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Vintage Egypt: Cruising the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel 
The Globalist - 42 minutes ago
A Bugatti at the foot of the pyramids? A local sailboat transformed into a sumptuous yacht? A few tourists in white suits and Panama hats? These are the images of Egypt under the last kings, Fuad and Farouk, between 1917 and 1952.Egypt eyes 7.5% growth AME Info - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Egypt's economy should grow by around 7.5% this year, up from 7% last year, according to Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and cited by Reuters. Nazif said economic growth would take precedence over curbing rising inflation and distanced himself from possible interest rate hikes.Drive-by shooting injures one near Egypt Lake Tampa Bay's 10 - Jan 26 12:24 PM
Tampa, Florida - Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies are searching for two masked men in a drive-by shooting near the Egypt Lake area of the County.Kenya: Forces Start With Egypt's Police AllAfrica.com - Jan 26 3:21 PM
Former premier league champions Armed Forces start their men's campaign against in form Police Union of Egypt according to the draws released yesterday by the organising committee of the Africa Cup of Clubs Championship which kicks off on Monday at City Park Stadium.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's Orascom plans $500 mln 7-yr bond -banker Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 26 6:10 AM
LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Egypt's Orascom Telecom plans to sell a $500 million seven-year bond after a roadshow, a banker familiar with the sale said on Friday.Egypt under Amitabh Bachchan's spell Daily News - Jan 26 12:41 PM
EGYPT : It is not only in India that Amitabh Bachchan is "Big B", an unparalleled icon of the masses, he has cast his spell over far-away Egypt too.Egypt/Nigeria: I Felt Bad Being Substituted Against Egypt - Zenke AllAfrica.com - Jan 26 4:40 AM
Flying Eagles striker; Terwase Zenke has admitted that he felt bad being replaced during Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Egypt at the African Youth Championship.Egypt/Nigeria: Our Draw Against Egypt Unfortunate - Uwua AllAfrica.com - Jan 26 5:21 AM
Flying Eagles Coach, Godwin Uwua has said that it was unfortunate that his team scratched to a 1-1 draw against Egypt at the ongoing African Youth Championship.Acciona wins 17.1 mln eur contract for 4 desalination plants in Egypt Sharewatch - Jan 26 4:25 AM
In a statement, Acciona said the contract was signed between the water affiliate and Egypt's national water organisation NPWASD January 24. afxmadrid@afxnews.com ped/jfr COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2006. All rights reserved.Egypt: Sharkia Coach Says Local Sides Could Win Club Event AllAfrica.com - Jan 25 2:51 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: Drop Charges Against Blogger AlertNet - Jan 26 4:05 PM
Source: Human Rights Watch (Cairo, January 27, 2007) Egyptian authorities should immediately drop all charges filed against a blogger for his online writings and release him without delay, Human Rights Watch said today. The ... Egypt fumes over competition for pyramids Independent Online - Jan 25 7:03 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 3:28 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.Avian Influenza Causes More Human Deaths in Indonesia, Egypt U.S. Department of State - Jan 26 2:01 PM
U.S. Navy scientists and their Egyptian partners working in Cairo are helping confirm new human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in North Africa and the Middle East, and are building laboratory capacity in that region and elsewhere to allows scientists and technicians in many countries to quickly identify and diagnose human illness that arises from outbreaks of deadly bird flu in Asia ...Mark Levine: What Rice Missed in Egypt HuffingtonPost - Jan 25 5:18 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 ...Egypt: Rwanda to Play in Egypt Boxing Event AllAfrica.com - Jan 26 10:36 AM
The Egyptian Boxing Federation has extended an invitation to Rwanda to participate in the Zone V championships scheduled for April in Cairo.Egypt: Imprisoned Blogger Faces Up to Nine Years in Prison for Posting Articles Critical of Islam AllAfrica.com - Jan 26 6:56 AM
Reporters Without Borders and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information wrote to Justice Minister Mamdouh Marei on 22 January 2007 asking him to intercede on behalf of Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman (better known by his blogger pseudonym of Kareem Amer), whose trial is due to start on 25 January in Alexandria.High-energy gospel group to visit Elam Egypt Baptist Church Savannah Morning News - Jan 24 8:31 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. Africa sets out to dethrone Ahly BBC News - Jan 26 10:01 AM
The first round of the 2007 African Champions League gets underway this weekend, as the continent seeks to dethrone 2006 champions Ahly of Egypt.Handball: Norway - Egypt 27-18 The Norway Post - Jan 24 11:22 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 5:14 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 9:32 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.Flights resume between Egypt, Lebanon People's Daily - Jan 24 4:59 PM
EgyptAir and the Middle East Airlines of Lebanon resumed flights to Lebanon on Wednesday after a 24-hour break owing to Lebanese opposition strike, Egypt's MENA news agency reported.Orascom Telecom Holdings S.A.E. rated 'B+'; proposed notes rated 'B-'; outlook stable AME Info - 21 minutes ago
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today it assigned its 'B+' long-term corporate credit ratings to Egypt-headquartered emerging markets wireless telecommunications operator Orascom Telecom Holdings S.A.E. (Orascom Telecom) and related finance subsidiary Orascom Telecom Finance S.C.A.Kenya: Armed Forces Face Egyptians in Opening Tie AllAfrica.com - Jan 26 4:11 PM
