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US nuclear specialists to visit Egypt 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 12:38 PM
US nuclear experts are to offer technical advice to their counterparts in Egypt, which last month announced it was relaunching its civil nuclear program after a 20-year freeze, official media said.Mubarak: Egypt's new 'pharaoh' and great survivor AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 2:41 AM
Twenty-five years after being catapulted into Egypt's top job by the assassination of his mentor Anwar Sadat, President Hosni Mubarak has such a tight grip on power that he is widely seen as a new pharaoh keen to establish his own dynasty.Gaza's border with Egypt open for second day AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 12:58 AM
The Rafah border terminal between Egypt and Gaza, the Palestinian territory's only gateway to the world that bypasses Israel, was opened for a second day in a row, EU observers said.Egypt Demands More Compensation for Oil Spill Planet Ark - Oct 05 6:02 PM
ISMAILIA, Egypt - A Liberian tanker impounded in Egypt for spilling oil in the Suez Canal is facing more than 50 million pounds (US$8.7 million) in compensation demands, a Canal Authority official said on Thursday.Egypt's stability faces stiff challenges The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:38 PM
After 25 years of Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egypt is a relative oasis of stability in a troubled region, but a volatile mix of deepening social disparities and growing Islamic fundamentalism could change the picture. A quarter century after being catapulted into Egypt's presidency by the assassination of his mentor.Gaza-Egypt border reopens, stand-off over -official Tiscali - Oct 05 5:09 PM
GAZA (Reuters) - The Gaza Strip s border with Egypt reopened on Friday after the Palestinian Authority negotiated an end to an armed blockade by policemen angered at the death of a colleague in a clan clash, officials said.Gazans take advantage of rare opportunity to leave as Israel partially opens crossing to Egypt The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:39 PM
Moin Shamallah grins as he sits up in the front of a Palestinian taxi at the Rafah border wearing a new suit held together with four safety pins. "I'm happy to leave, to be free in Egypt," he says. For two days, the Gaza Strip's only route to the outside world that bypasses Israel has been open, providing a lifeline for 23-year-old student Shamallah.Egypt demands more compensation for oil spill AlertNet - Oct 05 8:55 AM
Source: Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A Liberian tanker impounded in Egypt for spilling oil in the Suez Canal is facing more than 50 million pounds ($8.7 million) in compensation demands, a Canal ... Mubarak: Egypt's new 'Pharaoh' and great survivor Middle East Times - Oct 05 6:00 AM
PHARAOH : Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak (C) at the funeral of novelist Naguib Mahfouz in Cairo August 31. (REUTERS) CAIRO -- Twenty-five years after being catapulted into Egypt's top job by the assassination of his mentor Anwar Al Sadat, President Hosni Mubarak has such a tight grip on power that he is widely seen as a new Pharaoh keen to establish his own dynasty.Apaches Acquires Stake in ERB Concession in Egypt Rigzone - Oct 05 8:10 AM
Regal and Apache Khalda Corporation LDC have entered into a joint venture in respect of Regal's East Ras Budran Concession ("ERB Concession") in Egypt.Is Egypt stable after 25 years of Mubarak's rule? Middle East Online - Oct 05 7:26 AM
Deepening social disparities, growing Islamic fundamentalism could threaten Egypt s stability.Egypt talks planned to end trade dispute africast.com - Oct 05 6:16 AM
NAIROBI, October 05 -- Kenya will send a trade delegation to Egypt to investigate issues that threaten to trigger a trade war between the two countries.Why Egypt won't press Sudan: the Nile The Christian Science Monitor - Oct 04 2:26 PM
Egypt, a key power broker, refuses to push sanctions or UN troops on Khartoum. Eilat Resident Returns After Crossing Border to Egypt Israel National News - Oct 05 11:03 AM
(IsraelNN.com) An Eilat resident who crossed the border into Egypt on Wednesday returned to Israel on day later, courtesy of Egyptian authorities. Vladislav Levin was arrested after crossing the border in a boat.Gaza's border with Egypt open for second day africast.com - Oct 05 5:30 AM
GAZA, October 05 -- The Rafah border terminal between Egypt and Gaza, the Palestinian territory s only gateway to the world that bypasses Israel, was opened for a second day in a row Thursday, EU observers said.Mubarak: Egypt's new 'pharaoh' and great survivor Middle East Online - Oct 05 2:31 AM
No successor named for Egypt's Presidency, Hosni Mubarak s new six-year term expires in 2011.Wheat Rises on Egypt, Iraq Imports, Drought Damage in Australia Bloomberg.com - Oct 04 11:31 AM
Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Wheat prices in Chicago rose the most in four sessions as Egypt and Iraq purchased U.S. supplies and drought reduced production in Australia, the world's third- largest exporter.WEST HELPS EGYPT BUILD DEFENSE INDUSTRY Middle East Newsline - Oct 05 12:44 AM
LONDON [MENL] -- Western firms have been helping Egypt develop a defense industry.Egypt raises possibility of new Palestinian election AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 9:38 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has raised the possibility of a snap Palestinian election to overcome a deepening crisis since Hamas's rise to power.Telecom Egypt hurts Case index Gulf Times - Oct 05 12:15 AM
CAIRO: Egypt s main index fell for a second day, posting the biggest fluctuation among Arab equity markets. Telecom Egypt, the largest fixed-line operator in the Middle East by market value, paced the decline.Why Egypt won't press Sudan: the Nile The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 2:00 AM
To the US and much of Europe, sending a United Nations peacekeeping force to Sudan's troubled Darfur region is a matter of simple humanitarian necessity. The three-year-old conflict has left more than 200,000 civilians dead and driven 2.5 million more from their homes.U.S. presses Egypt gently on political reform Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 3:29 PM
The United States urged Egypt on Tuesday to take a lead in democratic reform in the Middle East but Egypt's top diplomat said his country would pursue reform at its own pace.Rice Urges Egypt To Lead Middle East Democratization U.S. Department of State - Oct 04 11:29 AM
If the Middle East is to make progress toward achieving democracy, Egypt will have to be a leader along that path, according to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Speaking to reporters in Cairo on October 3 after meetings with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Rice said the United States was disappointed with Egypt s latest parliamentary elections, but she Starbucks sets sights on Russia, India, elsewhere AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 1:01 PM
US coffee shop chain Starbucks said it plans to opens stores in Brazil, Russia, India and Egypt during 2007, creating a presence in 40 countries outside the United States.Gaza's border with Egypt reopens Middle East Times - Oct 04 6:41 AM
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- The Rafah border terminal between Egypt and Gaza, the Palestinian territory's only gateway to the world that bypasses Israel, has been reopened for two days, officials said Wednesday.Social disparities, Islamism could threaten Egyptian stability AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 11:10 AM
After 25 years of Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egypt is a relative oasis of stability in a troubled region, but a volatile mix of deepening social disparities and growing Islamic fundamentalism could change the picture, analysts say.Egypt crush Arab New Kerala - Oct 04 3:59 AM
Cairo, Oct 4: Egypt defeat an all Arab team 7-0 in a football charity match in support of Lebanon, which suffered massive damages during the Hezbollah-Israel conflict.Israel moves on Gaza crossing after U.S. pressure Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 5:03 AM
Israel, under pressure from the United States, agreed to marginally loosen restrictions at Gaza's border crossing with Egypt on Thursday, but did not make any longer-term commitment to keep the frontier open.EGYPT: Rice fails to address rights and governance issues, say analysts Payvand Iran News - Oct 05 8:16 AM
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Cairo spelled a reversal in US policy on human rights and democratisation in the Middle East, analysts said. -IRINAncient Egypt ... by way of San Jose Los Angeles Times - Oct 05 3:48 AM
The high-tech city boasts a large cache of Egyptian treasures, as well as a puzzle from California's past.Egypt s Case 30 index falls Gulf Times - Oct 04 3:17 AM
CAIRO: Egypt s main stock index fell, posting the biggest move among Arab equity markets, on concern prices have outpaced prospects for earnings growth. Telecom Egypt led the decline.Starbucks rolls out international expansion plan Market Watch - Oct 05 2:17 PM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Starbucks Corp. on Thursday outlined its goals to have a presence in 40 countries outside the United States, providing it meets its projections and establishes locations in Brazil, Russia, India and Egypt by the end of 2007. U.S. Backs Expansion of Abbas' Enforcers Los Angeles Times - Oct 05 1:54 PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- They're Mahmoud Abbas' enforcers -- well-trained, disciplined and absolutely loyal to the Palestinian president. The 3,500-strong Presidential Guard protects Abbas, patrols the volatile Gaza-Egypt border and has taken on Hamas militiamen in street clashes.Egypt raises possibility of new Palestinian election Khaleej Times - Oct 05 8:51 AM
