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Egypt, Iran urges for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon 
People's Daily - Aug 13 5:25 PM
Egypt and Iran called on Sunday afternoon for the full implementation of UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon and highlighted the importance of an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops there without any delay.Cairo: Iran and Egypt call for Lebanon truce to be respected Turks.US - 25 minutes ago
Iran and Egypt called on Sunday for a UN-backed truce between Israel and the Shiite Islamic group Hezbollah to be respected, hours before the ceasefire agreement secured by UN chief Kofi Annan is to come into effect.Pressure on Egypt to Curtail Relations with Israel Israel National News - Aug 13 4:27 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Public pressure in Egypt, particularly from groups opposed to President Hosni Mubarak, has been intensifying to persuade the Egyptian government to curtail formal relations with Israel.Iran's FM in Egypt for talks Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 13 7:25 AM
Egypt - Iran - Mottaki Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived in Iskandariyah, Egypt, Saturday night to hold talks with senior Egyptian officials.Egypt's heavy metal scene emerging AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 7:50 PM
The music was loud and the tattooed fans were wild, dancing and swaying in flashing strobe lights to the crashing sounds of heavy metal songs. Suddenly, the music stopped. The band leader grasped the mike and announced: "It's prayer time."Gaza border crossing to Egypt opens briefly AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 7:33 AM
The border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt opened for a second straight day for humanitarian cases, after weeks of closure, but was shut early again.Israel destroys tunnel from Egypt to Gaza, suspect it was used for arms smuggling Khaleej Times - Aug 12 7:17 AM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The Israeli army said Saturday it found and destroyed a tunnel used for arms smuggling between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. The tunnel was more than 150 meters (yards) long and opened into a chicken coop on the Gaza side, the army said.Egypt calls for immediate Israeli ceasefire Khaleej Times - Aug 12 3:47 AM
CAIRO - Egypt on Saturday said Israel should immediately observe a ceasefire following the adoption of UN Security Council resolution calling for a halt to hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.Horton makes late charge The Trenton Times - 32 minutes ago
NEW EGYPT -- Other drivers have found out the hard way that once Jimmy Horton is on a roll, he's extremely hard to hold off. So it was Saturday night at New Egypt Speedway when he caught Sam Martz on the last lap of the 30-lap modified feature that shared top billing with the URC sprint cars.Rockin' In The Islamic World CBS News - Aug 13 4:51 AM
Nine years after a government crackdown amid allegations of satanic worship, Egypt's heavy metal scene is making a comeback in the conservative Muslim society.Central Bank of Egypt leaves rates unchanged Gulf News - Aug 11 3:52 PM
Cairo: The Central Bank of Egypt said yesterday it was leaving unchanged at 8 and 10 per cent the overnight lending and borrowing rates which set a corridor for the interbank overnight market.Piraeus Bank Egypt Piraeus Bank Egypt Piraeus Bank Egypt Piraeus Bank Egypt Zawya - Aug 13 3:34 AM
said Sunday that its net profit for the first half soared to 13.4 million Egyptian pounds ($2.3 million), compared with EGP3.5 million a year earlier.Calyon Bank Egypt Calyon Bank Egypt Zawya - Aug 13 3:33 AM
The bank said profit was 35.3 million Egyptian pounds ($6.1 million) compared with EGP19.5 million in the first half 2005. The bank is capitalized at EGP500 million.Gaza-Egypt border crossing opens briefly The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 11 11:29 AM
The border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt briefly opened Friday in order to accommodate humanitarian cases, the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) said. The crossing - Gaza's only gateway to the world that bypasses Israel - was open for less than three hours.Ahly and Kotoko in stalemate BBC News - Aug 13 10:09 AM
Ahly of Egypt and Ghana's Asante Kotoko battle to a goalless draw in the African Champions League.Gaza border crossing to Egypt opens briefly AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 11 4:57 AM
The border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt briefly opened in order to accommodate humanitarian cases, the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) said.Gaza-Egypt border reopens, but briefly AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 7:56 AM
Israel ordered the Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed just hours after it was partially opened for the first time in weeks, European Union and Palestinian officials said Thursday.Ancient tomb may be discovered in Egypt ABC 7 Chicago - Aug 11 9:11 AM
