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Egypt derides 7 wonders of world contest 
AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 2:34 PM
Egypt is scoffing at a global contest to name the new seven wonders of the world, saying it is a disgrace that the ancient Pyramids of Giza the only surviving structure from the traditional list of architectural marvels must compete for a spot.Egypt paper blames Iran for murder of diplomat AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 12:01 PM
Iranian intelligence services were responsible for kidnapping and killing Egypt's top diplomat in Iraq two years ago, the state-owned flagship daily Al-Ahram reported.Egypt scoffs at new Seven Wonders of the World contest The State - 14 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt Egypt is scoffing at a global contest to name the new Seven Wonders of the World, saying it is a disgrace that the ancient Pyramids of Giza the only surviving structure from the traditional list of architectural marvels must compete for a spot.Egypt pans 7 Wonders vote Richmond Times-Dispatch - 39 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt - Egypt is scoffing at a global contest to name the new Seven Wonders of the World. Egyptians are saying it is a disgrace that the ancient Pyramids of Giza - the only surviving structure from the traditional list - must compete for a spot.Egypt Derides 7 Wonders of World Contest ABC News - Jan 28 11:37 AM
Egypt Scoffs at Popular 'New 7 Wonders of the World' Contest, Refusing to Meet With OrganizerIran blamed for killing of Egypt envoy in Iraq Gulf Times - 19 minutes ago
CAIRO: Iranian intelligence services were responsible for kidnapping and killing Egypt s top diplomat in Iraq two years ago, the state-owned flagship daily Al-Ahram reported yesterday.Egypt's Sedki stages a grand rally Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
DUBAI Marwan Sedki of Egypt swept aside early opposition from Saudi Arabia s Sunai Ounalla for a 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 victory in the third round qualifying match of the Emirates Academy Tennis Open tennis tournament at the Safa Park here on Saturday.Egypt scoffs at new 7 wonders of the world contest New Kerala - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
Cairo, Jan 29: Egypt is scoffing at a global contest to name the new seven wonders of the world, saying it's a disgrace that the Pyramids of Giza - the only surviving structure from the original list of architectural marvels - must compete for a spot.Pyramid power: Egypt scoffs at contest to name 'new' 7 wonders of the world CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 28 9:20 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egypt is scoffing at a global contest to name the new seven wonders of the world, saying it's a disgrace that the Pyramids of Giza - the only surviving structure from the original list of architectural marvels - must compete for a spot.Egypt's top cleric rules Islam bars women from presidency AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 27 12:26 PM
Islam bars women from becoming head of state, Egypt's top Muslim cleric or mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, ruled in an official fatwa or religious edict published.Egypt says Iran has no role in ex-diplomat assassination Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 28 8:02 AM
Iran - Egypt - Diplomat Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a claim by Al-Ahram daily that Iran was involved in the killing of Egypt's former ambassador to Iraq Ihab Sharif.Vintage Egypt: Cruising the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel The Globalist - Jan 27 11:32 PM
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.Free trade agreement with Egypt signed NZZ - Jan 28 1:13 AM
Switzerland and its fellow European Free Trade Association (Efta) members have signed a free trade agreement with Egypt. An economics ministry statement, issued on Saturday, also announced that Efta ministers had met the Indonesian trade minister with a view to concluding a similar accord.Egypt blood donations plunge after 'bags scandal' AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 11:53 AM
Egyptian health officials are scrambling to persuade people to give blood after a 70-percent plunge in donations caused by a scandal over "defective" blood bags.Egypt urged to free blogger TVNZ - Jan 27 3:59 PM
US-based Human Rights Watch urged Egypt to free an opposition blogger on trial over writings that prosecutors charge defame Islam and insult President Hosni Mubarak.Egyptian Paper Accuses Iranians of Complicity in Envoy?s Death New York Times - Jan 28 5:41 PM
Attributed to anonymous sources and denied by the foreign ministries of both Egypt and Iran, the report could strain already tense relations between the countries.Egypt Offers More Seats to Study Medicine BruDirect.com - Jan 27 7:07 PM