CAIRO - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak raised the possibility of a snap Palestinian election to overcome a deepening crisis since Hamas s rise to power, according to remarks published on Thursday.U.S., EU warn Israel over closure of Gaza border Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 1:05 AM
U.S. and European security officials have told Israel that European states may withdraw their monitors from the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt unless Israel agrees to keep it open.U.S. backs expansion of Abbas' enforcers Boston Globe - Oct 05 1:37 PM
They're Mahmoud Abbas' enforcers -- well-trained, disciplined and absolutely loyal to the Palestinian president. The 3,500-strong Presidential Guard protects Abbas, patrols the volatile Gaza-Egypt border and has taken on Hamas militiamen in street clashes. With tensions between Abbas and the Islamic militant group Hamas on the rise, the U.S. is proposing spending millions of dollars to increase Live cattle exports to Egypt to resume Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Oct 03 9:43 PM
Australia's peak livestock industry bodies have welcomed an agreement to resume live cattle exports to Egypt. Shipments were halted after the broadcast of footage of cattle having their tendons slashed to restrain them at an Egyptian abattoir.Israel loosens Gaza border restrictions Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 05 3:40 PM
Israel, under pressure from the United States, agreed to marginally loosen restrictions at Gaza's border crossing with Egypt, but did not make any longer-term commitment to keep the frontier open.Israel loosens Gaza border restrictions AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 05 3:17 PM
Israel, under pressure from the US, has agreed to marginally loosen restrictions at Gaza's border crossing with Egypt.U.S. and EU warn Israel over closure of Gaza border Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 04 7:38 PM
U.S. and European security officials have warned Israel that European states may opt to pull their monitors out of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt unless Israel agrees to keep it open.Cycling put me on the road to a healthier life Daily Telegraph - Oct 05 4:07 PM
Edwina Currie's enthusiasm for cycling was sparked by a charity ride across Egypt and now having completed six other major rides, the former MP turned writer is enjoying her different pursuit writes Oliver Brown.11.20am Friday October 6, 2006 By Arshad Mohammed The New Zealand Herald - Oct 05 3:31 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel, under pressure from the United States, agreed to marginally loosen restrictions at Gaza's border crossing with Egypt today, but did not make any longer-term commitment to keep the frontier open.Rice Urges Egypt To Lead Middle East Democratization [Press Release] U.S. Department of State - Oct 03 5:08 PM
If the Middle East is to make progress towards achieving democracy, Egypt will have to be a leader along that path, according to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Speaking to reporters in Cairo after meetings with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Rice says the United States was disappointed with Egypt s latest parliamentary elections, but she calls the Rice Pressures Israel Into Opening Rafah Arab News - Oct 05 4:22 PM
GAZA CITY, 6 October 2006 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressured Israel yesterday into loosening restrictions at Gaza s border crossing with Egypt. But the Jewish state did not make any long-term commitment to keep the frontier open.Cairo demands more compensation for oil spill Independent Online - Oct 05 5:05 PM
A Liberian tanker impounded in Egypt for spilling oil in the Suez Canal is facing higher compensation demands from Cairo, a Canal Authority official has said.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Oct 05 4:21 PM
GAZA CITY, 6 October 2006 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressured Israel yesterday into loosening restrictions at Gaza s border crossing with Egypt. But the Jewish state did not make any...The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Oct 05 4:19 PM
GAZA CITY, 6 October 2006 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressured Israel yesterday into loosening restrictions at Gaza s border crossing with Egypt.Mubarak marks 25th year Manila Bulletin - Oct 05 1:45 PM
CAIRO The majority of Egypt s approximately 73 million inhabitants have known no leader other than 78-year-old Hosny Mubarak.Group angered over resumption of live exports to Egypt ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 03 4:41 AM
Animal rights groups are disappointed the Federal Government has signed an agreement on animal exports with Egypt.Kenya: Egypt Tops List of Tea Buyers AllAfrica.com - Oct 03 8:55 AM
Egypt has overtaken Pakistan as the leading buyer of Kenyan tea. The North African country imported 8.1 million kilos of Kenyan tea worth Sh1.2 billion in July and August while Pakistan bought 5.8 million kilos, said Mrs Sicily Kariuki, the Tea Board of Kenya managing director.Walk like an Egyptian The News & Advance - Oct 05 11:47 AM
