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Intrigue on the sea: Cruising Egypt and Jordan 
MSNBC - Dec 08 4:58 PM
Traveling to the Middle East and Africa can be daunting, especially in times of political instability, and I had been putting off my lifelong dream vacation to Egypt for a long time. Then it hit me: Do it as a cruise, not a land tour. It s safe and it s easy all the intrigue without the hassle. Egypt deports 10 suspected Islamists to Belgium AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 10:11 AM
Egypt deported 10 French and Belgian Islamists suspected of links with terrorist organisations to Belgium, airport officials said.Egypt's Mubarak hails Irish backing for Mideast peace AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 10:22 AM
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Ireland's Prime Minister Bertie Ahern underlined the urgent need to revive the stalled Middle East peace process, after talks in Dublin.At La Scala, an Egypt That Looks a Lot Like Hollywood New York Times - 56 minutes ago
Even for those who embrace opera as a celebration of excess, it seemed almost a provocation to open the Teatro alla Scala?s season on Thursday with an extravagantly lavish new production of ?Aida.?Pee Wee dancers from New Egypt earn fans' cheers Asbury Park Press - Dec 08 3:19 AM
The New Egypt Warriors Pee Wee Dance Team was the national runner-up in the dance portion of the Pop Warner Cheer and Dance National Championships held Thursday night at Disney's Wide World of Sports. The second-place finish thrilled New Egypt commissioner for cheer and dance, Kim Johnson. "They did phenomenal,'' she said. "We have 65 kids (two cheer teams and the dance team) from a little, Ancient learning in Egypt Los Angeles Times - Dec 07 11:27 PM
SEE the jewels of the Nile on a 15-night fall trip to Egypt led by a San Diego State professor.Egypt deports 'terror suspects' BBC News - Dec 07 9:13 AM
Egypt deports eight French and two Belgian citizens it arrested on suspicion of links to terrorist groups.DEPORTED ISLAMISTS ARRIVE IN FRANCE, BELGIUM FROM EGYPT The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 08 12:03 AM
PARIS, Dec 8, 2006 (AFP) - A group of 10 French and Belgian Islamists deported from Egypt and suspected of links with terrorist organisations in Belgium arrived in their respective home countries on Friday, judicial sources said.Egypt Expels 2 Belgian, 8 French Suspected Terrorists Washington Post - Dec 08 4:15 AM
CAIRO, Dec. 7 -- Authorities expelled two Belgian and eight French suspected terrorists Thursday, but an American and another French citizen remained in Egyptian custody, officials said. Terror Suspects Expelled From Egypt phillyburbs.com - Dec 07 7:18 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Authorities expelled two Belgians and eight French terrorist suspects Thursday, but an American and another French citizen remained in Egyptian custody, officials said.Google Offers To Educate Egypt WebProNews - Dec 07 6:58 AM
The Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education is getting a helping hand, courtesy of Google. The search engine giant is going to provide the ministry with Google Apps for Education, which will allow it to access "innovative email, instant messaging, and calendaring, with accounts on your school's domain, all for free." Dr. Hany Helal, Egypt's Minister of Higher Education, spoke about the Egypt deports 10 suspected Islamists to Belgium Middle East Times - Dec 07 7:17 AM
CAIRO -- Egypt Thursday deported 10 French and Belgian Islamists suspected of links with terrorist organizations to Belgium, airport officials said.Egypt deports 10 suspected Islamists News Interactive - Dec 07 6:36 AM
EGYPT deported 10 suspected Islamists - eight French nationals and two Belgians - to Belgium, airport officials said.EGYPT DEPORTS 10 SUSPECTED ISLAMISTS TO BELGIUM The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 07 7:03 AM
CAIRO, Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - Egypt on Thursday deported 10 French and Belgian Islamists suspected of links with terrorist organisations to Belgium, airport officials said.EGYPT DEPORTS 10 SUSPECTED ISLAMISTS TO BELGIUM The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 07 5:48 AM
CAIRO, Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - Egypt deported 10 suspected Islamists -- eight French nationals and two Belgians -- to Belgium on Thursday, airport officials said.Egypt-based C3 Reaches New Heights with Altitude Software CRM Today - Dec 07 4:49 AM
Altitude Software, an independent contact centre solutions vendor has announced that C3, a international contact centre outsourcing provider located in Egypt, has implemented the Altitude uCI suite in its 500-seat, Cairo-based contact centre.EGYPT DEPORTS 10 ISLAMIST SUSPECTS TO BELGIUM The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 07 5:03 AM
