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Amlak to expand its operations in Egypt 
Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
DUBAI Amlak has announced its further international expansion schedule, with the upcoming launch of the Egyptian office in Cairo. The company will operate under the name "Amlak Finance & Real Estate Investments" as per the Commercial Register in Egypt.Five divers disappear off Red Sea coast in Egypt People's Daily - Jan 07 4:55 PM
Five divers have gone missing late Saturday while they were diving off the Red Sea coast in Egypt, the official news agency MENA reported on Sunday."Prince of Egypt" returns after 47 years in the wilderness WNCT Greenville - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
(AP) - A Michigan man was in ninth grade when he checked out Dorothy Clarke Wilson's "Prince of Egypt" to help him with a class paper. Forty-seven years later, he finally returned it to the Hancock library.Russian diver dies in Egypt - foreign ministry Interfax - Jan 07 10:04 AM
MOSCOW. Jan 7 (Interfax) - One Russian scuba diver has died and two other have gone missing in Egypt, the information and press department at the Russain Foreign ministry said on Sunday."Prince of Egypt" returns after 47 years in the wilderness WHNT-TV Huntsville - Jan 07 7:39 AM
HANCOCK, Mich. A Michigan man was in ninth grade when he checked out Dorothy Clarke Wilson's "Prince of Egypt" to help him with a class paper. Forty-seven years later,..."Prince of Egypt" returns after 47 years in the wilderness KOIN News 6 Portland - Jan 07 7:28 AM
HANCOCK, Mich. A Michigan man was in ninth grade when he checked out Dorothy Clarke Wilson's "Prince of Egypt" to help him with a class paper."Prince of Egypt" returns after 47 years in the wilderness WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids - Jan 07 6:33 AM
HANCOCK, Mich. -- Ninth-grader Robert Nuranen checked out Dorothy Clarke Wilson's "Prince of Egypt" to help him with a class paper on that Middle Eastern nation.One Russian diver dead, two others missing in Egypt Russian Information Agency Novosti - Jan 07 6:20 AM
MOSCOW, January 7 (RIA Novosti) - One diver from Russia has died and the search for two others continues in Egypt, the Russian consul in Cairo said Sunday.Boim: Hopes Egypt Understands, Complies with Ban on Funds to PA Israel National News - Jan 07 4:33 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Minister of Absorption Ze ev Boim expressed concerns Sunday that Egypt might not be clear about the need to avoid transferring funds to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority.Four divers missing near Egypt Red Sea resort AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 6:42 AM
Four divers remain missing off the coast of an Egyptian Red Sea dive resort, after a fifth succeeded in swimming to shore and alerting authorities.Diplomat: Poland returns to oil, natural gas business in Egypt ArabicNews.com - Jan 06 6:34 PM
The head of the trade and investment marketing department at the Polish embassy in Cairo said Warsaw resumed in 2006 its activities in the fields of oil and natural gas domains in Egypt after decades of suspension.NY Times: Olmert Embarrassed Egypt and United States Israel National News - Jan 06 11:04 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert managed to embarrass "Israel's most important relationships in the world,... the United States and Egypt, in the past 10 days," The New York Times wrote.Bahais sore over Egypt court ruling The Hindu - Jan 06 11:58 AM
NEW DELHI: The Bahai community in the country has expressed its distress over a recent ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court in Cairo, Egypt, disallowing Bahais to obtain officially issued identification. ``Our fellow Bahais in Egypt ...Egypt African champions lose 30-month unbeaten record FIFA - Jan 07 3:26 PM
African champions Al Ahly lost their 30-month unbeaten domestic record on Sunday, emphatically beaten 3-0 by Ismaili in the Egyptian premier league.UAE keep slate clean with win over Egypt Gulf News - Jan 06 12:28 PM
Dubai: UAE scored an exciting 92-84 victory over the Academic Navy team from Egypt in the 18th Dubai International Basketball tournament at the Al Ahli Club yesterday.Israel officer says deadly raid on Egypt summit day mistake AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 5:52 AM
A deadly incursion by the Israeli army into the West Bank city of Ramallah last Thursday -- the day of an Egyptian-Israeli summit in Sharm el-Sheikh -- was an "error," a senior officer has said.Five divers missing near Egypt Red Sea resort AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 4:33 AM
