Thursday he hoped a crucial crossing between Gaza and the outside world, which has been closed by Israel for most of the past four months, would be reopened on a regular basis soon. European Union officials who monitor the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt have threatened to abandon.Progress on prisoner swap, says Hamas AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 26 6:31 AM
The leader of Hamas, who lives in exile in Syria, is expected to travel to Egypt soon for talks on a prisoner swap with Israel.EGYPT PREPARES TO LAUNCH NUKE PROGRAM Middle East Newsline - Oct 24 6:21 AM
CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt plans to launch its nuclear program. Officials said President Hosni Mubarak has ordered the start of the nuclear project over the next month. They said the program would focus on civilian projects, particularly nuclear energy and research.Bank of Alexandria sold for $1.6b Gulf News - Oct 26 2:10 PM
Dubai: Italian group Sanpaolo IMI has acquired Bank of Alexandria for $1.6 billion, in what is said to be the first privatisation in Egypt of a state-owned bank, according to a statement issued by Trowers and Hamlins, the legal advisors.On this day in history CNN.com - Oct 27 1:49 AM
LONDON , England (Reuters) -- 1900 - After four years of work, the first section of the New York subway was opened.Egypt: Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood Deepens AlertNet - Oct 25 12:33 PM
Source: Human Rights Watch (Cairo, October 26, 2006) In a new round of arbitrary arrests, the Egyptian government has expanded its crackdown against members of the Muslim Brotherhood. The government should immediately release ... Deal on prisoner swap 'almost ripe': Hamas AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 3:31 AM
An agreement to release an Israeli soldier, captured last June by Gaza-based militants, in exchange for Palestinians held in Israel is almost complete, a spokesman for the ruling Hamas movement has said.Iraqi Journalist Flees to Egypt NPR - Oct 23 4:06 PM
Iraqi Shiite journalist Seif al-Hayat fled to Egypt after being warned of death threats over his pieces for the government-run Iraqiya television channel. He says he was barred from writing about possible government involvement in militias and corruption.Prudential Sweet Talks Krispy Kreme BusinessWeek - Oct 27 2:15 PM
Analyst Howard W. Penney started the challenged doughnut maker at overweight CORRECTED: Israelis threaten to retake Gaza-Egypt border Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 23 3:27 AM
Several Israeli cabinet ministers called on Sunday for a military operation to retake control of Gaza's southern border and prevent Palestinian militants smuggling weapons from neighboring Egypt.50 years on, French Suez vets still fight for recognition The Nation - Oct 26 6:40 AM
Paris - On the 50th anniversary of the Franco-British airborne invasion of Egypt that is known as the Suez crisis, French veterans of the campaign are still pushing for official recognition from the state which they say has airbrushed them out of the history books.Behind which veil? Egyptian women mull options Middle East Times - Oct 26 6:55 AM
WHICH VEIL? Egyptian women select new headscarves in one of Cairo's streets. (REUTERS) CAIRO -- To veil or not to veil is no longer the question in Egypt. From abject neighborhoods to chic suburban enclaves Muslim women are instead mulling whether to opt for a strict coverall, or a hipper headscarf.Progress on Israel-Palestinian prisoner swap-Hamas AlertNet - Oct 26 5:55 AM
Source: Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The leader of Hamas, who lives in exile in Syria, is expected to travel to Egypt soon for talks on a prisoner swap with Israel that could see hundreds ... Devendra Rocks for Janet Reno, Readies New Single Pitchfork - 46 minutes ago
Apparently sporting a Ryan Adams costume this Halloween, increasingly prolific scruffy freak-folk hero (do they come in any flavors other than scruffy?) Devendra Banhart has returned to the studio yet again.HPCL may pick stake in Egyptian refinery NDTV Profit - Oct 26 8:46 AM
After ONGC and IndianOil, it's now the turn of HPCL to turn to Africa. Sources told NDTV that HPCL is now focusing on Egypt for expansion.Abbas: May Dissolve Hamas Government San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 27 2:38 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he will dissolve the Hamas-led government within two weeks if the Islamic militant group does not agree to form a governing coalition with his Fatah Party, Palestinian officials said Friday. Abbas told the... Palestinians bring $2M into Gaza Strip AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 8:06 PM
Hamas' interior minister brought $2 million into the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official said Thursday, as the ruling Islamic militant group struggles to pay bills in the face of crippling Western sanctions.Progress seen on prisoner swap News 24 South Africa - Oct 26 6:51 AM
