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Egypt demands Hamas free Israeli soldier 
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Egypt has demanded that Hamas immediately release a captured Israeli soldier to avoid a worsening crisis in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials and Arab diplomats said Tuesday. Egypt also demanded Hamas cooperate fully with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in forming a national unity government.Egypt demands Hamas free Israeli soldier AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 6:17 PM
Egypt has demanded that Hamas immediately release a captured Israeli soldier to avoid a worsening crisis in the violence-battered Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials and Arab diplomats said Tuesday.Egypt Demands Hamas Free Israeli Soldier ABC News - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
Egypt Demands Hamas Free Israeli Soldier; Form Unity Government With Palestinian Leader AbbasCanada loses to Egypt at women's world team squash championships CP via Yahoo! Canada News - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
EDMONTON (CP) - Carolyn Russell of Winnipeg earned a 7-9, 9-5, 9-2, 9-0 victory over Amnah El Trablosy Tuesday, but Canada lost 2-1 to second-seed Egypt on the last day of round-robin play at the women's world team squash championships.Egypt demands Hamas free Israeli soldier Syracuse.com - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Egypt has demanded that Hamas immediately release a captured Israeli soldier to avoid a worsening crisis in the violence-battered Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials and Arab diplomats said Tuesday.New Egypt sweeps past Delran The Trenton Times - 12 minutes ago
PLUMSTED TOWNSHIP -- Lindsay Clynes, Ashley Bosco and Emily Gohde swept the singles matches yesterday as New Egypt powered past Delran, 5-0. Clynes, Bosco and Gohde surrendered a total of six games in their three victories for New Egypt.Palestinian security uncovers 2 underground tunnels along Gaza-Egypt border CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 26 7:25 AM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian security forces discovered two underground tunnels along the Gaza Strip border with Egypt on Tuesday that they suspect were dug to smuggle weapons and other contraband.Egypt: Egypt Extends Humanitarian Aid to Flood Victims AllAfrica.com - Sep 26 9:23 AM
The government of the Arabic Republic of Egypt has for the second time responded to Ethiopia's flash appeal by sending 223 Metric Tones of maize and 250,000 Egyptian Pounds worth of medical equipment to the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (DPPA).Egypt will revive the civilian nuclear energy program it suspended 20 years ago, local media reported. Al Jazeera - Sep 26 7:26 AM
The government's Supreme Council for Energy met over the weekend to discuss alternative energy sources including the nuclear option, Egypt s official news agency MENA reported, quoting top government officials.Egypt Invest hitting all the right areas AME Info - Sep 25 10:49 PM
Egypt Invest first appeared in 2003, bringing to discussion investment opportunities in Egypt, this year the event is to be held again in November.EGYPT PLANS 3 NUKE REACTORS Middle East Newsline - Sep 25 11:52 PM
CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt plans to construct three nuclear reactors to generate electricity. The Egyptian Electricity Ministry has drafted a plan to establish three nuclear power plants in the country over the next 20 years.Egypt's intentions queried after revival of nuclear plans Financial Times - Sep 25 7:08 PM
The sudden revival of Egypt's plans to develop nuclear power have led to speculation that President Hosni Mubarak may have more than just future energy supplies in mind.Egypt to harness nuclear power AME Info - Sep 25 9:19 PM
Egypt is restarting its civil nuclear energy programme after a 20-year suspension, with plans to build a nuclear power station on the Mediterranean coast, AFP reported.In Egypt, remnant carries on rich fabric of Jewish tradition JTA - Sep 25 3:50 PM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Sept. 25 (JTA) During this year s Rosh Hashanah evening service at the grand Eliahou Hanabi Synagogue, a short walk from the Mediterranean Sea here, all eyes turn toward the three foreign visitors who are making their way quietly to the front.Egypt, China sign document on setting up Confucius Institute People's Daily - Sep 25 5:30 PM
A visiting Chinese educational delegation signed a letter of intent on Monday with Egypt's Cairo University on jointly setting up a Confucius Institute.Egypt unveils nuclear power plan BBC News - Sep 24 11:32 PM