Five divers, including four foreigners, have gone missing off the coast of an Egyptian Red Sea dive resort.Egypt Denies Report on Haniyeh Money Smuggling Israel National News - Jan 06 12:04 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Egypt on Saturday night denied an earlier report that said that its security forces had allowed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to carry $20 million in cash over the border from Sinai to Gaza.TECO, Egypt Lake residents reach settlement FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Jan 07 3:53 PM
TAMPA - A three-year legal battle between Tampa Electric and some North Tampa residents has been settled. The legal battle was over giant power poles in the Eagle Lake subdivision.No breakthrough after Israel-Egypt talks AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 1:59 AM
Overshadowed by an Israeli raid into the Palestinian territories, a summit between Israel and Egypt achieved little in reviving the long-stalled Mideast peace process, highlighting instead the disagreements between Israel and its Arab neighbors.How to stop today's trails of tears The Christian Science Monitor - Jan 07 2:16 PM
From Protestant Montagnards in Vietnam to the Copts in Egypt, minority groups face government oppression. Egypt gets warnings to pull the plug on Al Zawraa Gulf News - Jan 07 12:39 PM
Cairo: Sunni-Shiite power politics and US-Egyptian relations have come head-to-head in a dispute over a satellite television station that is the latest weapon in the arsenal of Iraq's insurgents.Tourist dies after Red Sea scuba diving accident Cyber Diver News Network - Jan 07 5:46 PM
MARSA ALAM, Egypt (7 Jan 2007) -- A Russian tourist died on Saturday while scuba diving in the Red Sea.Amlak into Egypt AME Info - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Dubai's Amlak is to launch an Egyptian office in Cairo as part of its expansion programme. The company will operate under the name Amlak Finance and Real Estate Investments.Scuba instructor, dive guide among four divers missing in Red Sea Cyber Diver News Network - Jan 07 5:46 PM
MARSA ALAM, Egypt (7 Jan 2007) -- Three foreigners and an Egyptian were missing on Sunday after they went scuba diving in Red Sea, an Egyptian diving association said.Wondrous Curiosities: Ancient Egypt at the British Museum, by Stephanie Moser Independent - Jan 07 7:33 AM
An Egyptian academic once took me on a tour of the British Museum, directing me around the galleries of antiquities and telling me what had been stolen from where. The histories of many of the best museum collections are filled with shameful episodes, and Stephanie Moser's fascinating study exposes to public view some very unedifying spectacles.Egypt to offer licences AME Info - Jan 05 8:53 PM
Two international call licences will be offered by Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority by the end of February, reported the Daily Star, Egypt.Report: Egypt helped Haniyeh bring $20 mln to Gaza - Al Jazeera - Jan 07 5:34 AM
Egyptian authorities allowed the Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh bring $20 million to Gaza when he returned last week from Saudi Arabia after performing the holy Hajj pilgrimage, an Egyptian customs official told the Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram on Saturday.No breakthrough after Israel-Egypt talks AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 5:28 PM
A summit between the leaders of Israel and Egypt on Thursday fell short of its goal of igniting a new round of Mideast peace efforts, highlighting the significant disagreements between Israel and its Arab neighbors.After 47 years in the wilderness, Prince of Egypt returns Daily Mining Gazette - Jan 05 8:11 PM
HANCOCK Dorothy Clarke Wilson s Prince of Egypt was a regular checkout at the Hancock Public Library, judging by the blur of due dates stamped on the card inside: Nov. 11, 1959. Jan. 13, 1960. May 19, 1960.EGYPT: Torture allegations as more Brotherhood members arrested AlertNet - Jan 06 10:51 PM
Source: IRIN On 5 January, the London-based international human rights organisation Amnesty International issued a statement saying that the Egyptian authorities were preparing to forcibly return four Tunisian nationals Ayman Hkiri, Ahamed Lahbib, Mhamed Almadiri and another whose name was unknown. If returned to Tunisia they would be in grave danger of torture, Amnesty added. Egypt May Develop Nuclear Weapons NRDC Worldview - Jan 05 8:00 AM
SHARM E-SHEIK, Egypt, Jan 5, 2007 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said that while his country does not want nuclear weapons, it must have the ability to defend itself against nuclear states.Cleric's story of abduction, torture Chicago Tribune - Jan 07 4:13 AM
Letter opening salvo in CIA officers' trial "This is how they kidnapped me from Italy ... and how they tortured and imprisoned me in Egypt." Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - 32 minutes ago
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.Egypt allowed millions of dollars to enter Gaza for funding anti-Israel terror Jerusalem Newswire - Jan 07 2:51 AM
