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  • The How Behind the What of Ancient Egypt Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Oct 08 10:26 PM
    The opening installment of this History Channel series is yet another trip back to ancient Egypt, one of the war-horsiest subjects there is for these types of channels.

  • Egypt Becomes Ancient History At Frist Open this result in new window
    WKRN Nashville - Oct 09 8:02 AM
    An exhibit at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts will be ancient history after the weekend. The "Quest for Immortality" closes at midnight on Sunday night. The exhibit showcased the artifacts of ancient Egypt including stone sculptures and a painted sarcophagus belonging to a member of the Egyptian royal line. | | Visitors walking through the exhibit were able to see how...

  • Cameroon, Nigeria, Egypt move African Cup bids forward Open this result in new window
    africast.com - Oct 09 7:00 AM
    CAIRO, October 09 -- Egypt Excluded from the World Cup, Cameroon, Nigeria and Egypt seem intent on making amends in the African Cup of Nations.

  • Analysis: Egypt may solve Gaza energy woes Open this result in new window
    UPI - Oct 09 5:42 AM
    CAIRO, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- While offshore Palestinian gas deposits sit idle and the Gaza Strip remains almost completely without electricity after Israel bombed the only Gaza power plant in June, Egypt has appeared as the potential answer to Gaza's energy woes.

  • Visitors brave long lines to get last glimpse of Egypt exhibit Open this result in new window
    Fairview Observer - Oct 09 11:52 AM
    A fan of Egyptian culture, April Anderson waited in Sunday's long lines into the Frist Center for the Visual Arts because she didn't have time to go before the last day of "The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt."

  • Egypt guides angered by seductive portrayal Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Oct 09 3:41 AM
    CAIRO -- Tourist guides in Egypt called Sunday for a "licentious" Ramadan television series to be pulled because it shows one of their number, played by popular actress Leila Olwi, "wooing" a tourist.

  • Moody's issues annual report on Egypt Open this result in new window
    AME Info - Oct 09 3:16 AM
    In its annual report on Egypt, Moody's Investors Service says its government bond ratings reflect the challenge of continuing to implement structural reforms while controlling social discontent and reining in fiscal profligacy.

  • Capital Intelligence affirms National Bank of Egypt's ratings Open this result in new window
    AME Info - Oct 09 1:01 AM
    Capital Intelligence, the international emerging markets rating agency, today announced that the foreign currency long and short-term ratings for National Bank of Egypt (NBE) had been affirmed at BB+ and B respectively.

  • Cameroon, Nigeria and Egypt take control Open this result in new window
    Mail and Guardian - Oct 09 1:36 AM
    Excluded from the World Cup, Cameroon, Nigeria and Egypt seem intent on making amends in the African Cup of Nations.

  • Egypt's nuclear challenge Open this result in new window
    Zawya - Oct 09 2:30 AM
    I argued in my previous column that the recent call by Jamal Mubarak, the son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, for Egypt to develop nuclear energy, was a welcome contribution to a much-needed grand vision for the role of Egypt in the region.

  • Two Egypt banks in merger Open this result in new window
    AME Info - Oct 08 11:01 PM
    Egypt's second and third largest state-owned banks, Banque Misr and Banque du Caire, are to carry out a much anticipated merger by the end of the year, according to TradeArabia. The move is a bid to create fewer, bigger banks and to eradicate serious debts.

  • Egypt Will Go Nuclear: Mubarak Open this result in new window
     - Oct 08 9:35 PM
    On Sept. 19, during the fourth annual convention of his party -- The National Democratic Party -- Gamal Mubarak, the son of Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak, announced that his country will pursue nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

  • African Nations Cup champions Egypt held in Botswana Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 07 12:04 PM
    Defending champions Egypt were held 0-0 away to Botswana as the second round of 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers kicked off.

  • Egypt live trade closer Open this result in new window
    The West Australian - Oct 08 7:04 AM
    Australia and Egypt have signed two memorandums of understanding, paving the way for a resumption of Australian livestock exports to Egypt after their suspension earlier this year.

  • EGYPT MOVES AGAINST ARMS SMUGGLING NETWORK Open this result in new window
    Middle East Newsline - Oct 08 7:29 AM
    CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt has reported additional measures against the Sinai arms smuggling network. Officials said Egyptian security forces have been cracking down on arms smugglers and corrupt police officers in eastern Sinai in an effort to halt the flow of weapons to the Gaza Strip.

