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Egypt detects new human bird flu case 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 8:49 AM
Doctors in Egypt have detected a new human case of the H5N1 bird flu, the 19th in the country so far, health ministry spokesman Abdel Rahman Shaheen told AFP.Egypt's Zidan rejoins Mainz BBC News - Jan 17 7:35 AM
Egypt international Mohamed Zidan leaves German league leaders Werder Bremen to sign for bottom club Mainz.More Brotherhood arrests in Egypt BBC News - Jan 17 7:10 AM
Police in Egypt arrest more senior members of the outlawed, but normally tolerated, Muslim Brotherhood.New bird flu case in Egypt Sunday Times - 22 minutes ago
CAIRO - Doctors in Egypt have detected a new human case of the H5N1 bird flu, the 19th in the country so far, health ministry spokesman Abdel Rahman Shaheen said.Egypt's Al-Ahly denies doping accusation People's Daily - Jan 17 4:41 PM
Egypt's Al-Ahly assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri Wednesday denied reports that the five-time African champions are involved in any doping violation cases, saying the statement of FIFA President Sepp Blatter over this subject was misinterpreted, local soccer website filgoal.com reported.Egypt: Journalist in Possession of Footage Documenting Torture Charged And Interrogated AllAfrica.com - Jan 17 12:28 PM
HRinfo condemns the charges and the investigation launched against Huweida Taha, a journalist from Al-Jazeera TV. Taha is being investigated because she was in possession of footage documenting torture in Egypt that was to be broadcast on a show by the television channel.Rights group berates Egypt over journalist UPI - Jan 17 11:18 AM
CAIRO, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch called Wednesday for Egypt to drop charges against an al-Jazeera journalist making a documentary about torture in the country.New Strain of Bird Flu Found in Egypt Is Resistant to Antiviral Drug New York Times - 6 minutes ago
The development is potentially dangerous because the drug, oseltamivir, is the chief weapon against the flu strain, H5N1.Prize Petroleum Eyes Devon's Egypt Oil Blocks Rigzone - Jan 17 9:09 AM
Indian exploration firm Prize Petroleum Co., a unit of Hindustan Petroleum Corp. (500104.BY), is planning to bid for U.S.-based Devon Energy Corp.'s (DVN) four oil blocks in Egypt, the DNA newspaper reported Wednesday.Egypt detects new human bird flu case Middle East Times - Jan 17 6:27 AM
CAIRO -- Doctors in Egypt have detected a new human case of the H5N1 bird flu, the 19th in the country so far, health ministry spokesman Abdel Rahman Shaheen said Wednesday.Egypt reports 19th human bird flu case People's Daily - Jan 17 6:02 AM
Egypt announced the 19th human bird flu case on Wednesday after a 27-year-old woman from central Egypt was tested positive to the deadly H5N1 virus, the official news agency MENA reported.Egypt to launch first remote sensing satellite AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 2:50 AM
Egypt will soon launch its first remote sensing satellite from a base in Kazakhstan, an official was quoted as saying.Amiantit Group wins major contracts in Egypt AME Info - Jan 17 12:25 AM
Continuing the long run of successful contract wins by its subsidiary companies and joint venture partnerships based outside the Kingdom, the Amiantit Group has announced major orders for its manufacturing facilities in Egypt.In Egypt, Rice Speaks Softly New York Times - Jan 15 6:23 PM
Despite rising internal tensions, Condoleezza Rice talked about her appreciation for Egypt?s support in the region.Egypt detains Islamist backers BBC News - Jan 16 3:29 AM
Six senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood have been remanded in custody in Egypt, it emerges.Egypt Charges Six Muslim Brotherhood Members Israel National News - Jan 16 11:46 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Egypt has charged six senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood with money laundering - a rare accusation against the Islamist group in what appears to be a crackdown on the group's finances.Egypt police arrest four more Islamists AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 2:39 AM
Egyptian police have arrested four members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in dawn raids across the country.6 Gulf States, Egypt, Jordan Endorse US Plan For Iraq-TV Nasdaq - Jan 16 11:55 AM
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Six Persian Gulf states, Egypt and Jordan have issued a joint communique endorsing President George W. Bush's plan for a U.S. troop buildup to stabilize the situation in Iraq, NBC News reported Tuesday.Why is Egypt airing insurgent TV from Iraq? The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 12:00 AM