Egypt is expected to mediate talks on a prisoner swap in which hundreds of Palestinians could be freed in exchange for an Israeli soldier.EU chief ask Israel to reopen border AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 6:22 PM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Thursday he hoped a crucial crossing between Gaza and the outside world, which has been closed by Israel for most of the past four months, would be reopened on a regular basis soon.Hamas Gets $2 Million to Help Offset Cutoff New York Times - Oct 26 5:26 PM
The Palestinian interior minister took home $2 million in cash from Muslim countries when he returned to the Gaza Strip this week.Prize offered to Africa's leaders africast.com - Oct 26 6:15 AM
CAIRO, October 26 -- A $5m prize for Africa's most effective head of state is being launched by one of the continent's top businessmen. UK-based mobile phone entrepreneur Mo Ibrahim - who was born in Egypt - is behind the plan to rate governance in 53 African countries each year.Abbas seeks to end stalemate as crisis deepens Financial Times - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority's Fatah president, is this weekend expected to try to break a political deadlock with the Hamas-led government, as tension over the prospect of a civil war between the rival factions rises in the West Bank and Gaza.Michael Fish on where to find reliable winter sun Guardian Unlimited - Oct 27 4:11 PM
We drag Michael Fish out of retirement to show us where to find reliable winter sun.Islamic Finance Comes of Age BusinessWeek - Oct 27 7:36 AM
Amid rapid growth, Sharia-compliant banks are looking to expand beyond their traditional markets US downplays Hamas funds drive News Interactive - Oct 27 4:00 PM
HAMAS'S attempts to raise funds in the Muslim world have largely failed, a high-ranking US official said overnight.Caral: A journey back to 2627 B.C. CNN.com - Oct 26 8:04 PM
CARAL, Peru (AP) -- A sudden wind gust blows eerily down from rocky Andean foothills, kicking up a cinnamon-colored cloud over the moonscape of ruins that is the oldest city in the Americas.Counter-Terrorism Should Not Undermine Rights Scoop.co.nz - 15 minutes ago
Countries need to pay increased attention to ensuring that critical basic freedoms of peaceful assembly and of association are not unduly compromised in the fight against terrorism and that any restrictive measures be necessary, proportionate and subject to judicial safeguards, an independent United Nations expert warned today.African airlines decry landing limits despite accord People's Daily - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
African airlines are facing landing restrictions within the continent despite the implementation of the existing agreement allowing free movement of airlines, airline officials said here on Friday.Muslim?s Words About Women Rile Australians New York Times - Oct 26 6:26 PM
Australia?s top Muslim cleric compared women who do not wear a head scarf to uncovered meat, prompting widespread criticism.Art in Review New York Times - Oct 26 7:51 PM
Robert Colescott at Kravets/Wehby, Joseph Kosuth at Sean Kelly, Tauba Auerbach at Deitch Projects, Michaela Meise at Greene Naftali, Anant Joshi at the Talwar Gallery and John Marin at Meredith Ward Fine Art.I Remember You , Starring Tony Danza, Opens in Los Angeles Oct. 27 Playbill - Oct 27 9:32 AM
The Los Angeles staging of Bernard Slade's I Remember You starring Tony Danza opens at Falcon Theatre Oct. 27.Palestinian official says prisoners' swap with Israel "very soon" People's Daily - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
Mohamed al-Madhoun, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haneya's chief of staff revealed on Friday that a Palestinian prisoners' swap would be reached with Israel very soon.Sukuk listings in GCC region to exceed $20b Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
DUBAI The market for Sharia-compliant notes, also known as sukuks, is set to expand rapidly. The majority of sukuk issues that originate from the Gulf region is expected to exceed $20 billion by 2010, according to global rating agency Standard and Poor's.Global health research 'not meeting needs of poor' SciDev.net - Oct 27 6:20 PM
Although global spending on health research has risen by 20 per cent, not enough is being channeled to tackle health issues in the developing world, according to a report by the Global Forum for Health Research.Encinitas Marine pleads guilty in Hamdania killing North County Times - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
CAMP PENDLETON ---- An Encinitas native said Thursday that he and some of his Marine Corps squad mates gunned down a Iraqi civilian after the man scrambled out of the dirt hole they had tossed him in.Abul Gheit: Egypt closely follows up Somali developments ArabicNews.com - Oct 23 8:36 PM
