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Muslim Brotherhood says Egypt aims to provoke violence 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 1:27 PM
Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, accused the regime of trying to provoke violence after 40 members were ordered before a military court.Ancient sarcophagi unearthed in Egypt Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 10 5:56 PM
A Japanese archaeological team has discovered three painted wooden coffins in Egypt, including two from the little-known Middle Kingdom period, dating back more than 4,000 years.Egypt is letting arms into Gaza: Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 09 11:16 AM
Egypt is doing too little to stop arms smuggling into Gaza, which emboldens the militant group Hamas and weakens rival Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter said on Thursday.Labour strikes plague Egypt's textile industry AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 09 10:19 AM
A wave of strikes has spread through Egypt's key textile sector as factory workers demand higher wages amid fears that the government's new economic programme will cost them their livelihoods.Tejari launches operations in Egypt in partnership with Al Ahly for Development & Investment Mena Report - Feb 10 3:40 AM
Tejari, the region s leading online marketplace, today announced the launch of Tejari Egypt, a major new operation and gateway into the North Africa market.Six suspected cases of human bird flu in Egypt AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 1:28 PM
Six Egyptians were hospitalized after showing symptoms of bird flu amid fears of a global surge in infections by the deadly virus, the official MENA news agency said.BP Egypt: Huge gas well discovered Mena Report - Feb 10 3:44 AM
BP Egypt announced Wednesday that it had drilled a successful well, Giza North-1, in the North Alexandria concession held by BP, RWE Dea and EGPC/EGAS. The well encountered a significant gas accumulation as part of a large channel complex.Israeli Official Faults Egypt Over Arms Flow Into Gaza Washington Post - Feb 09 12:35 AM
A senior Israeli official yesterday accused Egypt of failing to halt arms smuggling into Gaza, thus bolstering the militant group Hamas at the expense of the Palestinian leadership supported by the United States. Two Tunisian players jailed for attacking policeman in Egypt People's Daily - Feb 09 7:36 PM
An Egyptian court sentenced two Tunisian soccer players for Egypt's Zamalek club, Wissem El-Abdi and Yamen ben Zekri, for six months in jail on Thursday for physically abusing a policeman, local soccer news website filgoal.com reported on Friday.Registration for Little Egypt baseball and softball Marion Daily Republican - Feb 09 4:37 PM
MARION -- The Little Egypt Baseball Association will register for summer leagues at Coach's Choice on March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, from 10 a.m - 1 p.m. each day.Japanese team finds ancient Egyptian coffins AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 1:28 PM
A Japanese archeological team has discovered three painted wooden coffins in Egypt, including two from the little-known Middle Kingdom period dating back more than 4,000 years.Six suspected cases of human bird flu in Egypt Channel NewsAsia - Feb 10 2:22 PM
CAIRO - Six Egyptians were hospitalised Saturday after showing symptoms of bird flu amid fears of a global surge in infections by the deadly virus, the official MENA news agency said.Egypt Ready to Send Women Trainers to Kingdom Arab News - Feb 10 4:17 PM
JEDDAH, 11 February 2007 Egyptian Minister of Manpower and Migration Aisha Abdul Hadi announced yesterday that her ministry has signed a deal with Saudi Arabia s General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training to facilitate recruitment of women trainers by businesses in the Kingdom.The banned but tolerated Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt's largest opposition group [EPA] Aljazeera - Feb 10 12:44 PM
Egyptian authorities have arrested dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members following protests the day before over Israel's renovation work near Islam's third-holiest shrine.Three ancient Egyptian sarcophagi unearthed USA Today - Feb 10 4:31 AM
Archaeologists have uncovered three wooden pharaonic sarcophagi, dating back to the 20th century B.C., the chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said on Saturday.Egypt urged to have fair trial for Islamists Gulf Times - Feb 09 2:14 AM
DUBAI: An Arab human rights group yesterday condemned Egypt s decision to transfer opposition Islamists to a military court on terrorism and money-laundering charges, saying it violated their right to a fair trial.Egypt hails Palestine deal Sunday Times - Feb 09 2:10 AM