Al Zawraa television station, the face of Iraq's Sunni insurgency, shows roadside bombs blowing up American tanks, dead and bloody Iraqi children, and insurgent snipers taking aim and firing.Egypt/Nigeria: Egypt Bank On Home-Based AllAfrica.com - Jan 16 11:10 AM
Flying Eagles' group opponents Egypt are banking on their home-based players for the Championship.Nigeria/Cameroon: We'll Survive Cameroon, Egypt -Bala AllAfrica.com - Jan 16 10:54 AM
Lyn football club of Oslo teenage striker, Bala Ezekiel has dismissed the threat posed by group opponents, Cameroun and Egypt.Egypt to launch first remote sensing satellite Middle East Times - Jan 16 7:27 AM
CAIRO -- Egypt will soon launch its first remote sensing satellite from a base in Kazakhstan, an official was quoted as saying in the top-selling state-owned Al Ahram daily Tuesday.EGYPT LAUNCHES FIRST RECON SATELLITE Middle East Newsline - Jan 16 9:20 AM
CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt plans to launch its first reconnaissance satellite. Industry sources said the EgyptSat-1 would be launched from a facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.Al-Jazeera producer charged with harming Egypt s national interests CPJ Press Freedom Online - Jan 17 2:53 PM
New York, January 17, 2007 The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed that Egyptian authorities have brought criminal charges against an Al-Jazeera producer in connection with her work on a documentary about torture.Egypt willing to offer LNG to India IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 16 2:12 AM
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Egypt is willing to offer liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India, provided New Delhi takes the first step of approaching it, said Mahfoz Ibrahim Ahmed, geologist for Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Companies.Gulf Arabs, Egypt, Jordan back U.S. plan on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 3:14 PM
Moderate Arab states told the United States on Tuesday they supported President George W. Bush's plan for a military buildup in Iraq, hoping it would halt a slide to civil war.Egypt: Kenya-Egypt Trade Talks Revived AllAfrica.com - Jan 17 3:13 PM
An Egyptian delegation is in the country to revive talks with government officials on strengthening economic and trade ties.Egypt conviction of torture accuser is correct: lawyer Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 2:14 PM
An Egyptian court was right to convict a minibus driver shown in an Internet video being sodomized by police while in custody, but the police should also be punished, the man's lawyer said on Tuesday.Egypt backs US strategy on Iraq BBC News - Jan 15 11:32 AM
Egypt tells visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice it supports the new US strategy on Iraq.EC chief: Controversial topics will prevent promotion of Iran-Egypt ties Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 16 4:22 AM
Iran - Egypt - Ties Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani here Monday night said that raising controversial topics would prevent expansion of ties between Iran and Egypt.Egypt willing to offer LNG to India The Times of India - Jan 16 3:59 AM
Egypt is willing to offer liquefied natural gas to India, provided New Delhi takes the first step of approaching it.Egypt willing to offer LNG to India Calcutta News - Jan 16 4:01 AM
Egypt is willing to offer liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India, provided New Delhi takes the first step of approaching it, said Mahfoz Ibrahim Ahmed, geologist for Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Companies.Egypt: Trade deficit growing Mena Report - Jan 16 2:17 AM
The Governor of Egypt Central Bank, Dr. Farouk Abd El Baky El Okdah, said that the country's balance of trade account had recorded a $12 billion deficit last fiscal year 2005/2006, a 15.7% rise compared with the previous fiscal year.Orascom Claims First Right Of Refusal For Hutch Nasdaq - 49 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - The Egypt-based Orascom said that it has the first right of refusal in the event of Hutchison decides to sell equity in Hutchison Telecom International Ltd. Orascom indirectly holds close to 10% stake in HTIL through a 19.6% stake in Hong Kong-based HTIL.Why is Egypt airing insurgent TV from Iraq? The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 17 1:00 AM