  • 2006 Nissan Sunny Ex from Egypt Open this result in new window
    Carsurvey.org - 54 minutes ago
    What things have gone wrong with the car? Nothing has gone wrong yet. It's still new. General comments?

  • Visit Egypt now? A traveler finds security reassuring Open this result in new window
    Asbury Park Press - Oct 08 1:12 AM
    If you're a first-time vacationer to Egypt who is concerned about fast-breaking developments in the strife-torn Middle East, odds are that you may have asked yourself two crucial questions before departure: "Should I go?" "What kind of security does Egypt have for tourists?"

  • Botswana 0-0 Egypt Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Oct 07 10:37 AM
    Defending champions Egypt were held to a surprise 0-0 draw by Botswana in a Nations Cup qualifier on Saturday.

  • Centurion to boost production from El Wastani operations in Egypt Open this result in new window
    Canadian Business - Oct 09 8:46 AM
    CALGARY (CP) - Centurion Energy International (TSX:CUX) has commissioned Stage 1 of the El Wastani oil and gas field upgrade project to boost production from the Egyptian field.

  • Qatar to Push Mediation Talks in Mideast Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Oct 09 1:12 PM
    CAIRO, Egypt -- Qatar's foreign minister headed to Gaza on Monday to talk with Hamas as part of a new and aggressive role for the tiny Gulf nation: pushing mediation efforts on Mideast issues ranging from Sudan to the Palestinians to the stalemate over Israeli prisoners.

  • 2006 Nissan Sunny Super Saloon from Egypt Open this result in new window
    Carsurvey.org - 24 minutes ago
    What things have gone wrong with the car? Nothing yet, it's only 3 months old. General comments?

  • Nations Cup holders Egypt held 0-0 by Botswana Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Oct 07 11:19 AM
    LUSAKA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Holders Egypt were held to a surprise 0-0 draw by hosts Botswana in their African Nations Cup qualifier in Gaborone on Saturday.

  • Insurgent group reputedly says it's open to peace talks Open this result in new window
    KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
    CAIRO, Egypt An insurgent group purportedly says it is capable of fighting U-S-led forces for a dozen years -- but it's not opposed to peace talks.

  • Egypt to Begin New Advertising Campaign Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 09 7:56 AM
    The Egyptian Tourism Authority revealed its new worldwide television and print advertising campaign titled 'The Gift of the Sun'.

  • Kenya/Egypt: KPL Calls for Dissolution of Football Body Open this result in new window
    AllAfrica.com - Oct 09 2:48 PM
    The chaos in the Harambee Stars has trickled down to even to the clubs.

  • Qatar FM arrives in Gaza to mediate between Abbas and Haneya Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
    Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Ben Jassem al-Thani arrived at a crossing border point between Gaza Strip and Egypt on Monday night and held talks with President Mahmoud Abbas there.

  • Insurgent group reputedly says it's open to peace talks Open this result in new window
    KXLY-TV Spokane - Oct 09 4:13 PM
    CAIRO, EGYPT -- An insurgent group purportedly says it is capable of fighting US-led forces for a dozen years -- but it's not opposed to peace talks.

  • Insurgent group reputedly says it's open to peace talks Open this result in new window
    KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Oct 09 3:42 PM
    CAIRO, Egypt An insurgent group purportedly says it is capable of fighting U-S-led forces for a dozen years -- but it's not opposed to peace talks. An interview posted...

  • African Nations Cup champions Egypt held in Botswana Open this result in new window
    ATL World Soccer - Oct 07 11:44 AM
    Defending champions Egypt were held 0-0 away to Botswana as the second round of 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers kicked off. The result lifted the 'Pharaohs' above Group 2 surprise packets Mauritania into first place on four points, one more than the minnows from the north-west of the continent.

  • African Nations Cup champions Egypt held in Botswana Open this result in new window
    Servihoo - Oct 07 12:18 PM
    Defending champions Egypt were held 0-0 away to Botswana as the second round of 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers kicked off. The result lifted the 'Pharaohs' above Group 2 surprise package Mauritania into first place on four points, one more than the minnows from the north-west of the continent.

  • Orascom Construction Industries announces New JV in Spain Open this result in new window
    SYS-CON Media - Oct 09 1:27 PM
    NEWS RELEASE OCI Enters New Joint Venture in Spain OCI acquires 50% stake in largest independent aggregates and ready-mix concrete producer in Spain Cairo, Egypt - 9 October 2006: Orascom Construction Industries announced that it has acquired a 50% stake in Group GLA (GrupoGLA), the largest independent aggregates and ready-mix concrete producer in Spain.