Egyptian officials reportedly allowed Palestinian Authority prime minister Ismail Haniyeh to carry $20 million into the Gaza Strip last Thursday. The money will be used to fund Hamas' acts of terrorism against Israel.Israeli Raid Overshadows Meeting in Egypt New York Times - Jan 04 12:07 PM
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt called the Israeli raid in the West Bank a hindrance to the peace talks.3 Scuba Divers, Guide Missing in Red Sea Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Jan 07 4:00 PM
MARSA ALAM, Egypt - Rescuers searched Sunday for three foreign scuba divers and their Egyptian guide who got lost while exploring a coral reef in the Red Sea, while a fifth member of the group reached a village after swimming for hours.Five divers missing near Egypt Red Sea resort Middle East Times - Jan 07 6:13 AM
CAIRO -- Five divers, including four foreigners, have gone missing off the coast of an Egyptian Red Sea dive resort, the official MENA news agency said Sunday.World news The West Australian - Jan 07 5:06 PM
Robert Nuranen handed a local librarian a book he'd checked out for a ninth-grade assignment - along with a cheque for 47 years' worth of late fees. Nuranen said his mother misplaced the copy of Prince of Egypt while cleaning the house.Egypt s Mubarak says he asked U.S. not to let Saddam hang on Muslim festival Boston Herald - Jan 07 1:52 AM
JERUSALEM - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak condemned the conduct of Saddam Hussein s execution and its timing at the start of a Muslim religious festival, saying in an interview published Friday that the hanging made the deposed leader a martyr. Puerto Rico National Guard unit deploys to Egypt from Fort Hood Killeen Daily Herald - Jan 07 12:09 AM
It was a cold, gray winter day as the wind swept through the grounds of Fort Hood and another battalion of soldiers bid farewell to the post. But Saturday's departure of the 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, wasn't your standard deployment.Egypt plans to fight 'cyber-terrorism' AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 7:21 AM
Egypt plans to put forward an international initiative to fight the spread of terrorism on the Internet, a senior official at the foreign ministry has said.Cleric details secret war NorthJersey.com - Jan 07 6:38 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- "This is how they kidnapped me from Italy ... and how they tortured and imprisoned me in Egypt."Man Pays Library $171, 47-Year Late Fee RedNova - Jan 07 3:19 PM
HANCOCK, Mich. - Robert Nuranen handed the local librarian a book he'd checked out for a ninth-grade assignment - along with a check for 47 years' worth of late fees. Nuranen said his mother misplaced the copy of "Prince of Egypt" while cleaning the house.Three-year battle over power poles ends Bay News 9 Tampa Bay - Jan 07 2:06 PM
A 3-year-old power struggle over power poles in Hillsborough County is over. Tampa Electric Company (TECO) has settled out of court with a group of Egypt Lake residents who sued over the placement of giant power poles in their neighborhood.Egypt's PM meets US envoy on US aid The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 05 1:02 PM
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif met here Thursday with US Ambassador in Cairo Francis J. Ricciardone on a future plan for US aid programs for Egypt. During their meeting, they also discussed bilateral relations between Egypt and the US, Spokesman for Egypt's Cabinet Magdi Radi told reporters.Douste-Blazy visits Cairo, Riyadh for sake of Beirut The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 07 12:42 PM
France, Saudi Arabia and Egypt called over the weekend for Lebanese political factions to end their confrontation ahead of the Paris III donor conference, saying that stability was key to restoring the country's struggling economy. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy stopped in Saudi Arabia and Egypt on Saturday to discuss Paris III.Egypt blames Palestinians for prisoner impasse Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 5:46 AM
Egypt blamed Palestinian indecision on Thursday for a lack of apparent progress toward an Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange.Egypt's Mubarak urges Palestinians to stop infighting People's Daily - Jan 06 6:40 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Saturday called on the Palestinians to stop infighting, the official news agency MENA reported.Egypt restores world's oldest wall made of mud bricks ArabicNews.com - Jan 06 6:33 PM
Egyptian archaeologists have begun restoring the world's oldest wall made of mud bricks, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said yesterday. The 5,000-year-old wall is based in the southern Egyptian governorate of Sohag.What do 47 years of late fees cost? Ask this guy Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jan 07 9:10 AM