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit yesterday received UN special envoy to Somalia Francois Val, currently visiting Egypt.No problems in financing or getting Egypt nuclear fuel ArabicNews.com - Oct 23 8:34 PM
Egypt's Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis, said Egypt is prepared to launch an ambitious program for generating electricity from nuclear energy.Majlis speaker: Iran, Egypt two wings of Islamic world ArabicNews.com - Oct 23 8:35 PM
Iran's Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel in a meeting with the head of Egypt's interest section in Tehran by referring to the current situation in the Islamic world said, "Iran and Egypt are the two wings of east and west of Islamic world and their cooperation is very useful and necessary for the region and the Muslim world."Al-Hilaly admirer of jihad mentor The West Australian - Oct 27 5:21 PM
Sheikh Taj el-Din al-Hilaly was under more pressure over his sermons last night when it emerged that he had heaped lavish praise on Sayyid Qutb, the Islamic theologian widely regarded as a philosophical inspiration for terrorist groups.Thieves Lead to Discovery of Egypt Tombs ABC News - Oct 23 6:21 AM
Thieves Are 1st to Discover 3 Royal Dentists' Tombs in Shadow of Egypt's Oldest PyramidGeorgia trial believed to be first in U.S. over genital cutting Boston Herald - Oct 27 2:51 PM
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The trial of an Atlanta-area father accused of circumcising his 2-year-old daughter with scissors is focusing attention on an ancient African practice that experts say is slowly becoming...Genital Cutting on Trial in Georgia Case San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 27 10:23 AM
The trial of an Atlanta-area father accused of circumcising his 2-year-old daughter with scissors is focusing attention on an ancient African practice that experts say is slowly becoming more common in the U.S. as immigrant communities grow. Khalid... Middle East conflict is forum topic Thursday Palm Beach Daily news - 34 minutes ago
The next program presented by the World Affairs Council of the Florida Palm Beaches will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Northern Trust Bank, 770 E. Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach.America to vote, but world just couldn't care less IBN live - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
Why aren't the elections the talk of Indian drawing rooms, Paris cafes, Kabul tea houses and Tokyo nightspots?Abbas threatens to dissolve Hamas govt The Age - Oct 27 2:22 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the EU's top diplomat he would dissolve the Hamas-led government within two weeks if the Islamic militant group doesn't agree to form a governing coalition with his Fatah Party, Palestinian officials said.Israel Withdraws From Gaza Border Totally Jewish - Oct 26 3:43 AM
After a week-long operation, the IDF ended its presence on the Philadelphi Route, the border with Egypt in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. An army spokesman said that the soldiers discovered at least 15 tunnels used to smuggle weapons from Egypt into the Strip.Early Bronze Age Mortuary Complex Discovered In Syria Science Daily - Oct 27 1:05 PM
An ancient, untouched Syrian tomb that wowed the archaeological world on its discovery by Johns Hopkins University researchers nearly six years ago is not alone. Additional excavations have yielded a total of at least eight tombs filled with human and animal remains, gold and silver treasures and unbroken artifacts dating back to the third millennium B.C.Shinyanga-Kahama water project stalls IPP Media - 25 minutes ago
The Parliamentary Committee on Lands, Agriculture and Environment has expressed concern over the slow pace in the implementation of the Shinyanga-Kahama water project.Abbas threatens to dissolve Hamas govt AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 27 2:04 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will dissolve the Hamas-led government if the Islamic militant group doesn't agree to a coalition with Fatah.Opennet expands Middle East operations to meet enterprise needs AME Info - Oct 26 1:35 AM
Opennet MEA, the Master Distributor and Certified Training Centre of Red Hat Linux products for GCC, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and all African French-speaking countries, aims to rapidly expand its portfolio of end users, especially large enterprise accounts, through its existing network of over 200 channel partners.Palestinian Brings $2 Million in Cash to Gaza New York Times - Oct 26 2:08 PM
The interior minister brought home $2 million in cash from Muslim countries when he returned to the Gaza Strip this week.Confession that formed base of Iraq war was acquired under torture: journalist AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 5:37 PM
An Al-Qaeda terror suspect captured by the United States, who gave evidence of links between Iraq and the terror network, confessed after being tortured, a journalist told the BBC.