Al Zawraa's broadcasting of Sunni attacks on American soldiers highlights sectarian politics.Gulf Arabs, Egypt, Jordan back US plan on Iraq Daily News - Jan 17 12:43 PM
KUWAIT: Moderate Arab states told the United States they supported President George W. Bush's plan for a military buildup in Iraq, hoping it would halt a slide to civil war.Crash family remain in hospital BBC News - Jan 17 8:07 AM
The family of a man killed in a crash in Egypt are still being treated in hospital in the capital Cairo.Egypt, Afghanistan to boost bilateral cooperation People's Daily - Jan 15 5:56 PM
Egypt and Afghanistan seek to boost bilateral cooperation as visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta held talks with senior Egyptian officials on Monday.Egypt police arrest 4 more Islamists Middle East Times - Jan 17 2:56 AM
CAIRO -- Egyptian police arrested 4 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in dawn raids across the country Wednesday, a security official said.Egypt arrests three Islamists in crackdown Khaleej Times - Jan 17 5:18 AM
CAIRO - Egyptian police arrested three members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood in dawn raids on Wednesday as part of a widening crackdown on the strongest opposition group in the country, a Brotherhood official said.ThyssenKrupp Unit to Build Egypt Plant AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 15 4:51 AM
German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG said Monday its technology company Uhde will build a petrochemical complex in Port Said, Egypt.Rice leaves Egypt's Luxor for Saudi visit People's Daily - Jan 15 5:26 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left Egypt's southern city Luxor on Monday evening for Saudi Arabia to continue her Middle East regional tour.Egypt: Additional members of Muslim Brotherhood detained Al Bawaba - Jan 17 5:20 AM
Egyptian police have detained four members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in dawn raids across the country.PGNiG Spuds Another Well in Egypt Rigzone - Jan 15 2:54 PM
At the end of December 2006, an exploration company of the PGNiG Group - Poszukiwania Nafty i Gazu NAFTA Sp. z o.o. based in Pila started drilling another well in Egypt.ThyssenKrupp Unit Wins Order to Build Egypt Petrochemical Plant Bloomberg.com - Jan 15 2:15 AM
Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Uhde GmbH, a construction unit of ThyssenKrupp AG, won a contract to build a petrochemical plant in Egypt's tax-free zone of Port Said.Egypt politician starts to undress in parliament protest Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 10:17 AM
An Egyptian ruling party politician started to undress in parliament on Tuesday in protest at proposed constitutional amendments which perpetuate many of the Egyptian president's vast powers.Egypt backs U.S. plan to increase troops in Iraq AlertNet - Jan 15 9:36 AM
Source: Reuters By Alaa Shahine LUXOR, Egypt, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Egypt, a key ally of Washington in the Middle East, voiced support on Monday for the U.S. plan to send more troops to Iraq to help the government ... Report: Egypt to launch spy satellite UPI - Jan 15 10:49 AM
JERUSALEM, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Israeli intelligence officials said Egypt was poised Monday to launch its first spy satellite from Kazakhstan to monitor the Middle East.Arabs are cool to Bush's Iraq plan AccessNorthGA - Jan 17 1:52 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - Arab leaders were deeply skeptical Wednesday of the U.S. plan for Iraq, a day after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tried to sell it to them. Kuwait's emir told Rice that America should work with Iran and Syria, officials said - a move President Bush has rejected.Rice and Abul Gheit, Egypt's foreign minister, during a press conference in Luxor [AFP] Aljazeera - Jan 16 7:14 PM
Saudi Arabian leaders have told Condoleeza Rice, the US secretary of state, that Arab countries are ready to back the new US strategy to stabilise Iraq.Africa: Egypt Says Somali Peacekeeping Force Prevents Bloodshed AllAfrica.com - Jan 15 10:39 AM
Egypt's assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs said deployment of African peacekeeping forces in Somalia would prevent more bloodshed there,Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA) reported.Egypt politician starts to undress in parliament protest Middle East Online - Jan 17 7:34 AM
