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Rice to meet with moderate Arab states next week: Egypt 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 8:03 AM
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will meet next week in Kuwait with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.Egypt to press deal on Middle East "final status" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 7:06 AM
Egypt and Jordan will press for agreement on "final status" issues between Israel and the Palestinians, the Egyptian foreign minister said on Wednesday, days before a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.Lebanon's Seniora to visit Egypt on Saturday: MENA People's Daily - Jan 10 6:10 PM
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora will visit Egypt on Saturday, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported Wednesday.Eritrea: President Returns Home Concluding Working Visit to Egypt AllAfrica.com - Jan 10 2:23 PM
President Isaias Afwerki returned home today concluding a two-day working visit to Egypt at the invitation of President Hosni Mubarak.Egypt to press deal on 'final status' in Mideast Gulf News - Jan 10 12:40 PM
Cairo: Egypt and Jordan will press for agreement on "final status" issues between Israel and the Palestinians, the Egyptian foreign minister said yesterday, days before a visit by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.Egypt religion minister expels fully veiled employee Middle East Times - Jan 10 2:43 AM
CAIRO -- Egypt's minister of religious endowments expelled a fully veiled female employee from a meeting after she refused to uncover her face, an Egyptian daily reported Wednesday.Apache discovers new oil and gas reserves in Egypt bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 09 8:08 AM
Apache Corp. has apparently hit paydirt with a series of new wells in Egypt, which the company believes will establish new reserves and production.Egypt: Presidents Isaias And Mubarak Hold Talks On Bilateral And Regional Issues AllAfrica.com - Jan 09 1:53 PM
President Isaias Afwerki, who left today for Egypt for a two-day working visit at the invitation of President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, held talks in Sharm-Asheik with his Egyptian counterpart on bilateral and regional issues.Egypt frets dire consequences if Lebanese deadlock intensifies The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 09 2:01 PM
On the eve of the preparatory meeting for the Paris III donor conference, Egypt issued a harshly worded statement warning the Lebanese of "dire consequences" if the political deadlock intensifies with the escalation of anti-government protests. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu al-Gheit urged Lebanese factions Tuesday to refrain from acts.'Torture' victim jailed in Egypt BBC News - Jan 10 8:56 AM
An Egyptian man filmed being sexually assaulted in jail is imprisoned on charges related to the same incident.Happy 2007 to the People of Egypt and Apache Shareholders; Apache Announces Egyptian Oil and Gas Discoveries [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 09 6:32 AM
Apache Corporation today announced the following wells in the Western Desert of Egypt which have been completed or are in the process of being tested and should establish new reserves and production for Egypt and Apache's shareholders:Egypt religion minister expels fully veiled employee Middle East Online - Jan 10 8:04 AM
Zaqzuq: I totally reject niqab, no religious counselor needs to wear it since it is not required by Islamic law.Out of Egypt On opposite sides of the border, the views of peace treaty diverge Connecticut Jewish Ledger - Jan 10 6:06 AM
CAIRO (JTA) -- In the trendy Mohandiseen district of Cairo, 28-year-old Sharif Ramadan welcomes the opportunity to talk politics one evening in the nearly empty eyeglass store he manages.Bush Warns Democrats About Effects of Troop Pullout From Iraq Washington Post - Jan 09 11:06 PM
President Bush gravely warned House Democrats yesterday that America's credibility would be shattered if the United States pulled its troops from Iraq, forcing close ally Saudi Arabia to look elsewhere for protection and potentially destabilizing Egypt, the region's most populous country, according... 'Torture' Victim Jailed in Egypt Israel National News - 45 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) An Egyptian man filmed being sexually assaulted in jail by police officers, has himself been imprisoned on a charge related to the same incident.Visa solidifies its position in Egypt AME Info - Jan 10 2:00 AM
Third quarter results for the period ending September 2006 were released by Visa International, the world's leading payment organization.Egypt Ahly surrender unbeaten record in Egypt FIFA - Jan 08 9:01 AM
Al-Ahly surrendered a 29-month unbeaten record in Egypt after crashing 3-0 to Ismailia in a top-of-the-table league clash at the weekend.Squash: Azlan s New Year stunner New Straits Times - Jan 10 5:44 PM
