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EU's Solana says Egypt doing 'commendable' job on Gaza border 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 6:47 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana has welcomed Egypt's decision to tighten security on the Gaza Strip border, with Israel considering sending troops back into the troubled Palestinian territory.Egyptian police reportedly deployed near Egypt-Gaza border International Herald Tribune - Oct 29 2:48 AM
About 5,000 Egyptian state security police fanned out near the Egypt-Gaza border to protect Egyptians living in the area after reports that Israel might drop "smart bombs" on suspected smuggling tunnels, officials said Sunday.Roundup: Egypt confirms exiled Hamas leader to visit Cairo People's Daily - Oct 29 5:45 PM
A senior Egyptian official on Sunday confirmed to Xinhua that the exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Khaled Meshaal would visit Egypt, but without giving an exact date.Egypt moves 5,000 police to Gaza border MSNBC - Oct 29 3:26 AM
Up to 5,000 Egyptian state security police 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 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.Hamas militant died as tunnel collapsed near Rafah-Egypt border People's Daily - Oct 29 4:16 PM
An Islamic Hamas militant died on Sunday as he was digging a tunnel under the border between Rafah town in southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, Palestinian security sources reported.Egypt Moves 5,000 Police to Gaza Border as Israel Protests Arms Smuggling Voice of America - Oct 29 8:01 AM
Egypt has deployed thousands of police on the volatile border with the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports for VOA from Jerusalem, reports say Israel is considering military action to halt weapons-smuggling from Egypt to militant groups in Gaza.Egypt deploys thousands of police to Gaza border Calcutta News - Oct 29 11:37 AM
Reports say Israel is considering military action to halt weapons-smuggling from Egypt to militant groups in Gaza.Egypt boosts security at border after bomb report Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 29 5:06 AM
EGYPT has moved 5000 additional security police near the Gaza Strip border after an Israeli newspaper report said Israel may bomb tunnels used for smuggling weapons from Egypt into Palestinian territories.Egypt sends troops to Gaza border The Age - Oct 29 5:22 AM
Egypt moves 5000 more security forces near the Gaza Strip border after a report says Israel may bomb tunnels used for smuggling weapons into Palestinian territories.Egypt troops on 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.MyFox Birmingham | Egypt Sends Thousands of Police Officers to Gaza Border FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham - Oct 29 4:07 AM
Up to 5,000 Egyptian state security police deployed near the Egypt- border Saturday after reports of a possible Israeli "smart bomb" attack on suspected smuggling tunnels, security officials said.Jordan, Egypt telco tie-up AME Info - Oct 29 5:05 AM
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Jordan and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Egypt are to sign an agreement.At least 5,000 Egyptian troops have been deployed at the border between Egypt and the Gaza strip after reports of Al Jazeera - Oct 29 5:12 AM
Yesterday, Israel s Maariv newspaper reported that Olmert s government was planning for an attack on Gaza s border with Egypt with precision-guided rockets, targeting what it said were tunnels used by Palestinian fighters to smuggle weapons.Egypt sends troops near Gaza border San Diego Union-Tribune - Oct 29 1:44 AM
RAFAH, Egypt – Up to 5,000 Egyptian soldiers deployed near the Egypt-Gaza border yesterday after reports of a possible Israeli “smart bomb” attack on suspected smuggling tunnels, security officials said.Egypt ups security at Gaza border Turks.US - Oct 29 6:08 AM
Egypt has moved an extra 5,000 security personnel to its border with the Gaza Strip after an Israeli newspaper said that Israel might bomb tunnels used for smuggling weapons into the Palestinian territories.Egypt deploys troops along Gaza's border Tulsa World - Oct 29 1:00 AM
RAFAH, Egypt (AP) -- 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 INTRODUCES UPGRADED SAM SYSTEM Middle East Newsline - Oct 29 2:23 AM
MOSCOW [MENL] -- Egypt has introduced an upgraded Soviet-origin surface-to-air missile system. The Egyptian Air Defense Command has entered into service the modernized S-125 Pechora system. The Pechora-2M, also known as the SA-3 Goa, was upgraded over the last six years by Russian contractors.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 beefs up security at Gaza border Gulf Times - Oct 29 12:58 AM
CAIRO: Egypt has tightened security at its border with the Gaza Strip, the official Mena news agency said yesterday, amid press reports Israel plans to bomb the area to destroy tunnels being used for arms-smuggling.Egypt Invest confirms SanPaoloIMI Bank to speak at conference AME Info - Oct 28 9:21 PM
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 Mail and Guardian - Oct 28 11:53 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.Israel may bomb along border with Egypt Mail and Guardian - Oct 28 11:53 PM
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 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 ... Sfaxien hit back to hold Ahly in African Champions League final AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 12:16 PM
Club Sportif Sfaxien of Tunisia came from behind to surprisingly hold title holders Al-Ahly of Egypt 1-1 in the first leg of the African Champions League final.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.Hamas says members going to Cairo for prisoners talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 10:47 AM
Senior Hamas members, excluding the movement's leader Khaled Meshaal, will visit Cairo in the next few days to discuss a prisoner exchange deal with Israel brokered by Egypt, a Hamas official said on Sunday.Egypt starts trial operation of Gaza power plant People's Daily - Oct 29 5:00 PM
Egyptian Minister of Electricity Hassan Younes said Sunday that Egyptian engineers started operating on trial a key Palestinian Gaza power plant after the completion of the first stage, the official news agency MENA reported.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.Solana in Egypt for final leg of Mideast tour AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 1:28 AM
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana has arrived in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on the the final leg of a Mideast tour aimed at reviving stalled peace talks.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.Mahjoub cautious after draw BBC News - Oct 29 1:12 PM
CS Sfaxien coach Mrad Mahjoub refuses to get carried away after drawing 1-1 against Ahly in Egypt in the first leg of the Champions League final.Live: Ahly 1-1 CS Sfaxien BBC News - Oct 29 9:27 AM
Live updates from the first leg of the Champions League final between Ahly of Egypt and Tunisia's CS Sfaxien in Cairo.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.Hamas leader to visit Cairo over prisoners - Egypt AlertNet - Oct 29 3:49 AM
Source: Reuters (Corrects identity of Egyptian official in second paragraph) CAIRO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal will visit Cairo for talks on an exchange of prisoners between Israel and the ... India Hero Honda to buy Honda's African units-paper Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
MUMBAI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - India's top motorcycle maker, Hero Honda Motors Ltd. , is likely to acquire subsidiaries of Honda Motor Co in Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and other African countries, the Business Standard reported on Monday.Hero Honda to buy Honda's African units - paper Yahoo! India News - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Top motorcycle maker, Hero Honda Motors Ltd., is likely to acquire subsidiaries of Honda Motor Co in Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and other African countries, the Business Standard reported on Monday.Solana in Egypt for talks Gulf News - Oct 29 4:30 AM
Amman: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana flew to Cairo on Sunday for a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to discuss Egyptian efforts to arrange a prisoner swap between Israel and Palestine.Munjals in talks to buy Honda's African units rediff.com - 11 minutes ago
Hero Honda Motors Ltd is likely to acquire the low-volume subsidiaries of Honda Motor Company in Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and other African countries.Israeli officials were not told of Egypt's plan to fortify border Haaretz Daily - Oct 29 1:15 AM
Israeli officials said late Saturday they were unaware of Egyptian plans to deploy 5,000 additional troops along its border with the Gaza Strip.A performance of Norwegian playright Henrik Ibsen's drama Sinchew - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
PLAY.... Peer Gynt at the Giza pyramids in Cairo, Egypt. Photo courtesy: AFP .Full immersion English classes can lead to bright futures Milford Daily News - 39 minutes ago
MILFORD -- Students often come to Renee Abramson's class knowing little or no English as newcomers in the bustling Stacy Middle School. But just a short way into the school year, Abramson's seventh-grade students talked enthusiastically last week about a project on ancient Egypt.Mubarak's Asian tour to boost relations: official People's Daily - Oct 29 6:02 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's upcoming visits to Russia, China and Kazakhstan are aimed at boosting Egypt's relations and cooperation with the countries, Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awwad said on Sunday.FACTBOX-Leprosy: One of the world's oldest diseases is dying out AlertNet - Oct 29 3:18 PM
Source: Reuters Oct 30 (Reuters) - Active in the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt and India, and rampant in 13th century Europe, leprosy still affects over 290,000 people around the world today. Here are ... CAF Champions League Draw leaves Sfaxien smiling FIFA - Oct 29 1:01 PM
CS Sfaxien of Tunisia gained the advantage in their quest for a first-ever CAF Champions League title as they held defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the final in Cairo on Sunday.Returning Egyptian Pilgrims Stranded on Jordanian Border Arab News - Oct 29 4:14 PM
JEDDAH, 30 October 2006 Over 30,000 Egyptian pilgrims, on their way back to Egypt, have been left stranded for the last five days in the city of Ma an on Jordan s border with Saudi Arabia. According to reports, three Egyptian women have died at the location.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Oct 29 2:09 PM