CAIRO - Egypt has welcomed an agreement between rival Palestinian factions to form a national unity government in a deal signed in Mecca, the official MENA news agency said.Excerpt: Oren s Power, Faith, and Fantasy Newsweek - Feb 10 3:59 PM
In this Web-exclusive excerpt from Michael B. Oren s new book on America's history in the Middle East, the author examines the impact of the post-Civil War era on Egypt. Egypt has right to use nuclear energy peacefully: scientist People's Daily - Feb 08 5:04 PM
Egypt has the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and revive its nuclear program to meet the growing energy need, the official MENA news agency quoted a famous Egyptian scientist as saying on Thursday.Egypt Says Resolving Palestinian Problem Good for Region Voice of America - Feb 08 8:18 AM
Egypt's foreign minister says solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would go a long way to bringing peace to the Middle East and diminishing the allure of extremist groups.Egypt: Hamas must have role in Mideast AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 07 1:17 PM
Insisting Hamas is a "fact of life," Egypt's foreign minister said Wednesday the Palestinian militia must have a role in peacemaking with Israel and could help stabilize a Palestinian government. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - 7 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.Israel says Egypt is letting arms into Gaza AlertNet - Feb 08 9:02 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Egyptian view, paragraphs 5 and 6) By Sue Pleming WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Egypt is doing too little to stop arms smuggling into Gaza, which emboldens the militant group Hamas and ... Israel says Egypt is letting arms into Gaza AlertNet - Feb 08 8:32 AM
Source: Reuters By Sue Pleming WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Egypt is doing too little to stop arms smuggling into Gaza, which emboldens the militant group Hamas and weakens rival Palestinian President Mahmoud ... Two internet service providers selected for first commercial WiMAX network in Egypt AME Info - Feb 09 11:38 PM
The Emerging Markets Group is pleased to announce the selection of the Internet Service Provider partners who will design, implement, and operate broadband wireless outdoor metropolitan area networks in Luxor and Sharm El Sheikh's Naama Bay in order to improve and expand internet connectivity within the Egyptian tourism sector.Uganda: Team Pulls Out of Tour De Egypt AllAfrica.com - Feb 08 1:08 PM
THE national cycling team has pulled out of the Tour de Egypt championship after failing to raise US$ 5,600 (Shs 10m).Weekend high school sports schedule Asbury Park Press - Feb 10 1:02 PM
SATURDAY BOYS BASKETBALL Brick at Manalapan: 11:15 a.m. TR North at Midd. North: 11:30 a.m. Mater Dei at Ocean: 1 p.m. SJ Vianney at Lincoln: 1 p.m. Neptune at Lakewood: 1 p.m. New Egypt at Notre Dame: 1:30 p.m. Barnegat at Timothy Christian: 2:30 p.m. Manasquan at St. Rose: 2:30 p.m. Leap Academy at CBA: 4 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson at Hamilton-Nottingham: 11 a.m. Manalapan at Brick: 11:15 ...Rice calls on Egypt to free opposition leader Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 07 9:32 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called for the release of ailing, imprisoned Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour ahead of a meeting with Egypt's foreign minister on Wednesday.Arab League accuses Israel of trying to tighten control over Jerusalem FOX 12 Idaho - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt The Arab League chief has accused Israel of attempting to alter the features of Jerusalem with its ongoing excavation near a Muslim holy site.Tunisian duo sentenced in Egypt BBC News - Feb 09 5:20 AM
Two Tunisian players get six-month jail sentences for beating up an Egyptian policeman.Egypt: Egypt Plots Third Win, Bitter for Vacating Alpha AllAfrica.com - Feb 08 9:25 AM
Egypt have their eyes set on today's clash with Ethiopia as they plot to seal their third consecutive triumph at the on-going All Africa Games qualifiers/Zone V basketball championship.Jordan, Egypt call on Israel to stop Al Aqsa work Khaleej Times - Feb 09 7:12 PM
AMMAN Jordan s King Abdullah II expressed his concern over clashes Friday over Israeli construction work at a Jerusalem holy site, calling the violence a dangerous Israeli escalation and demanding it stop the work.Find may reveal secrets of the dead, 4000 years on Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 10 6:45 AM
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered three wooden pharaonic sarcophagi, dating back to the 20th century BC, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said yesterday.Group posts video of alleged helo shootdown that killed Ashland Marine News Journal - Feb 10 10:58 AM
