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Egypt moves 5,000 troops near Gaza border 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 3:51 PM
Egypt moved 5,000 more security forces near the Gaza Strip border on Saturday after an Israeli report said Israel may bomb tunnels used for smuggling weapons into Palestinian territories, an Egyptian official said.Egypt sends troops to Gaza border BBC News - Oct 28 3:40 PM
Egypt deploys at least 3,000 extra troops near the Gaza border after reports of a possible Israel operation.Egypt beefs up security at border with Gaza AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 5:20 AM
Egypt has tightened security at its border with the Gaza Strip, the official MENA news agency said, amid press reports Israel plans to bomb the area to destroy tunnels being used for arms-smuggling.Egypt deploys thousands of troops on Gaza border; Israeli attack rumoured CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 28 5:18 PM
RAFAH, Egypt (AP) - Up to 5,000 Egyptian soldiers deployed near the Egypt-Gaza Strip border Saturday after reports of a possible Israeli "smart bomb" attack on suspected smuggling tunnels, security officials said.Egypt Invest confirms SanPaoloIMI Bank to speak at conference AME Info - 23 minutes ago
With just 5 days remaining before the start of the 4th Egypt Invest at the InterContinental Hotel in Heliopolis, International Event Partners (IEP) have announced that SanPaoloIMI Bank, the recent winners of the Bank of Alexandria bid, will be attending and speaking at the coming conference.Egypt moves 5,000 troops near Gaza border AlertNet - Oct 28 3:03 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds Palestinian security official, paragraphs 9-10) By Yusri Mohamed ISMAILIA, Egypt, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Egypt moved 5,000 more security forces near the Gaza Strip border on Saturday after an ... Egypt boosts security along the border with Gaza Stuff - Oct 28 1:42 PM
ISMAILIA: Egypt beefed up security along its border with the Gaza Strip after an Israeli daily said Israel may bomb tunnels used for smuggling weapons into the Palestinian territories, security officials said on Saturday.Egypt boosts security along border with Gaza Gulf News - Oct 28 2:04 PM
Ismailiya, Egypt: Egypt beefed up security along its border with the Gaza Strip after an Israeli daily said Israel may bomb tunnels used for smuggling weapons into Palestinian territories, security officials said yesterday.Egypt prepares for possible Israeli raids Aljazeera - Oct 28 7:48 AM
Egypt has beefed up security along its border with the Gaza Strip after an Israeli daily said that Israel might bomb tunnels used for smuggling weapons into the Palestinian territories.Egypt boosts security along the border with Gaza AlertNet - Oct 28 6:03 AM
Source: Reuters By Yusri Mohamed ISMAILIA, Egypt, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Egypt beefed up security along its border with the Gaza Strip after an Israeli daily said Israel may bomb tunnels used for smuggling weapons into ... Egypt beefs up security at border with Gaza: report Khaleej Times - Oct 28 6:46 AM
CAIRO - Egypt has tightened security at its border with the Gaza Strip, the official MENA news agency said Saturday, amid press reports Israel plans to bomb the area to destroy tunnels being used for arms-smuggling.CORRECTED-Egypt moves 5,000 troops near Gaza border Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 2:43 PM
Correcting 3rd paragraph to make clear 5,000 Egyptians join about 750 Egyptian border guards not 5,000 border guards as implied.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 to seek Chinese aid on nuclear program AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 12:27 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will seek Chinese help for Cairo's planned civil nuclear program during a visit to Beijing next month, Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit reportedly said.Egypt to operate first nuclear power station in 10 years: FM People's Daily - Oct 27 7:47 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul- Gheit said Friday that his country would operate its first nuclear power station within 10 years, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.Egyptian troops deploy along Gaza border AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Up to 5,000 Egyptian soldiers deployed near the Egypt-Gaza border Saturday after reports of a possible Israeli "smart bomb" attack on suspected smuggling tunnels, security officials said.Egypt moves 5,000 troops near Gaza border Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
An Egyptian official says the country has moved 5,000 more security forces near the Gaza Strip border after an Israeli report said Israel may bomb tunnels used for smuggling weapons into Palestinian territories.Egypt's flourishing QIZ Middle East Times - Oct 27 6:21 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 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.Egypt moves 5,000 troops near Gaza border AlertNet - Oct 28 12:33 PM
Source: Reuters (correcting 3rd paragraph to make clear 5,000 Egyptians join about 750 Egyptian border guards not 5,000 border guards as implied) (recasts with number of Egyptian forces) By Yusri Mohamed ... Hamas leader to hold talks in Egypt on prisoner swap africast.com - Oct 27 4:49 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 2:34 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 5:32 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.Egypt seeks China N-aid Gulf Daily News - Oct 28 5:12 PM