Egypt is reported to have deployed 5,000 security troops to the Egypt-Gaza border. An Egyptian official stated Egypt raised the number of troops at the Gaza border to 5,000 following rumors that Israel would attack alleged underground tunnels used for smuggling arms from Egypt to the Gaza Strip.CS Sfaxien a step away from glory BBC News - Oct 29 11:42 AM
Tunisia's CS Sfaxien gain the advantage in the Champions League final after drawing 1-1 with Egypt's Ahly in Cairo.B92 - News - Globe - Egypt sends 5,000 troops to Gaza border B92 - Oct 29 3:00 AM
Gaza -- Israeli officials said they were unaware of Egyptian plans to deploy 5,000 additional troops along the Gaza border.Hamas for prisoner swap talks in Cairo Aljazeera - Oct 29 1:49 PM
Senior Hamas members, excluding the movement's leader Khaled Meshaal, will visit Cairo in the next few days to discuss a prisoner exchange deal with Israel brokered by Egypt.CS Sfaxien hold Al Ahli to surprise first leg draw Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 29 12:16 PM
CAIRO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - CS Sfaxien of Tunisia gained the advantage in their quest for a first-ever African Champions League title as they held defending champions Al Ahli of Egypt to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the final in Cairo on Sunday.Egypt moves 5,000 troops near Gaza border Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Oct 28 7:55 PM
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.Hamas officials to visit Cairo for prisoner talks The Peninsula - Oct 29 4:14 PM
Damascus Senior Hamas members will visit Cairo in the next few days to discuss a prisoner exchange deal with Israel brokered by Egypt, a Hamas official said yesterday.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-10-30 03:42 GMT: India's Hero Honda Motors may acquire some African units of Honda - report Interactive Investor - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
BOMBAY (AFX) - Hero Honda Motors Ltd is likely to acquire the low-volume subsidiaries of Honda Motor Co in Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and other African countries, Business Standard reported.Egypt eyes China help for atomic programme Gulf Times - Oct 29 12:59 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 yesterday.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.Orascom to boost stake in subsidiary Gulf Daily News - Oct 29 6:12 PM
CAIRO: Egypt's Orascom Telecom (OT) said it had signed a deal to raise its stake in its Algerian telecoms subsidiary by 7.91 per cent for $399 million.Egyptian troops deploy amid reports of Israeli tunnel bombing WALB News 10 - Oct 29 11:12 AM
RAFAH, Egypt A Cairo official says up to five-thousand Egyptian soldiers have deployed near the Egypt-Gaza border -- this after reports of a possible Israeli "smart bomb" attack on suspected smuggling tunnels.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 set for talks in Cairo Gulf Daily News - Oct 29 6:10 PM
DAMASCUS: Senior Hamas members, excluding the movement's leader Khaled Meshaal, will visit Cairo in the next few days to discuss a prisoner exchange deal with Israel brokered by Egypt, a Hamas official said yesterday.Cairo to host Hamas men for talks on swap The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 29 12:15 PM
Senior Hamas members - excluding the movement's leader, Khaled Meshaal - will visit Cairo in the next few days to discuss a prisoner-exchange deal with Israel brokered by Egypt, a Hamas official said on Sunday. In the meantime, Meshaal met with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in Damascus, where the latter told.Defenders of Suez mark 50th anniversary of assault by Israel, France, UK The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 29 12:14 PM
At Port Said's nautical club, overlooking the mouth of the Suez Canal, Sami Khodeir relives the landing of the paratroopers from the triple alliance that attacked Egypt 50 years ago. "We weren't expecting them and they weren't expecting our level of resistance," says this former governor of Port Said.A potent mixture NorthJersey.com - Oct 29 5:31 AM
Mohamed Desoky emigrated from his native Egypt in 1969 because he felt the United States was the place for a capitalist to thrive. His instincts were right.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.Hopes for Shalit's Release Dim as Meshaal Stays Away from Cairo Israel National News - Oct 29 12:15 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Hamas officials said Sunday night that the Syrian-based leader of the terrorist organization again has changed his plans and will not visit Egypt this week to discuss the Cairo proposal for freeing kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.Israel Plays Down Report of 'Smart Bombs' In Gaza Israel National News - Oct 29 10:15 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The IDF has assured Egypt that it will not use "smart bombs" to destroy underground smuggling tunnels in the Gaza region without coordinating first with Egypt, according to The Associated Press . "The Egyptians will be notified ahead of time about everything that will happen on Philadelphi," the official said, referring to the smuggling route along the border with Israel.Mexican transsexual crowned beauty queen AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 6:29 PM
It could have been a Japanese samurai, an Italian gladiator or an Egyptian pharaoh -- but they were no match for Mexico's Erica Andrews, the world's new transsexual beauty queen.B92 - News - Comments - Egypt sends 5,000 troops to Gaza border B92 - Oct 29 3:00 AM