Ruling party MP Mohamed Hussein objects to article that gives Egyptian president right to dissolve parliament.Arabs are cool to Bush s Iraq plan CNews - Jan 17 1:47 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Arab leaders were deeply skeptical Wednesday of the U.S. plan for Iraq, a day after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tried to sell it to them. Kuwait s emir told Rice that America should work with Iran and Syria, officials said a move President Bush has rejected.2006 CAF Champions League final: no positive doping tests FIFA - Jan 17 10:50 AM
Zurich, 17 January 2007 - FIFA and its President, Joseph S. Blatter, are keen to dispel the rumour currently circulating that two players from Ahly Sporting Club (Egypt) failed doping tests after the 2006 CAF Champions League final.Rwanda: Coach Kanamugire Back AllAfrica.com - Jan 17 2:39 PM
The national soccer U-23 national team coach, Aloys Kanamugire arrived on Monday in Kigali from Egypt.Fears for Egypt 'torture' victim BBC News - Jan 16 3:24 AM
Human rights groups fear for the safety of an Egyptian who has been jailed, after video apparently showing him being tortured by police emerged.2006 CAF Champions League final: no positive doping tests FIFA - Jan 17 9:35 AM
FIFA and its President, Joseph S. Blatter, are keen to dispel the rumour currently circulating that two players from Ahly Sporting Club (Egypt) failed doping tests after the 2006 CAF Champions League final.Al Jazeera journalist arrested in Egypt Middle East Times - Jan 15 5:26 AM
CAIRO -- An Al Jazeera reporter has been arrested in Egypt for allegedly fabricating footage of police torture.News Analysis: Rice speaks softly in Egypt International Herald Tribune - Jan 15 8:45 PM
The U.S. secretary of state's visit indicated that the United States has decided stability, not democracy, is its priority in the region.Our Bureau The Hindu - Jan 17 12:29 PM
Adding a new twist to the Hutchsion Essar saga, Egypt-based Orascom said on Wednesday that it held the first right of refusal in case Hutchison decides to sell equity in Hutchison Telecom International Ltd (HTIL). Orascom indirectly holds close to 10 per cent stake in Hutchison Essar through a 19.6 per cent stake in Hong Kong-based HTIL.Orascom claims `RoFR' in Hutch The Hindu - Jan 17 12:32 PM
NEW DELHI: Claiming that it has a `Right of First Refusal' in Hutchison Telecom, Egypt's Orascom on Wednesday said it wanted to increase its share in the Hong Kong-based company, a development that could put a spanner in the alternative plan ...ThyssenKrupp's Uhde Building Petrochemical Complex In Egypt Logistics Management - Jan 15 6:49 AM
ThyssenKrupp Group, the German steelmaker, announced Monday that its Uhde technology company has been commissioned by the Egyptian Propylene & Polypropylene Company (EPPC), under the lead of Oriental Weavers Group, to build a turnkey petrochemical complex in Port Said, Egypt.This is our chance to end debtors slavery Philadelphia Tribune - Jan 17 12:59 PM
Proclaim liberty throughout the lands and to all the inhabitants thereof, it shall be a jubilee for you. Leviticus 25:10 Every seventh year you shall grant a remission of debts Remember, you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; for this reason I lay this command upon you today. INTERVIEW-Egypt conviction of torture accuser is correct-lawyer AlertNet - Jan 16 2:21 PM
Source: Reuters By Cynthia Johnston CAIRO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - An Egyptian court was right to convict a minibus driver shown in an Internet video being sodomised by police while in custody, but the police should ... Touts 'bigger threat' than bombs to Egypt tourism Middle East Times - Jan 15 2:14 AM
CAIRO -- Pushy bazaar merchants and poor waiter service are a bigger threat to Egypt's tourism industry than the bombs of Islamic militants, tourism minister Zoheir Garranah said in an interview.Israeli Paper Reports Egypt to Launch "Spy Satellite" RedNova - Jan 16 10:07 AM
Excerpt from report in English by Ya'aqov KatzWorld news The West Australian - Jan 17 11:21 AM
A 27-year-old Egyptian woman tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a World Health Organisation official said on Wednesday. The virus has claimed 10 lives in Egypt while eight other positive cases recovered since it first surfaced in Egyptian poultry in February.Egyptian woman tests positive for bird flu The Australian - Jan 17 6:32 AM
The virus has claimed 10 lives in Egypt while eight other positive cases recovered since it first surfaced in Egyptian poultry in February. Unfortunately, yes there is a new case, said Hassan el-Bushra, regional adviser for communicable diseases surveillance for the World Health Organisation.The North Shore News Onine - Travel North Shore News - Jan 17 3:18 PM