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam and Egypt will be embarking on a closer cooperation in the field of medicine with the training of healthcare professionals, more study opportunities for Bruneian students and increased employed opportunities for Egyptian doctors to practice in Brunei.Opinion: The veil replaces rope in Egypt's tug of war New Straits Times - Jan 28 4:16 PM
The use of the hijab has long had the Egyptian government and the Muslim Brotherhood locked in a battle for public support. But now, Egyptian women are turning this Islamic dress into fashion, sparking new religious concerns for the competing forces, writes MICHAEL SLACKMAN.In Egypt, a New Battle Begins Over the Veil New York Times - Jan 27 3:11 PM
For Islamists, the head scarf isn?t enough. And this scares the government.Egypt's top cleric rules Islam bars women from presidency INQ7.net - Jan 27 4:01 AM
CAIRO -- Islam bars women from becoming head of state, Egypt's top Muslim cleric or mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, ruled in an official fatwa or religious edict published Saturday.Egypt blood donations plunge News 24 South Africa - 6 minutes ago
Egyptian health officials are scrambling to persuade people to give blood after a huge decline in donations caused by a scandal over "defective" blood bags.Rights group asks Egypt to free blogger Gulf News - Jan 27 7:14 AM
Cairo: US-based Human Rights Watch urged Egypt on Saturday to free a blogger on trial over writings that prosecutors claim defame Islam and insult President Hosni Mubarak.Rights group urges Egypt to drop charges against blogger AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 27 12:22 PM
Human Rights Watch urged Egyptian authorities to immediately free a blogger who faces up to nine years in prison for having criticised the country's Islamic authorities.Egypt eyes 7.5% growth AME Info - Jan 26 8:09 PM
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.Spring Arts Preview: Arts The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jan 28 4:54 PM
Two years of anticipation will finally end Saturday, T-Day in Philadelphia, when "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" opens at the Franklin Institute. This city is the last of four American stops for this dazzling display of royal tomb treasures from ancient Egypt.Cairo denies report on Iran's involvement in Egyptian ambassador's abduction in Iraq People's Daily - Jan 28 4:59 PM
Egypt denied on Sunday a press report that the Iranian intelligence was behind the kidnapping and murder of a former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq in 2005, the official MENA news agency reported.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.Egyptians have been vocal against police torture and brutality[AFP] Aljazeera - Jan 28 2:29 PM
Egypt's public prosecutor has frozen the assets of 29 members of the Muslim Brotherhood and their families after accusing them of "money laundering and financing an illegal group", a judicial source has said.Egypt produces first Jeep car in cooperation with US ArabicNews.com - Jan 27 10:04 PM
An Egyptian report said that the Egyptian Organization for Industrialization has succeeded in cooperation with the United States in producing first jeep car at its plants.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.Factional clashes renew in Gaza despite mediation efforts People's Daily - Jan 28 5:44 PM
Armed clashes between Fatah movement led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the ruling Hamas movement recurred in the Gaza Strip on Sunday night, in spite of the ongoing mediation efforts by Egypt and Saudi Arabia.Egypt's minister of religion rejects the veil Daily Telegraph - Jan 27 6:28 PM
The Egyptian government is embroiled in an angry dispute with conservative Muslims after trying to clamp down on women who cover their faces with a veil.Egyptian daily accuses Iran of killing diplomat The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 28 12:52 PM
Iranian intelligence services were responsible for kidnapping and killing Egypt's top diplomat in Iraq two years ago, the state-owned flagship daily Al-Ahram reported Sunday. Unidentified "diplomatic sourcs" quoted by the newspaper said that Ihab al-Sharif, Egypt's ambassador-designate to Iraq.Bird Flu Mutations Found Northwest Florida Daily News - Jan 28 5:14 PM
LONDON Mutations in the bird flu virus have been found in two infected people in Egypt, in a form that might be resistant to the medication most commonly used to treat the deadly disease, the World Health Organization said Thursday.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.Hutchison Telecom board meeting today to discuss India jv stake sale - report Sharewatch - Jan 28 5:38 PM