CAIRO, Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - Egypt deported 10 Islamist suspects -- eight of them French nationals and two Belgians -- to Belgium on Thursday, airport officials said.Egypt: Terrorism Suspects Deported India Daily - Dec 07 7:53 AM
Egypt on Dec. 7 deported eight French citizens and two Belgians arrested earlier in the week on terrorism charges. An American and another Frenchman suspected of belonging to the same cell remained in Egyptian custody. The identities of the suspects have not been disclosed.Al-Zarqawi Says Shiites Most Dangerous Los Angeles Times - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt -- The slain terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi purportedly believed that Iraq's Shiite Muslims were more dangerous than U.S. forces and more evil than dictator Saddam Hussein, according to a posthumous interview published Friday on the Internet.DAMAC enters Egypt with 320 million square feet Gamsha Bay Project Mena Report - Dec 08 2:32 PM
DAMAC Properties today announced its entry into the Egyptian market came with the launch of its 320 million sq. ft., Gamsha Bay project. This project is the largest development of its type in the region, and it comes to life with an abundance of facilities.Google, Egypt education deal AME Info - Dec 07 2:50 AM
Google has reached an agreement with Egypt's ministries of education and higher education to offer 11m students in the country a range of hosted applications. From December 3, and as part of Google Apps for Education, Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Talk were provided free of charge to students.Google announces partnerships with Egypt's Education Authorities AME Info - Dec 07 2:35 AM
Google today announces that it is providing Egypt's Ministry of Higher Education the ability to offer the university's 3 million students and Ministry of Education's 8 million preparatory students Google applications for email, instant-messaging, and calendar.Egypt-based C3 reaches new heights with Altitude Software AME Info - Dec 06 9:05 PM
Altitude Software, a leading independent contact centre solutions vendor today announced that C3, a leading international contact centre outsourcing provider located in Egypt, has implemented the Altitude uCI suite in its 500-seat, Cairo-based contact centre.UAE, Egypt eye trade boost AME Info - Dec 06 8:05 PM
The UAE and Egypt are looking to increase trade, which last year hit $623million, and boost the level of investment, reported Gulf News. Salah Al Shamsi, the Director of the UAE Federation of Chambers of Commerce, said a committee may be set up to study the establishment of a mutual investment holding company.Ancient Egypt ... by way of San Jose Los Angeles Times - Dec 08 12:11 AM
The high-tech city boasts a large cache of Egyptian treasures, as well as a puzzle from California's past.American Muslims Value an Intensive Arabic Immersion Program this Summer at Al Azhar University, Cairo Egypt [Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 4:00 AM
(PRWeb) December 7, 2006 -- Throughout the US, American Muslims are becoming aware of the Cairo Egypt based Summer Intensive Arabic Immersion and Qur'an Program.Al-Zarqawi reportedly thought Shiites worse than Americans, Saddam KTRE-TV East Texas - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt The slain leader of al-Qaida in Iraq purportedly believed that the country's Shiite Muslims were more dangerous than U-S forces and more evil than dictator Saddam Hussein.Chile's ENAP wins Egypt oil development bidding Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 06 11:36 AM
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Chile state oil company ENAP said on Wednesday it won bids to develop oil projects in two new blocks or areas in Egypt.Al-Zarqawi reportedly thought Shiites worse than Americans, Saddam WTOL 11 Toledo - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt The slain leader of al-Qaida in Iraq purportedly believed that the country's Shiite Muslims were more dangerous than U-S forces and more evil than dictator...Israeli FM rejects linking Palestinian conflict to wider Mideast crises TODAYonline - 45 minutes ago
Palestinians wait to cross the border into Egypt at the Rafah crossing, which has been closed for weeks, in the southern Gaza Strip.Editorial: Mosques in education New Straits Times - Dec 08 5:39 PM
MODERN mosques may perhaps never become great centres of learning like the mosque of Al-Azhar in Cairo, Egypt or the Qarrawiyyin Mosque in Fez, Morocco.PTTEP consortium wins deals in Egypt Bangkok Post - Dec 06 11:06 AM
PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) said yesterday that it had won two petroleum exploration contracts in Egypt. The PTT Plc affiliate is part of a consortium that also includes Sipetrol International SA, Edison International SpA, and Centrica Energy.Survey indicates strong support for gender equality in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 06 1:18 PM