North Vancouver's Fiona Scott, will talk about her adventures around the world in two talks scheduled for Jan. 18 and 25 at Harbour Centre downtown. Egypt, above, was the first of 24 countries she traveled to.Egypt: New Measures to Protect Mediterranean Fish Stocks AllAfrica.com - Jan 16 4:04 PM
A large group of nations whose fishing fleets regularly ply the waters of the Mediterranean have agreed upon a series of new measures aimed at conserving the region's fish stocks, FAO said today.Woman tests positive for deadly H5N1 bird flu Northern Territory News - Jan 17 11:46 AM
A 27-year-old Egyptian woman tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a World Health Organisation official said. The virus has claimed 10 lives in Egypt while eight other positive cases recovered since it first surfaced in Egyptian poultry in February.Bremen hand chance to Niemeyer UEFA News - Jan 17 2:20 AM
Werder Bremen have signed the promising midfielder Peter Niemeyer from FC Twente and allowed Egypt forward Mohamed Zidan to return to 1. FSV Mainz 05.Egypt Finds Explosives Cache in Sinai Israel National News - Jan 15 6:46 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Egyptian security forces discovered a cache of at least 500 kg of explosives on Sunday near al-Arish, on Egypt's Mediterranean coast in the Sinai peninsula, where bomb attacks have killed more than 100 people since 2004.First lady: Do more to stop child porn AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
Laura Bush said at a gathering of first ladies Wednesday that police must work with counterparts in other countries to keep children safe from abuse and Internet pornographers.Orascom's plan for Hutch-Essar deal rediff.com - Jan 17 6:25 AM
Claiming it has a 'Right of First Refusal' in Hutchison Telecom, Egypt's Orascom on Wednesday said it wanted to increase its share in the Hong Kong-based company.Egypt to Launch First Spy Satellite Israel National News - Jan 15 6:16 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Egypt plans to launch its first spy satellite - the Egyptstat 1 - on Tuesday from Kazakhstan to gather intelligence on Israel and other Middle Eastern countries.Prize Petro eye Devon's Egypt assets - source Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 16 6:46 AM
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian exploration firm Prize Petroleum Co. Ltd., a unit of state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd., is in talks to the buy the Egyptian assets of U.S.-based Devon Energy Corp., a source from the Indian firm said on Tuesday.PRESS RELEASE: Luxor 2(TM) Footage Uncoiled And Let Loose From Ancient Egypt gamesindustry.biz - Jan 17 1:38 AM
MumboJumbo TM today released a new video featuring detailed footage of seven unique levels of LUXOR 2 TM , the heavily anticipated follow-up to 2005 s #1 casual game.Egypt MP starts to undress in protest AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 16 4:23 PM
An Egyptian ruling party politician started to undress in parliament on Tuesday in protest at proposed constitutional amendments.Egyptian, Moroccan Professors Share Faisal Prize for Arabic africast.com - Jan 17 5:08 AM
CAIRO, Two prominent Arab professors from Egypt and Morocco, Mustafa A. Nasif and Muhammed A. Al-Omari, respectively, shared the 2007 King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) for Arabic Language and Literature, while two cancer experts from the US and Canada were declared co-winners of the prize for medicine.Arab ministers hail US' Iraq plan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 16 11:34 PM
Cairo/Kuwait, Jan 17 (DPA) Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council plus Egypt and Jordan praised the commitment of the US in the region following talks with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.EU: Solana Tours Middle East India Daily - Jan 17 8:28 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana left Jan. 17 for a four-day tour of the Middle East. He will travel to Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan.Cell Phone Cams Exposing Torture by Claude Salhani UPI International Editor Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2007 Space War - Jan 16 7:44 PM
Human rights groups have long complained against the use of torture in Egypt, a fact consistently denied by the Egyptian government.Egyptian scholars blast double standards policy applied to Iran's peaceful nuclear activities Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 17 3:07 AM
Iran - egypt - Nuclear - Scholars Two Egyptian scholars blasted the double standards applied by the international community vis-a-vis Iran's peaceful nuclear program, it was reported on Wednesday.Egypt worried over touts, terrorists iafrica.com - Jan 14 9:17 PM