The list of potential bidders currently includes UK's Vodafone Group PLC, India's Reliance Communications Ltd, Egypt's Orascom Telecom Holdings and joint venture partner Essar Group itself, the paper noted, adding that Hutchison Essar may be valued at over 20 bln usd.Falafel salad with barrel-aged feta Independent - Jan 28 4:24 PM
Salads should be fun, not just a load of leaves from the supermarket tossed in a dressing. Falafels make a delicious snack, but what about incorporating them into a salad as a kind of crouton with a difference? Falafels are considered the national dish of Egypt, where they're eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner - or as a hot or cold snack at any other time of the day.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.Tehran dismisses claims of involvement in diplomat's assassination Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 28 7:02 AM
Iran - Egypt - FM Tehran on Sunday rejected an Egyptian press claim that it had been involved in the assassination of former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq.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.Top job for women a 'no-no' News 24 South Africa - Jan 28 12:39 PM
Egypt's top Muslim cleric has ruled that Islam bars women from becoming head of state, because only men can lead Muslims in prayer.Rights group urges Egypt to drop charges against blogger TODAYonline - Jan 27 12:46 PM
Human Rights Watch logo. Human Rights Watch urged Egyptian authorities to immediately free a blogger who faces up to nine years in prison for having criticised the country's Islamic authorities.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.Sunday, January 28, 2007 The Pakistan Link - Jan 28 6:52 AM
CAIRO: Egypt s top Muslim cleric ruled in a fatwa, published on Saturday, that Islam barred women from becoming head of state.Effort fails to curb genital mutilation Miami Herald - Jan 28 12:14 AM
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. A feisty 7-year-old, she kicked and screamed when they pinned her to a table in the rural clinic near her village of Eneiba in southern Egypt.No clear winner emerging from Hamas-Fatah fight USA Today - 54 minutes ago
Saudi Arabia's king urged Palestinian rival factions Sunday to hold talks in the holy city of Mecca as fighting between the Hamas and Fatah movements persisted in Gaza with no clear winner emerging.Goodbye Lenin, hello shopping -- Russia's middle class takes root AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 3:18 PM
Car salesman Alexei Dorofeyev is proud to belong to a club he says is getting less exclusive all the time -- Russia's middle class.Hamas-Fatah violence kills 29 CNN.com - Jan 28 2:36 PM
GAZA CITY (AP) -- A Hamas supporter was killed in a drive-by shooting in southern Gaza on Sunday, bringing the death toll in four days of Hamas-Fatah fighting to 26.Mary Ann Willis Southeast Missourian - Jan 27 11:23 PM
LAKE OF EGYPT, Ill. -- Mary Ann Abercrombie Willis, 93, of Lake of Egypt, formerly of Anna, Ill., died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007, in Williamson County. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at...SAP Arabia to showcase solutions and Strategies at Cairo ICT Forum AME Info - Jan 28 1:09 AM
SAP Arabia has outlined details of its upcoming participation at Cairo ICT 2007, Egypt's largest IT exhibition.Saudi King Invites Palestinian Factions to Talks New York Times - Jan 28 4:56 PM
Leaders from both Hamas and Fatah said they would take up the invitation by the Saudi monarch, though no date was set.Red Sea sanctuary Albany Times Union - Jan 28 3:05 AM
Dahab, Egypt, retains its tranquil image despite '06 terror attacksKarthago Airlines (Exchange - TSE : KAIR.TN) Zawya - Jan 28 6:47 AM
Operation of charter flights and services; cargo services. Fly The Orascom Skies? - Business Today EgyptNo clear winner emerging from Gaza fight AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 3:07 PM
No clear winner is emerging from the deadly fighting in Gaza between the Hamas and Fatah movements, a sign that neither is strong enough to knock the other out. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Jan 27 10:51 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.Nomadic Wonder ; Bedouins Are Showing Tourists the Secrets of Egypt's Sinai Desert - Lush Gardens, Multi-Coloured ... RedNova - Jan 27 1:18 AM
By Will Gethin As we huddle around a campfire in front of a long Bedouin tent, a waning moon throws a mystical light over the surrounding wadi, a dried-up riverbed the size of an Olympic stadium.New Bird Flu Outbreaks Require Strong Vigilance Medical News Today - Jan 27 8:04 PM
FAO has expressed concern about new flare-ups of avian influenza in China, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, South Korea, Thailand and Viet Nam but stressed that the number of outbreaks in the first weeks of 2007 has been significantly lower than the epidemic waves of last year. The UN agency urged countries to remain vigilant and fully cooperate with international organizations. [click link for ...Holy Land Comes to Oklahoma The Morning News - Jan 28 12:33 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.Sedki stretched by Sabourine Khaleej Times - Jan 27 7:25 PM