Ever wonder what is was like to be a farmer - or a pharaoh, for that matter - in ancient Egypt? Or what all those symbols and squiggly lines meant that are often found inside pyramids?Egypt recall for Tottenham's Ghali CNN.com - Oct 02 6:34 AM
Tottenham Hotspur winger Hossam Ghali has won a surprise recall to the Egypt squad for their African Nations Cup qualifer in Botswana on Saturday. Israel moves on Gaza crossing The Australian - Oct 05 11:25 AM
ISRAEL, under pressure from the United States, agreed to marginally loosen restrictions at Gaza's border crossing with Egypt today, but did not make any longer-term commitment to keep the frontier open.Profit-taking in telecoms pushes Egypt bourse down Khaleej Times - Oct 03 7:02 AM
CAIRO - Profit-taking in Egypt s telecom sector sent Egyptian shares down on Tuesday as retail investors sold stocks after a bullish run last week over Telecom Egypt s deal to raise its stake in Vodafone Egypt.Starbucks sets sights on Russia, India, elsewhere TODAYonline - Oct 05 1:31 PM
View of the Seattle Space Needle and a Starbucks coffee sign. US coffee shop chain Starbucks said it plans to opens stores in Brazil, Russia, India and Egypt during 2007, creating a presence in 40 countries outside the United States.Cattle exports to Egypt set to resume Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 03 2:09 AM
Australia is set to resume live cattle exports to Egypt after a seven-month ban prompted by claims of animal cruelty. -Israel placates Rice by loosening closures The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:39 PM
Israel, during a trip by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, agreed to marginally loosen restrictions at Gaza's border crossing with Egypt on Thursday, but did not make any longer-term commitment to keep the frontier open. Rice later headed to Baghdad for a surprise visit to press Iraqi leaders to resolve their differences.Review of Arab Editorials Middle East Times - Oct 05 9:00 AM
AMMAN -- A roundup of commentary from Arab newspapers October 4. Egypt's Al Ahram said that the meeting between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, and Jordan in Cairo Tuesday was very significant toward efforts to revive the Mideast peace process.Debates with energy Al-Ahram Weekly - Oct 05 11:30 AM
The furore caused by the National Democratic Party's (NDP) announcement that Egypt is seeking to revive its nuclear programme has yet to calm down.Welfare agreement could see livestock exports to Egypt resume ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 03 1:00 AM
Australia and Egypt have agreed to new animal welfare arrangements that could allow the resumption of livestock exports within weeks.US pressure forces Tel Aviv to ease Gaza border curbs Gulf News - Oct 05 2:51 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel, under pressure from the United States, agreed to marginally loosen restrictions at Gaza's border with Egypt yesterday, but did not make any longer-term commitment to keep the frontier open.Parkview High School presents Aida' the musical Beloit Daily News - Oct 05 2:41 PM
For the past two weeks, Parkview High School students have been preparing to recreate ancient Egypt in the confines of the school's gymnasium.For moderate democracy Al-Ahram Weekly - Oct 05 11:30 AM
Before meeting in Cairo Tuesday with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states -- the "6+2 states" as they are now called -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a 55-minute interview to three senior Egyptian journalists -- Salama Ahmed Salama, veteran columnist for Al-Ahram, Magdi El-Galad, editor-in-chief of Al-Masry Al-Youm , and Mohamed Salah, Whatever happened to Ramadan? Al-Ahram Weekly - Oct 05 11:35 AM
There is no doubt that the traditional connotations of the holy month of Ramadan have changed drastically in Egypt over recent decades.Pierre Loza Al-Ahram Weekly - Oct 05 11:35 AM
The RIB Rally has put Egypt on the international calendar of extreme sports. Rasha Sadek saw for herself in Sharm El-SheikhArithmetic made simple Al-Ahram Weekly - Oct 05 11:29 AM
The 6+2 meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice -- including the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain, and Jordan and Egypt -- held at the Egyptian capital brought together eight Arab countries whose most obvious shared interests are security-oriented: the containment of growing Iranian influence in the Cross country spotlight: Sean Vazquez, New Egypt phillyburbs.com - Oct 03 2:02 AM
Sean Vazquez is the No. 1 runner on what looks like the best New Egypt team in the program's seven seasons.A Starbucks in Your Living Room? New York Times - 8 minutes ago
Starbucks said it had set a new long-term goal to have 40,000 coffee stores worldwide, more than triple its current number.EGYPT: Rice fails to address rights and governance issues, say analysts AlertNet - Oct 04 8:40 AM