Kenya's Armed Forces play Police Union of Egypt in the opening match of the Africa Hockey Federation Clubs Championships at the City Park Stadium on Monday.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 9:25 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.Discovering the pharmacy of the pharaohs PhysOrg - Jan 26 12:09 PM
Scientists at The University of Manchester have teamed up with colleagues in Egypt in a bid to discover what medicines were used by the ancient Egyptians.Egypt's FM urges Lebanese to maintain restraint People's Daily - Jan 25 5:14 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.Cisco gives away £3m of conferencing kit ZDNet UK - Jan 26 11:55 AM
Networking giant donates systems to the governments of Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and United Arab Emirates, but can't name any paying customers Nigeria/Cameroon: No Mercy for Cameroon - Iyam AllAfrica.com - Jan 26 1:51 PM
Following their one all draw with Egypt, players and coaches of the Flying Eagles have resolved to go all out against their last group B opponent Cameroon on Saturday.Sunni rebels post downed-copter clip Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Jan 26 2:26 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- An insurgent group that has claimed responsibility for the downing of a U.S. security company helicopter in Baghdad that killed five Americans posted a video Thursday on an Islamic Web site showing the wreckage and two bodies.Egyptian state paper attacks Iranian policies AlertNet - Jan 26 3:51 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The editor of Egypt's most prestigious government newspaper said Iran was trying to spread Shi'a Islam in Arab countries that have no Shi'ites in an attempt to recreate an ... 'Net sting results in an arrest; Egyptian student tells authorities his computer hacked Benton Courier - Jan 26 12:03 PM
Saline County Sheriff's Department authorities have made another arrest in the department's continuing Internet sting operation. Mohamed Fahmi Helmi, 29, a student from Egypt, was arrested Thursday on two Class C felony counts of Internet stalking of a minor.Public hearing, special landfill meeting tonight in Perry County The Southern Illinoisan - Jan 26 7:01 AM
PERRY COUNTY - A public hearing and special meeting of the Perry County Board of Commissioners will be held at 9 a.m. today at the Du Quoin City Hall as the board reviews and considers adopting a revised landfill host agreement with Greater Egypt Regional Environmental Properties Inc. and Perry Ridge Landfill Inc.Mathematics in Ancient Egypt Al-Ahram Weekly - Jan 25 11:58 AM
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.Ottawa apologizes to man accused of terror ties AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
A Canadian-Syrian national has won an official apology and millions in amends for being wrongly accused of terror links and turned over by US authorities to Syria, where he was jailed and allegedly tortured.Friday, January 26 CNN.com - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two of President Bush's top advisers, Karl Rove and Dan Bartlett, have been subpoenaed to testify as possible witnesses in the defense of former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby, although it remains unclear whether either man will actually be called to the stand, a legal source familiar with the case told CNN Friday.Coming-of-Rage New York Times - 3 minutes ago
A biography of the British playwright John Osborne, the original ?Angry Young Man.?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.US warns Iran of global wrath if it cranks up nuclear capacity AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 4:18 PM
The United States warned Iran of "universal" opposition if it proceeds with plans to beef up its nuclear capacity by installing at least 3,000 centrifuges at a key atomic plant.U.N. adopts Holocaust denial resolution AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 4:31 PM
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Friday condemning the denial of the Holocaust, with only Iran rejecting it as an attempt by the United States and Israel to exploit the atrocity for their political interests.Lighten up with photo exhibit The Oregonian - Jan 26 12:32 AM
The temporary awning in front of the Portland Art Museum was specially prepared to handle long lines for the museum's latest major traveling exhibit, "The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt."Egypt's Orascom reportedly still interested in Hutchison Essar Market Watch - Jan 25 6:07 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. Consumers not happy with Indian mobile operators: Survey New Kerala - Jan 26 3:21 AM
New Delhi, Jan 26: India, the world's fastest growing wireless market, might by attracting global attention from the likes of Britain's Vodafone and Egypt's Orascom, but most existing operators fail to meet sector regulator TRAI's customer satisfaction benchmark.Thursday, Jan 25, 2007 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Jan 25 3:16 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.Video said to show footage of U.S. helicopter wreckage, two bodies KWQC-TV 6 Davenport - Jan 26 2:24 AM
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.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.Italian judge orders seizure of CIA agent's villa Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 11:23 AM
An Italian magistrate has ordered the seizure of a villa owned by former Milan CIA station chief Robert Seldon Lady, a key suspect in the 2003 kidnapping of a Muslim cleric, judicial sources said on Friday.Holy Land Comes to Oklahoma The Morning News - Jan 26 1:01 AM