DUBAI Marwan Sedki of Egypt was stretched by Canada s Christofe Sabourine before scraping to victory in the Emirates Academy Tennis Open tennis tournament at the Safa Park here on Friday.Analysis: For Iraq, neighbors are key AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 11:48 AM
Iraq's leaders are facing an acid test in coming weeks as the Iraqi and U.S. military launch their new security program to flush out militants and death squads district by district.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.Stuck cargo ship blocks Suez canal News Interactive - Jan 27 2:55 PM
A CARGO ship blocked traffic in the Suez canal overnight after running aground across the waterway with steering problems, an official with Egypt's canal authority said.War-torn south Sudan to urge Africa reconstruction cash Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 27 10:40 AM
South Sudan will ask African countries, including big players like Egypt and South Africa, to help fund its reconstruction because Western donors have been slow to help, an official said on Saturday.Cuckolders and Latte Hawkers Beware! Time Magazine - Jan 28 8:14 AM
With 100 million Chinese using the Internet, the country's nascent blogosphere is a potent platform for do-gooders and for demagogues FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 Canada joy for African quartet FIFA - Jan 27 10:30 AM
On the final matchday of the African youth championship's Group B in Congo, Zambia routed Egypt by a significant scoreline of 3-0, while brave Cameroon went out despite beating rivals Nigeria for a bit of pride by 2-0.A Hopeless Mission For Rice by Vladimir Simonov RIA Novosti political commentator Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 26, 2007 Space War - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
Has U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice noticed that she is becoming irrelevant? The task that was set in the Middle East to that fragile lady who loves to play Mozart in the evenings would baffle even the Supergirl.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 ... Arab League Criticizes Gaza Violence; Haniyeh and Abbas Call for Calm Israel National News - Jan 27 7:38 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Representatives from the Arab League criticized the violence between Hamas and Fatah on Saturday night. Egypt s Muslim Brotherhood denounced the violence as well, saying that all of the Arab leaders in Gaza are responsible for the continuing conflict.War-torn south Sudan to urge Africa reconstruction cash AlertNet - Jan 27 10:36 AM
Source: Reuters By Opheera McDoom ADDIS ABABA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - South Sudan will ask African countries, including big players like Egypt and South Africa, to help fund its reconstruction because Western donors ... An imam's journey from city to suburbia International Herald Tribune - Jan 28 4:42 AM
Seven months have passed since Sheik Reda Shata moved to a suburban New Jersey town to lead a mosque of prosperous, settled immigrants. It is a world away from Brooklyn, New York, where he toiled for almost four years, serving struggling Muslims for whom the United States was still new.Iran And US Between The Logic Of Sanctions And The Logic Of War Space War - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
by Pyotr Goncharov RIA Novosti political commentator Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 26, 2007 "The Middle East isn't a region to be dominated by Iran. The Gulf isn't a body of water to be controlled by Iran. That's why we've seen the United States station two carrier battle groups in the region," Nicholas Burns, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, said in an address to the Dubai-based ...No Need To Expand US Army By David C. Gompert UPI Outside View Commentator Washington (UPI) Jan 26, 2007 Space War - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates have announced plans to increase the size of the U.S. Army and Marines by 93,000, at a cost of $10 billion a year. At first blush, this seems to make sense.Gaza fighting erupts as death toll hits 24 AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 3:34 AM
Fighting between rival Palestinian forces has erupted again in the Gaza Strip, where 24 people have been killed in the fiercest bout of internecine bloodletting since Hamas won elections a year ago.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.News from around the web: ArabicNews.com - Jan 27 9:59 PM