HANCOCK, Mich. Robert Nuranen handed the local librarian a book he'd checked out for a ninth-grade assignment along with a check for 47 years' worth of late fees. Nuranen said his mother misplaced the copy of "Prince of Egypt" while cleaning the house. The family came across it every so often, only to set it aside again. He found it last week while looking through a box in the attic. "I figured ...The wonders of Cairo ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Jan 07 9:34 AM
Of all the cities I have visited before, I think Cairo has the most number of interesting historical landmarks of varying eras and dynasties. Cairo, the capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt, began 5,000 years ago when the pharaohs of old built the pyramids.Israel-Egypt Mideast Talks Fall Short CBS News - Jan 04 3:05 PM
A summit between the leaders of Israel and Egypt fell short of its goal of igniting a new round of Mideast peace efforts. Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak condemned an Israeli raid in the West Bank that killed four Palestinian civilians.Egyptians search for divers missing in Red Sea AlertNet - Jan 07 5:21 AM
Source: Reuters HURGHADA, Egypt, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Egyptian rescuers were searching on Sunday for four divers missing for a day off the Red Sea coast, security sources said. They said the group, comprising an ... In hot pursuit of Egypt's lost mummies The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 12:00 AM
Zahi Hawass is one part celebrity, one part investigator. Egypt's lead sleuth in the country's hunt to reclaim ancient antiquities has gained a reputation for often strong-arming curators and bullying museum directors. But while he's attracted critics in his hunt for Egypt's mummies and pharaonic masks, his hard-nosed techniques are indeed paying off.Only in Egypt! Middle East Times - Jan 06 9:43 AM
EGYTIAN PRODUCTS are now being named after 26-year-old gang leader, Al Torbiny, a criminal from a town in the Nile Delta, north of Cairo, who has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing and murdering over 30 boys living on the street.Peru cheers AFP photographer's release in Gaza AFP via Yahoo! News - 37 minutes ago
Peru thanked all those involved in helping to secure the release of Peruvian AFP photographer Jaime Razuri, one week after he was kidnapped at gunpoint in the Gaza Strip.Only in Egypt! Middle East Times - Jan 06 9:43 AM
EGYPTIAN WOMEN have come up with some creative ways of finding Mr Right. Ghada, 29, has created a blog called "I want to get married." Through the blog, Ghada describes her life as a single 29-year-old woman.Egypt eyeing more efforts against online 'terrorism' America's Network - Jan 05 12:14 AM
Egypt plans to put forward an international initiative to fight the spread of terrorism on the Internet, a senior official at the foreign ministry, quoted by an AFP report, said.Egyptians search for divers missing in Red Sea Khaleej Times - Jan 07 6:04 AM
HURGHADA, Egypt - Egyptian rescuers were searching on Sunday for four divers missing for a day off the Red Sea coast, security sources said. They said the group, comprising an Egyptian, a Dutchman and two Russians, were missing off Marsa Allam, about 675 km (420 miles) southeast of Cairo.Egypt-Israel summit shows disagreements Gulf Times - Jan 05 2:14 AM
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held talks yesterday in a bid to relaunch the stalled Middle East peace process but their meeting revealed deep disagreements.Egypt to fight 'cyber-terrorism' iafrica.com - Jan 05 12:07 AM
Egypt plans to put forward an international initiative to fight the spread of terrorism on the internet, a senior official at the foreign ministry said on Thursday.Iran & Egypt welcome expansion of cooperation IranMania.com - Jan 04 11:31 PM
LONDON, January 5 (IranMania) - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyed Mohammad-Ali Hosseini welcomed Egypt's willingness to have positive and constructive cooperation with Iran, IRNA reported.French foreign minister calls for stability in Lebanon Sioux City Journal - Jan 06 11:36 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- France called on Lebanon's political factions Saturday to end their confrontation ahead of an international donor conference to help the war-torn country rebuild.U.S. COMPLETES AH-64 UPGRADE FOR EGYPT Middle East Newsline - Jan 06 6:00 AM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has completed a limited upgrade of 35 attack helicopters for the Egyptian Air Force. The U.S. firm Boeing has upgraded 35 AH-64A helicopters to a limited D configuration.Man returns book overdue since 1960 CNN.com - Jan 07 12:24 PM
HANCOCK, Michigan (AP) -- Robert Nuranen handed the local librarian a book he'd checked out for a ninth-grade assignment -- along with a check for 47 years' worth of late fees.Egyptian-Italian Trade Exchange reaches 2.5 Billion Euros Zawya - Jan 07 3:31 AM
Cairo, Jan 7, SPA -- The value of trade exchange between Egypt and Italy reached 2.5 billion Euros last year while Italian exports to Egypt increased by 2.5%.Israeli West Bank incursion hampers peace efforts: Egypt People's Daily - Jan 04 5:24 PM
Egypt said on Thursday that the Israeli incursion into the West Bank city of Ramallah Thursday afternoon hampers the efforts to restart the stalled Middle East peace process.Government stumbles in a divided Israel International Herald Tribune - Jan 07 1:44 PM
Two high-profile incidents reflect a malfunctioning government, deeply split over personalities, politics and policies.Egyptian official for stronger ties with Iran ArabicNews.com - Jan 06 6:30 PM
Deputy of Egypt's foreign ministry for Asian affairs expressed hope on Saturday that Iran and Egypt would normalize relations. Ali Houssam el-Din el-Hefiny in his speech in Cairo said that it is in Egypt's interest to consolidate its political ties with Iran.Egypt Ups Pressure On Museums To Return Art Arts Journal - Jan 04 6:39 PM
"Egypt's lead sleuth in the country's hunt to reclaim ancient antiquities has gained a reputation for often strong-arming curators and bullying museum directors. But while he's attracted critics in his hunt for Egypt's mummies and pharaonic masks, his hard-nosed techniques are indeed paying off."Egypt's Mubarak condemns Israeli raid on Palestinian territories Boston Herald - Jan 04 10:08 AM
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak firmly condemned Israel's raid into the Palestinian territories on Thursday as he met with Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert to revive the long-stalled...Disgraced author aims to defend Judas USA Today - Jan 07 12:43 PM
Author Jeffrey Archer, who was cast out of Britain's Conservative Party after being jailed on perjury charges, is coming to the defense of another noted black sheep Judas Iscariot. Archer announced Sunday that his new novel chronicling the life of the man who betrayed Jesus, The Gospel According to Judas, by Benjamin Iscariot, will be published in March.Egyptian official for stronger ties with Iran ArabicNews.com - Jan 06 6:25 PM
Deputy of Egypt's foreign ministry for Asian affairs expressed hope on Saturday that Iran and Egypt would normalize relations.Olmert apologies in Mubarak conference for Israeli operations ArabicNews.com - Jan 06 6:31 PM
CNN said about the statements given by Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the press conference he had with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Sharm El-Sheikh that Olmert found himself in the defense of Israel's acts.Olmert apologies in Mubarak conference for Israeli operations ArabicNews.com - Jan 06 6:26 PM
CNN said about the statements given by Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the press conference he had with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Sharm El-Sheikh that Olmert found himself in the defence of Israel's acts.Fatah and Hamas continue bloody struggle AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 11:45 AM
Geography is playing a big role in the violent Palestinian power struggle: When Hamas attacks in its stronghold in the Gaza strip, its rival Fatah retaliates in the West Bank, where it holds sway.Egypt's Mubarak Condemns Israeli Raid Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Jan 04 12:22 PM
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak firmly condemned Israel's raid into the Palestinian territories on Thursday as he met with Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert to revive the long-stalled Mideast peace process, a news agency said.CORRECTED - Egypt Delta Sugar invests $131 mln in new refinery Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 04 7:23 AM
CAIRO, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Egypt's state-run Delta Sugar Co. will invest about $131 million to build a new refinery north of Cairo, a move toward self-sufficiency in the country, a senior company official said on Thursday.Israel refuses to release prisoners for tape of missing soldier AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 10:27 AM
Israel has categorically refused to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a recording of an Israeli soldier seized by militants in Gaza in late June, a senior official told AFP.Fast Link win a thriller Khaleej Times - Jan 06 7:15 PM
DUBAI Francis Irfaj s throw in the final seconds of the first overtime earned Fast Link of Jordan a thrilling 84-83 win against Arab Academy of Egypt in their Group B match of the 18th Dubai International Basketball Championship at the Al Ahli Club here on Friday night.Would-be subway bomber awaits sentencing USA Today - Jan 07 10:17 AM
Shahawar Matin Siraj was either a naive stooge lured into a phony bomb plot or a homegrown terrorist determined to inflict misery on New Yorkers as revenge for wartime abuses of Iraqis.Kidnappers free photographer in Gaza USA Today - Jan 07 10:24 AM
Kidnappers on Sunday freed a Peruvian news photographer held since Jan. 1, according to officials from the Palestinian Fatah movement. In other developments, geography is playing a big role in the violent Palestinian power struggle: when Hamas attacks in its Gaza stronghold, its rival Fatah retaliates in the West Bank, where it holds sway.The world this week BBC News - Jan 07 5:50 PM
The BBC News website looks at what could be dominating the headlines around the world this week.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Jan 06 4:14 PM
JEDDAH, 7 January 2007 Jeddah-based club Al-Ahli face El-Zamalek of Egypt in Egypt in their last match of the first leg Group A quarterfinal in the Arab Champions League competition today.Egypt trying to set up meeting between Olmert and Abbas Gulf News - Jan 04 1:09 PM
Sharm Al Shaikh: Egypt is trying to set up another meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Egyptian presidential spokesman said yesterday.Immersed in Iraq, But Not Speaking the Language ABC News - Jan 07 5:37 PM
Several Years Into Iraq War and War on Terror, U.S. Forces Still Have a Shortage of Arabic SpeakersDivisions deepened by Saddam's death BBC News - Jan 07 5:04 PM
The BBC's World Affairs editor John Simpson examines how Saddam Hussein's execution has widened the gap between Sunni and Shia Islam.No Breakthrough After Israel-Egypt Talks ABC News - Jan 05 5:52 AM
Summit Between Israeli and Egyptian Leaders Does Little to Further Peace ProcessAn African archbishop finds common ground in Virginia The Christian Science Monitor - Jan 07 2:13 PM
Peter Akinola has found support among those who oppose the church's stance on homosexuality. Egypt: Slain man wouldn't pay for sex Planet Out via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 5:04 PM
SUMMARY: Police in Cairo detain a man they say chopped up a German drama teacher and dumped his remains in a suitcase after a spat over payment for sex.Posted: 06-01-2007 , 17:26 GMT Al Bawaba - Jan 06 11:54 AM
After endless efforts, UAE singer Ahlam was finally permitted to leave Cairo to Qatar with her husband Mubarak Al Hajiri. The singer was prohibited from leaving Cairo Airport and her name was listed among many who are not allowed to leave Egypt.Disgraced author aims to defend Judas AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 5:10 AM
Author Jeffrey Archer, who was cast out of Britain's Conservative Party after being jailed on perjury charges, is coming to the defense of another noted black sheep Judas Iscariot.Archer book aims to clear Judas Iscariot's name MSNBC - Jan 07 4:09 PM
In novel, disgraced apostle tells son that Jesus was ineffectual leaderThomas Cahill Responds New York Times - Jan 05 9:26 PM
Despite Rowland s assertion, my claim for the Middle Ages as the source of feminism is not rhetorical but historical. Can she be serious when she writes that an equally strong case might be made for the Egypt of the pharaohs ? The one instance she gives is the Greek Cleopatra, a suicide.Israel rejects Hamas video of soldier: source Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 4:20 AM
Israel has rejected an offer from Hamas militants of a videotape to prove a soldier held captive in Gaza was alive in return for the release of more than 200 Palestinian prisoners, an Israeli political source said on Sunday.Leaders of Egypt and Israel to meet amid calls for new Mideast peace push CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 04 12:59 AM
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a key regional mediator, were to try Thursday and find ways to restart Mideast peace talks during a meeting in this Red Sea resort.2007 is set to be a watershed year for Egypt's massive communications markets Zawya - Jan 05 9:16 PM
04 January 2007 2007 will usher in the Etisalat-led third cellular operator while international service liberalization is slated to start in 2007 as well.Egypt 'understands' Ethiopia intervention Independent Online - Jan 04 7:43 AM
Egypt says it understands why Ethiopia intervened militarily against Islamists in Somalia, despite an earlier Arab consensus that Ethiopian troops should withdraw.EDITORIAL: Not Forever RedNova - Jan 06 8:10 AM
By Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan. Jan. 6--Almost nothing lasts forever, and that includes precious water supplies. Although we tend to take water for granted, the situation in Egypt offers a warning about the finite nature of this precious natural resource.