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.Ottawa pays millions, apologizes to Canadian suspected in US of terror ties AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 12:55 PM
Canada's prime minister apologized and offered millions to a dual Canadian-Syrian citizen wrongly accused of terror ties, to settle a civil suit, despite Washington's refusal to remove him from its suspected terrorists lists.Egypt: Joint Action - Human Rights Organisations Ask President to Reduce Ailing Critic's Prison Term And Set Him Free AllAfrica.com - Jan 25 12:25 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. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Jan 25 10:19 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.U.N. condemns denials of Holocaust; Iran demurs Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 11:56 AM
The U.N. General Assembly condemned on Friday denials of the Holocaust in a U.S.-drafted resolution responding to a Tehran conference dominated by speakers questioning the extermination of 6 million Jews in World War Two.Williams Almost Missed Out On Ugly Betty Role ContactMusic - Jan 25 8:11 PM
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 paVideo said to show footage of U.S. helicopter wreckage, two bodies ABC 7 El Paso - Jan 25 6:17 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...After the Fall Washington Post - Jan 26 3:18 PM
ALL AMERICANS WORKING IN IRAQ, ARMED AND UNARMED, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN, DREAM ABOUT THEIR HOMECOMING -- about who will meet them at the airport, what they'll eat first, whether things will have changed much while they were gone. During my year with the U.S. Agency for International Development in Iraq -- first in Baghdad and later in Fallujah -- the send-offs to those finishing their Green Zone ...Italians seize ex-CIA chief's villa AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 10:45 AM
Magistrates have seized a villa in northern Italy belonging to a former CIA station chief who faces a possible indictment in the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric, officials said Friday.Super 25 boys basketball rankings USA Today - Jan 26 10:33 AM
For the first time this season, no teams were dropped from the USA TODAY's Super 25 boys basketball rankings, but St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.) takes over the top spot after Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) lost to Simeon (Chicago). St. Benedict's, coached by Danny Hurley, plays once this week Saturday vs. American Christian (Aston, Pa.) at 4:30 p.m. ET before heading into a pivotal game ...U.N. condemns denials of Nazi Holocaust Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 9:45 AM
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution on Friday condemning denials of the Holocaust, weeks after Iran sponsored a meeting dominated by speakers questioning the Nazis' extermination of 6 million Jews in World War Two.Bush says aggressive Iran stance 'makes sense' Los Angeles Times - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- President Bush staunchly defended a new administration policy on Iran that is drawing criticism at home and anxiety abroad, insisting Friday that it is only sensible for U.S. troops to move aggressively against Iranians who endanger them in Iraq. Vodafone Secures Egyptian 3G Deal 3G Newsroom - Jan 25 4:52 PM
Vodafone Egypt has agreed to pay E£3.34 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.Top International News FOX 31 Denver - Jan 25 2:08 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.AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Technology Briefs Column RedNova - Jan 25 4:17 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.Tantalizing insights in thoughts of Old Masters International Herald Tribune - Jan 26 7:50 AM
At a Sotheby's sale in New York, drawings and preliminary studies in a more advanced stage of elaboration show an energy and fury that artists invariably edited out of their paintings.Phoenix native puts life in 'Jeopardy!' The Arizona Republic - 8 minutes ago
When Alex Trebek, the host of a (ahem) popular game show, rolls into town Friday on the Jeopardy! Brain Bus in search of contestants, he will be joined by Phoenix native Sarah Whitcomb.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.Davos: Demographics, Economics, Destiny BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 5:08 AM
One of the dominant themes emerging from Davos this year is the power of demographics. Population isn't exactly destiny, but it's a huge determinant in how nations, economies, and companies fare. And the demographics often reveal trends that, on the surface at least, contradict the general appearance of a nation's prosperity.Insurgent group posts video of helicopter wreckage CNews - Jan 25 3:12 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.Egyptian court refuses to release blogger on bail CNews - Jan 25 1:35 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.Egypt's FM urges Israel to join NPT People's Daily - Jan 24 4:59 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.Bird flu warning Meat News - Jan 25 12:10 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.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.IKCO exports 1st consignment of CKD parts to Egypt Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 23 6:34 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.'No need to panic' Al-Ahram Weekly - Jan 25 11:55 AM
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.A survivor: Romania's 'lucky enough' king International Herald Tribune - Jan 26 8:38 AM
Michael I of the Romanians has survived a lifetime of betrayals. "I'm lucky enough to still be here, " he says.Still in the hunt Al-Ahram Weekly - Jan 25 11:58 AM
For the third time in a row Egypt failed to make it to the second round of the World Handball Championship. Despite the losses, the Egyptian performance was commendable.Husain Haqqani: Davos and America's Favorite Muslim Rulers HuffingtonPost - Jan 26 2:18 PM
The Middle East is getting its usual share of attention at Davos but one wonders if it is the right kind of attention. There are the usual platitudes spewed by articulate, unelected pro-western leaders who are keeping the lid on things back home. Most of them are more popular among the Davos crowd than they probably are in their home countries. One wonders why, if Britain's Conservative ...Army patrols expand in tense Beirut AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 2:12 AM
Soldiers reinforced patrols and checkpoints Friday following a rare nighttime curfew imposed by authorities seeking to quell escalating clashes between factions supporting the Western-backed government and Hezbollah protesters trying to bring it down.Exploring the anger of Britain's 'angry young man' International Herald Tribune - Jan 26 7:49 AM
John Osborne's play, "Look Back in Anger" is almost pure autobiography, according to his biographer John Heilpern. The anger is so deeply personal, with such singular causes, as to make nonsense of it as political commentary.Italians Seize Ex-CIA Chief's Villa ABC News - Jan 26 12:48 PM
Italian Magistrates Seize Villa Belonging to Ex-CIA Station Chief Facing Possible IndictmentEgypt's Torture Video Sparks Outrage Time Magazine - Jan 24 5:29 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 1:09 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.Posted: 27-01-2007 , 04:50 GMT Al Bawaba - 48 minutes ago
Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi is placing the final touches on her latest album Baby Haifa , an album made especially for young children containing seven songs. Haifa filmed the main song of the album in the form of a music video.Court acquits Egypt s Nur Sunday Times - Jan 23 5:34 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.Diary says Carter urged pope to talk about Israel Winston-Salem Journal - 29 minutes ago
ATLANTA Former President Carter encouraged Pope John Paul II to speak publicly about Israel for the first time during a 1979 meeting between the two men, according to an excerpt from Carter's personal diaries released this week to The Associated PressPosted: 27-01-2007 , 04:16 GMT Al Bawaba - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
Currently a number of places are being examined to find the most appropriate filming locations for the new film Dabit wa Arba Kitat (An Officer and Four Cats). Shooting of the scenes is scheduled to begin in February.Jimmy Carter Defends 'Peace Not Apartheid' NPR - Jan 26 6:04 PM
Morning Edition , January 25, 2007 · Former President Jimmy Carter finds himself in a defensive posture after criticism of his new book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid.Ukraine's PM Touts Country's Credentials AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 26 8:59 AM
Ukraine's prime minister pitched his country's investment credentials to the world's rich and powerful on Friday -- but only got a lukewarm response from his audience which included the European Union's enlargement commissioner.main Kavkaz Center - Jan 25 6:01 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.Canada apologizes to, pays citizen accused of terror ties INQ7.net - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
OTTAWA -- A Canadian-Syrian national won an official apology and millions of dollars in amends Friday for being wrongly accused of terror links and turned over by US authorities to Syria, where he was jailed and allegedly tortured.War on terrorism winnable, Pakistani ambassador says Naples Daily News - 31 minutes ago
The war on terrorism is winnable and Pakistan is committed to fighting it alongside the United States, Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations told a Naples audience Friday. Ambassador Munir Akram addressed a crowd of 300 people at a Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club during a Forum Club of Southwest Florida luncheon.Second Home: Maya Angelou's getaway destination is a renovated brownstone in Harlem Winston-Salem Journal - 27 minutes ago
NEW YORK - Maya Angelou has lived in this city many times. She has had apartments in Brooklyn and on Central Park West and Riverside Drive. But three years ago she decided it was time to buy a brownstone in Harlem. It was to be a retreat fromHamas has right to choose anyone as PM: Fatah official People's Daily - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
The governing Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has the full right to reelect incumbent Prime Minister Ismail Haneya or even any other figure to the PM post as it has secured the majority of the Palestinian Legislative Council's seats, a senior Palestinian official said on Friday.Curfew imposed in Beirut after clashes AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 8:30 PM
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.Egypt: Egypt Eyes Kenyan Beef AllAfrica.com - Jan 22 10:53 PM
The ban on Kenyan beef exports to Egypt could be lifted.Army restores order as mourners bury victims in tense Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 26 3:15 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The Lebanese army restored order to Beirut neighbourhoods Friday as mourners buried victims of a bloody student clash that took a dangerous sectarian tone, prompting leaders to appeal for calm in an effort to keep the country from sliding deeper into violence.U.N. condemns denials of Holocaust; Iran demurs ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Jan 26 6:04 PM
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. General Assembly condemned on Friday denials of the Holocaust in a U.S.-drafted resolution responding to a Tehran conference dominated by speakers questioning the extermination of six million Jews in World War Two.