There is strong support in some Arab countries for greater equality between men and women, although opinion remains divided over traditional issues such as the veil, according to an opinion poll released by the United Nations on Thursday. Approximately 1,000 people were surveyed in each of four countries - Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco.Egypt Expels 8 French, 2 Belgian Terror Suspects; 1 American, 1 French In Custody Free Internet Press - Dec 08 12:30 AM
Authorities expelled two Belgian and eight French suspected terrorists Thursday, but an American and another French citizen remained in Egyptian custody, said officials. The 12, along with an unknown number of Egyptians and Arabs from other countries, were arrested late last month for allegedly belonging to an Islamic terror cell plotting attacks. The two Belgian and eight French suspects left Posted: 08-12-2006 , 22:17 GMT Mena Report - Dec 08 2:33 PM
The Egyptian Customs Authority, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. and Nestlé Egypt S.A.E (NESTLÉ) have yesterday (December 7, 2006) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as part of an organized strategy to cooperate and jointly fight counterfeits and smuggling.Egypt-based C3 Reaches New Heights With Altitude Software ContactCenterWorld.com - Dec 06 11:24 AM
Cairo, Egypt, December 06th, 2006 Altitude Software, an independent contact centre solutions vendor today announced that C3, an international contact centre outsourcing provider, has implemented the Altitude uCI suite in its 500-seat contact centre.Egypt's Mubarak warns of risks of Lebanon protests AlertNet - Dec 08 4:25 AM
Source: Reuters PARIS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned that huge anti-government protests in Lebanon risked destroying the country. "I say to the Lebanese opposition that all these ... Don t forget God The South Alabamian - Dec 08 6:07 PM
Deut.6:12- "Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of the Egypt, from the house of bondage." As you go about your everyday business, I just want to remind you to not forget God. I am so stirred in my spirit this morning just to know He is the author of the day and that my steps not only today but everyday are ordered by Him.Iraqi al-Qaida leader's posthumous interview says Shiites worse than Americans CNews - Dec 08 4:14 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, saw Iraq's Shiite Muslims as more dangerous than U.S. forces and more evil than deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in an interview published posthumously on the Internet on Friday.Oracle marks ten years of support for Egypt s IT economy Mena Report - Dec 06 6:49 AM
During a press conference held to mark the tenth anniversary of Oracle s direct presence in Egypt, Sergio Giacoletto, Executive Vice President of Oracle Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), highlighted a number of recent milestones marking Oracle s contribution to enabling Egyptian citizens and organisations to build a competitive and successful digital economy.Egypt: Protests Threaten Lebanon -- Mubarak India Daily - Dec 08 8:24 AM
Ongoing anti-government protests in Lebanon are unreasonable and threaten to destroy the country, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Dec. 8.Egypt: Lack of Official Concern Over Silently Rising HIV Infections AllAfrica.com - Dec 06 7:38 AM
HIV/AIDS is 'invisible' in Egypt. With an HIV prevalence rate of less than 0.1 percent, not many people in this conservative Muslim country talk about it, and even fewer know someone living with the virus.Kenya: Suspect Poultry Returned to Egypt AllAfrica.com - Dec 06 8:22 AM
The Government has ordered that two containers carrying poultry products from Egypt be shipped back.Are Saudis funding Iraq terror? Chicago Sun-Times - Dec 08 2:24 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons, according to Iraqi officials and others.Vodafone Says Considering 3G Launch In Egypt Cellular-News.com - Dec 06 9:44 AM
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications Chief Executive Ian Gray Wednesday said the company is in negotiations with the Egyptian government over the possible purchase by Vodafone of a 3G telephone network license there.Questions raised about fairness of Carbondale's liquor board appeals process The Southern Illinoisan - Dec 08 10:55 AM
CARBONDALE - Nights Over Egypt, a local restaurant-lounge, won a victory of sorts at a Carbondale Liquor Control Commission appeal hearing when it was absolved from paying fines and costs assessed after a liquor code violation.Nigeria: Jigawa Spends N696m On IT, Engineering Students Abroad AllAfrica.com - Dec 08 12:58 PM
Jigawa state government has spent the sum of N696million for the 153 students currently undergoing various engineering and IT courses in Singapore, India, Egypt, Bangladesh, London and Russia.Angola: Football Angolan Flávio in Japan to Play Clubs World Cup AllAfrica.com - Dec 08 2:35 PM
Angolan striker currently playing for Al Ahly of Egypt, might play on Sunday in the third edition of the FIFA Clubs World Cup in Japan.Thai PTT Exploration wins Egypt exploration rights Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 06 12:27 AM
