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Egypt: Beyond the Tomb 
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Te Papa and proud sponsor The Dominion Post are delighted to present Egypt: Beyond the Tomb an exhibition that brings the ancient Egyptian world of the dead to life, opening Saturday 9 December 2006 at Te Papa.Palestinian PM celebrates Palestinian solidarity day in Egypt People's Daily - Nov 29 5:53 PM
Visiting Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haneya on Wednesday attended celebrations marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.FURIOUS EGYPT WARNS FRANCE OVER PHARAOH LOCK OF HAIR SCANDAL The Tocqueville Connection - Nov 29 10:34 AM
CAIRO, Nov 29, 2006 (AFP) - Egypt warned France Wednesday that anything short of full cooperation in the case of the attempted sale by a Frenchman of hair believed to belong to the mummy of Ramses II could harm bilateral ties.Uganda: Two Butaleja Farmers to Tour Egypt AllAfrica.com - Nov 29 10:07 AM
FISHERIES state minister Fred Mukisa has promised to send two fish farmers from Nampologoma in Butaleja district to Egypt, for training in fish farming and irrigation.Hamas PM leaves for Egypt on first foreign tour AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 6:56 AM
Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya, head of the Western-boycotted Hamas-lead government, has left for Egypt as he starts his first foreign tour since taking office.PNA: PM In Egypt India Daily - Nov 29 8:54 AM
Palestinian National Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh traveled to Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 29 for talks with Egyptian officials about the situation in the Palestinian territories and possible prisoner exchanges with Israel.EFG-Hermes online Egypt trading AME Info - Nov 29 5:20 AM
Investment bank EFG-Hermes will introduce an online trading service in Egypt next month. Hermes Online Trading will give access to the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange. The bank introduced the service for trading on the Dubai Financial Market in May 2006.Russia s FM to visit Egypt December 1 Itar-Tass - Nov 29 4:03 AM
MOSCOW, November 29 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Egypt on December 1, Egyptian Ambassador to Russia Izaat Saad el-Sayed said on Wednesday.Muslim Brotherhood in ascent in Egypt AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 2:00 AM
Egypt's largest Islamic opposition group is asserting itself as the main challenger to President Hosni Mubarak's autocratic regime, overshadowing secular reform groups a year after winning nearly one-fifth the seats in parliament.Egypt exporters sound alarm bells over textile industry AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 9:44 AM
The Egyptian textile industry, one of the jewels of the country's economy, needs urgent reforms if it is to survive fierce global competition, exporters and officials said.Egypt to Spend $5 Billion on Suez, Allow Supertankers (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Nov 28 10:28 AM
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt plans to spend at least $5 billion over five years to expand the Suez Canal, speeding up Middle East oil shipments to Europe and the U.S. and increasing revenue from the world's longest man-made waterway.Petrofac wins consecutive gas plant contract in Egypt AME Info - Nov 28 10:05 PM
Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, has been awarded an additional lump sum engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) scope by Khalda Petroleum Company (KPC) to build its fourth gas processing train at Salam area in Egypt's Western Desert.India, Egypt sign MoU on IT, communication sectors Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 28 8:59 AM
India - Egypt - IT Sectors India and Egypt on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of Information Technology (IT) and Communication sectors.Hamas PM leaves for Egypt News Interactive - Nov 28 9:52 AM
PALESTINIAN prime minister Ismail Haniya, head of the Western-boycotted Hamas-lead government, left for Egypt overnight, starting his first foreign tour since taking office, an official said.Al Qaeda in Iraq, Vatican trade words on pope visit CNN.com - Nov 29 3:16 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Al Qaeda in Iraq on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam. The Vatican said the comments showed the need to fight "violence in the name of God."Indo-Egypt IT pact to strengthen high-tech cooperation Yahoo! India News - Nov 28 8:00 AM
Chennai, Nov. 28 (ANI): India and Egypt on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual co-operation in information technology (IT) and allied services. The pact was signed between the visiting Egyptian Information and Technology Minister Dr Tarek Kamel and the Union Information and Technology Minister Dayanidi Maran. Maran said the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and the Egypt becoming an Islamic state, say intellectuals Middle East Times - Nov 28 8:28 AM