There are no comments for this document. Diplomats plan Mission for Independent Kosovo New body, modelled on Bosnian precedent, will have high-profile role but may not be able to stop Serbs effectively seceding ...Iraqi Family Says Missing Army Interpreter Is Son-in-Law New York Times - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
The soldier?s marriage, if confirmed, would not only be highly unusual but also a violation of American military rules.Israeli Official Asks President to Step Aside New York Times - Oct 29 5:18 PM
President Moshe Katsav has come under intense pressure to resign as prosecutors decide whether to charge him with sex crimes.Posted: 29-10-2006 , 07:11 GMT Al Bawaba - Oct 29 12:10 AM
Up to 5,000 Egyptian troops deployed near the Egypt-Gaza Strip border Saturday following reports of a possible Israeli "smart bomb" attack on suspected smuggling tunnels, security officials said.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.Egyptians deploy 5,000 troops near Philadelphi Route Haaretz Daily - Oct 29 1:15 AM
Egypt moved 5,000 additional security forces near the Gaza Strip border yesterday following a warning that Israel may bomb tunnels used to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian official said.Confusion over Egyptian Claim of Beefed-Up Patrols on Border Israel National News - Oct 29 7:15 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Both Israeli and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials have denied Egyptian claims of 5,000 additional policemen at the border between Egypt and the Gaza region.Syrian-Based Hamas Leader on Way to Cairo for Talks on Shalit Israel National News - Oct 29 7:15 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Khaled Meshaal, the exiled Hamas terrorist leader based in Damascus, is on his way to Cairo Sunday to answer Egypt's proposal to release kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. Cairo wants Israel to free hundreds of jailed prisoners and terrorists in return for Shalit.Palestinian militants say captured soldier to be released 'in near future' USA Today - Oct 29 4:26 PM
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.Jordan and Egyptian Telecom Regulatory Authorities sign MOU in Dubai AME Info - Oct 29 3:05 AM
Today at the Etisalat Academy, hosts of the Telecommunications Middle East Summit Dr. Ahmed Hiasat, Chairman & CEO of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Jordan and Dr. Eng Amr Badawi, Exec. President of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Egypt will sign a memorandum of understanding between their two countries in view of the importance and development of Missing Soldier Said to Be Wed to an Iraqi New York Times - Oct 29 5:18 PM
The secret marriage, if confirmed, would not only be highly unusual but also a violation of American military rules.Egypt: 5,000 Troops Added to Gazan Border Israel National News - Oct 28 11:15 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Egyptian authorities report that on Saturday, an additional 5,000 troops were deployed along the border with Gaza in an apparent effort to step-up efforts to halt arms smuggling across the border.Egyptian troops deploy amid reports of Israeli tunnel bombing ABC 7 El Paso - Oct 28 10:46 PM
RAFAH, Egypt A Cairo official says up to five-thousand Egyptian soldiers have deployed near the Egypt-Gaza border -- this after reports of a possible Israeli "smart bomb"...Israel?s President Urged to Step Aside New York Times - Oct 29 2:18 PM
Israel?s attorney general said today that President Moshe Katsav should temporarily step aside while prosecutors decide whether to charge him with sex crimes.E-mail Newsletters Washington Post - Oct 28 7:28 PM
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. Israeli Labor votes to stay in gov't AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 1:35 PM
Israel's dovish Labor Party bent its ideology Sunday and voted to stay in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government, despite his intention to add an ultra-hawkish party to his ruling coalition.Katsav urged to step aside during Israeli rape inquiry International Herald Tribune - Oct 29 1:48 PM
Israel's attorney general said Sunday that President Moshe Katsav should temporarily suspend himself while prosecutors decide whether to charge Katsav with sex crimes.Between D.C. and Damascus Haaretz Daily - Oct 29 12:46 AM
The State of Israel is striving to end the war the Arab states have forced on it and to achieve a lasting peace. The precedent set by the agreement with Egypt, the return of Sinai in exchange for comprehensive peace, will also apply to the agreement with Syria when it is signed.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.Jordan and Egyptian Telecom Regulatory Authorities sign MOU in Dubai Zawya - Oct 29 5:42 AM
29 October 2006 Today at the Etisalat Academy, hosts of the Telecommunications Middle East Summit Dr. Ahmed Hiasat, Chairman & CEO of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Jordan and Dr. Eng Amr Badawi, Exec. President of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Egypt will sign a memorandum of understanding between their two countries in view of the importance and 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 - Oct 28 8:31 PM
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.Britain's Charles and Camilla arrive in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 12:26 PM
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived in Pakistan for their first ever visit to the Islamic republic, amid controversy over the planned hanging of a British man.