BANGKOK, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) said on Wednesday consortiums of which it was a member had won exploration rights for two blocks in Egypt.Saudis accused of financing Sunni insurgents The Mining Journal - Dec 08 9:06 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles, according to key Iraqi officials and others familiar with the flow of cash.DIPLOMATS MEET WITH DETAINED US TERROR SUSPECT IN EGYPT The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 07 3:03 PM
WASHINGTON, Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - US diplomats met Thursday with an American man arrested last month in Cairo along with 11 other Westerners on suspicion of terrorist links, the State Department said.Thai PTTEP Consortium Wins Petroleum Concessions In Egypt Nasdaq - Dec 05 11:53 PM
BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production PCL (PTTEP.TH) said Wednesday that it has won concessions for two petroleum blocks in Egypt as part of a consortium.Saudis accused of financing insurgents The Olympian - Dec 08 3:53 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq, and much of the money is used to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles, according to key Iraqi officials and others familiar with the flow of cash.'Aida' brings down house Middle East Online - Dec 08 7:37 AM
Opera offers an Egypt of dreams presenting unforgettable scenes moves audience, pleases critics.Robot will probe depths of Cheops anew The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 08 1:37 PM
Egyptian antiquities supremo Zahi Kawass has said a robot archaeologist will be sent deep inside Egypt's largest pyramid in a bid to solve secrets revealed by a first foray more than four years ago. "The new robot will be sent down very narrow passages in the so-called Queen's Chamber," said Hawass, who heads Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.It Has All Been A Wild Ride The Herald - Dec 08 2:22 PM
A YEAR that started with the Warriors writing one of the fairy-tale success stories of the 2006 African Nations Cup finals by beating the Black Stars in Egypt is staggering towards the end with the national team facing a difficult task to make it to the next edition in Ghana.The Yacoubian Building (2006) Reel.com - Dec 08 12:03 AM
This movie is not available for purchase at this time. The Yacoubian Building (2006) Constructed of equal parts florid soap opera and taboo-shattering social realism, The Yacoubian Building is an entertaining, if overwrought ensemble drama that opens a fascinating window on life in contemporary Egypt.Egypt's Mubarak hails Irish backing for Mideast peace AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Dec 07 7:40 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has held a series of meetings with Irish leaders, on the first visit to the country by an Egyptian head of state, a foreign ministry spokesman said.Google announces that Gmail is now available to all users in Egypt AME Info - Dec 06 2:35 AM
Google has announced that it is opening up its Gmail service to all users in Egypt. Gmail is Google's free web-mail service.Gmail goes to Egypt AME Info - Dec 06 2:50 AM
Google is opening up its Gmail free web-mail service to users in Egypt. Account holders get 2.7GB of space. It is one of a number of products Google has made available in Arabic which include Google News, Rosetta, Mobile Web Search, AdWords and a new version of the Google Toolbar 4.Egypt expels 10 terror suspects to Europe Gulf News - Dec 07 2:34 PM
Cairo: Authorities expelled two Belgians and eight French terror suspects yesterday, but an American and another French citizen remained in Egyptian custody, officials said.Prime Minister of Egypt inaugurates EFG-Hermes UAE head office AME Info - Dec 06 1:06 AM
His Excellency the Prime Minister of Egypt, Dr Ahmed Nazif, inaugurated the UAE Head Office of regional investment bank EFG-Hermes at the DIFC yesterday during a visit to the UAE.Saudis accused of financing insurgents in Iraq Kansas City Star - Dec 08 12:30 AM
CAIRO, Egypt | Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq, and much of the money is used to buy weapons, Iraqi officials say.Barsoum unlocks Great Pyramid mysteries The Triangle Online - Dec 08 9:50 AM
Michel W. Barsoum, professor of materials science and engineering, has presented a theory that attempts to explain the mystery of the construction of the Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt.Deal of the week Los Angeles Times - Dec 07 11:23 PM
Explore Egypt and Africa on a 14-night journey that includes a Nile cruise and a Kenya safari.One small step ... The Southern Illinoisan - Dec 08 4:15 AM
Salukis have touched every corner of the globe, from the icy pole of Antarctica to the deserts of Egypt. Now, thanks to Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumna Joan Higginbotham, the Salukis will lay a stake upon - as Capt. James T. Kirk famously described it - the final frontier.Egypt: American Held in Terror Cell Case New York Times - Dec 04 9:37 PM