Daily Arab News about the Arabic world, Arabic news for Country by country news coverage. Politics, culture, recipes, book reviews, weather, sports, arts. Covers Egypt, Egyptian life, pyramids, Lebanon, Iraq, the Gulf, its oil, Arabian horses & camel races.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.Kaleidoscope of nations fills downtown West Palm The Palm Beach Post - 21 minutes ago
The colors, sounds and cultures of more than a dozen countries were on display Sunday at the 10th annual Kaleidoscope festival downtown, where young and old joined to celebrate what the different corners of the world have to offer.Stafford pupils teach to learn with Phillips Collection help The Washington Times - 28 minutes ago
Teaching students to teach one another is a tried-and-true educational tenet. A few classes at Stafford Elementary School in Stafford, Va., these days go one further: teaching students how to teach their parents.Saudis seek Palestinian dialogue BBC News - Jan 28 10:21 AM
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asks rival Palestinian leaders to Mecca for talks to end days of factional fighting.The Ticking Doomsday Clock The Globalist - 42 minutes ago
Given the proliferation of nuclear technology, the risk of nuclear destruction remains high, argue the board members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.Blatter set for AU summit BBC News - Jan 28 9:16 AM
Fifa president Sepp Blatter will attend the African Union (AU) summit in Ethiopia on Monday to launch a project to help improve African football.Palestinian fighting claims more lives NDTV - Jan 28 6:33 PM
A Hamas supporter, another gunman and a civilian were killed in clashes in southern Gaza, bringing the death toll in four days of Hamas-Fatah fighting to 28.Ministers breathe fresh life into Doha trade negotiations Financial Times - Jan 28 6:18 PM
The Doha round of trade talks juddered back to life over the weekend, with leading countries expressing enthusiasm for clinching a deal but giving few details about how it would work.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 ...Sundowns in Champs Lge victory BBC News - Jan 28 6:46 AM
A Jose Torrealba hat-trick gives Mamelodi Sundowns a 4-2 win over Royal Leopards in the Champions League.'Islam women cannot be heads of states' Independent Online - Jan 27 7:04 AM
Egypt's top Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, has ruled that Islam bars women from becoming head of state.Camilla takes a shine to diamond necklace Times Online - Jan 28 4:14 PM
The glittering necklace worn by the Duchess of Cornwall to a white-tie gala in Philadelphia on Saturday night was a gift while she was on an official overseas tour with the Prince of Wales, Clarence House said yesterday....Goodbye Lenin, hello shopping -- Russia's middle-class takes root Channel NewsAsia - Jan 28 5:33 PM
MOSCOW : Car salesman Alexei Dorofeyev is proud to belong to a club he says is getting less exclusive all the time -- Russia's middle class. At 22, Dorofeyev, director of a Moscow auto dealership, is the new kind of Russian businessman.Key to success in Iraq? Pocono Record - 4 minutes ago
DAVOS, Switzerland Iraq's leaders are facing an acid test in coming weeks as the Iraqi and U.S. military launch their new security program to flush out militants and death squads district by district.Iraq's hopes rest on neighbors Long Beach Press-Telegram - 26 minutes ago
Analysis: Iran, Syria, Gulf states must lend support if fledgling nation is to survive. DAVOS, Switzerland - Iraq's leaders are facing an acid test in coming weeks as the Iraqi and U.S. military launch their new security program to flush out militants and death squads district by district.Senior Chinese legislator says China is addressing wealth gap People's Daily - 29 minutes ago
A senior Chinese legislator said Sunday that the Chinese government is exerting efforts to tackle the wealth disparity that emerges with its rapid economic development.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 ...Axios Systems opens Middle East office in Dubai ITP.net - 16 minutes ago
IT service management software specialist Axios Systems has opened a new office in Dubai. Citing growing regional demand for ITIL and best practice standards such as ISO/IEC 20000, the new office will support both customers and partners in the Middle East.Fatah accepts Egyptian initiative to end fighting with Hamas: PFLP leader People's Daily - Jan 28 5:30 PM
A leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said on Sunday evening that Fatah movement led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted an Egyptian initiative with the aim of ending infighting with the ruling Hamas movement.PREVIEW-Arsenal's young guns trained on Spurs Reuters.co.uk - Jan 28 6:11 PM
LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Bragging rights in north London and a place in the League Cup final will be at stake when Arsenal's youngsters host Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.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.