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will seek Chinese help for Cairo's planned civil nuclear programme during a visit to Beijing next month, Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said in remarks published yesterday.GSPC in talks with Gulf countries, Egypt for import of LNG New Kerala - Oct 27 3:42 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.E-mail Newsletters Washington Post - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
The Arabian Sights film festival , which began as a one-time series with six movies, is now in its 11th year and boasts a dozen feature films, several of them box office hits in their home countries, from such places as Tunisia, Yemen and Egypt. Egypt to seek Chinese aid on nuclear programme Khaleej Times - Oct 28 4:47 AM
CAIRO - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will seek Chinese help for Cairo s planned civil nuclear programme during a visit to Beijing next month, Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said in remarks published on Saturday.The Suez Canal Crisis, 50 Years Later NPR - Oct 28 8:43 AM
In October 1956, British, French and Israeli forces invaded Egypt after Egyptian President Nasser sought to seize control of the Suez Canal. Retired U.N. diplomat Sir Brian Urquhart and Khaled Fahmy, a professor of Modern Middle East History at New York University, help Scott Simon revisit the crisis.Egypt's Suez Canal sees heaviest traffic ever People's Daily - Oct 26 5:16 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.Suez crisis: Israel s forgotten war Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - For Israel the disastrous invasion of Egypt alongside Britain and France, known as the Suez crisis, is the forgotten war that strengthened resolve to build up its armed forces and triggered improved ties with main ally, the United States.LNG capacity to rocket AME Info - 39 minutes ago
Major liquefied natural gas projects in the Middle East are set to boost output capacity by 74m tonnes in the next five years according to an industry report cited by the Gulf News. The study by the Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation highlighted expansion in Qatar, Oman and Egypt, with Yemen, Algeria and Libya also aiming to boost production.Somali negotiations to be held in Sudan on Monday: report People's Daily - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
Negotiations between the Somali government and the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) will be held in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday, Egypt's MENA news agency reported Saturday.Egypt seizes one tonne of explosives Gulf Times - Oct 28 2:00 AM
ISMAILIA: Egyptian police have recovered nearly one tonne of high explosives hidden in a mountainous area of central Sinai, security sources said yesterday.Egypt widens crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood - group AlertNet - Oct 26 9:04 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 ... 5,000 Egyptian security forces on Gaza border-official AlertNet - Oct 28 1:33 PM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Egypt moved 5,000 security forces along the border with the Gaza Strip on Saturday after an Israeli report said Israel may bomb tunnels used for smuggling weapons into ... World news The West Australian - Oct 28 2:55 PM
Egypt moved 5,000 more security forces close to the Gaza Strip border after an Israeli report said Israel may bomb tunnels used for smuggling weapons into Palestinian territories, an Egyptian official said.Trouble sealing Egypt-Gaza border The Christian Science Monitor - Oct 27 6:22 AM
Israel alleges militants have increased cross-border smuggling to help Hamas and others. 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 10:20 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.2006 Proton Gen-2 H-Line from Egypt Carsurvey.org - Oct 28 8:14 AM
What things have gone wrong with the car? Till now every thing is just perfect. Only disadvantage is cheap plastic looking of the interior.HRW says arbitrary arrests rise in Egypt UPI - Oct 26 5:22 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 4:09 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.Egyptian man denied bail di-ve - Oct 28 10:17 AM
VALLETTA, Malta (di-ve news) -- October 28, 2006 -- 1905CEST-- Mahmoud Elkhateb, 34, was arraigned in court on Saturday and charged with stealing around Lm18,000 in imported furniture from Egypt and Turkey from a garage in Triq is-Sienja, Birkirkara, belonging to Zakaria Ahamed Fathi Hamad on August 7.Hezbollah film, Egypt ban AME Info - Oct 27 10:50 PM
An Egyptian screenwriter is fighting to have his film about the Lebanese guerilla group Hezbollah released after it was blocked by the nation's Entertainment Censorship Board over a year ago, reported Gulf News. Government officials have said that the film by Mohammed Al Mahlawi is currently under review by the Grievances Committee following the writer's original complaint more than eight months Mexican crowned transsexual beauty queen AFP via Yahoo! News - 27 minutes ago
Mexico's Erica Andrews has been crowned Miss International Queen 2006 after topping 23 other contestants in the world's biggest transsexual beauty pageant.Islam, Terror and the Second Nuclear Age New York Times - Oct 28 5:56 PM
If Iran gets the bomb, what will it do with it? Does Islamic law justify the use of weapons of mass destruction? Is there a Shiite urge for apocalypse? Is atomic warfare suicide bombing writ large?Egypt's women mull veil options Sunday Times - Oct 26 3:12 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.Today in History - Oct. 29 AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 5:00 PM
Today is Sunday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2006. There are 63 days left in the year.Israel 'will use smart bombs' on Gaza Gulf News - Oct 28 4:00 AM
Occupied Jerusalem: 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.Egyptian Troops Deploy Along Gaza Border ABC News - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Egyptian Troops Deploy Along Gaza Border Amid Reports Israel Plans to Bomb TunnelsInternational transsexual beauty queen to be crowned in Thailand AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 1:08 PM
American Dominique Shappelle beat out 23 other contestants in the talent competition stage of the world's biggest transsexual beauty pageant, ahead of the final round in the Thai beach town Pattaya.Abbas seeks to bolster loyalist forces AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 1:08 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hopes to beef up his loyalist forces with Palestine Liberation Organization troops stationed in Jordan, Palestinian officials said, as rival Palestinian factions bolstered their ranks in anticipation of a feared civil war.Main Street in New Egypt open for holiday shopping Examiner - Oct 25 6:01 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 11:41 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.Palestinian faction: Soldier to be freed AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 9:00 AM
One of three Palestinian factions that captured an Israeli soldier said Saturday that a prisoner swap could be concluded "in the near future."Palestinians differ over end to hostage crisis Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 9:03 AM
One of the three Palestinian factions holding an Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip said on Saturday it expected a solution to the crisis within days, but Hamas and a Palestinian Authority official were less optimistic.Health Highlights: Oct. 28, 2006 HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 9:03 AM
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:Analysis: Gazprom explores North Africa UPI - Oct 27 1:52 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 12:50 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.Palestinian militant faction says capured soldier to be released in near future USA Today - Oct 28 6:39 AM
One of three Palestinian factions that kidnapped an Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip said Saturday a prisoner swap could be concluded "in the near future." The other two factions, also linked to Hamas, made no similar claims. Reports of an impending deal have been rife for weeks.Egypt, Norway mark Ibsen Year with drama show before pyramids People's Daily - Oct 26 6:16 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.Iran officially confirms it has stepped up uranium enrichment International Herald Tribune - Oct 28 6:48 AM
Iran officially confirmed it has stepped up uranium enrichment by injecting gas into a second network of centrifuges, a state-run newspaper reported Saturday.Kenya/Egypt: KFF - We Are Willing to Implement Fully the Cairo Agreement AllAfrica.com - Oct 27 8:35 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 11:21 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.Envoy blasted for Iraq policy comments AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 3:29 AM
Alberto Fernandez is one of the most recognized U.S. officials in the Middle East thanks to his frequent appearances on Arab satellite stations and his candid approach to selling America's side of the story. But the Cuban-born fluent Arabic speaker was barely known in the United States until recent remarks he made calling Washington's Iraq policies arrogant and stupid.DEBKA file DEBKAfile - Oct 27 12:16 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.Gaza faction sees end to hostage crisis in days Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 3:08 AM
One of the three Palestinian factions holding an Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip said on Saturday it expected a solution to the crisis within days, while Hamas said a deal was not imminent.Sfaxien out to dethrone Ahly BBC News - Oct 28 11:12 AM
Tunisian side CS Sfaxien face reigning champions Ahly in the first leg of the final of the Champions League on Sunday.Abbas may dissolve Hamas government AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 2:30 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he will replace the Hamas-led government with a panel of professionals if the militant group doesn't agree to govern with his party, suggesting a new, tough line in a bid to ease crippling sanctions.Egypt Arrest Two Israelis Who Crossed at Taba Israel National News - Oct 25 9:05 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.Palestinian Faction: Soldier to Be Freed ABC News - Oct 28 9:26 AM
Palestinian Militant Faction Says Capured Israeli Soldier to Be Released in Near FutureKenya: Former Council Official Seeks Orders to Block KACC Suit AllAfrica.com - Oct 27 8:05 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.Mexican crowned transsexual beauty queen The Nation - 55 minutes ago
PATTAYA - Mexico's Erica Andrews was crowned Miss International Queen 2006 on Sunday after topping 23 other contestants in the world's biggest transsexual beauty pageant.Israel and Palestine Explored in an Unlikely Friendship New York Times - Oct 27 10:16 PM
For Israel and Palestine, the two-state solution now looks remote, and Jeffrey Goldberg?s new novel provides a useful primer on why things seem so pessimistic.Belle and Sebastian Return to Matador, Reveal Tracklist Pitchfork - Oct 28 6:12 PM
If you're feeling sinister today, we've got some news that will lift your twee spirits right back up to kitten-snuggling euphoria: Belle and Sebastian have announced that they will return to longtime home Matador Records for the U.S. release of their upcoming album, The Life Pursuit . Due February 7, the disc also now has a full tracklisting.Google defiant over censorship in China Guardian Unlimited - Oct 28 5:38 PM
Technology: Internet giant steps into realm of politics with debate on freedom of speech.World news The West Australian - Oct 27 4:40 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.Daylight saving: The dawn of darkness (and some confusion) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 28 minutes ago
Hope you enjoyed that extra hour of sleep this morning, because for the next four months, most of us will be going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark.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.Adventurer reaches highest point BBC News - Oct 28 5:27 AM
A man who has spent 12 years circumnavigating the globe reaches the highest point of his trip.Release of Israeli soldier negotiated WTOL News 11 - 7 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip A spokesman for one of the Palestinian factions holding a kidnapped Israeli soldier says a deal is near on his release.Middle East construction industry gathers in Dubai for the biggest and best ever Big 5 AME Info - 23 minutes ago
The key decision makers from the world's most buoyant building and construction markets have gathered in Dubai for The Big 5, the largest annual meeting place for the construction industry in the Middle East, which was officially opened yesterday morning at Dubai International Exhibition Centre by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Industry, Official: No imminent Fatah-Hamas meetings in Cairo People's Daily - Oct 28 5:46 PM
A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement denied on Saturday reports about imminent meetings between ruling Hamas and rival Fatah leaders in Cairo.8.45am Sunday October 29, 2006 By Nidal al-Mughrabi The New Zealand Herald - Oct 28 6:14 PM
GAZA - One of the three Palestinian factions holding an Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip said overnight it expected a solution to the crisis within days, but Hamas and a Palestinian Authority official were less optimistic.Big 5 exhibition inaugurated Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
DUBAI Key decision makers from the world's most buoyant building and construction markets have gathered in Dubai for the 'Big 5,' a large annual meeting place for the construction industry in the Middle East. The exhibition was officially opened yesterday at Dubai International Exhibition Centre by Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and 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. Dogs moving on to second round Carmi Times - 21 minutes ago
Garnering the first postseason road victory in school history, coach Kurt Simon's Carmi-White County High School football team earned a 40-11 decision over Marshall in a Class 2A first-round playoff game Saturday.First international Quran exhibition starts its work in Zanjan Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 28 2:46 PM
Iran - Zanjan - Quran Exhibition The First International Exhibition of the Holy Quran started its work here on Saturday. Secretary of the Exhibition Ali Dashtaki said Quranic works from 28 countries have been displayed adding around 7,000 works have been sent to the exhibition secretariat so far.Hamas wing says progress made in prisoners' swap deal People's Daily - Oct 28 5:31 PM
A military wing of the ruling Hamas movement said on Saturday that progress had been made on a prisoners' swap deal to solve a hostage crisis.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.Palestinian group says release of captured soldier imminent The Scotsman - Oct 28 4:50 PM
ONE of the three Palestinian factions holding a captured Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip said yesterday that it expected a solution to the crisis within days.Napoleon s days in Egypt inspire display Kansas City Star - Oct 26 12:30 AM
Historians at the Linda Hall Library wanted to celebrate the library s expansion in a big way.Don't dare go out wearing a veil Haaretz Daily - Oct 28 3:45 PM
A brief item in the Arabic press last week said Tunisia decided to call back its ambassador to Qatar.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.EU's Solana Visits Beirut for Talks on Relations, Peacekeeping Voice of America - Oct 28 12:31 PM
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana visited Beirut Saturday to meet with Lebanese officials and the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force there.Envoy Blasted for Iraq Policy Comments Los Angeles Times - Oct 28 3:38 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Alberto Fernandez is one of the most recognized U.S. officials in the Middle East thanks to his frequent appearances on Arab satellite stations and his candid approach to selling America's side of the story.Lawrence a win from No. 1 seed The Trenton Times - 29 minutes ago
The torrential rains that hit the area overnight Friday may have put a hold on Lawrence's homecoming showdown against West Windsor Plainsboro-North yesterday, but it's going to take more than a little precipitation to put a damper on another successful season by the Colonial Valley Conference Colonial Division champions.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.Release of Israeli soldier negotiated WBAY Green Bay - Oct 28 1:10 PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip A spokesman for one of the Palestinian factions holding a kidnapped Israeli soldier says a deal is near on his release. But there's no such claim...