Security forces charged a group of foreigners, including one American, with trying to form a secret Islamic terrorism cell in Cairo that sought to recruit fighters to go to Iraq. The Interior Ministry said nine members of the group were French and two Belgian, and a number were Syrians and Tunisians. The announcement marked a change in the dynamics of spreading radicalism in Egypt; in this case Prominent Israel critic leaves Stanford for Egypt J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Dec 07 12:49 PM
Professor Joel Beinin, a former president of the Middle East Studies Association who advocated for the curtailing of American aid to Israel, recently left the post at Stanford University he s held for more than 20 years, and is now the director of Middle Eastern Studies at the American University in Cairo.Egypt Arrests American on Plot Charge ABC News - Dec 05 6:02 AM
1 American Among Several Foreigners Arrested in Egypt on Charges of Plotting Terror AttacksEgypt-Gaza border tunnel found News 24 South Africa - Dec 07 12:34 PM
Border guards have uncovered a tunnel in Rafah that allegedly was used to smuggle weapons and Palestinians from Gaza into the Sinai Peninsula.Egypt says Cairo cell linked to regional 'terror' groups AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 5:01 AM
Foreign Islamists arrested in Cairo last month, including Frenchmen and an American, are linked to terror groups in the Arab world and a recent suicide bombing, Egyptian security sources have said.For families Tucson Citizen - Dec 07 11:28 PM
ANCIENT EGYPT WEEK II: Children can write like an (ancient) Egyptian by making their own hieroglyphic story. When: 2:30 p.m. Where: Tucson Children's Museum, 200 S. Sixth Ave. Price: $5.50 adults, $4.50 seniors, $3.50 children 2-16 Info: 792-9985, www.tucsonchildrens museum.org8 French, 2 Belgian terror suspects expelled from Egypt Pravda - Dec 07 7:13 AM
Authorities expelled two Belgians and eight French terror suspects on Thursday, but an American and another French citizen remained in Egyptian custody, officials said.Indian device will make Egypt train travel safer Khaleej Times - Dec 05 8:24 PM
NEW DELHI Train travel along the Nile will soon become much safer with Egypt evincing keen interest in acquiring an anti-collision device (ACD) developed by India s Konkan Railway for its rail network.Chirac, Mubarak unveil Egyptian treasure trove in Paris AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 1:53 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his French counterpart Jacques Chirac unveiled an exhibition of sunken treasures recovered by French underwater explorers and spanning 1,500 years of Egyptian history.Egypt-Gaza border tunnel found africast.com - Dec 07 5:34 AM
CAIRO, December 07 -- Border guards uncovered a tunnel in the border city of Rafah that allegedly was used to smuggle weapons and Palestinians from Gaza into the Sinai Peninsula, said a security official on Thursday.Giving For Peace In The Middle East Forbes - Dec 08 3:43 PM
You don't have to be a politician to help solve the problems in the Middle East. But it helps to be a billionaire.Govt acquires Sharm resort for $50mn Gulf Times - Dec 08 1:56 AM
The government of Qatar has announced the acquisition of the Renaissance Sharm el-Sheikh Resort in Egypt. An official of the Qatar Investment Department announced that the government has bought the Renaissance Sharm el-Sheikh Resort from Kiroseiz for Touristic Investment SAE, for about US$50mn.DAMAC launches Gamsha Bay Project in Egypt Gowealthy - Dec 06 12:34 AM
DAMAC Properties, the UAE's largest private-sector real estate developer, has entered the Egyptian realty market with the 320 million sq ft Gamsha Bay Project deal. It is set to be the largest township in the region located at the north of Hurghada, Egypt.Officials say Saudis major provider of finance to Iraqi Sunni insurgents Southeast Missourian - Dec 07 10:13 PM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles,...Trimmed in tradition: Christmas trees outgrow pagan connections, flourish The Clarion-Ledger - Dec 08 3:15 AM
What was once used to celebrate triumph over death in ancient Egypt is now designated all over the world as the spot where presents will be found Christmas morning.Garces starred in tough season for New Egypt The Star-Ledger - Dec 05 9:54 PM
Player of the year: Heather Garces of New Egypt had high hopes for a repeat of last season's state championship in her senior year.'Yacoubian Building' Calendarlive.com - Dec 07 11:15 PM
Erected in downtown Cairo in 1934, the Yacoubian apartment building was one of the largest, most luxurious edifices of its day. Over the years, however, the building fell into disrepair, and the rooftop dwellings that had been used as servants' quarters were rented out to the destitute and downtrodden. Torn between attempts to modernize and entrenched Islamic tradition, Egypt saw soaring poverty.Mummy above 4,000 years ago discovered in Egypt People's Daily - Dec 05 7:36 PM