AZLAN Iskandar could not have asked for a better start to the New Year when he secured a sensational victory over Egypt s World No 1 Amr Shabana in the Canadian Classic squash championship to advance to the quarter-finals in Toronto on Tuesday.Front Page Howell Tri Town News - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
PLUMSTED - The New Egypt First Aid Squad held its annual installation of officers ceremony for 2007 on Jan. 6. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, the volunteer New Egypt First Aid Squad has been serving Plumsted for 69 years, since 1938.Man who accused police of sex abuse sent to jail CNN.com - Jan 09 2:34 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) -- An Egyptian court sentenced a man who has accused police of sexually assaulting him to three months in jail on charges related to the same incident.Recent Events Fuel Arab Ire Toward U.S. Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Jan 10 1:17 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - Saddam Hussein's unruly execution, gunbattles in Iraq and U.S. airstrikes on Somalia are increasing hostility toward America in the Arab world and deepening the Shiite-Sunni divide.Five Divers Disappear Off Red Sea Coast in Egypt RedNova - Jan 08 9:19 AM
Five divers disappear off Red Sea coast in Egypt CAIRO, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Five divers have gone missing late Saturday while they were diving off the Red Sea coast in Egypt, the official news agency MENA reported on Sunday.Egyptian minister expels veiled staff member The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 10 1:41 PM
Egypt's minister of religious endowments expelled a fully veiled female employee from a meeting after she refused to uncover her face, an Egyptian daily reported Wednesday. The woman, a religious counselor, was asked by an aide of Hamdi Zaqzuq to remove her face veil before the minister's speech opening a training.Egypt torture victim jailed for resisting authority Middle East Times - Jan 10 4:24 AM
CAIRO -- An Egyptian minibus driver whose torture and sodomy by police officers on a video outraged rights activists was sentenced to three months in prison for "resisting authority," a security source said Wednesday.Egypt: Senior Gov't Delegation Back Home After Concluding Egypt, Sudan Visit AllAfrica.com - Jan 08 6:54 AM
A high-level Ethiopian government delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Seyoum Mesfin returned home Thursday after paying a working visit to Egypt and Sudan.Squash: Azlan nets big fish The Star Online - Jan 10 3:43 PM
PETALING JAYA: National number two Mohd Azlan Iskandar claimed a prized scalp in the second round of the Canadian Open in Toronto on Tuesday. He scored the biggest match win of his career thus far, upstaging world number one and top seed Amr Shabana of Egypt.Egypt torture victim jailed News 24 South Africa - Jan 10 10:37 AM
An Egyptian minibus driver whose torture by cops on a video outraged rights activists has been sentenced to three months in prison for "resisting authority".Egypt to probe torture video News 24 South Africa - Jan 08 12:51 PM
Egypt's interior minister has ordered security services to identity a female suspect apparently being tortured by police in a video publicised by the press.New two-front strategy carries heavy risks Chicago Sun-Times - Jan 10 2:20 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- President Bush's plan is a gamble because U.S. forces will be taking on a two-front challenge: fighting Shiite militias while chasing elusive Sunni warriors.Egypt Seeks Cooperation Of M'sian Companies In ICT Development Bernama - Jan 08 2:43 AM
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Egypt is looking forward to cooperation between its companies and Malaysian firms as it embarks on huge information communication technology (ICT) development projects.Motorola Completes Egyptian GSM Expansion Cellular-News.com - Jan 10 12:33 PM
Motorola has announced the completion of a GSM network expansion project with Egypt's Mobinil, which enabled Mobinil to extend its coverage in Cairo, Delta, Alexandria and North Coast regions and add three million subscribers nationwide in 2006.In hot pursuit of Egypt's lost mummies The Christian Science Monitor - Jan 09 8:26 AM
A recovery campaign has sparked debate over objects that museums acquired before a 1970 tightening of the antiquities trade. Cairo, Amman push for Palestinian unity Middle East Online - Jan 10 7:49 AM
Egypt, Jordan push Palestinian factions towards forming government of technocrats, national unity government.3 scuba divers, guide missing in Red Sea; 5th diver swims hours to reach village Daily Bulletin - Jan 10 7:03 AM
MARSA ALAM, Egypt - Rescuers searched Sunday for three foreign scuba divers and their Egyptian guide who got lost while exploring a coral reef in the Red Sea, while a fifth member of the group reached a village after swimming for hours.Analysis: Egypt pushes for energy investment Middle East Times - Jan 09 8:27 AM