  • Arab diplomats say Sudan rejects offer for peacekeepers Open this result in new window
    The News Sun - Oct 09 10:19 AM
    CAIRO, Egypt -- Arab countries have launched a new effort to push Sudan toward a compromise over U.N. peacekeepers for Darfur, offering to dispatch a force of Arab and Muslim troops to the troubled region, diplomats said Sunday.

  • Africa: Well Done Zebras Open this result in new window
    AllAfrica.com - Oct 09 10:57 AM
    The Zebras fought gallantly on Saturday to hold African champions, Egypt, to a goalless draw at the National Stadium. This was the Zebras' second game in the on-going qualifiers of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations to be staged in Ghana.

  • Arab League pushing for Sudan peace deal Open this result in new window
    The Buffalo News - Oct 09 6:08 AM
    CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Arab countries have begun a new effort to push Sudan toward a compromise over U.N. peacekeepers for Darfur, offering to dispatch a force of Arab and Muslim troops to the troubled region, diplomats said Sunday.

  • Nations Cup champions Egypt held in Botswana Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Oct 07 12:01 PM
    Defending champions Egypt were held away to Botswana as the second round of 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers kicked off.

  • Africa: Zebras Rise to the Occasion Open this result in new window
    AllAfrica.com - Oct 09 10:58 AM
    The National Stadium erupted into song and dance on Saturday after the Zebras achieved the unthinkable - holding formidable Egypt to a goalless draw in the qualifiers for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.

  • Arab League offers troops for Darfur Open this result in new window
    Arizona Daily Star - Oct 09 9:56 AM
    CAIRO, Egypt Arab countries have launched a new effort to push Sudan toward a compromise over U.N. peacekeepers for Darfur, offering to dispatch a force of Arab and Muslim troops to the troubled region, diplomats said Sunday.

  • Egypt faces uncertain political future Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 1:32 AM
    On the 25th anniverary of Anwar Sadat's assassination, Egypt faces an uncertain political future. Democratic reform has largely stalled and the current president's son looks positioned to succeed him.

  • 'Egypt: Engineering an Empire' Open this result in new window
    Philadelphia Daily News - Oct 09 12:05 AM
    9 tonight HISTORY Engineering? Yawn. But prepare to be surprised watching this briskly moving, fascinating tale. Peter Weller (right), who knows art as well as he does acting, hosts.

  • MIDDLE EAST: A grim human rights scene in the region Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Oct 09 4:06 AM
    Source: IRIN In Egypt, a medical committee under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice visited former presidential candidate Ayman Nour in prison on Saturday. The leader of the al-Ghad [Tomorrow] party suffers from heart disease and diabetes, and has been waiting for a cardiac operation since August, his family said.

  • Sadat nephew 'defamed Egypt army' Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Oct 06 9:32 AM
    A nephew of assassinated President Anwar Sadat faces charges of defaming Egypt's army over the killing.

  • Envoys say Sudan rejects Arab peacekeepers offer Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Oct 09 12:03 AM
    CAIRO, Egypt · Arab countries have begun an effort to push Sudan toward a compromise over U.N. peacekeepers for Darfur, offering to dispatch Arab and Muslim troops to the troubled region, diplomats said Sunday.

  • Websites remove videos mocking Muhammad Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Oct 09 5:46 PM
    Videos showing anti-immigrant party members mocking the Prophet Muhammad were pulled from websites Monday as two youths seen in the clips were reported in hiding and the Foreign Ministry warned Danes against traveling to much of the Middle East.

  • Web sites remove videos mocking Muhammad Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 5:26 PM
    Videos showing anti-immigrant party members mocking the Prophet Muhammad were pulled from Web sites Monday as two youths seen in the clips were reported in hiding and the Foreign Ministry warned Danes against traveling to much of the Middle East.

  • MIDDLE EAST: A grim human rights scene in the region Open this result in new window
    IRIN - Oct 09 3:48 AM
    DUBAI, 9 Oct 2006 (IRIN) - In Egypt, a medical committee under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice visited former presidential candidate Ayman Nour in prison on Saturday.

  • Starbucks reveals grande expansion plans Open this result in new window
    Drinks Business Review - Oct 09 5:40 AM
    International coffee giant Starbucks Corporations latest plans to open stores in Brazil, Russia, India and Egypt have lifted its long-term goal of operating 15,000 stores to 20,000.