A mummy of a doctor who lived more than 4,000 years ago was discovered on Tuesday on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt ian news agency MENA reported.Lebanese PM accuses Hezbollah of plotting coup Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 1:43 PM
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora accused the pro-Syrian Hezbollah party of plotting a coup against him on Friday, escalating the war of words between the Western-backed government and opposition forces.Deported Islamists go home Sunday Times - Dec 08 2:15 AM
PARIS - A group of 10 French and Belgian Islamists deported from Egypt and suspected of links with terrorist organisations in Belgium have arrived in their respective home countries, judicial sources said.1 American among foreigners arrested in Egypt for allegedly plotting attacks Detroit News - Dec 05 5:04 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Police have arrested an American, 11 Europeans and several others from Arab countries for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern countries including Iraq, the Interior Ministry said Monday.Orascom tops 50 million subscribers Telecom.paper - Dec 08 1:14 AM
(TP) Orascom Telecom has surpassed the 50 million subscriber mark. The Egypt-based company, active across North Africa and the Middle East, last reported 46.5 million customers at the end of September...Saudi Citizens Funding Iraq Insurgents CBS News - Dec 08 6:07 PM
High-ranking Iraqi officials and the U.S. Iraq Study Group say private citizens in Saudi Arabia are sending large quantities of cash directly to Sunni militants in Iraq, an allegation denied by the Saudi government ? an important U.S. ally.Egypt to deport 10 'militants' News 24 South Africa - Dec 07 3:49 AM
Egyptian officials are planning to deport eight French citizens and two Belgians arrested as part of a suspected terror cell, say officials.Officials say Saudis major provider of finance to Iraqi Sunni insurgents Boston Herald - Dec 07 12:38 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles, according...Sabre Travel Network augments its presence in the Middle East and North Africa with the opening of a new office in Egypt AME Info - Dec 07 12:20 AM
Sabre Travel Network Middle East has opened a new office in the diplomatic district of Zamalek, Cairo, further augmenting its investment and expansion plans across the Middle East.Egypt police find explosives, destroy Gaza tunnel AlertNet - Dec 05 9:55 AM
Source: Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Egyptian police found 500 kg (1,100 lb) of explosives hidden in bags in central Sinai and bound for smuggling into Gaza, police sources said on Tuesday. ... U.S., Europe citizens in Egypt terror arrests CNN.com - Dec 04 10:45 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Egyptian police have arrested an American, 11 Europeans and several others from Arab countries for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern countries including Iraq, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.'Aida' brings down house as Scala opens new season AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 6:10 AM
A standing ovation thundered for 13 minutes at Milan's La Scala opera house as the curtain came down on a monumental season-opening production of Verdi's "Aida" directed by Franco Zeffirelli.Thousands of Palestinians attend pro-Hamas rally AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 7:30 AM
Thousands of Palestinian supporters of the ruling Islamist Hamas movement have demonstrated in support of prime minister Ismail Haniya in Gaza City.Damac to invest Dh60b in Egypt development Gulf News - Dec 05 2:17 PM
Dubai: Dubai-based developers Damac Properties will invest Dh60 billion in Egypt to set up the region's largest development, Gamsha Bay, a 320 million square foot project.International Terror Suspects Ejected From Egypt Israel National News - Dec 07 2:30 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Terror suspects arrested by Egyptian authorities last month were ejected on Thursday after being charged with conspiracy to carry out terror attacks in the region.Egypt says arrested foreigners had terror links AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 04 8:50 AM
A group of foreigners arrested in Egypt included French, US, Belgian, Syrian and Tunisian nationals with links to terror groups who were recruiting Islamists for "jihad" in Iraq, the authorities have said.EGYPT ARRESTS WESTERNERS IN ISLAMIC PLOT Middle East Newsline - Dec 05 10:09 AM
CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt has arrested Westerners suspected in plot to attack Arab allies of the United States. The Egyptian Interior Ministry said the Islamic insurgency cell had targeted Egypt, Iraq and other Arab countries. The ministry said the detainees included a U.S. national and 11 Europeans.