Just months after archaeologists gleefully clamored over the first tomb to be found in Egypt's Valley of the Kings since 1922, there may be another.Iran call for world to respect UN Lebanon truce IranMania.com - Aug 13 5:45 PM
LONDON, August 14 (IranMania) - Iran and Egypt called for a UN-backed truce between Israel and Lebanese movement Hezbollah to be respected, hours before the ceasefire agreement secured by UN chief Kofi Annan was to come into effect, AFP reported.Egypt cops clash with pro-Hezbollah marchers Independent Online - Aug 11 12:13 PM
Clashes have erupted outside Cairo's most renowned mosque in Egypt as police tried to prevent worshippers from marching in support of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.Mubarak urges Iran to help war-battered nation Gulf News - Aug 13 2:38 PM
Cairo: Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has told the visiting Iranian foreign minister that his government should help in world efforts to bring stability back to war-battered Lebanon, Egyptian official media reported yesterday.Gaza border crossing to Egypt opens briefly Khaleej Times - Aug 11 8:02 AM
GAZA CITY - The border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt opened Friday for a second straight day for humanitarian cases, after weeks of closure, but was shut early again, officials said.Gaza-Egypt border reopens after weeks AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 5:14 AM
The Gaza-Egypt border was partially reopened Thursday, allowing hundreds of people stuck in Gaza to leave after weeks of closure during Israel's military offensive in the coastal strip, a spokeswoman for European border monitors said.Mubarak calls for immediate cease-fire in Lebanon based on UNSC resolution Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 13 9:55 AM
Egypt - Iran - Mottaki Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in a meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Sunday called for the need to establish immediate cease-fire in Lebanon and implement the United Nations Security Council resolution.Iran's FM briefs reporters on his talks with Egyptian officials Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 13 8:55 AM
Egypt - Iran - Mottaki Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Sunday briefed reporters on the outcome his meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit.Israel Closes Gaza-Egypt Border Crossing Muslim American Society - Aug 11 8:37 AM
GAZA CITY , Gaza Strip Israel ordered the Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed just hours after it was partially opened for the first time in weeks.Gaza-Egypt crossing reopens for humanitarian cases AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 3:09 AM
The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt has reopened for humanitarian cases after a seven-week hiatus, officials at the terminal have said.Arab League Criticizes U.N. Resolution Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Aug 13 7:46 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Arab countries criticized a U.N. Security Council resolution for not clearly labeling Israel the main aggressor in the conflict with Hezbollah, but expressed cautious hopes that an end to the monthlong conflict could be nearing.El-Ahly hold Kotoko Ghanaweb.com - Aug 13 12:39 PM
Obuasi, (Ash/R), Aug. 13, GNA -- Kumasi Asante Kotoko failed to consolidate their lead in Group A when they were held to a goalless drawn game by El-Ahly of Egypt in their MTN/CAF Champions League match played at the Obuasi Len Clay Sports stadium.Orascom paces Egypt index fall Gulf Times - Aug 11 8:45 AM
CAIRO: Egypt s main stock index fell on concern that share prices have surpassed prospects for earnings growth. Orascom Hotels & Development, the Middle East s largest developer of leisure facilities, slid. Hezb al-Shaitan, not Hezbollah! Zaman Online - Aug 13 7:26 AM
Governments known with their anti-Shiite views, especially Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan, are uneasy about Hezbollah s increasing popularity.General Dynamics lands $34M contract to help Egypt bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 10 12:10 PM
General Dynamics has won a $34 million contract to provide manufacturing assistance to Egypt for the production of a battle tank.The Well Houston Chronicle - Aug 12 10:55 PM
Apache Corp. completed the sale of its 24.5 percent interest in China's producing Zhao Dong block to Australia-based Roc Oil Co. Ltd. for $260 million. Houston-based Apache has operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, the North Sea, Egypt, Australia and Argentina. Gaza-Egypt border reopens in one direction AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 11:07 PM
The Gaza-Egypt border partially reopened Thursday, after weeks of closure during Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip, a spokeswoman for European border monitors said.Intelligence Officials Search for Links Between Al Qaeda?s Leaders and Latest Plot New York Times - 24 minutes ago
The arrests in Britain returned the spotlight to the top two leaders of Al Qaeda, who have evaded one of history s biggest manhunts.Gaza-Egypt Border Reopens, but Briefly ABC News - Aug 10 7:18 AM
Gaza-Egypt Border Reopens for a Few Hours, Allowing Hundreds Stuck in Gaza for Weeks to LeaveYemen Sent Cargo Of Medicines To Palestine Via Egypt Bernama - Aug 10 7:45 PM
SANA'A, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- A cargo of aids left Sana'a for al-Araish region, Egypt, on way for the Palestinian territories, Yemen News Agency (SABA) reported Friday.Egyptian tomb digs up controversy USA Today - Aug 13 3:32 PM
Born from Napoleon Bonaparte's disastrous Egyptian military campaign, Egyptology has been marked by exciting discoveries, tedious spadework and controversy at every turn. The latest contretemps revolves around a suspected burial chamber perhaps located just outside the famed entrance to King Tut's tomb.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-11 08:14 GMT: Premier Oil says Al Amir-2 well in Egypt being plugged, abandoned Interactive Investor - Aug 11 12:45 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Premier Oil PLC said it has plugged and abandoned the Al Amir-2 well in Egypt.CA demonstrates regional leadership by investing in a three month training program for its partners in the Middle East AME Info - Aug 13 3:44 AM
CA (NYSE: CA), one of the world's largest IT management software companies recently conducted a series of successful training sessions in Dubai and Egypt, aimed at educating its regional partners across several CA solutions.Third operator dials in from Gulf Zawya - Aug 13 2:33 AM
August 2006 After months of anticipation, an open bid on July 4 intimated the future of Egypt's mobile telecommunication network and if the reactions on the faces of senior government officials were anything to go by, it would be a good one.Hezbollah, Hamas wage proxy war in Mideast The Pueblo Chieftain - Aug 13 5:08 AM
Richard Hallock is a retired Army officer, educator and business consultant living in Pueblo West. The Middle East is once again in deadly turmoil. It has been teetering on the edge since the early '70s, when Israel last whipped its Arab neighbor attackers - both sides poised for war. Since then neighbor governments - Egypt, Syria and Jordan - have decided that discretion, in this Gazans see no end to Israeli occupation a year after pullout AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 3:31 PM
"We had the withdrawal, but we don't have freedom." One year after Israel began its historic Gaza Strip pullout, Palestinians are bitter that the end of Jewish settlements never brought an end to occupation.Manteca family on a mission Manteca Bulletin - Aug 13 2:07 AM
Terrorist hotbeds that travelers fear, such as Egypt and Syria? They ve been there. Places that make headlines on a daily basis, such as Amman, Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon? They ve called them home. Arms tunnel destroyed Gulf Times - Aug 13 1:31 AM
The Israeli army said yesterday it had destroyed a tunnel used by Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza Strip to smuggle in weapons from Egypt.Raya makes platinum partner grade with Symantec ITP.net - Aug 12 11:10 PM
Egypt-based IT giant Raya has been named as a platinum partner for storage and security software giant Symantec. Gaining platinum partner status is recognition of Raya s impressive performance, expertise and customer satisfaction levels.Israel orders Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed just hours after opening it WLUC TV 6 - Aug 10 8:21 PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Just hours after it partially opened for the first time in weeks, Israel has ordered the Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed.Israel orders Gaza-Egypt border closed just hours after it was opened CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 10 10:25 AM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel ordered the Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed Thursday afternoon, just hours after it was partially opened for the first time in weeks, EU and Palestinian officials said.Gaza-Egypt border reopens, but briefly Boston Globe - Aug 10 6:39 AM
Israel has ordered the Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed just hours after it was partially opened for the first time in weeks, EU and Palestinian officials said Thursday.Israelis Released by Egyptian Authorities Israel National News - Aug 13 12:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Four Israeli tourists who mistakenly crossed into Egypt on Saturday night were released by Egyptian authorities following intense diplomatic pressure.Hezbollah leader a hero to many Arabs AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 10:50 AM
Despite the terrible toll in death and destruction in Lebanon, even enemies and critics say the stature of Hezbollah's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, has risen dramatically from his guerrillas fighting toe-to-toe with the Israeli army.Egypt Zidan earns a recall FIFA - Aug 10 7:40 AM
Egypt have recalled German-based striker Mohamed Zidan to their squad for next Wednesday's friendly against Uruguay in Alexandria, the Egyptian Football Association announced on Thursday.FACT, Adi Establishment to set up JV project in Egypt New Kerala - Aug 10 6:37 PM
Kochi, Aug 10: State-owned Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore and Syria-based Adi Establishment will jointly set up a Rs 2,000 crore Ammonia-Urea complex in Egypt having an annual production capacity of 7-10 lakh tonnes of Urea.Gaza-Egypt border reopens after several weeks Gulf News - Aug 10 2:53 PM
Gaza City: The Gaza-Egypt border partially reopened on Thursday, allowing hundreds of people stuck in Gaza to leave after a weeks-long closure imposed during Israel's military offensive in the coastal strip, a spokeswoman for European border monitors said.`Looming Tower' Goes Deep Inside Al-Qaeda Network: Book Review Bloomberg.com - 26 minutes ago
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- ``Who are these mass murderers and why do they hate us?'' In the days after 9/11, those were the questions everyone was asking. Answers were scarce, scattered and difficult to comprehend.Four decades of faith Post-Star - Aug 12 7:15 PM
What does "Skete" mean? Skete was the name of a desert settlement in Egypt. In the fourth century, it became known for its groups of Christians who fled the cities to follow the word of Jesus Christ. Later, the name came to represent a small, family-style monastic community.Why Bush embraces Israel's hard line The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 13 5:26 PM
His friendliness may stem from a stark view of Middle East conflicts. Israel orders Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed just hours after opening it Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Aug 10 8:04 AM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Just hours after it partially opened for the first time in weeks, Israel has ordered the Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed. That word from European Union...Israel orders Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed just hours after opening it KBCI Boise - Aug 10 12:04 PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Just hours after it partially opened for the first time in weeks, Israel has ordered the Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed. That word from European Union and Palestinian officials. Israel cited security concerns for the closure.Military Matters: Iraq as Stalingrad by William S. Lind UPI Correspondent Washington (UPI) Aug 10, 2006 Space War - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
In Iraq and Afghanistan, the coalitions' defeats continue slowly to unroll. In Lebanon, it appears Hezbollah may win not only at the moral and mental, strategic and operational levels, but, astonishingly, at the physical and tactical levels as well.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-10 15:19 GMT: General Dynamics gets 34 mln usd order to provide manufacturing help to Egypt Interactive Investor - Aug 10 7:46 AM
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - The US Army awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a 34 mln usd contract modification to provide manufacturing technical assistance to Egypt for the co-production of the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank.School tries to survive visa abuse Baltimore Sun - Aug 12 12:41 AM
Egypt college seeks to uphold program that lost students Even as federal agents continued their nationwide hunt to arrest and possibly deport his students, the president of Egypt's Mansoura University was preparing yesterday to send two more students to study in the United States - his sons. Egypt's Nobel prize winning writer Mahfuz in hospital AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 10:18 AM
World renowned Egyptian writer Nagib Mahfuz, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988, has been admitted to hospital, a hospital official has said.The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) announced Saturday it found and destroyed a tunnel it claims is used for arms Al Jazeera - Aug 12 9:35 AM
But sources said that nothing was found in the tunnel which opened into a chicken coop on the Gaza side. Palestinian security official confirmed that the tunnel, more than 150 meters (yards) long and links Egypt to Gaza, had been destroyed by the Israeli army, using controlled explosions.Betty Brinn gives Chinese museum founder a few ideas Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
Several years ago when Nancy Wang visited the biggest children's museum in Shanghai, China, she was disappointed. The exhibits were not interactive, and the kids could hardly touch anything. As a result, few people visited the museum. Wang, who...Three UAE films to be shown at international film festival Khaleej Times - Aug 12 8:41 AM
ABU DHABI Three UAE-produced films will be shown at the Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Short Films this year. In its 10th year, the festival will be held in Ismailia City, Egypt, between September 15 and 22.If this was a defeat, the Israelis must be praying for a lot more of them Times Online - Aug 13 6:36 PM
IF ONLY Israel were as effective at public relations as at military operations, the results of the conflict on and around its border with Lebanon would be so much starker.Bloomsburg University library to hold reading series on Jewish literature The Daily Item - 41 minutes ago
BLOOMSBURG Bloomsburg University's Andruss Library will host the five-part reading and discussion series "Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature Identity and Imagination.Stephen Elliott: My Middle East Vacation HuffingtonPost - Aug 13 9:32 AM
I just returned from two weeks in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. I also walked about 20 feet into Lebanon behind a convoy of Caterpillar D9s and artillery. This was my second trip to the region and it was much less assuring than the first, which was also at a bad time - August, 2001 - the height of the second Intifada. More than ever there is a failure among Israelis and Palestinians to Gaza-Egypt border reopens in one direction Syracuse.com - Aug 09 11:40 PM
11 RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) The Gaza-Egypt border partially reopened Thursday, after weeks of closure during Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip, a spokeswoman for European border monitors said.Gaza-Egypt border reopened in one direction Pravda - Aug 10 12:25 AM
The crossing was open for people traveling from Gaza into Egypt only, said spokeswoman Maria Telleria. The crossing was intended for students to return to schools, for businessmen and for humanitarian cases, she said.Egypt wins 2 gold at 15th African athletics championships AngolaPress - Aug 10 3:07 AM
Bambous, Mauritius, 08/10 - Egypt won two gold medals at the ongoing 15th African athletics championships here Wednesday. Egyptian hammer thrower, Marwa Ahmed Arafat, got the first gold for his country with a throw of 62.16 metres and Ibrahim, won the second gold with a throw of 18.93 metres.Mubarak says UN resolution "step in right direction" People's Daily - Aug 13 4:56 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said that newly-passed UN Security Council Resolution 1701 on Lebanon was "a step in the right direction," the official MENA news agency reported Sunday.Cease-Fire Slated For Monday Morning CBS News - Aug 13 7:51 AM
Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah said they would accept the terms of a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending the month-long war in the Middle East, but fierce fighting continued in the region with civilians and soldiers dying on all sides.Date Palm Film Festival Scoop.co.nz - 24 minutes ago
This year s Date Palm Film Festival comes at an opportune time, giving us a look at other, more humane aspects of life in the Middle East than those we are shown in the daily news.General Dynamics Receives $34 Million to Provide Manufacturing Assistance to Egypt [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 10 7:00 AM
The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics , a $34 million contract modification to provide manufacturing technical assistance to Egypt for the co-production of the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank.Beware the new guns of August The Age - Aug 13 12:26 PM
There is conflict across the world. The United States has closed its eyes to the problems. -Comment: Make terror an option that's unthinkable New Straits Times - Aug 13 5:03 PM
THE arrests in London of 21 terrorists who appear to have planned to blow up a number of airplanes over the Atlantic reminds us, if any reminder is needed, of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of Sept 11, 2001.Egypt's Mubarak rules out cutting Israel ties AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 7:12 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has rejected calls to cut ties with Israel over its massive and deadly onslaught against Lebanon.News email Daily Telegraph - Aug 13 6:14 PM
News emailEGYPT'S HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT BK 1H PFT +71% TO EGP44.6M Zawya - Aug 12 12:34 AM
Quote data provided by © Reuters Limited. Click for Restrictions Site is optimised for viewing with Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator v4 and above. Screen is optimised for viewing at 800 x 600.Look close to home for what is driving terror The Herald - Aug 13 6:06 PM