Source: IRIN United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Cairo spelled a reversal in US policy on human rights and democratisation in the Middle East, analysts said. Israel moves on Gaza crossing after U.S. pressure AlertNet - Oct 05 5:13 AM
Source: Reuters By Arshad Mohammed JERUSALEM, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Israel, under pressure from the United States, agreed to marginally loosen restrictions at Gaza's border crossing with Egypt on Thursday, but did not ... Experts See Arabs Taking Sudan Position Los Angeles Times - Oct 04 3:19 PM
CAIRO, Egypt -- The United States is focusing on the Arab world for help in pressing Sudan to accept U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur to stop the violence and provide humanitarian relief. But Arab countries are more likely to support Sudan's rejection of such a deployment, analysts say.U.S. backs expansion of Abbas' enforcers AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 4:38 PM
They're Mahmoud Abbas' enforcers well-trained, disciplined and absolutely loyal to the Palestinian president.Gambia: Zico's Fate Remains in the Balance AllAfrica.com - Oct 05 8:16 AM
Following speculations about the fate of Momodou Ceesay, commonly known as Zico for the U-20 second-leg match against Egypt on October 21st, coach Peter Bonu Johnson is uncertain as to whether the elephant striker will be fit for the keenly-awaited encounter.In Syria, Converting For Sake of Politics Washington Post - 19 minutes ago
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Last Sunday, Munir al-Sayed, a middle-aged Sunni Arab from the northern city of Aleppo, quietly did something he had done only once before in his life, without telling his wife or his friends.Regal enters JV over Egyptian concession ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Oct 05 12:15 AM
Oil explorer Regal Petroleum has entered into a joint venture with Apache Khalda Corporation in respect to its East Ras Budran Concession in Egypt.Arabs unlikely to back U.S. call for Darfur peacekeepers The Star-Ledger - Oct 04 10:20 PM
CAIRO, Egypt -- The United States is focusing on the Arab world for help in pressing Sudan to accept U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur to stop the violence and provide humanitarian relief. But Arab countries are more likely to support Sudan's rejection of such a de ployment, analysts say.IPod gets its game on USA Today - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
Not content with its 75% share of the digital music device market in the U.S., Apple Computer has morphed its wildly popular iPod into a pocket-sized photo album, podcast player and video viewer. And now the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech company has unveiled its latest plan to stay on top: iPod games.Ancient architecture eyed Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Oct 05 5:17 AM
It was the world's first manmade dam - a massive wall that protected Egypt's capital, Memphis, from the raging floodwaters of the Nile 5,000 years ago. Overseeing the construction was Menes, the first pharaoh of Egypt's first dynasty and a fellow determined to impose his will on Mother Nature - with the help of innovative engineering technology.Starbucks Outlines International Growth Strategy for Fiscal 2007 [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 05 10:51 AM
SEATTLE----At Starbucks analyst conference today, Martin Coles, president, Starbucks Coffee International, highlighted the Company's new market plans for fiscal 2007. If the Company meets its projections and establishes locations in Brazil, Russia, India and Egypt by the end of calendar 2007, Starbucks will have a presence in 40 countries outside the United States.Senior Egyptian officials, scholar value highly of African- Sino cooperation People's Daily - Oct 05 1:12 AM
On the eve of a Sino-African cooperation forum, senior officials and noted scholar in Egypt, the first African country to establish diplomatic ties with new China, hailed the cooperative relations between China and Africa, saying such cooperation was a "win-win" model.Can Rice rally Mideast against Iran? The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Oct 04 1:00 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in the Middle East this week seeking to build a network of support for what she calls "emerging moderate forces" (i.e. Iraq, the Palestinian Fatah Party, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt) against "extremist" ones that are opposed to US interests.Today in history - Oct. 6 AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 5:00 PM
Today is Friday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2006. There are 86 days left in the year.Rafah Crossing to be Open at Regular Intervals Israel National News - Oct 05 6:33 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will be open more often, especially during the Muslim month of Ramadan, according to a U.S. State Department official.Starbucks wants 40,000 stores worldwide, up from 12,000 now USA Today - Oct 05 4:29 PM