  • Qatar Emerges as a Mediator Between Fatah and Hamas Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Oct 09 5:20 PM
    Qatar tried Monday to revive stalled negotiations on a national unity government between the feuding Palestinian factions.

  • Egypt against dividing area into moderates and extremists Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Oct 06 8:09 PM
    Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak said there is no such thing as a new axis of moderates in the area, denying that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had raised such issue during her meeting with Egyptian, Jordanian and GCC Foreign Ministers.

  • Egypt will not start from scratch in nuclear area Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Oct 06 8:09 PM
    In an interview with the Egyptian magazine al-Musawir, to be published today, Egypt's Electricity Minister Hassan Younis said talks will be held soon at the People's Assembly and the Shura Council on the nuclear alternative in order to begin implementing the peaceful nuclear program.

  • Qatar Becomes Mediator in Palestinian Dispute Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Oct 09 4:45 PM
    Qatar tried to revive stalled negotiations on a unity government between the two feuding Palestinian factions.

  • Cyberoam signs GateWorx as MEA distribution partner Open this result in new window
    ITP.net - Oct 09 3:45 AM
    Unified threat management (UTM) appliance vendor Cyberoam has signed up Egypt-based GateWorx as a regional distributor covering the Middle East and Africa.

  • Brotherhood denounces 'new Danish insults' to Islam Open this result in new window
    Sioux City Journal - Oct 08 10:39 PM
    CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Egypt's largest Islamic group, the Muslim Brotherhood, denounced on Saturday what it called "new Danish insults" to Islam a day after word spread about a Web video showing young members of a populist Danish political party mocking the Prophet Muhammad.

  • Cyberoam appoints GateWorx for distribution of Unified Threat Management appliances in Middle-East and Africa region Open this result in new window
    AME Info - Oct 09 12:01 AM
    Cyberoam has signed a strategic distribution agreement with GateWorx of Egypt to distribute its unique Identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliances.

  • Web sites remove video mocking Muhammad Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 12:18 PM
    Videos showing anti-immigrant party members mocking the Prophet Muhammad were pulled from Web sites Monday as two youths seen in the clips were reported in hiding and the Foreign Ministry warned Danes against travel to much of the Middle East.

  • `Like A Dream Come True' Open this result in new window
    Hartford Courant - Oct 09 12:24 AM
    Actor Peter Weller Channels Passion For Art Into Cable Show Others actors may spend their time cooling their heels while awaiting their next roles. But Peter Weller, the chisel-faced actor with roles ranging from "RoboCop" to Christopher Henderson on last season's "24," is more likely nosing around the Coliseum in Rome or descending into the depths of Egypt's pyramids.

  • 'Politics' at play in shock Gazprom move: US analysts Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 3:00 PM
    Politics was central to energy giant Gazprom's shock decision to develop a mammoth Russian gas field on its own in a move that will spook foreign investors, US-based energy analysts said.

  • i2 scoops second Nokia award Open this result in new window
    CPILive.net - Oct 09 3:52 AM
    i2, has been voted by Nokia North and West Africa (NWA) as Best Distributor for Nokia NWE. i2 Egypt was the official recipient of the award in a vote that took place in Tunisia this week, as part of Nokias new initiative to recognise distinguished distributors bi-annually.

  • Tens of thousands converge on Hebron for Jewish festival Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 12:50 PM
    Tens of thousands of Jews converged on Hebron to celebrate the festival of Sukkot and stake their claim to the flashpoint Biblical city that lies deep in the occupied West Bank.

  • US nuclear specialists to visit Egypt Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Qatar takes role in Mideast politics Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Oct 09 4:57 PM
    Qatar apparently is trying to reassert itself as a key player in the region in the face of challenges from other major powers, especially Saudi Arabia. Beyond the Middle East, Qatar is also making a bid to defuse the crisis in Sudans Darfur region.

  • Review: iPod gets its game on Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Oct 09 11:35 AM
    Not content with its 75 percent share of the digital music device market in the United States, Apple Computer Inc. has morphed its wildly popular iPod into a pocket-sized photo album, podcast player and video viewer.

  • Web Sites Remove Videos Mocking Muhammad Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Oct 09 6:30 PM
    Danish Web Sites Remove Videos Showing Anti-Immigrant Party Members Mocking Prophet Muhammad

  • Rafiah Crossing to Open on Monday Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Oct 08 10:19 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) The Rafiah Crossing from Gaza to Egypt will open today, Monday; to permit pedestrians to cross from Egypt into PA (Palestinian Authority) controlled Gaza and visa versa. The crossing will remain open from 8:00am-5:00pm.