What do the terrorists want? It seems a simple enough question, but the answer depends on who you ask. The global nature of Islamist militancy and its shifting, loose structure continues to confound and bewilder many in the west.VCUQ welcomes 46 students to Class of 2010 The Peninsula - Aug 13 4:02 PM
DOHA The Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQ) welcomed the 46 students who make up the Class of 2010.Arab League Criticizes U.N. Resolution ABC News - Aug 12 11:48 PM
Arab, Muslim Nations Criticize U.N. Resolution, but Express Cautious Hope for Cease-Fire PlanEgyptians came for jobs, then built lives Baltimore Sun - Aug 13 6:17 AM
Immigrants find hard work and a chance for success Egyptians came for work and stayed DCCI presses nationals to complete land transfer in Egypt Gowealthy - Aug 10 12:48 AM
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has urged the UAE nationals, who had applied to get plots in Egypt, to instantly go there and discuss the completion of transfer of assets with the Egyptian authorities concerned.Hizbollah stands in way of peace Bangkok Post - Aug 13 1:13 PM
When the Hizbollah-Israel war began in mid-July, many in the Arab world made some startling comments. ''The operations of Israel in Gaza and Lebanon are in the interest of people of Arab countries and the international community,'' wrote the editor of the Kuwaiti Arab Times.Gaza border opens for three hours BBC News - Aug 11 6:13 AM
The border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is briefly re-opened on Friday, for the second day running.Castro's successor may not be a Cuban The Age - Aug 13 12:23 PM
'Are revolutions doomed to fail" asked Fidel Castro last November, addressing an audience of university students in a five-hour speech that was followed by a question-and-answer session that lasted until dawn.Clapper continues to be involved Daily American - 42 minutes ago
It doesn't take long when talking to Sharon Clapper of Meyersdale to realize that becoming involved, whether it be with her family, community or career, is about as natural as breathing.Israel hijacks Lebanon media, names Hezbollah fighters killed Calcutta News - Aug 13 4:10 PM
The Israeli army says it has taken over Lebanon's al-Manar television station and Noor radio station, and is broadcasting the names of Hezbollah guerillas it has killed.Formation of Peacekeeping Force in Southern Lebanon Expected to Start Soon Voice of America - Aug 13 11:35 AM
Consultations are expected to begin this week among governments intending to take part in a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. Among those expected to contribute troops to in the U.N.-approved force are France, Italy, and Turkey.Analysis: Pact won't improve U.S. image AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 3:03 PM
A U.S.-backed diplomatic pact to end more than a month of war between Israel and Islamic militants in Lebanon may stop the worst of the killing and retire the daily television images of burning buildings and suffocated children.Five things you need to know The Herald News - Aug 13 3:57 PM
1. A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. Currently, the spread of bird flu has not reached the pandemic stage, but concerns are continuing, according to a federal government Web site, www.pandemicflu.gov.What The Hell Has Happened To The Army? Scoop.co.nz - Aug 13 4:49 PM
SO WHAT has happened to the Israeli army? This question is now being raised not only around the world, but also in Israel itself. Clearly, there is a huge gap between the army's boastful arrogance, on which generations of Israelis have grown up, and the picture presented by this war.CBE leaves rates unaltered AME Info - Aug 11 10:29 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt said yesterday that it was leaving the overnight borrowing and lending rates unchanged at 8% and 10%, reported Reuters. A statement from the Monetary Policy Committee said that a recent rise in inflation had been due to an outbreak of bird flu.UN Fails To Acknowledge Israel Has Launched A War Scoop.co.nz - Aug 13 4:35 PM
UN Resolution fails to acknowledge that Israel has launched a War against Lebanon Transcript of Resolution 1701: "the word "War" is not mentioned.Iranian FM briefs reporters on his talks with Egyptian officials Payvand Iran News - Aug 13 10:11 AM
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Sunday briefed reporters on the outcome his meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit. -IRNAThe Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Aug 13 4:08 PM
All of us Muslims owe George Bush a debt of thanks for making this world such a safe and peaceful place for us. He began with Afghanistan. As we all know, there is so much peace and tranquility in that country now that scores of Afghans are killed every day.War Rages Ahead Of Cease-Fire CBS 2 New York - Aug 13 10:17 AM
Israeli warplanes pounded south Beirut with at least 20 missiles in a two-minute period Sunday at nearly the exact moment that the Israeli parliament approved a U.N. cease-fire plan that was to go into effect 17 hours later.