Pushy bazaar merchants and poor waiter service are a bigger threat to Egypt's tourism industry than the bombs of Islamic militants, according to Tourism Minister Zoheir Garranah.Crisis Center for Immigrants Opens Irish Voice - Jan 17 9:20 AM
A crisis center to cope with major overseas emergencies was unveiled by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin last week. This has come in the wake of recent emergencies including 9/11, the tsunami in Asia and various bombings in Bali, Egypt and London.Al-Futtaim Group introduces a new financial services institution to the UAE market AME Info - Jan 17 4:27 AM
Al-Futtaim Group, UAE's leading business conglomerate, today announced a joint venture agreement with HC Securities & Investment, ranked among the top financial services firms in Egypt with activities spanning investment banking and advisory, asset management, and securities brokerage, to offer a complete range of brokerage services in the UAE.Kuwait: U.S. Should Talk To Iran, Syria On Iraq India Daily - Jan 17 8:27 AM
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the United States should open dialogue with Iran and Syria to improve the situation in Iraq, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed al-Sabah said Jan. 17. The two met Jan. 16 on the sidelines of a summit of the foreign ministers the six Gulf Cooperation Council states, Jordan and Egypt to discuss ...Parking fines for diplomats nears $18M AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 6:35 PM
The new U.N. secretary-general expressed support Wednesday for New York City's goal of recouping nearly $18 million in traffic fines owed by U.N. diplomats and members of the consular community.Agenda Chillicothe Gazette - Jan 17 4:42 AM
Union Township Board of Trustees,7:30 p.m., trustees board room, Union Township Fire Station, 5778 Egypt Pike (Cattail Road and Egypt Pike), Chillicothe.Egypt finds explosives cache in Sinai peninsula Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Jan 14 2:43 PM
AL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces discovered a cache of explosives on Sunday in the Sinai peninsula, where bomb attacks have killed more than 100 people since 2004, security sources said.Egypt To Launch Spy Satellite Israel National News - Jan 15 1:31 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Egypt will be able to spy on Israel from outer space if it successfully launches a new spy satellite Tuesday from Kazakhstan. The cameras on the Egyptstat 1 vehicle will be able to transmit photographs of objects four meters (13 feet wide).Most Women Don't Take This Man CBS News - Jan 16 11:07 AM
More women (51 percent) are living without a husband than with one, says the New York Times. Plus, botched execution II and Condi does Egypt. The Skinny is Hillary Profita ?s take on the top of the news and the best of the Web.Egypt Egypt keeper quits African champions FIFA - Jan 16 1:06 AM
National team goalkeeper Nader al-Sayed has moved from African champions Al-Ahly to Cairo rivals ENPPI in a high-profile Egyptian transfer.The Circle Closes Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 4:00 PM
Axis Of Evil: Through a mix of economics, diplomacy and the threat of military action, the U.S. has tried to isolate Iran's ruling mullahs. It seems to be working.Egypt religion minister bans face veil for some employees AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 5:07 AM
The Egyptian minister of religious endowments has forbidden his ministry's religious counselors from wearing the face veil, or "niqab".700 kilos of explosives found in Egypt's Sinai AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 15 1:42 AM
AL-ARISH, Egypt (AFP) - Egyptian security services found more than 720 kilograms (1,587 pounds) of TNT near the town of Al-Arish in the north of the Sinai peninsula.Tunnels for hire as Gaza's smugglers risk their lives Guardian Unlimited - Jan 16 5:38 PM
Young men of Rafah dig their way to Egypt to bring out arms and cigarettes.Egypt finds explosives cache in Sinai peninsula AlertNet - Jan 14 2:51 PM
Source: Reuters AL-ARISH, Egypt, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces discovered a cache of explosives on Sunday in the Sinai peninsula, where bomb attacks have killed more than 100 people since 2004, security ... Rice sees Mideast quartet meeting soon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 3:25 PM
The quartet of Middle East peace negotiators plans to meet in Washington in early February to prepare the ground for talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday.