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Egypt fumes over fresh seven wonders competition for pyramids 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 9:50 AM
Egypt is fuming over a competition to choose the world's "new seven wonders," deriding it as a marketing stunt that demeans the pyramids of Giza, the only surviving ancient wonder.Egypt: Sharkia Coach Says Local Sides Could Win Club Event AllAfrica.com - Jan 25 2:55 PM
Egypt's Sharkia club officials have cited local teams as their biggest threat in the Africa Club Championships, which start on Monday at Nairobi's City Park Stadium.Egypt launches major gold mining drive AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 8:51 AM
Egypt has signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at restructuring the gold mining sector, which officials predicted could bring in more than 10 billion dollars and reshape the country's economy.Egypt fumes over competition for pyramids Independent Online - Jan 25 7:14 AM
Egypt is livid over a competition to choose the world's "new seven wonders", deriding it as a marketing stunt that demeans the pyramids of Giza, the only surviving ancient wonder.Egypt wants more foreign investment in mining sector Mena Report - Jan 25 3:23 AM
Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, have signed an agreement for a technical assistance project to strengthen Egypt s framework for private sector mining investments.Mark Levine: What Rice Missed in Egypt HuffingtonPost - Jan 25 5:20 PM
Ever since 9/11 President Bush has peppered his State of the Union speeches, and most other foreign policy discussions, with references to his goal of spreading democracy to the Middle East, and Iraq in particular. Well, we now know that the Iraq Democracy Project has proven a bit harder than anticipated, what with the civil war and anti-occupation sentiments of most of the population outside of ...High-energy gospel group to visit Elam Egypt Baptist Church Savannah Morning News - Jan 24 8:26 PM
One of Southern gospel music's most entertaining and energetic groups plans to make its way to Elam Egypt Baptist Church on Friday night. Handball: Norway - Egypt 27-18 The Norway Post - Jan 24 11:32 PM
Norway won 27-18 over Egypt in Wednesday's match of the President's Cup at the Handball World Championships in Germany.High-energy gospel group to visit Egypt church Savannah Morning News - Jan 24 5:15 PM
One of Southern gospel music's most entertaining and energetic groups makes its way to Elam Egypt Baptist Church on Friday night. Dominant Egypt seal berth in last four Gulf Times - Jan 24 9:39 PM
A dominant Egypt brushed aside Bahrain 2-0 to seal their berth in the semi-finals of the Under-23 International football friendly tournament at the Qatar Sports Club yesterday.Egypt moves to boost gold mining sector Gulf Daily News - Jan 24 3:05 PM
CAIRO: Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday aimed at restructuring the gold mining sector, which officials predicted could bring in more than $10 billion and reshape the country's economy.US urges Egypt to consider freeing Ayman Nour africast.com - Jan 24 9:40 AM
CAIRO, January 24 -- The United States called on Egypt to consider freeing opposition leader Ayman Nour because of his deteriorating health and urged the government to ensure he gets adequate medical treatment.Egypt's FM urges Lebanese to maintain restraint People's Daily - Jan 25 5:13 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit Thursday called on all Lebanese parties to exercise self- restraint as intense clashes between pro- and anti-government students broke out at Beirut Arab University this afternoon, the official MENA news agency reported.Mathematics in Ancient Egypt Al-Ahram Weekly - Jan 25 12:10 PM
The Greeks developed mathematics as a deductive science that reached its climax with Euclid of Alexandria in his masterpiece The Elements . Before that, during the ancient Egyptian era, mathematics was an inductive discipline of a utilitarian nature used to perform practical tasks such as flood control or land measurement using rope.Egypt arrests 7 in Muslim Brotherhood clampdown Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 5:02 AM
Egyptian security forces arrested seven members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood north of the Egyptian capital on Wednesday in a widening crackdown on the country's largest opposition movement, the group said.Egypt's Orascom reportedly still interested in Hutchison Essar Market Watch - Jan 25 6:00 AM
CAIRO (MarketWatch) -- Cairo-based Orascom Telecom Holding (ORTE.CI), the Middle East's largest mobile operator by subscribers, Thursday said it is still considering buying Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd.'s (HTX), or HTIL, Indian subsidiary, Hutchison Essar Ltd. Thursday, Jan 25, 2007 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Jan 25 3:06 PM
ENEIBA, Egypt - Zaineb Tarek grew suspicious when relatives bundled her into a minivan and plied her with potato chips and sweets for a "special trip" to see the doctor.Mobile Africa Study Forecasts Subscriber Base to Triple with Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and Morocco Leading in Market ... [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 24 1:15 AM
LONDON----A new report researched by BroadGroup, the London based consultancy group, reveals that mobile subscribers across the continent will almost triple in the period through to 2011, with the largest markets represented by Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and Morocco.Egypt: Joint Action - Human Rights Organisations Ask President to Reduce Ailing Critic's Prison Term And Set Him Free AllAfrica.com - Jan 25 12:23 PM
Copyright © 2007 International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media ( allAfrica.com ). Click here to contact the copyright holder directly for corrections -- or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material.Video said to show footage of U.S. helicopter wreckage, two bodies ABC 7 El Paso - Jan 25 6:19 PM
CAIRO, Egypt A video posted on an Islamic Web site purportedly shows the wreckage of a U-S helicopter that crashed this week in central Baghdad. The...Video said to show footage of U.S. helicopter wreckage, two bodies KRON 4 Bay Area - Jan 25 6:14 PM
CAIRO, Egypt A video posted on an Islamic Web site purportedly shows the wreckage of a U-S helicopter that crashed this week in central Baghdad. The one-minute-14-second-long video carries the logo of a Sunni militant group.Williams Almost Missed Out On Ugly Betty Role ContactMusic - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Actress VANESSA WILLIAMS initially missed out on the chance to play a catty magazine boss in US TV hit UGLY BETTY because she was in Egypt when the paAME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Technology Briefs Column RedNova - Jan 25 4:38 PM
By AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Jan. 25--AXIOM WINS LG MOBILE ACCOUNT: LG Electronics has appointed Axiom Telecom to distribute its mobile phones in the Middle East. Axiom has more than 400 outlets in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.Top International News FOX 31 Denver - Jan 25 2:10 PM
CAIRO, Egypt -- An insurgent group that has claimed responsibility for the downing this week of a U.S. helicopter in Baghdad that killed five Americans posted a video on an Islamic Web site showing the wreckage and two bodies.Vodafone Secures Egyptian 3G Deal 3G Newsroom - Jan 25 4:53 PM
Vodafone Egypt has agreed to pay EŁ3.34 billion (US$586 million) to the Egyptian government for a 15-year, third-generation, mobile phone licence. The deal comes despite many analysts questioning the immediate potential of 3G services in the country.Insurgent group posts video showing footage of U.S. helicopter wreckage CNews - Jan 25 3:00 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An Iraqi insurgent group which has claimed responsibility for the downing this week of a U.S. helicopter in central Baghdad that killed five Americans, posted on Thursday a video tape on an Islamic website showing footage of the helicopter wreckage and two bodies.Insurgent group posts video showing helicopter wreckage CNews - Jan 25 2:30 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) An insurgent group that has claimed responsibility for the downing this week of a U.S. helicopter in Baghdad that killed five Americans posted a video Thursday on an Islamic Web site showing the wreckage and two bodies.Egyptian court refuses to release blogger on bail CNews - Jan 25 1:36 PM
CAIRO , Egypt (AP) A court Thursday refused to release on bail a writer accused of insulting Islam and causing sectarian strife in postings on his Web journal in Egypt s first prosecution of blogger.Holy Land Comes to Oklahoma The Morning News - Jan 25 4:33 PM
Over the past couple of decades, a succession of special events in cities like Memphis and Chicago has allowed visitors to experience the Egypt of the pharaohs.Egypt on high alert as bird flu virus becomes more resistant AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 5:02 AM
Egypt is on high alert after the H5N1 strain of the avian flu became more resistant to the Tamiflu antiviral drug predominantly used to combat the disease, the health minister has been quoted as saying.Bird flu warning Meat News - Jan 25 12:07 PM
GLOBAL: New bird flu outbreaks require strong vigilance according to the FAO. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations has raised concerns about new flare-ups of avian influenza in China, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.'No need to panic' Al-Ahram Weekly - Jan 25 12:07 PM
Egypt is preparing itself for a new outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu strain which has now mutated into a form displaying moderate resistance to the frontline antiviral Tamiflu.IKCO exports 1st consignment of CKD parts to Egypt Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 23 6:28 AM
Iran - Egypt - CKD Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) exported first consignment of CKD parts of Peugeot Pars to Egypt to assemble it brand with TU5 engines.Egypt's FM urges Israel to join NPT People's Daily - Jan 24 4:50 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit Wednesday urged Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and put its nuclear facilities under supervision by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the official news agency MENA reported.Egypt's Torture Video Sparks Outrage Time Magazine - Jan 24 5:35 AM
Egyptian driver Emad el-Kabir, 21, whose torture police filmed and transmitted via cell phone to his friends in order to humiliate him, looks on behind the bars inside a courtroom on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007 in Cairo.Egypt: Trade deficit growing Mena Report - Jan 23 1:18 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.Egypt: Egypt Eyes Kenyan Beef AllAfrica.com - Jan 22 10:54 PM
The ban on Kenyan beef exports to Egypt could be lifted.Court acquits Egypt s Nur Sunday Times - Jan 23 5:25 AM
CAIRO - Egypt s jailed opposition leader Ayman Nur has been found not guilty of physically assaulting a voter during the September 2005 presidential elections, his wife and security sources said.main Kavkaz Center - Jan 25 5:58 AM
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak said constitutional amendments are designed for the future, praising serious and elaborate debates in the People's Assembly and the Shura Council on these amendments.Curfew imposed in Beirut after clashes AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
University students loyal to Lebanon's government clashed with Hezbollah supporters Thursday, setting cars ablaze and battling with homemade clubs and stones. The melee deepened worries that Lebanon cannot contain the political and sectarian rivalries threatening to push it toward civil war.251272 KARATE SUMMER CAMP New Egypts Hometown Gym Come out for a whole week Howell Tri Town News - Jan 25 7:12 AM
251272 KARATE SUMMER CAMP New Egypt s Hometown Gym Come out for a whole week of intense martial arts. New students earn your first color belt. Experienced students develop your skills. We teach the traditional Tang Soo Do Style. Everyone is welcome.2004 Daewoo Lanos S from Egypt Carsurvey.org - Jan 24 12:25 PM
What things have gone wrong with the car? A\C didn't work after fixing it 3 times it finally started to work. Very Poor quality inside some buttons started to break.Egypt alert as bird flu threat grows Gulf Times - Jan 22 10:58 PM
CAIRO: Egypt is on high alert after the H5N1 strain of the avian flu became more resistant to the Tamiflu antiviral drug predominantly used to combat the disease, the health minister was quoted as saying yesterday.Axiom wins LG mobile account AME Info - Jan 25 3:38 AM
LG Electronics has appointed Axiom Telecom to distribute its mobile phones in the Middle East. Axiom has more than 400 outlets in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.Nigeria: Sarki Saves Flying Eagles AllAfrica.com - Jan 25 2:45 AM
A wonderful free kick struck by Sarki barely 10 minutes to the end of the match yesterday kept Nigeria's Canada 2007 dreams alive after the champions were almost upstaged by the Junior Pharaohs of Egypt.Vodafone Egypt secures 3G licence Telecom.paper - Jan 23 12:34 AM
(TP) Vodafone Egypt has secured a 15-year 3G licence from the National Telecom Regulatory Authority...Seeing Future of Britain, and Blair, in the Snow New York Times - Jan 25 5:20 PM
Some question whether Tony Blair will find a niche to enable him to return to Davos in the future in something resembling the post-political mode of Bill Clinton.Late rally helps Egypt win Gulf Times - Jan 22 11:25 PM
By John Verghese EGYPT staged a late rally to overpower Belarus 2-0 in the sixth Under-23 International friendly football tournament at the Qatar Sports Club yesterday.19 overseas Indonesian workers face death sentence The Nation - Jan 24 8:28 PM
Jakarta : 19 Indonesian overseas workers face death sentence this year in Malaysia, Singapore, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia for allegedly murdering their employers.Curfew imposed in Beirut after university rioting USA Today - Jan 25 2:50 PM
Government and opposition supporters clashed at a Beirut university campus Thursday, battering each other with sticks, stones and even furniture in new violence spilling over from Lebanon's political crisis. One person was reported dead.Posted: 25-01-2007 , 04:32 GMT Al Bawaba - Jan 24 8:35 PM
Producer Mohammad Al Sabki has signed a contract with Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi for a leading role in a new film he intends on producing. Sabki had returned to Egypt from Lebanon after signing the contract to begin work on the new film.Kuwait grants 102-million-dollar loan to Egypt for power station People's Daily - Jan 22 4:46 PM
Egypt was granted a loan of some 102 million U.S. dollars from the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), which will finance a power station in the Nile Delta region, the official news agency MENA reported on Monday.Interfaith Blogger Network Calls for Release of Imprisoned Egyptian Blogger SYS-CON Media - Jan 24 8:30 PM
With Egyptian student Abdel Kareem Soliman about to go on trial for alleged crimes committed on his weblog, an international coalition of bloggers, activists, and political leaders is demanding respect for free expression in Egypt.Arts & Entertainment Articles Columbia Daily Spectator - Jan 25 12:46 AM
Few can deny the mysterious lure of the tombs of ancient Egypt. The many movies and books that have been inspired by what lies inside the pyramids are evidence enough of that. America in the 21st century is, however, worlds away from the heyday of pyramids, mummification, and hieroglyphics.Global warming more dangerous than nuclear weapons: Blix AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 9:53 AM
Former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix warned that global warming was a greater threat than weapons of mass destruction, and advocated promoting peaceful nuclear technology around the world.Pakistan, Egypt stress on need to counter terrorism New Kerala - Jan 22 8:34 PM
Dubai, Jan 22: Pakistan and Egypt today expressed unanimous views on the need for new initiatives to resolve the Palestinian dispute and to counter extremism and terrorism that was damaging the very fabric of the Muslim world. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Jan 24 10:50 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.Vodafone faces more rivals as Indian sale looms Independent - Jan 24 5:46 PM
Vodafone's battle to take control of India's fourth-largest mobile operator has taken another twist after Russian operator Altimo and Egypt's Orascom expressed interest in investing in Hutchison Essar.Vodafone Egypt seals15-year 3G deal Financial Times - Jan 22 6:35 PM
Vodafone Egypt yesterday signed a EŁ3.34bn ($586m) deal with the Egyptian government for a 15-year third-generation mobile phone licence, in spite of questions over 3G's immediate potential in the country.Orascom, Altimo eye Hutch Essar CIOL - Jan 24 5:47 PM
LONDON - Egypt's Orascom Telecom said it had not ruled out joining the bid battle for Hutchison Essar, and Russian rival Altimo also indicated its interest in India's No. 4 mobile operator.Palestinian dispute: Pakistan and Egypt agree on new initiatives Business Recorder - Jan 22 3:54 PM
SHARM-AL-SHAIKH (January 23 2007): Pakistan and Egypt on Monday expressed complete unanimity of views on the need for new initiatives for achieving the resolution of Palestinian dispute and to counter extremism and terrorism.Bird Flu Kills Indonesian Girl as Death Toll Rises (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu killed a 6-year-old girl in Indonesia, pushing the number of fatalities reported in the country this month from the H5N1 virus to five, the most in eight months.Europe faces labor shortages as population ages International Herald Tribune - Jan 25 1:44 PM
On a continent accustomed to headlines about chronically high unemployment and fearful of immigrants, European politicians face an unusual task: finding workers for their economies.In Davos, British politicians are looking to the next stage International Herald Tribune - Jan 25 1:44 PM
At the World Economic Forum, Tony Blair may lay the groundwork for his next job, while his opponent is "preparing for government."Uganda: Country Lands Egypt Invite AllAfrica.com - Jan 22 2:18 PM
UGANDA has been invited for the Zone V championships to be hosted by Egypt from April 10-15.H5N1 genetic mutation observed in Egypt News-Medical-Net - Jan 22 1:05 PM
Viruses with a genetic mutation, linked in laboratory testing to moderately reduced susceptibility to oseltamivir, have been discovered in two persons previously reported with H5N1 infections in Egypt.List of Lebanon aid donors CNN.com - Jan 25 7:53 AM
(Reuters) -- Governments and organizations pledged over $7.6 billion on Thursday to help Lebanon rebuild its finances and recover from last year's war between Israel and Shi'ite Hezbollah guerrillas.Keeping federal agencies accessible Los Angeles Times - Jan 24 12:05 AM
To a small-business owner, the federal government can seem as remote and aloof as the Great Sphinx of Egypt. Indonesian girl dies of bird flu AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 6:16 AM
An eight-year-old Indonesian girl has died of bird flu, raising the country's death toll from the disease to 63, a health ministry official has said.U.S. not scared enough of bird flu, Senate told Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 5:23 AM
Bird flu poses as big a threat to the world as ever, and people need to worry about it more, U.S. senators and health leaders agreed on Wednesday.African Subscriber Base to Triple by 2011 Cellular-News.com - Jan 24 5:24 PM
A new report researched by BroadGroup, the London based consultancy group, reveals that mobile subscribers across the African continent will almost triple in the period through to 2011, with the largest markets represented by Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and Morocco.Nigeria recall Udeze for Ghana friendly AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 2:37 AM
Greece-based defender Ifeanyi Udeze has been recalled by Nigeria for a friendly against Ghana in London on February 6.INTERVIEW - Orascom says all options open on Hutch Essar Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 24 7:00 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Egypt's Orascom Telecom said on Wednesday it had not ruled out joining the bidding race for Indian mobile phone group Hutchison Essar.Tutankhamen liked his wine white New Scientist - Jan 24 11:12 AM
Despite there being no record of white wine in Egypt until 1600 years after he died, it appears he had six jars of the stuff in his tomb Libya's Kadhafi hosts Arab mini-summit AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 10:59 AM
Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi hosted an Arab mini-summit with his counterparts from Algeria and Egypt to review developments in the Middle East and Africa, a Libyan official said.Egypt embassy worker kidnapped in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 4:26 PM
An Egyptian embassy worker was kidnapped Monday in Baghdad while on a trip outside the compound, an Iraqi foreign ministry official said.Taylor Marsh: Interview Out of Afghanistan HuffingtonPost - Jan 25 2:35 PM
by Taylor Marsh Yesterday I had my second interview with Scott Kesterson , the only photojournalist imbedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Podcasts of that interview can be found here, but also check out the December 15th podcasts , which was my first time talking with Scott. Thanks goes to Amy at BlogTalkRadio for setting up the interview with Scott. It was a terrific ...EGYPT: 19th case of bird flu detected IRIN - Jan 22 4:57 AM
CAIRO, 18 Jan 2007 (IRIN) - Officials in Egypt s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that a new case of the H5N1 bird-flu virus has been detected in the Upper Egypt town of Beni Suef, bringing the total number of infections in the country since March 2006 to 19.News Analysis: Against odds, U.S. pushes forward on Mideast peace talks International Herald Tribune - Jan 25 7:47 AM
The Americans are responding to pleas for re-engagement from the European Union, the Palestinian president and moderate Arab nations, but expectations are purposely low.Mourino: Spurs want to sell Mido Eurosport - Jan 24 8:18 AM
Celta Vigo president Carlos Mourino has revealed that Tottenham are looking to sell Egypt international Mido.Davos: Demographics, Economics, Destiny BusinessWeek - Jan 25 1:22 PM
With the help of workforce consultants, some governments are addressing the economic shortcomings that a dearth of workers portend Cisco Systems' chief executive calls Apple lawsuit a 'minor skirmish' International Herald Tribune - Jan 25 6:39 AM
John Chambers also cast doubt on the Alcatel-Lucent merger.Jimmy Carter Defends 'Peace Not Apartheid' NPR - Jan 25 1:00 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter defends the content of his new book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid. The best-seller has generated passionate criticism that it is slanted toward Palestinians and full of inaccuracies.Insurgents post video of downed copter Boston Globe - Jan 25 2:37 PM
An insurgent group that has claimed responsibility for the downing this week of a U.S. helicopter in Baghdad that killed five Americans posted a video Thursday on an Islamic Web site showing the wreckage and two bodies.Video of torture causes stir in Egypt St. Petersburg Times - Jan 21 10:40 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - The footage is shocking: A man lies screaming on the floor of a police station as officers sodomize him with a wooden pole.Ministers in Davos Make Last-Ditch Bid for WTO Deal (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Jan 25 12:34 PM
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Trade ministers from the U.S., Europe and two dozen countries ranging from India to Japan meet this week for the first time in six months to try to salvage a global free trade agreement worth billions of dollars to the world's economy.Jowell builds case for wall heritage site The Scotsman - Jan 24 6:25 AM
A BID to have a historic Scottish landmark recognised alongside the Great Wall of China and the pyramids of Egypt has come a step closer today.Congolese youth chase history BBC News - Jan 25 9:41 AM
African Youth Championship hosts Congo will reach the Fifa U-20 World Cup if they hold Burkina Faso on Friday.Curfew imposed in Beirut after clashes show deepening tensions Los Angeles Times - Jan 25 11:22 AM
It started with a lunchtime scuffle in a university cafeteria. Within minutes, angry Sunnis from nearby homes had moved in and their Shiite Hezbollah rivals were using walkie-talkies to call in reinforcements armed with clubs and stones. Cyprus to Seek Oil, Gas Exploration Bids AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 25 9:08 AM
Cyprus will launch an international tender next month for offshore oil and gas exploration rights, a senior government official said Thursday.YOUNG DISCOVER ANCIENT EGYPT Isle of Wight County Press - Jan 24 2:33 AM
YOUNGSTERS at Sandown s Broadlea Primary School enjoyed a day of Egyptian excitement. Children from Years 3 and 4 have been studying the ancient culture and marked the topic with a day dedicated to the subject.Familiar formula fueling Flashes' run phillyburbs.com - Jan 24 5:11 AM
BOYS BASKETBALL - After a 53-38 win over Burlington County League Freedom Division foe New Egypt last night, the Flashes have now won eight straight.Thursday's High School Sports Schedule Asbury Park Press - Jan 25 6:23 PM
BOYS BASKETBALL Midd. South at CBA: 4 p.m. Keansburg at Pinelands: 5:15 p.m. Colts Neck at Midd. North: 5:30 p.m. Marlboro at Freehold Twp.: 5:30 p.m. Manalapan at Howell: 5:30 p.m. Neptune at Matawan: 5:30 p.m. Lakewood at Manchester: 6:30 p.m. Freehold at Ocean: 6:30 p.m. Point Beach at Henry Hudson: 6:30 p.m. Long Branch at Monmouth: 6:30 p.m. Brick Mem. at TR North: 6:30 p.m. Holmdel at ...Corporate challenge Khaleej Times - 57 minutes ago
DUBAI Saudi Arabia s Dirab Golf Club will host their first ever Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge qualifier today, the fourth so far in the series.Philly's got the magic Tut, as pharaoh returns to U.S. The Star-Ledger - Jan 23 10:05 PM
An art exhibition devoted to Egypt's boy king Tutankhamun opens at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia next week, and everybody expects lines out the doors, similar to its first three stops in the U.S.Iran won't be second Iraq: Former UN chief weapons inspector People's Daily - Jan 25 5:43 PM
Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix ruled out on Thursday that the possibility of a U.S. military action against Iran, saying the Iraq scenario won't recur in the case of Iran because of the U.S. public's anti-war sentiment.Curfew Imposed in Beirut After Clashes Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 29 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon - University students loyal to Lebanon's government clashed with Hezbollah supporters Thursday, setting cars ablaze and battling with homemade clubs and stones.Nation In Brief Business Today Egypt - Jan 24 6:21 AM
Amoun Pharmaceuticals (bt100 number 44) sold 93% of its shares to a consortium comprising Citigroup, Capital International and Concord International Investment. Mercury Egypt Pharmaceutical Manufacturing will hold the shares on behalf of the consortium.Thomas Friedman: Whittier Daily news - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
IT'S hard to know what's more disturbing: The barbaric sectarian murders by Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq or the deafening silence with which these mass murders are received in the Muslim world.Curfew imposed in Lebanese capital after clashes show deepening tensions San Diego Union-Tribune - Jan 25 4:12 PM
Angry crowd beats up suspects Associated Press An angry crowd in New Delhi, India, severely beats up two suspects who are accused of sexually assaulting and killing up to 20 children and women.