CAIRO -- A decade-long campaign by the Egyptian government to expand foreign investment in its oil and gas sector is aimed at attracting capital from emerging world energy players, such as Russia and China, despite the political and legal hazards investors may face.Cairo and Amman push for Palestinian unity govt Khaleej Times - Jan 10 6:59 AM
CAIRO - Egypt and Jordan are trying to convince the Palestinian factions to form a national unity government, the Egyptian foreign minister told a news conference with his Jordanian counterpart Wednesday.Egypt moves toward wireless broadband regulation ITP.net - Jan 08 3:17 AM
Egypt s National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) is pushing forward with its second phase plans to introduce Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) regulation in Egypt.Selma McClard Southeast Missourian - Jan 10 5:07 AM
Selma Anita McClard, 88, of Orofino, Idaho, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, in Orofino. She was born Jan. 16, 1918, at Egypt Mills, daughter of Edward and Amanda Gerlach. McClard attended Lutheran school...Osama Nasr was allegedly kidnapped and taken to Egypt [EPA] Aljazeera - Jan 09 8:00 AM
A court in Milan has begun hearings into whether to charge 26 Americans and five Italian secret service officials with kidnapping an Egyptian cleric in the city in 2003.Remnants of once-proud community say they're at home, but tread lightly Connecticut Jewish Ledger - Jan 10 6:07 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (JTA) -- It's clear that the fewer than 100 Jews who remain in Egypt today are well integrated into society and that many consider themselves fully Egyptian.A Mideast Pawn, and a Father?s Agony New York Times - 27 minutes ago
An Israeli?s quiet life in Western Galilee has been transformed since his son was captured by Palestinian militants.'We need to change our strategy in Iraq' CNN.com - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Below is the text of President Bush's speech to the nation outlining his new strategy in Iraq.Egyptians go for Visa credit AME Info - Jan 10 2:46 AM
The number of Visa credit cards in Egypt increased by 24% in Q3 2006, Visa said in a statement. Egypt accounts for 22% of cards, second behind the UAE in the Middle East. The volume of transactions on cards increased 41% and value by 42% year-on-year to reach around $1.5bn.Head of Sunni clerics says Bush plan is a plot against Sunni Muslims Helena Independent Record - Jan 10 7:03 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A prominent hardline leader of Iraq's Sunni Arabs lashed out against new security plans by U.S. President George W. Bush and Iraq's prime minister, saying in an interview published Wednesday that they were plotting to kill Sunnis.Egyptian diving center refutes blame for missing Russians Russian Information Agency Novosti - Jan 10 6:36 AM
CAIRO, December 10 (RIA Novosti) - The owner and employees of a diving center in Egypt which organized an underwater excursion for Russian and Dutch tourists are not to blame for their disappearance, Egyptian state news agency MENA said Wednesday.Raytheon gets 60 mln usd of contracts for Standard Missile-1 support services Sharewatch - Jan 10 7:25 AM
The most recent contract, valued at 29 mln usd, was awarded Jan. 3. Work includes missile assembly, testing and delivery for the governments of Spain and Egypt.Rendition Trial Opens in Milan; U.S. Agents Absent NPR - Jan 09 3:51 PM
The trial of a group of Americans and Italians accused of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric begins in Milan, Italy. Twenty-six Americans, most believed to be members of the CIA, and six Italian secret service agents are charged with involvement in the so-called "rendition" of Abu Omar, who was seized in 2003 and then sent to Egypt, where he says he was tortured.Bush to send more troops to Iraq, admits mistakes Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
President George W. Bush told skeptical Americans on Wednesday he was sending about 21,500 extra U.S. troops to Iraq, and in a rare admission, said he made a mistake by not deploying more forces sooner.Text of President Bush's address USA Today - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
Transcript of Bush remarksText of Bush's address to the nation AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
Text of President Bush's address on Wednesday, as prepared by the White House.Squash: Mohd Azlan wins second round in Canadian Open The Star Online - Jan 10 4:28 AM
PETALING JAYA: National number two Mohd Azlan Iskandar claimed a prized scalp in the second round of the Canadian Squash Open in Toronto on Tuesday. He scored the biggest match win of his career thus far, upstaging world number one and top seed Amr Shabana of Egypt.Egypt quits search for divers Sunday Times - Jan 09 11:32 PM