Starbucks, its stock surging amid healthy sales at existing locations, on Thursday set a new long-term goal to have 40,000 coffee stores worldwide, 10,000 more than its previous target and more than triple the current number.Posted: 05-10-2006 , 04:47 GMT Al Bawaba - Oct 04 9:46 PM
Mohamed Hamaki, one of the most successful young artists in Egypt and the Arab world has released a brand new album. After the success of his first album Hamaki s career jumped to the next level, placing him amongst elite Egyptian pop stars.Vodafone takes Raya stake AME Info - Oct 04 11:14 PM
Vodafone Egypt has paid $18.2m for a 51% stake in Raya Telecom, the company said in a statement. Raya Holding, which retains 45.9% equity, and Vodafone have also agreed to inject $8.8m into the Egyptian-based telco, which lifts its paid up capital to $37.1m.Condoleezza Rice Interview With Nile Television Scoop.co.nz - Oct 04 10:50 PM
QUESTION: Madame Secretary, what's your agenda with President Mubarak tomorrow and is Egypt's initiative to pursue a civilian nuclear program among your discussion?Vodafone and Raya sign contract for Raya Telecom AME Info - Oct 04 10:29 PM
Under the auspices of Dr. Tarek Kamel, Minister of Communication & Information Technology, Vodafone Egypt and Raya have signed the contract for acquiring 51% of Raya Telecom (Raya's internet business).Condoleezza Rice Interview With Al Arabiya TV Scoop.co.nz - Oct 04 9:19 PM
QUESTION: Welcome with us, Ms. Secretary. And of course, this is your third trip to Egypt. We are wondering and many are wondering what is the mission of this visit because the agenda is full. But what specifically is the purpose of this visit?Rice With Egyptian FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit Scoop.co.nz - Oct 04 10:50 PM
FOREIGN MINISTER GHEIT: (In Arabic.) Would you like to -- SECRETARY RICE: Well, I will most certainly speak in English. So thank you very much. I very much want to thank my colleague Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit for arranging this meeting here in Egypt.Egypt terror suspect makes bail attempt AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 2:45 AM
An Egyptian father of six detained as a suspected terrorist for five years without charge or trial began his third quest for bail, with a former Canadian hostage in Iraq speaking out in his defense.Rice Cites Concern for Palestinians, But Low Expectations Mark Visit Washington Post - Oct 05 2:07 PM
WEST BANK, Oct. 4 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged Wednesday to "redouble" U.S. efforts to alleviate the economic plight of Palestinians facing escalating tensions and the threat of a humanitarian crisis. But U.S. officials cautioned not to expect any significant breakthroughs as...North Korean nuclear defiance re-ignites concern over possible arms race Radio Singapore International - Oct 05 3:12 AM
North Korea s announcement of its nuclear weapons test has raised international concern over a possible arms race. Iran is likely to go ahead with its nuclear aspirations while Egypt and Saudi officials are already discussing their own nuclear efforts.At the New York Film Festival, a Global Glimpse of the State of the Cinema New York Times - Oct 05 3:07 PM
In its second week the New York Film Festival settles down to serious cinematic business. Among the must-sees is David Lynch?s sadistic, fitfully brilliant ?Inland Empire."Rice Makes Visit to Iraq Washington Post - Oct 05 2:25 PM
Secretary of state urges fragile Iraqi government to accelerate efforts on national reconciliation.Rice Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq Washington Post - Oct 05 2:17 PM
BAGHDAD, Oct 5 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad today to support embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and urged the fragile Iraqi government to accelerate efforts on national reconciliation.Rice pleads for aid to "vulnerable" in Darfur Fox21 - Oct 04 7:51 PM
CAIRO, Egypt Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says "what is going on in Darfur now cannot be tolerated."Rice seeks end to violence among Palestinian factions Fox21 - Oct 04 7:50 PM
CAIRO, Egypt Saying Hamas cannot govern in the region, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called on Islamic militants to cooperate with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS').Hamas accuses Abbas of shirking from unity government AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 12:24 PM
The ruling Hamas movement accused Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas of dodging efforts to create a national unity government, billed as a means to end an ever deepening political crisis.IDF Kill Islamic Jihad Bomb Planter Israel National News - Oct 05 2:47 AM
(IsraelNN.com) PA sources report that IDF soldiers killed 21-year-old Islamic Jihad operative Yousef Kabalan in Khan Younis, in Southern Gaza. The IDF spokesperson's office reports that he was killed after he approached a fence along the border with Egypt and began planting a roadside bomb.