Egypt's energy minister unveils plans to build a nuclear power plant on the country's Mediterranean coast.Egypt to relaunch civil N-programme Dawn - Sep 25 8:39 PM
CAIRO, Sept 25: Egypt is to relaunch its civil nuclear energy program after a 20-year freeze, with plans for a nuclear power station on the Mediterranean coast, officials said Sunday.In Pharaohs' footsteps, Egypt eyes new gold-mining era AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 11:42 AM
After a 2,000-year lapse, Egypt is looking to acquire a gold-mining industry again by revisiting ancient deposits of the precious mineral that symbolized the glory of the Pharaohs.Arrest highlights Egypt's terrorist connections Financial Times - Sep 25 10:53 AM
Egypt's arrest of a chemist in connection with the London bomb attacks has highlighted the country's uncomfortable legacy as one of the birthplaces for the radical ideology espoused by al-Qaeda.Egypt to relaunch civil nuclear program Middle East Times - Sep 25 6:58 AM
CAIRO -- Egypt is to relaunch its civil nuclear energy program after a 20-year freeze, with plans for a nuclear power station on the Mediterranean coast, officials said Sunday.Egypt bans European papers for comments on Islam Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 9:11 AM
Egypt has banned editions of two French and German newspapers, Le Figaro and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, because of articles deemed insulting to Islam, the state news agency MENA said on Sunday.Egypt to Build Nuclear Energy Plant Payvand Iran News - Sep 25 8:31 AM
Egypt says it will build a nuclear power plant to meet its growing energy needs. The country's energy minister Hassan Younes told the state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram that Egypt plans to build a 1000 Megawatt nuclear power plant on the Mediterranean coast. He said the project will cost $1.5 billion and that the government will seek foreign investment. -VOAAustralian firm has Egypt on brink of modern-day gold rush The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 25 2:20 PM
After a 2,000-year lapse, Egypt is looking to acquire a gold-mining industry again by revisiting ancient deposits of the precious mineral that symbolized the glory of the Pharaohs. Josef al-Raghy surveys Sukari Hill, an outcrop in Egypt's Eastern Desert dotted with his Centamin company's drilling rigs.Egypt bans papers over 'anti-Islam articles' Middle East Times - Sep 25 6:59 AM
CAIRO -- Egypt has banned the sale of three international newspapers containing articles deemed offensive to Islam, the official news agency MENA said Sunday.Pope meeting with Muslims to avoid apology: Egypt Islamists TurkishPress.com - Sep 25 7:51 AM
CAIRO - Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood said Monday that Pope Benedict XVI's meeting with Muslim envoys to the Vatican was another way of avoiding an apology.Should Egypt go nuclear? Zawya - Sep 25 4:48 AM
Ten years ago, I argued that Egypt should pursue a nuclear option. I was therefore interested when, last week, Jamal Mubarak, the son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his heir apparent, said that Egypt should develop nuclear power.In Pharaohs' footsteps, Egypt eyes new gold-mining era AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 9:23 PM
After a 2,000-year lapse, Egypt is looking to again acquire a gold-mining industry by revisiting ancient deposits of the precious mineral that symbolised the glory of the Pharaohs.Egypt bans European paper editions for offending Islam People's Daily - Sep 24 6:53 PM
Egypt has banned certain editions of three European newspapers for containing articles offending Islam and Prophet Mohammed, the official MENA news agency reported on Sunday.Egypt to begin nuclear program Aljazeera - Sep 24 2:35 PM
Egypt has said it will re-launch its nuclear energy program after a 20-year freeze as it announced plans to build a nuclear power station on the Mediterranean coast.Judge orders students from Egypt deported Tulsa World - Sep 26 4:45 AM
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Three Egyptian college students who sparked a nationwide search when they failed to show up for a college exchange program last month were ordered deported Monday.Egypt to relaunch civil nuclear programme Channel NewsAsia - Sep 24 12:55 PM
CAIRO - Egypt is to relaunch its civil nuclear energy programme after a 20-year freeze, with plans for a nuclear power station on the Mediterranean coast, officials said Sunday.Report: Egypt Warns Hamas Leader Regarding Shalit Israel National News - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) Egyptian intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman sent a letter to Hamas politburo leader Khaled Meshal, in Damascus, telling him that if Gilad Shalit is not released, the IDF will launch a military operation in Gaza, official PA (Palestinian Authority) sources are reporting.CIBC starts online trading AME Info - 55 minutes ago
Egypt's Commercial International Brokerage Company has introduced an online share trading platform after receiving the go-ahead from the Capital Market Authority, Gulf News reports. Rival brokerage EFG-Hermes will launch its online trading system in a few weeks.Egypt selected to host Pugwash conference People's Daily - Sep 24 5:42 PM
Egypt was selected by Pugwash, an international scientific organization, as the first country in the Middle East to host its conference on science and world affairs in November, the official MENA news agency reported Sunday.Two European papers face Egypt ban Aljazeera - Sep 24 12:20 PM
Egypt has banned editions of two French and German newspapers, Le Figaro and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, because of articles deemed insulting to Islam.Nasrallah Dates Sold to Break Ramadan Fast Los Angeles Times - Sep 26 2:27 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- The nicknames of dates sold to break the Ramadan fast are a key gauge of the political mood on Cairo's streets. This year's top pick? The "Nasrallah," named for the Hezbollah leader. At the bottom -- those named for President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Al-Qaida in Iraq Warns Pope that Islam Will Prevail WTOL News 11 - Sep 26 6:40 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida in Iraq warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that its war against Christianity and the West will go on until Islam takes over the world, and Iran's supreme leader called for more protests over the pontiff's remarks on Islam.Egypt Bans European Papers 'Insulting To Islam' Israel National News - Sep 24 4:50 PM
(IsraelNN.com) In an unusual move, Egypt has banned editions of two mainstream European newspapers which include articles that "disparaged Islam and claimed that the Islamic religion was spread by the sword and that the [Muslim] prophet...was the prophet of evil," said Information Minister Anas el-Feki.UN Audio: Today's News Update From The UN Scoop.co.nz - Sep 26 4:12 PM
Yasmine Ryan: Why Sinai Is Egypt's Achilles Heel - Since the 7 October 2004 bombings in Taba and Ras Shitan, the lucrative tourism industry of the Sinai Peninsular has emerged as the Achilles heel in the Egyptian state s ability to prevent terrorist attacks.This cartoon has its charms - along with a scattering of facts about ancient Egypt. Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 24 6:46 AM
This cartoon has its charms - along with a scattering of facts about ancient Egypt. -Al-Qaida-Linked Group Posts Graphic Video Said to be of US Soldiers WTOL News 11 - Sep 26 6:27 PM
CAIRO, EGYPT (AP) -- An al-Qaida-linked group has posted a Web video that purportedly shows the bodies of two American soldiers being dragged behind a truck and then set on fire.'King Tut' set for Bahrain Gulf Daily News - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Egypt has agreed that Bahrain can host a roaming exhibition of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in April. Egyptian Ambassador Dr Azmi Khalifa said Bahrain will be the first Arab country in Middle East and North Africa to host this exhibition which mirrors the golden era of the pharaohs.Egypt prompts speculation with revival of nuclear plans Financial Times - Sep 25 10:47 AM
The revival of Egyptian plans to develop nuclear power has fuelled speculation that President Hosni Mubarak may have more than just future energy supplies in mind.Nasrallah Dates Sold to Break Ramadan Fast phillyburbs.com - Sep 26 2:28 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - The nicknames of dates sold to break the Ramadan fast are a key gauge of the political mood on Cairo's streets.Kodak (Egypt) Zawya - Sep 26 6:03 AM
Marketing and distribution of Kodak photographic products and photo-finishing services.Why Communism Failed? News From Bangladesh - Sep 26 11:29 AM
In the social sciences, theories won t get us very far. Instead, we should look at the economic systems, e.g., USSR, CPR, Egypt, Great Britain, and the thousands of small communist and anarchist utopias around the world throughout history.Gaza's border with Egypt opens for second day AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 1:20 AM
The Rafah border terminal between Egypt and Gaza, the Palestinian territory's only gateway to the world that bypasses Israel, opened for a second consecutive day.Today's Article on Christian Science: A starting point for prayer when far from home The Christian Science Monitor - Sep 25 5:06 PM
While visiting family in Egypt, a woman who was feeling homesick finds peace of mind. Israel seen lifting nuclear veil in Iran stand-off Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 5:43 AM
In October 1973, with its forces battling to repel invasions by Egypt and Syria, Israel did what had previously been unthinkable: It briefly wheeled its nuclear-capable Jericho-1 missiles out of their secret silos.In Pharaohs' footsteps, Egypt eyes new gold-mining era TODAYonline - Sep 23 9:53 PM
Egyptians take a look at the upper half of the golden sarcophagus of the pharoh Akhenaton at Cairo Musem. After a 2,000-year lapse, Egypt is looking to again acquire a gold-mining industry by revisiting ancient deposits of the precious mineral that symbolised the glory of the Pharaohs.Israeli Premier and Saudi Said to Hold Secret Meeting New York Times - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
If a meeting did take place, it would indicate a significant development for two countries that have never had diplomatic ties.Israel bombs Gaza house after rocket hit: witnesses Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 3:31 PM
An Israeli warplane bombed and destroyed a home in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday minutes after warning its occupants to leave, Palestinian witnesses said.Analysis: China courting Egypt for energy, influence Middle East Times - Sep 23 3:47 PM
CAIRO -- Egypt's trade minister led a business delegation to China last week in what may be part of a larger strategy by China to gain more access to energy supplies in the Middle East, as well as an effort by Egypt to curb US influence in the region, experts told United Press International.Israeli airstrike kills 14-year-old girl AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 3:59 PM
Israeli airstrikes on a house in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah early Wednesday killed a 14-year-old girl and wounded seven other people, hospital officials said.Israeli Air Strike Kills Teenage Girl CBS News - 13 minutes ago
Israeli air strikes targeting the house of a weapons dealer on the Gaza-Egypte border killed a 14-year-old girl and injured seven people early Wednesday.© Oxford Business Group. Publishers of Emerging Markets Intelligence Reports. Oxford Business Group - Sep 26 2:53 AM
Egypt's government has declared that 2007 will be a year of reform, with the economy being given a further make over to streamline the processes of doing business, boost employment and increase overseas investment.Concern over Middle East nuclear plans BBC News - Sep 25 6:16 AM
Plans announced recently by Egypt and Turkey for the construction of nuclear power plants are raising a ripple of concern about the long-term prospect of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.SA beach boys in confident mood Independent Online - Sep 26 12:33 AM
South Africa's campaign to qualify for the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup in Brazil kicks off in earnest when they take on Egypt in the opening match of the qualifying tournament in Durban.Egypt-Gaza power link opened Middle East Times - Sep 23 3:50 PM
RAFAH, Egypt -- A new link connecting the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah to the Egyptian power grid opened Monday as the Palestinians strive to end their dependence on Israel.Egypt criticises West's Israel policy TVNZ - Sep 23 3:44 PM
Egypt criticised Western powers on Saturday for blocking efforts to declare Israel's reputed nuclear arsenal a threat.Al Tuwairqi, $533m steel investment AME Info - Sep 25 11:19 PM
Saudi-based Al Tuwairqi Group will establish four iron and steel factories in Pakistan, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt within the next three years, at a cost of $533.3m, Arab News reported. The company said it will have a production capacity of more than 5m tons of product within ten years.Report: PA Uncovers Smuggling Tunnel in Gaza Israel National News - Sep 26 3:35 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The Palestinian Authority claims that it has uncovered two tunnels that run between Egypt and the Gaza strip for the purpose, presumably, of smuggling weapons into Gaza.Video purportedly shows soldiers bodies dragged, burned Navy Times - Sep 25 12:59 PM
CAIRO, Egypt An al-Qaida-linked group posted a Web video Saturday purporting to show the bodies of two American soldiers being dragged behind a truck, then set on fire in apparent retaliation for the alleged rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman by U.S. troops from the same unit.Ramadan starts on Sunday in Egypt Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 12:49 PM
The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Sunday morning in Egypt, the most populous Arab country, the office of the mufti said on Friday.Syrian director defies death threats AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 9:47 AM