CAIRO - Egyptian authorities have called off a search for four divers, including three foreigners, missing off a Red Sea dive resort after they were presumed dead, security sources said.Search called off as hopes fade for missing Red Sea divers Cyber Diver News Network - Jan 09 3:49 PM
MARSA ALAM, Egypt (9 Jan 2007) -- A massive four-day air and sea search aimed at rescuing four divers who went missing on Saturday while scuba diving in the Red Sea has been called off.U.S. denies reports of new Somalia air strikes Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 6:03 PM
The United States, facing growing international criticism over an air strike targeting al Qaeda suspects in Somalia, denied reports on Wednesday it had carried out further strikes.Rice Trip Planned As Extended Conversation on Mideast, Iraq U.S. Department of State - Jan 10 7:44 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be visiting the Middle East and Europe beginning January 12 for consultations with regional leaders on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iraq and other issues, the State Department announced January 9. According to spokesman Sean McCormack, the secretary will be visiting Jerusalem; the West Bank city of Ramallah; Sharm El Sheik, Egypt; Amman, Jordan; ...Bush to send more troops to Iraq, admits mistake Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 5:51 PM
President George W. Bush told skeptical Americans on Wednesday he was dispatching about 21,500 extra U.S. troops to Iraq, and in a rare admission of a mistake, said he erred by not deploying more forces sooner.Bush warns Democrats Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jan 09 9:10 PM
WASHINGTON -- President Bush yesterday gravely warned House Democrats that America's credibility would be shattered if the United States pulled its troops from Iraq, forcing close ally Saudi Arabia to look elsewhere for protection and potentially destabilizing Egypt, the region's most populous country, according to participants in the meeting.Happy 2007 to the People of Egypt and Apache Shareholders; Apache Announces Egyptian Oil and Gas Discoveries FinanzNachrichten - Jan 09 6:45 AM
* Apache's Qasr 34, the latest Jurassic Lower Safa appraisal well on the far northwest extent of the Qasr field, tested at 18.4 million cubic feet (MMcf) of gas and 725 barrels of condensate per day.Egypt orders probe into new torture video AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 08 4:10 AM
The Egyptian interior minister has ordered security services to discover the identity of a female suspect apparently being tortured by police in a video publicized by the press, a security source said Monday.Egypt jails man who accuses police of torture AlertNet - Jan 09 1:18 PM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced a man who has accused police of sexually assaulting him to three months in jail on charges related to the same incident. Cairo minibus driver ... Amlak to expand its operations in Egypt Khaleej Times - Jan 07 7:02 PM
DUBAI Amlak has announced its further international expansion schedule, with the upcoming launch of the Egyptian office in Cairo. The company will operate under the name "Amlak Finance & Real Estate Investments" as per the Commercial Register in Egypt.Algerian Group Leader Threatens Attacks Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Jan 09 9:48 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - The leader of Algeria's main Islamic insurgency movement threatened American and French supporters of the Algerian government in a video posted Tuesday on an Islamic Web site.15 militants nabbed in heart of Baghdad AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 1:54 PM
Iraqi and U.S. troops chased militants in and out of alleys and conducted house-to-house searches Wednesday in a central Baghdad neighborhood, a day after fierce fighting that killed 50 insurgents. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Jan 09 10:38 PM
We are standing under a concrete awning in the Great Western Desert of Egypt. The temperature is 104 degrees in the shade. Out on the road in the sun our Brunton compass reads 119 degrees.Nile riparian states least developed - PM IPP Media - Jan 09 10:23 PM
Prime Minister Edward Lowassa has said despite countries in the Nile Basin region boast vast natural resources, all except Egypt and Kenya are among the 50 least developed countries in the world.Full text: Bush address on Iraq BBC News - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Full text of US President Bush's speech outlining a new strategy for dealing with the conflict in Iraq.Rice to visit Mid East Gulf News - Jan 09 11:35 PM
Washington: US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is to head to the Middle East in another bid to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Rice will leave for the region on Friday on a tour which will see her visit Israel, the occupied territories, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.Mubarak to meet Rice on Mideast peace process People's Daily - Jan 09 5:07 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who will visit Egypt as part of her tour of the Middle East as of Friday, presidential spokesman Suleiman Awad said on Tuesday.Russian diver dies in Egypt - foreign ministry Interfax - Jan 07 9:57 AM
MOSCOW. Jan 7 (Interfax) - One Russian scuba diver has died and two other have gone missing in Egypt, the information and press department at the Russain Foreign ministry said on Sunday.3rd International Road Safety & Traffic Management Conference for Egypt AME Info - Jan 08 10:45 PM
The 3rd International Road Safety and Traffic Management Conference will be held at the Cairo International Conference Center (CICC) on 14th - 16th February 2007.Bush Stresses Iraqi Role, More Troops in New War Plan (Update2) Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush announced that he's sending more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq, and said the U.S. erred by not deploying more forces when sectarian violence began spiraling out of control last year.A President Alone CBS News - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
Rarely in our history has a president made a speech like the one President Bush made on Iraq, with less public, political and international support, says Dick Meyer .U.S.-Ethiopian strikes hit south Somalia Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 8:47 AM
U.S. and Ethiopian aircraft struck new targets in Somalia on Wednesday as they hunted al Qaeda suspects and defeated Islamist fighters cornered in a remote southern region, Somali officials said.Search for 2 Russian divers continues in Egypt Itar-Tass - Jan 09 8:55 AM
MOSCOW, January 9 (Itar-Tass) -- The Russian embassy in Cairo and Egyptian authorities keep looking for two Russian divers, Yelena Sundukova and Dmitry Kapitonov, who got missing in the Hurghada zone on January 6, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.Raytheon Receives Contracts For Standard Missile-1 Support Services Space War - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
by Staff Writers Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 11, 2007 Raytheon has been awarded two contracts to perform support services for the Standard Missile-1 (SM-1) program for international customers.Egypt orders new torture video probe Gulf Times - Jan 08 11:40 PM
CAIRO: The Egyptian interior minister ordered security services to discover the identity of a female suspect apparently being tortured by police in a video publicised by the press, a security source said yesterday.Today's High School Sports Schedule Asbury Park Press - Jan 09 12:45 PM
BOWLING TR South at TR East: 3:30 p.m. CBA at Monmouth: 3:30 p.m. Midd. North at Shore: 3:30 p.m. Brick at TR North: 3:30 p.m. Brick Mem. at Manchester: 3:30 p.m. Keansburg at Matawan: 3:30 p.m. Mater Dei at Henry Hudson: 3:45 p.m. Keyport at SJ Vianney: 3:45 p.m. New Egypt at Maple Shade: 3:45 p.m. Long Branch at Midd. South: 4 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Point Beach at Calvary Academy: 4:30 p.m. Red ...Israeli intelligence says al-Qaida seeking expansion in Middle East People's Daily - Jan 09 4:24 PM
Israeli intelligence said Tuesday that al-Qaida terror organization is seeking to strengthen its base in the Middle East by dispatching a large number of operatives to Lebanon, Syria and Egypt.Fatah strongman in Gaza lashes out at Hamas AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 7:28 AM
Fatah's strongman in Gaza has branded the ruling Hamas "a bunch of murderers and thieves", in the latest verbal salvo between the rival Palestinian factions engaged in a deadly power struggle.Father offers to join hostage Israeli soldier son in captivity AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 5:08 AM
The father of an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip last June has offered to join him in captivity until a deal can be reached for his freedom.PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH BET.com - 23 minutes ago
Following is the speech as delivered by President Bush on Wednesday night. THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight in Iraq, the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged in a struggle that will determine the direction of the global war on terror -- and our safety here at home."Prince of Egypt" returns after 47 years in the wilderness WHNT-TV Huntsville - Jan 07 7:32 AM
HANCOCK, Mich. A Michigan man was in ninth grade when he checked out Dorothy Clarke Wilson's "Prince of Egypt" to help him with a class paper. Forty-seven years later,...Nations inch toward Nile accord (Charles J. Hanley / ASSOCIATED PRESS) The Washington Times - 3 minutes ago
ENTEBBE, Uganda -- After three years of closed-door talks, nine nations are quietly edging toward an agreement to jointly oversee the waters of the Nile, an accord that has eluded countries along the great river since the days of the pharaohs."Prince of Egypt" returns after 47 years in the wilderness WHBF-TV Quad Cities - Jan 07 7:26 AM
HANCOCK, Mich. A Michigan man was in ninth grade when he checked out Dorothy Clarke Wilson's "Prince of Egypt" to help him with a class paper."Prince of Egypt" returns after 47 years in the wilderness WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids - Jan 07 6:35 AM
HANCOCK, Mich. -- Ninth-grader Robert Nuranen checked out Dorothy Clarke Wilson's "Prince of Egypt" to help him with a class paper on that Middle Eastern nation.El Hindi powers into semifinal of Pace Squash Classic with upset of Darwish CP via Yahoo! Canada News - 25 minutes ago
TORONTO (CP) - Wael El Hindi upset fellow Egyptian Karim Darwish on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the Pace Canadian Squash Classic.Al-Zawahri criticizes early polls for Palestinians, saying holy war is the way Fox21 - Jan 09 11:01 AM
CAIRO, Egypt A new video tape from Osama bin Laden's second-in-command.New video of Saddam adds to aura as Arab martyr The Buffalo News - Jan 09 6:08 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Another leaked video from Saddam Hussein's execution has brought fresh adulation for the fallen Iraqi dictator, who in death has become a martyr and hero of Arab nationalism for some in the Middle East.Text of President Bush's Speech on Troop Levels NPR - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
NPR.org , January 10, 2007 · The complete text of President Bush's Jan. 10 speech on the U.S. mission in Iraq and his policies in the Middle East. The president's speech, delivered from the library of the White House, began just after 9 p.m. ET.Text of Bush's Address to the Nation San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
Text of President Bush's address on Wednesday, as prepared by the White House. BUSH: Good evening. Tonight in Iraq, the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged in a struggle that will determine the direction of the global war on terror _ and our... An ambitious effort to preserve an ancient Egyptian sanctuary International Herald Tribune - Jan 10 7:50 AM
Before the great pyramids, ancient Egyptian kings left less grandiose monuments to themselves: fortresslike sanctuaries enclosed by mud-brick walls.Egypt want torture video probe Sunday Times - Jan 08 10:02 PM
CAIRO - The Egyptian interior minister has ordered security services to discover the identity of a female suspect apparently being tortured by police in a video publicised by the press, a security source said.Execution sparks broad support for Saddam in Arab world Eagle-Tribune Online - Jan 09 9:39 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Another leaked video from Saddam Hussein's execution carried fresh adulation of the fallen dictator, who in death has become a martyr and hero of Arab nationalism for some in the Middle East.Hussein hailed as a hero NorthJersey.com - Jan 09 3:58 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- After Saddam Hussein's execution, a wave of sympathy and support for the former Iraqi dictator swept the Arab world, with some proclaiming him a martyr and comparing him to heroes of Arab nationalism.Recent events fuel Arab ire toward U.S. Boston Globe - Jan 10 1:01 PM
Saddam Hussein's unruly execution, gunbattles in Iraq and U.S. airstrikes on Somalia are increasing hostility toward America in the Arab world and deepening the Shiite-Sunni divide. The conflicts in Iraq and Somalia are not directly connected, but this week's U.S. strikes in the Horn of Africa country are feeding a fear among Sunni Muslim Arabs that a growing campaign is ...Razik exits early Slam! Sports - Jan 09 7:28 AM
For Toronto's Shahier Razik the Pace Canadian Squash Classic was over the minute he saw his name come out of the hat to face Egypt's Amr Shabana -- the world's top-ranked player -- in last night's first-round match.Fitchburg Art Museum keeps focus on children Boston Globe - Jan 10 5:37 PM
New York artist Lothar Osterburg, 30 minutes into his first visit to the Fitchburg Art Museum, is impressed by the focus on education.Raytheon Tucson benefits from $60 million in international contracts bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 10 9:41 AM
Raytheon Co.'s missile division in Tucson will benefit from $60 million in international contracts for support services.Bird flu resurfaces in Vietnam AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 1:47 AM
Bird flu is popping up after a yearlong hiatus in Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia, and experts are warning now is the time for the H5N1 virus to flourish. The big question: Just how far will it go this winter?Full text of Bush's address on Iraq troop levels Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 34 minutes ago
Text of President Bush's address on Jan. 10, 2007 as prepared by the White House.