  • Denmark warns against travel as Muslims decry cartoons Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 10:08 AM
    Denmark acted on Monday to calm Muslim indignation at a new series of cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad and advised its citizens against traveling to the Middle East as Islamic leaders condemned the drawings.

  • Outlook: Time for Rumsfeld to Leave? Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Oct 09 9:28 AM
    Robert Dallek , author of the forthcoming "Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power," will be online Monday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. ET to discuss his Sunday Outlook article, where he argues that it is time for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to leave the administration. Dalleck says the President is keeping someone "who has become the public face of the U.S. debacle in Iraq."

  • Widespread condemnation after N. Korea says it tested nuclear weapon Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Oct 09 8:45 AM
    President Bush today condemned North Korea's purported test of a nuclear weapon as a "provocative act" that demands "immediate action" by the United Nations Security Council.

  • US nuke energy experts to visit Egypt Open this result in new window
    africast.com - Oct 06 7:46 AM
    CAIRO, October 06 -- A delegation of US nuclear energy experts would visit Egypt soon to share their expertise with their Egyptian counterparts, Egypt's official news agency MENA quoted U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Francis Ricciardone as saying on Thursday.

  • An Egyptian intellectual's unlikely quest for religious change Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 07 1:51 PM
    Gamal al-Banna is a Muslim scholar and younger sibling of the Muslim Brotherhood's founder, but his controversial vision of Islamic reform puts him at odds with the religious establishment in Egypt.

  • New Danish Muslim cartoon anger Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Oct 09 4:05 AM
    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (Reuters) -- Denmark's Foreign Ministry warned Danish citizens against travelling to several Muslim countries and Israel on Monday after a new Prophet Mohammed cartoon controversy.

  • Egypt Will Go Nuclear: Mubarak Open this result in new window
    Ohmynews - Oct 07 9:34 PM
    Top Egyptian officials agree that the current situation is unstable. In their opinion, the choice ahead is rather simple: either Israel gives up its nukes or the Arab nations will become...

  • Egyptian banks set for merger Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Oct 08 6:17 PM
    CAIRO: Egypt's second and third-largest state-owned bank would merge by the end of the year, chairman of Banque Misr, one of the two banks, said yesterday.

  • Egypt Faces Uncertain Political Future Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 06 1:32 AM
    On the 25th anniverary of Anwar Sadat's assassination, Egypt faces an uncertain political future.

  • Trial under way on citizenship bid Open this result in new window
    The Buffalo News - Oct 08 6:10 AM
    A man from Egypt has gone on trial in federal court on allegations of trying to cover up his past to become a U.S. citizen. Mohamed Hamdy, 37, faces four felony charges. He is accused of lying to Buffalo officials of the Homeland Security Department during an April 2005 citizenship interview.

  • Sadat's nephew to face military trial Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Oct 08 9:20 AM
    A nephew of Anwar Sadat, Egypt's late president, will face a military trial this week after he called his uncle's death an international conspiracy in a television interview.

  • Stielike outshines Giresse again as Ivory Coast whip Gabon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 4:18 AM
    Uli Stielike got the better of Alain Giresse again at the weekend 24 years after they crossed swords in the World Cup.

  • The Sky Really Is Falling Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Oct 09 3:48 PM
    As North Korea pushes the button on a nuclear weapons test, the National Review Online warns that the United States and the world must act now or forever sacrifice peace.

  • Today in History - Oct. 9 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 4:05 AM
    Today is Monday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2006. There are 83 days left in the year. This is Columbus Day, as well as Thanksgiving Day in Canada.

  • Assad warns war with Israel cannot be ruled out Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 08 12:45 PM
    Syrian President Bashar Assad has aid that a war with Israel cannot be ruled out as long as a lasting peace in the Middle East is not achieved, with the Jewish state later denouncing his words as a "threat." In an exclusive interview published Saturday by the Kuwaiti daily Al-Anbaa, Assad also called on Egypt and Saudi Arabia to return.

  • Egyptian Group Decries 'Danish Insults' Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Oct 07 6:19 PM
    Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Denounces What It Calls 'New Danish Insults' to Islam

  • Mubarak: Egypt's new 'pharaoh' and great survivor Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Pakistan's shadowy secret service Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Oct 09 10:36 AM
    Pakistan's notorious ISI spy agency has played a central political role since the country's creation, reports the BBC's Mahmud Ali.

  • Why Egypt won't press Sudan Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Oct 07 2:51 PM
    To the United States and much of Europe, sending a United Nations peacekeeping force to Sudan's troubled Darfur region is a matter of simple humanitarian necessity.

  • Egypt faces uncertain political future Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Oct 06 1:58 AM
    CAIRO, Egypt (AP) On the 25th anniverary of Anwar Sadat's assassination, Egypt faces an uncertain political future. Democratic reform has largely stalled and the current president's son looks positioned to succeed him.

  • Mokoena to lead embattled Bafana again Open this result in new window
    Sunday Times - Oct 08 3:05 PM
    After being deprived of the Bafana Bafana captaincy by then-coach Ted Dumitru on the eve of South Africa's ill-fated African Nations Cup campaign in Egypt, "iron man" Aaron Mokoena is back where many believe he belongs - at the helm of the team for the vital 2008 Nations Cup qualifier against Zambia in Lusaka.

  • New Danish cartoons scandal Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
    Video shows youth group ridiculing Muhammad.

  • Education system free from foreign influence, says Dr Hanif Hassan Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
    ABU DHABI Minister of Education Dr Hanif Hassan has said that the UAE education policy and curriculum will never be influenced by foreign pressures.

  • Gaza's border with Egypt open for second day Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Two Egyptian state banks to merge by year-end Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Oct 08 5:58 AM
    CAIRO - Egypts second- and third-largest state-owned bank would merge by the end of the year, chairman of Banque Misr, one of the two banks, said in remarks published on Sunday.

  • Egypt border offers breath of air for suffocated Palestinians Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Oct 06 3:26 AM
    RAFAH, Gaza Strip: 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. "Im happy to leave, to be free in Egypt," he says.

  • Muslims angry at new Danish cartoons scandal Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Oct 09 5:26 PM
    World: World body complains of rising intolerance in west · Video shows youth group ridiculing Muhammad

  • Horton second at Eckerd 200 Open this result in new window
    The Trenton Times - 32 minutes ago
    SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Danny Johnson of Rochester, N.Y., led 93 of the race's 200 laps to win the big- block modified Eckerd 200 title on Sunday afternoon at the New York State Fairgrounds speedway, cap ping off Super DIRT week.

  • (wap) (ATTN: TV editors) Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Oct 08 12:20 AM
    9 p.m. Monday on History Channel, Egypt: Engineering an Empire: The engineering feats of past civilizations such as the Aztecs, the Persians and the Byzantines come to life in this series, as computer-generated imaging helps re-create ancient structures.

  • World Briefs Open this result in new window
    Miami Herald - Oct 08 12:22 AM
    Islamic group slams Danish Web video Egypt's largest Islamic group, the Muslim Brotherhood, on Saturday denounced what it called ''new Danish insults'' to Islam and urged the world to boycott countries that allow offenses to all religions.

  • Qatari FM leads Marathon meetings between Haneya and Abbas Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
    Visiting Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Ben Jassem al-Thani held on Monday night marathon meetings with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haneya in Gaza City.

  • Danes in fresh controversy over cartoons of Prophet Muhammad Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
    THE Danish government acted quickly yesterday to quell Muslim indignation over a new series of cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad.

  • Deal of the week Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Oct 08 12:11 AM
    Explore Egypt and Africa on a 14-night journey that includes a Nile cruise and a Kenya safari.

  • 1.00pm Tuesday October 10, 2006 By Gelu Sulugiuc Open this result in new window
    The New Zealand Herald - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
    COPENHAGEN - Denmark has warned its citizens against travelling to the Middle East after video emerged of young Danes drawing mocking pictures of the Prophet Muhammad in a new flaring of the cartoon row.

  • Tuesday October 10, 2006 By Dan Williams Open this result in new window
    The New Zealand Herald - Oct 09 5:06 PM
    JERUSALEM - Israel was founded as the Jews' ultimate response to the Holocaust: the embodiment of a pledge, backed by diplomatic and military power, that the Nazi genocide would not recur.

  • Egypt's Mubarak underlines peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Oct 07 9:27 AM
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in his recent meeting with the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, during her recent Middle East tour, underlined the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear activities. -IRNA

  • Vietnamese Culture Days in Egypt end successfully Open this result in new window
    Nhan Dan - Oct 06 2:07 AM
    "Vietnamese Culture Days" in Egypt was a successful event that contributed to fostering friendship and mutual understanding between the two countries' people, remarked a senior official of Vietnam's Ministry of Culture and Information.