CAIRO -- Intellectuals accused Egypt's embattled culture minister Tuesday of caving in to Islamist pressure by proposing to set up a religious committee tasked with supervising the country's artistic production.India, Egypt sign MoU on IT, communication sectors New Kerala - Nov 28 10:47 AM
Chennai, Nov 28: India and Egypt today signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of Information Technology and Communication sectors. Indian IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his Egyptian counterpart Tarel Kamel signed the MoU.France detains man selling mummy hair AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 12:57 PM
Police detained a French postman behind an Internet operation selling strands of hair and tiny pieces of cloth allegedly taken from the mummy of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II. If authenticated, Egypt wants the hair back.Egypt: Country to Increase Imports From Kenya AllAfrica.com - Nov 28 7:37 AM
Egypt is set to become Kenya's fifth importer of livestock products by early next year, a Cabinet minister has said.Frenchman arrested for trying to sell lock of pharaoh's hair AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 10:45 AM
A 50-year-old Frenchman has been arrested for trying to sell locks of hair he said were taken from the mummy of Egypt's most famous pharaoh, Ramses II, officers said.Indo-Egypt IT pact to strengthen high-tech cooperation New Kerala - Nov 28 7:32 AM
Chennai, Nov. 28 : India and Egypt on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual co-operation in information technology (IT) and allied services.Russia could help build NPP in Egypt - nuclear chief - 1 Russian Information Agency Novosti - Nov 28 8:12 AM
MOSCOW, November 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia intends to take part in a tender to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt, the Russian nuclear chief said Tuesday.India signs MoU with Egypt for ICT cooperation CIOL - Nov 28 4:58 AM
CHENNAI: India and Egypt today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) implementation in health and educational sectors.India ready to share ICT expertise with Egypt CIOL - Nov 28 3:12 AM
NEW DELHI: Dr Shakeel Ahmad, minister of State for Communications & Information Technology has said that India is ready to share its expertise with Egypt in the field of e-governance, Information Security, Capacity building, IT Policy and IT industry promotion, Telecom Sector ,e-posts and setting up of IT parks.Egypt minister emerges unscathed from headscarf row Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Nov 29 4:10 AM
CAIRO (Reuters) - A flamboyant Egyptian minister who sparked a political furore when he described the Muslim headscarf as a "step backward" appears to have emerged largely unscathed from a row that many had predicted would unseat him.Al-Qaida Denounces Pope Visit to Turkey Los Angeles Times - Nov 29 9:37 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaida in Iraq on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam. In Istanbul, Vatican officials said al-Qaida's denunciation shows the need to fight "violence in the name of God."Fahmi: Egypt to play important role in gas exportation to Europe ArabicNews.com - Nov 27 6:02 PM
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi said last week that Egypt was expected to play an important role in terms of natural gas exportation to Europe as part of a new EU trend to import natural gas from emerging markets and diversify its energy sources.The Market for Confectionery in Egypt Increased between 2000 and 2005, Growing at an Average Annual Rate of 2.3% [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 28 1:36 AM
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Confectionery in Egypt to 2010" to their offering.Kazakh president to visit Egypt on Thursday People's Daily - Nov 27 5:37 PM
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev will start a private visit to Egypt on Thursday for talks with President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian presidential spokesman Suleiman Awad said on Monday.Man held for 'pharaoh relic' sale BBC News - Nov 29 5:48 AM
A man is arrested in France for trying to sell what he said was a lock of hair from Egypt's Pharaoh Ramses II.Al-Qaeda denounces Pope visit to Turkey INQ7.net - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaeda in Iraq on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam. In Istanbul, Vatican officials said the remark shows the need for faiths to fight "violence in the name of God."India, Egypt to sign MoU on ICT sector New Kerala - Nov 27 9:20 PM
New Delhi, Nov 27: India and Egypt will sign a bilateral agreement tomorrow on cooperation in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors.Pharaoh's hair put up for sale on the internet Daily Telegraph - Nov 29 6:09 PM
A Frenchman had been arrested for attempting to sell strands of hair from one of Egypt's greatest Pharaohs.Exploration Well Sidi Rahman-1X in Egypt Successfully Tested Rigzone - Nov 29 12:09 PM
RWE Dea says that the exploration well Sidi Rahman-1X drilled on the East Yidma concession encountered oil. Located on the East Yidma concession, Sidi Rahman-1X is the first well tested successfully within the concession and discovered oil in two zones; the Cretaceous Kharita and Bahariya Sands.al-Qaida Denounces Pope Visit to Turkey Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Nov 29 6:17 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida in Iraq on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam. In Istanbul, Vatican officials said the remark shows the need for faiths to fight "violence in the name of God."Russian companies to develop gas field sin Egypt Itar-Tass - Nov 27 2:03 PM
CAIRO, November 27 (Itar-Tass) --The Russian gas company NOVATEK (NVTK) and Egypt s EGAS and Tharwa Petroleum on Monday signed two memorandums of understanding.Egypt: Sportfishing - Angolans At Deep Sea Championship in Egypt AllAfrica.com - Nov 27 1:37 PM
Angola will participate with two teams at the senior male deep sea World Cup, scheduled for February 2007 in Egypt, ANGOP learnt from an official source, in Luanda.Pope Al Qaida FOX 12 Idaho - 39 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ As the pope continues his visit to mostly Muslim Turkey, al-Qaida in Iraq is denouncing it as a "crusader campaign" against Islam.In a statement on a militant Web site, the terror group accuses Pope Benedict of trying to "extinguish the burning ember of Islam" in the Turkish people.Many Muslims remain angry over a speech Benedict made two months ago, citing a medieval text Violence and arrests mar second round of Egypt polls Financial Times - Nov 27 10:11 AM
The second round of Egypt's month-long legislative elections turned violent yesterday and the opposition Muslim Brotherhood said scores of its supporters had been detained.Al-Qaida: Pope visit to Turkey part of anti-Islam campaign Detroit News - Nov 29 10:57 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaida in Iraq on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam.Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Park Rapids Enterprise - Nov 29 2:56 PM
If the hair and cloth came from Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, Egypt wants them back. And a French postman who tried to sell them on the Internet is in big trouble.Egypt's intelligence chief to hold talks with Israel on prisoner swap CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 29 2:19 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Egyptian official negotiating an Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swap plans to deliver to Israel on Wednesday a Hamas demand that Israel free 1,400 detainees in exchange for a soldier held since June, Palestinian officials said.NIIT signs MoU with Cairo's institute New Kerala - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
New Delhi, Nov 29: Asia's largest IT trainer NIIT today signed an MoU with Cairo-based Information Technology Institute (ITI) to launch education programmes in Egypt.Thursday November 30, 2006 The New Zealand Herald - Nov 29 12:29 PM
GAZA - Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud al-Zahar, of Hamas, carried by hand US$20 million ($29.71 million) in cash into the Gaza Strip yesterday across its border with Egypt, a Palestinian security source said.Stocks advance on higher than expected U.S. economic growth, housing data Canadian Business - Nov 29 9:46 AM
Malcolm Morrison November 29, 2006 - 12:27 a.m. A trainee from Egypt of Nissan Motor Co. learns how to screw a bolt from an expert in the Nissan Global Training Center in Yokosuka, Japan.No help on the way Chicago Sun-Times - Nov 29 2:25 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- The Mideast leaders President Bush is meeting this week hold starkly different views from his: They consider Iraq to be in a violent civil war, support outreach to Iran to redirect its growing power and, above all, see Palestinian peace as key to calming the region.Frenchman arrested for trying to sell lock of pharaoh's hair AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 29 7:45 AM
A 50-year-old Frenchman who tried to sell a lock of hair he said was taken from the mummy of Egypt's most famous pharaoh, Ramses II, has been arrested.Palestinian Hamas PM to visit Egypt africast.com - Nov 27 7:33 AM
CAIRO, November 27 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haneya will visit Egypt on Tuesday for talks on the Palestinian national unity government and a prisoners' swap, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported Monday.Stock markets move up as U.S. GDP comes in higher than expected Canadian Business - Nov 29 7:46 AM
Malcolm Morrison November 29, 2006 - 10:33 a.m. A trainee from Egypt of Nissan Motor Co. learns how to screw a bolt from a Japanese expert in the Nissan Global Training Center in Yokosuka, Japan, Wednesday.FRENCHMAN ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO SELL LOCK OF PHARAOH'S HAIR The Tocqueville Connection - Nov 29 11:48 AM
GRENOBLE, France, Nov 29, 2006 (AFP) - A 50-year-old Frenchman has been arrested for trying to sell locks of hair he said were taken from the mummy of Egypt's most famous pharaoh, Ramses II, officers said Wednesday.Pope Al Qaida ABC 7 El Paso - Nov 29 11:16 AM
Al-Qaida denounces pope's trip to Turkey CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ As the pope continues his visit to mostly Muslim Turkey, al-Qaida in Iraq is denouncing it as a "crusader...BioElectronics Says Daisy Care Medical Agreed To Sell And Distribute ActiPatch Ant-inflammatory Patch - Quick Facts Nasdaq - Nov 29 8:08 AM
(RTTNews) - Wednesday, BioElectronics Corp. (BIEL.PK) announced that Daisy Care Medical, Inc., a provider of healthcare products and services to practitioners in Egypt and Middle East, has agreed to sell and distribute ActiPatch, a drug-free, anti-inflammatory patch.The company noted that ActiPatch offers a cost savings to the customer, improves patient comfort, and increases the effectiveness of Future Leaders From Major African Nations Converge on Summit to Discuss African Business Opportunities AllAfrica.com - Nov 29 1:20 PM
The Summit of Africa's Young Business Leaders (SAYBL) will bring exceptional achievers from leading universities in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to America for one week of discussion and debate around the themes of "Africa as a Place of Opportunity" and, "The Challenge of Leadership in Africa", with the goal of formulating a shared vision of Botswana: BNOC Sports Development Needs Planning - BNOC AllAfrica.com - Nov 29 3:20 PM
Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) vice president, Dr Martin Mokgwathi has said Zebras' recent heroic 0-0 draw with the Pharaohs of Egypt has clearly demonstrated that with planning and foresight from those charged with the responsibility to oversee sports in Botswana, much can be achieved.Bodies of smugglers found in Gaza-Egypt tunnel Middle East Times - Nov 27 3:47 AM
GAZA CITY, Gaza -- The bodies of two smugglers were discovered overnight in a collapsed tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, a Palestinian medical source said Monday.FRENCHMAN ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO SELL LOCK OF PHARAOH'S HAIR The Tocqueville Connection - Nov 29 10:33 AM
GRENOBLE, France, Nov 29, 2006 (AFP) - A 50-year-old Frenchman who tried to sell a lock of hair he said was taken from the mummy of Egypt's most famous pharaoh, Ramses II, has been arrested, officers said Wednesday.Al-Qaida: Pope visit to Turkey part of anti-Islam campaign djournal.com - Nov 29 10:11 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida in Iraq on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam. The Vatican said the comments showed the need to fight "violence in the name of God."Egypt, Equatorial Guinea agree to upgrade diplomatic ties People's Daily - Nov 28 3:38 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met visiting President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday and the two leaders agreed on upgrading bilateral diplomatic relations.Haniyya kicks off first foreign tour by outlining vague vision of statehood The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 29 12:48 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya on Wednesday set the tone for his first foreign tour since taking office by promoting a Palestinian initiative based on an independent state on land outside Israel's 1967 borders. On another front, Egypt's intelligence chief held talks in Israel on Wednesday on a possible prisoner exchange between Israel and Palestinian militants.Egypt veil MP back at work after weeklong isolation Middle East Times - Nov 27 1:56 AM
CAIRO -- Egypt's culture minister Farouk Hosni who caused a furor by saying that wearing the veil was a backward trend, returned to work Sunday after a weeklong seclusion at home, his office said.Egypt 'veil' minister back at work after week-long isolation AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 26 2:53 AM
Egypt's Culture Minister Faruq Hosni who caused a furore by saying that wearing the veil was a backward trend, has returned to work after a week-long seclusion at home, his office said.Man arrested for trying to sell pharaoh's lock of hair INQ7.net - Nov 29 6:37 AM
GRENOBLE, France -- A man who tried to sell a lock of hair he said was taken from the mummy of Egypt's most famous pharaoh, Ramses II, has been arrested in France, officers said Wednesday.Al-Qaida says Pope's visit to Turkey part of anti-Islam campaign CNews - Nov 29 11:59 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The group "al-Qaida in Iraq" on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-11-27 14:50 GMT: Petrofac says won further contract in Egypt, worth extra 175 mln usd Interactive Investor - Nov 27 7:13 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Petrofac said it has won a further contract to build its fourth gas processing train at Salam area in Egypt's Western Desert, worth an extra 175 mln usd.The United Bank chooses Misys Equation as its core banking system in Egypt AME Info - Nov 27 3:20 AM
Misys Banking Systems, a global leader in banking software and solutions, announces today that its core banking system, Misys Equation, has been selected by The United Bank to help optimise inter-branch communications and reporting for the bank's head-office and its branch network, currently comprising over 40 locations across Egypt, but set to expand further.Egyptian envoy in Israel for prisoner talks AlertNet - Nov 29 5:40 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Palestinian prime minister) By Matthew Tostevin JERUSALEM, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Egypt's intelligence chief held talks in Israel on Wednesday on a possible prisoner exchange between Israel and ... Kenya: Tae-Kwon-Do - Egyptian Fighters Take Overall Titles AllAfrica.com - Nov 29 8:39 AM
Egypt are the new Africa taekwondo champions.San Mateo Daily Journal San Mateo Daily Journal - Nov 29 10:21 AM
CAIRO, Egypt Al-Qaida in Iraq on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam. In Istanbul, Vatican officials said al-Qaida's denunciation shows the need to fight "violence in the name of God."Egyptian envoy in Israel for prisoner talks AlertNet - Nov 29 3:55 AM
Source: Reuters By Matthew Tostevin JERUSALEM, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Egypt's intelligence chief held talks in Israel on Wednesday on a possible prisoner exchange between Israel and Palestinian militants following a ... Egyptian envoy in Israel for prisoner talks Khaleej Times - Nov 29 5:56 AM
JERUSALEM - Egypt s intelligence chief held talks in Israel on Wednesday on a possible prisoner exchange between Israel and Palestinian militants following a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, officials said.EFG-Hermes launches Hermes Online Trading AME Info - Nov 29 5:05 AM
EFG-Hermes, the Arab world's premier investment bank, will launch its Hermes Online Trading service in Egypt in December 2006.Rafah crossing shut down again after temporary opening: sources People's Daily - Nov 29 3:52 AM
The Rafah Crossing on the Gaza-Egypt borders was shut down on Wednesday just one day after it was agreed to temporarily open for two days, Palestinian security sources reported.Zimbabwe: Administration Biggest Let Down - M'parutsa AllAfrica.com - Nov 29 8:06 AM
MARSHALL GORE is a Zimbabwean resident in England who is obsessed with football, especially the Warriors, and travelled to Tunisia and Egypt to cheer the national team at the 2004 and 2006 Nations Cup finals. He also does some sports programmes for OBE TV in England.Rice seeks to jumpstart Arab-Israeli peace process Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 6:43 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will seek on Thursday to resuscitate the Palestinian-Israeli peace process after coming under pressure from moderate Arab nations hoping to expand a ceasefire deal.Man nabbed for selling Ramses's hair Independent Online - Nov 29 3:08 AM
French police have arrested a man who offered a lock of hair he said was taken from the mummy of Egypt's most famous Pharaoh, Ramses II, for more than R19 000.Man held over 'Pharaoh's hair' News 24 South Africa - Nov 29 4:43 AM
A man who tried to sell a lock of hair he said was taken from the mummy of Egypt's most famous pharaoh, Ramses II, has been arrested in France.MAN ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO SELL PHAROAH'S LOCK OF HAIR The Tocqueville Connection - Nov 29 2:03 AM
GRENOBLE, France, Nov 29, 2006 (AFP) - A man who tried to sell a lock of hair he said was taken from the mummy of Egypt's most famous pharoah, Ramses II, has been arrested in France, officers said Wednesday.Egypt, 7.2% economic growth AME Info - Nov 26 9:20 PM
Egypt's economy grew at a rate equivalent to 7.2% a year in the July-September quarter, compared with 5.3% in the same period last year, reported Reuters. In the last financial year, which ended June 30, GDP grew by 6.9%, a level not seen since the 1980s.Apache to Build Fourth Gas Processing Train at Salam Plant on Egypt's Khalda Concession [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 27 6:15 AM
Apache Corporation today announced that the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company have approved construction of a fourth processing train at the Salam natural gas plant on Apache's Khalda Concession in Egypt's Western Desert.'We want full transparency about scandal' Independent Online - Nov 29 4:34 AM
Anything short of full cooperation in the case of the attempted sale by a Frenchman of hair believed to belong to the mummy of Ramses II could harm bilateral ties, Egypt's antiquities supremo has said.Egypt hails Gaza ceasefire Sunday Times - Nov 27 2:11 AM
NICOSIA - Egypt has hailed the Gaza Strip ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians, and called on all parties to respect and consolidate Saturday s agreement.FOXY BROWN TOSSED OUT OF RADIO INTERVIEW: Power 105.1 s Egypt had enough of her non-answers. Eurweb - Nov 27 12:12 AM
*Rapper Foxy Brown tried to direct the flow of questioning during her interview on Power 105.1 s Egypt and Ashy show and was given the boot for her efforts.MK Eldad: We Have Turned Our Fate Over to Hamas and Egypt Israel National News - Nov 27 1:15 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Knesset Member Aryeh Eldad (National Union) stated Monday morning that Israel "is turning over our fate to Hamas and Egypt." Speaking on Voice of Israel government radio, he blamed Egypt for allowing terrorists to smuggle weapons into the Gaza area.Pope urges religious tolerance in Turkey AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 5:11 PM
Pope Benedict XVI began his pilgrimage among Turkey's tiny Christian communities Wednesday by paying homage to an Italian priest slain during Islamic protests and expressing sympathy for the pressures facing religious minorities in the Muslim world.Rice to Meet Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Washington Post - Nov 29 3:44 PM
DEAD SEA, Jordan, Nov. 29 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the Palestinian Authority's president, Mahmoud Abbas, as part of a U.S. effort to demonstrate progress on the Israeli-Palestinian peace effort. Bush, Maliki's Iraq crisis talks postponed AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 3:09 PM
Crisis talks between US President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki were postponed, hours after the parliamentary bloc of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr suspended participation in the Iraqi government in protest at the planned meeting.U.S. launches push to end Arab-Israeli conflict Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 2:57 PM
The United States launched a new push to revive Middle East peace moves on Wednesday, with Washington under pressure from Arab allies to make it a priority.BioElectronics Announces Daisy Care Medical Agreement [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 29 6:49 AM
BioElectronics Corporation, , today announced that Daisy Care Medical, Inc., a provider of healthcare products and services to practitioners in Egypt and Middle East, has agreed to sell and distribute ActiPatch, a drug-free, anti-inflammatory patch.Defoe's not for sale, insists Jol AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 10:36 AM
Tottenham manager Martin Jol has warned clubs hoping to sign Jermain Defoe that the England striker is not for sale.Israel warns losing patience over truce violations AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 9:04 AM
Israel has warned that the Jewish state was losing patience with Palestinian rocket attacks that have violated a fragile four-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.Rice begins new push to end Arab-Israeli conflict Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 12:49 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice launched a new push to revive peace moves between Israel and the Palestinians with the United States under pressure from Arab allies to make it a priority.Hawkamah's first MENA conference issues Dubai Declaration on corporate governance AME Info - Nov 28 9:20 PM
Policy makers, regulators, representatives from regional and international organisations, and business leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa (representing countries of Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine National Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the UAE) gathered at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to issue the Dubai Bush in Jordan for Iraq summit AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 11:53 AM
US President George W. Bush arrived in Jordan for crucial talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Iraq's sectarian bloodshed as the US military beefed up its presence in Baghdad to help stem the violence.Rice to meet Israel PM, moderate Arabs in Mideast drive AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 11:02 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will try to shore up a fragile Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire and court moderate Arab allies in a two-pronged bid to revive Middle East peace efforts and end the anarchy in Iraq.U.S. to offer funds to help boost Abbas's forces Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 9:47 AM
The Bush administration has decided to ask the U.S. Congress for funds aimed at bolstering security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, sources with knowledge of the plan said on Wednesday.More Iraqi refugees escape to Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 9:54 AM
The Syrian capital is bustling with Iraqi refugees who fled the increasingly brutal violence in their homeland, and thousands more are arriving every day.Bush and Maliki go to Jordan to discuss Iraqi strategy International Herald Tribune - Nov 29 9:46 AM
Both come to the meeting facing increased international and domestic pressure to find a solution to the sectarian turmoil.Western donors have cut financial aid to the Palestinians Aljazeera - Nov 28 2:48 PM
Mahmoud Zahar, the Palestinian foreign minister, has crossed into the Gaza Strip from Egypt with $20 million.Bush to arrive in Jordan for Iraq summit AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 8:56 AM
US President George W. Bush, rejecting use of the term civil war to describe the chaos engulfing Iraq, was due in Jordan for a crucial summit to find ways to quell the sectarian bloodshed.