A Syrian director who received death threats after a Ramadan television series on suicide bombers is back for this year's holiday: This time, he condemns terrorism by Islamic extremists as a global threat that hurts Muslims.PM denies foreign policy stirs terrorism AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 7:51 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied that his government's foreign policy, including the war in Iraq, was to blame for terrorism.Blair defends war on terrorism, set to last 'generation or more' AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 9:19 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied that Britain's US-supporting foreign policy, including the war in Iraq, was to blame for the surge in terrorist attacks in recent years.Pope's Comments Still Fuel Anger in Egypt ABC News - Sep 24 7:18 PM
Thousands Turn Out for 'Day of Anger' ProtestAl-Qaida's bark worse than bite? Northwest Herald - Sep 25 2:58 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) The threats came in a blizzard around the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks a series of videos from al-Qaida's No. 2 warning of more strikes to come.Saudi Arabia: Al-Tuwairqi Group to Set Up Four Factories Zawya - Sep 25 10:33 PM
JEDDAH, 26 September 2006 -- Al-Tuwairqi Group plans to establish four iron & steel factories in Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt within the next three years with a total cost of SR2 billion ($533.3 million).French, German Papers Banned Over Articles Los Angeles Times - Sep 25 12:19 AM
Egypt has banned editions of two French and German newspapers, Le Figaro and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, because of articles deemed insulting to Islam, the state-run Middle East News Agency said.Somali PM links murder to "international terror" Tiscali - Sep 25 4:56 PM
BAIDOA, Somalia (Reuters) - Somalia s prime minister on Saturday accused Libya, Egypt, Iran and Eritrea of fomenting extremism in his country, and said the killers of a cabinet minister had links with "international terrorists."Egypt decides to pursue nuclear energy People's Daily - Sep 24 6:53 PM
Gaza's border with Egypt reopens for two days AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 6:41 AM
Nearly 4,000 people crossed between Egypt and Gaza as the Palestinian territory's sole gateway to the world that bypasses Israel opened for two days ahead of the Muslim month of Ramadan.Uganda: Massa Eyes Europe AllAfrica.com - Sep 25 3:06 PM
HE might look comfortable in Egypt but Cranes striker Geoffrey Massa says playing in Europe remains his ultimate dream.China's Oil Deals With Iran, Myanmar Put It at Odds With U.S. Bloomberg.com - Sep 26 4:26 PM
Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- In a steamy jungle clearing in Myanmar, a lone drilling rig topped by limp red flags bears testimony to China's insatiable thirst for oil.Pope 'evading apology' Gulf Daily News - Sep 25 5:26 PM
CAIRO: Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood said yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI's meeting with Muslim envoys to the Vatican was another way of avoiding an apology.Failure of resolving Palestinian issue aggravates anger among Arabs: Egypt's FM People's Daily - Sep 24 6:37 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said Sunday that failure to resolve the Palestinian issue was fuelling the feelings of anger and frustration in the Arab region, the official MENA news agency reported.Pro-tobacco stance raises ire Gulf News - Sep 25 1:52 PM
Cairo: Jamal Al Bana, the younger brother of the founder of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, has been severely criticised by Muslim clerics for ruling that smoking does not spoil fasting.Blair Urges No Retreat From United States Foreign Policy Posture Space War - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
by Hannah K. Strange UPI Correspondent Manchester (UPI) Sep 26, 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair mounted a staunch defense of his foreign policy at his last Labor Party conference as leader, urging his successor to continue his close alliance with the United States.Israel seen lifting nuclear veil in Iran stand-off Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 25 5:37 AM
In October 1973, with its forces battling to repel invasions by Egypt and Syria, Israel did what had previously been unthinkable.Saudi Arabia says Israel meeting report fabricated Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 1:38 AM
Saudi Arabia denied on Tuesday a newspaper report that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently held a meeting with a senior Saudi royal, calling the story fabricated.Al-Qaida strength now debated, but terrorist threat persists The Plain Dealer - Sep 25 4:48 AM
Cairo, Egypt- The threats came in a blizzard around the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks - a series of videos from al-Qaida's No. 2 warning of more strikes to come.Boswell through to squash semi-finals Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 25 4:37 AM
Stewart Boswell will play Egypt's Ramy Ashour in the semi-finals of the St Louis Open squash tournament in the United States following his epic five-game quarter-final win over Alex Gough.Gaza's border with Egypt reopens for two days AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 3:04 AM
Buses packed with Palestinians were crossing into Egypt as the Gaza Strip's sole gateway to the world bypassing Israel reopened for two days ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.Israeli Airstrike Kills 14-Year-Old Girl San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 26 4:41 PM
Israeli airstrikes on a house in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah early Wednesday killed a 14-year-old girl and wounded seven other people, hospital officials said. The attack targeted the house of Sammy al Shaer, a weapons dealer, witnesses said.... Select an Edition: AlertNet - Sep 25 6:34 AM
Fetching... DUBAI, 25 September (IRIN) - In Egypt, a prominent member of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Al-Hayawan, was released from jail, the Brotherhood reported on 23 September.Cairo to start building nuclear powerplants africast.com - Sep 25 5:58 AM
CAIRO, September 25 -- Egypt will begin building nuclear power plants soon, a cabinet minister was quoted as saying Sunday, three days after President Hosni Mubarak called on his government to pursue nuclear energy.Gaza s border with Egypt opens for second day Khaleej Times - Sep 23 3:43 AM
RAFAH, Gaza Strip - The Rafah border terminal between Egypt and Gaza, the Palestinian territory s only gateway to the world that bypasses Israel, opened on Saturday for a second consecutive day.Branching out to olives Austin American-Statesman - 43 minutes ago
On the historic day of Bill and Bev Kemp's first commercial olive harvest, Jack Russell terriers romp in the furrows beneath the trees, and two woolly llamas from next door watch the activity from the gravel road that runs past the grove.Practitoner of reflexology helps clients relax Fergus Falls Daily Journal - Sep 25 1:55 PM
Helena Moravee of European Advanced Reflexology in Fergus Falls is a healer of many ailments. It s an ancient scientific (application of) pressure, she said. It was begun 5,000 years ago by the Chinese, and has since spread throughout Egypt, India, Japan and others. Nasrallah Dates Sold to Break Ramadan Fast ABC News - Sep 26 6:03 AM
Nasrallah Dates Win the Battle for the Ramadan Holiday TableRaya bags Sun award ITP.net - Sep 25 8:40 AM
Egypt-based Raya Corporation is celebrating bagging the award for fastest growing partner in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from network computing solutions vendor Sun Microsystems.Israeli Air Strike Kills Teenage Girl CBS 2 New York - Sep 26 5:53 PM
Israeli air strikes on a house in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah early Wednesday killed a 14-year-old girl and wounded seven other people, hospital officials said.Traveller tested in Australia, bird flu unlikely Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A traveller from Vietnam was hospitalised for tests on arrival in Australia on Wednesday because he felt unwell, but he is unlikely to be suffering from bird flu, Australian health officials said.In full: Tony Blair's speech BBC News - Sep 26 8:49 AM
The full transcript of Tony Blair's final speech to the Labour Party conference.Al-Qaida-linked terror group denies leader arrested Fox21 - Sep 25 6:16 AM
CAIRO, Egypt The Iraqi terror group Ansar al-Sunnah (AHN'-sahr ahl-SOO'-nah) denies its senior leader has been captured by U-S and Iraqi forces.Petrogulf Africa exploration AME Info - 41 minutes ago
Kuwait-based Petrogulf is in talks with international companies to set up an oil exploration company for North Africa, according to Reuters. It would have a capital of $500m, with International Investment Group acting as financial director.World Briefs Miami Herald - Sep 25 12:23 AM
Egyptian discloses plan for nuclear power plant Egypt will begin to build nuclear power plants soon, a Cabinet minister was quoted as saying Sunday, three days after President Hosni Mubarak called on his government to pursue nuclear energy.Border of Gaza with Egypt open for 2 days Gulf Times - Sep 23 3:35 AM
RAFAH, Gaza Strip: Nearly 4,000 people crossed between Egypt and Gaza yesterday as the Palestinian territory s sole gateway to the world that bypasses Israel opened for two days ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.