CAIRO, Egypt A video posted Friday on the Internet purportedly showing the shooting down of a Marine helicopter is inconclusive, according to a Marine spokesman.Posted: 10-02-2007 , 16:34 GMT Al Bawaba - Feb 10 8:51 AM
Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoughbi was recently in Egypt for a short business trip where she held work sessions in preparation for her upcoming album. According to the London based Elaph, Nawal is preparing for a Valentine s Day concert she will hold alongside singer Zein Al Omar on February 10.AL urges Int'l to stop Jerusalem dig China Daily - Feb 10 6:05 PM
The Arab League (AL) Saturday blasted Israel's excavation in Jerusalem's Old City as criminal act and urged the international community to stop it, Egypt's MENA news agency reported.Egypt ease past Sweden BBC News - Feb 07 1:50 PM
Egypt beat Sweden 2-0 in an international friendly to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Caf.Egypt official calls for Hamas role in peace efforts WLUC TV 6 - Feb 08 8:20 AM
STATE DEPARTMENT Saying Hamas is a "fact of life," Egypt's foreign minister is insisting the Palestinian militia have a role in Middle East peace efforts.Three ancient Egyptian sarcophagi unearthed The Star Online - Feb 10 4:42 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Archeologists have uncovered three wooden pharaonic sarcophagi, dating back to the 20th century B.C., the chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said on Saturday.Queens College Exhibit: From Warhol to Egypt Queens Courier - Feb 09 2:28 PM
The Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College is home to a wide variety of treasures from history, including from works by Andy Warhol, a painting done by the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, and rare Egyptian artifacts.Three ancient Egyptian sarcophagi unearthed India Daily - Feb 10 10:27 AM
Archaeologists have uncovered three wooden Pharaonic sarcophagi, dating back to the 20th century B.C., Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement on Saturday. ``The three sarcophagi were found in a very well preserved condition inside three burial shafts,'''' the statement said.Mideast blogs targeted Kansas City Star - Feb 10 12:27 AM
CAIRO, Egypt | Wael Abbas hasn t been arrested by Egyptian police, but the blogger fears it could happen any day.Putin begins tour of traditional US terrain in Middle East AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin begins on Sunday a three-day tour through Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Qatar, seeking to build on growing energy and military ties with traditional US allies in the Middle East after sharply slamming Washington's policy as source of instability in Middle East.Egypt 2-0 Sweden: Egyptians shock sorry Swedes ESPN Soccernet.com - Feb 07 2:14 PM
Egypt 2-0 Sweden: Egyptians ease past sorry Swedes by Euro 2008Human Toll from Avian Influenza Continues in Nigeria, Egypt U.S. Department of State - Feb 09 2:19 PM
The first human death from avian influenza in Africa has been reported in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and the highly pathogenic Asian strain of bird flu has been found for the first time in the United Kingdom. The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population also announces a new human death from H5N1 virus infection. The case was confirmed by the Egyptian Central ...Posted: 06-02-2007 , 08:20 GMT Mena Report - Feb 10 3:40 AM
Results of the MasterIndex of Consumer Confidence survey for the second half of 2006 reveal that consumer confidence in Egypt is less buoyant than six months ago although overall consumers remains confident.Fathi Steers Egypt To Victory Blades MAD - Feb 08 1:20 AM
Sheffield United Midfielder Ahmed Fathi second the second goal of the game as Egypt beat European opposition Sweden 2-0 in a friendly yesterday.Brooklyn's Egypt Dig The New York Sun - Feb 07 9:54 PM
An archaeological excavation in Luxor, Egypt, has uncovered an important relief object, the Brooklyn Museum announced yesterday. The museum's ongoing expedition to the Temple Precinct of the Goddess Mut at South Karnak discovered a painted and gilded lintel that had originally topped the doorway of a religious structure. "Some of the significance of the lintel is the quality of its carving and ...Bloggers in Mideast transforming the political and social dialogue Provo Daily Herald - Feb 10 2:09 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Wael Abbas hasn't been arrested by Egyptian police, but the blogger fears it could happen any day. A democracy activist who never leaves home without a camera, he has drawn the attention of state security by posting videos that show what many Egyptians only talk about behind closed doors -- police brutality and male harassment of women on the street, such as fondling.Namibia: Photography Festival in Egypt AllAfrica.com - Feb 09 9:24 AM
The Egyptian Embassy in Namibia has announced that the closing date for entries in the 1st Egyptian International Photography Festival is February 28, 2007.Egypt police clash with protesters over Israeli dig AlertNet - Feb 09 6:02 AM
Source: Reuters By Alaa Shahine CAIRO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Egyptian police used batons against tens of Muslim Brotherhood loyalists on Friday and turned away hundreds of worshippers to block a protest against an ... American Visitors to Egypt Up 16% in 2006 [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 08 5:00 AM
The number of Americans traveling to Egypt in 2006 soared to 228,165, a 16% increase over 195,800 visitors in 2005. Globally, Egypt succeeded in attracting 9,082,000 visitors in 2006, a 5.5% increase over the 8.7 million visitors of the previous year.Mideast bloggers seek change, draw scrutiny of governments Northwest Herald - Feb 10 1:39 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Wael Abbas hasn t been arrested by Egyptian police, but the blogger fears that it could happen any day.Egypt's technology entrepreneurs invited to enter 3rd annual Business Plan Competition AME Info - Feb 07 9:23 PM
The search is on for the most promising upstarts in Egypt's information technology (IT) sector as the third annual Business Plan Competition was launched on February 6.Visa helps seal landmark agreement to keep card fraud at bay in Egypt AME Info - Feb 07 9:08 PM
An Egyptian Fraud Forum Constitution has been unilaterally signed by the financial institutions represented at the National Fraud Forum of Egypt in conjunction with Visa International on 22 January 2007.Muslims continue protests over work at holy site CNN.com - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Sporadic Palestinian protests, including a rock-throwing attack on a busload of Canadian tourists, broke out in Jerusalem and the West Bank Saturday over Israel's construction of a ramp leading to a disputed holy site.The Week Ahead: Feb. 11 - 17 New York Times - Feb 10 6:24 PM
CHRISTOPHER DURANG goes back to the movies, after a fashion, with the new musical "ADRIFT IN MACAO."Expenditures on advertising on the rise in Arab markets Mena Report - Feb 10 3:47 AM
A recent financial study by the Pan Arab Research Center (PARC) revealed that expenditures on advertising in Gulf countries as well as those of the Arab Mashreq (Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Oman) rose by a staggering 21 percent in 2006.FAO says Egypt, Nigeria need more support to fight bird flu New Kerala - Feb 08 12:26 AM
New York, Feb 8: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization today expressed confidence in the United Kingdom's ability to respond adequately to an outbreak of bird flu, but warned that greater support was needed to help countries like Egypt and Nigeria, which are still struggling to control the virus.The Police prepare to go back on patrol once more AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 5:56 PM
More than two decades after dissolving one of the most successful rock groups of the 1970s and 1980s, The Police are preparing to go back on duty.Three ancient Egyptian sarcophagi unearthed Gulf News - Feb 10 3:36 AM
Cairo: Three ancient sarcophagi have been found south of Cairo, Egypt s Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement on Saturday. The three Egyptian coffins were found in a very well preserved condition inside three burial shafts" at a site south of the Saqqara pyramids.In Tomorrow's Paper EdmontonSun.com - Feb 10 12:47 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- An al-Qaida-linked insurgent group posted a web video yesterday showing what it said was the downing of a U.S. military helicopter earlier this week.Labour strikes plague Egypt's textile industry Middle East Online - Feb 09 5:42 AM
Factory workers demand higher wages amid fears that government's new economic programme will cost them their livelihoods.Avian Flu Cases Tied to Domestic Birds New York Times - Feb 10 3:20 PM
The new cases underlined findings by the United Nations that this season?s wave of the virus came mostly from reared rather than migratory birds.Egypt official calls for Hamas role in peace efforts ABC 7 El Paso - Feb 07 5:34 PM
STATE DEPARTMENT Saying Hamas is a "fact of life," Egypt's foreign minister is insisting the Palestinian militia have a role in Middle East peace efforts. The official spoke...American Visitors To Egypt Up 16% in 2006 - Global Visitors To Egypt Up 5.5% in 2006 to 9 Million [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 08 12:47 AM
-The number of Americans traveling to Egypt in 2006 soared to 228,165, a 16% increase over 195,800 visitors in 2005-Globally, Egypt succeeded in attracting 9,082,000 visitors in 2006, a 5.5% increase over the 8.7 million visitors of the previous year. -England, Russia and Germany send highest number of foreign visitors to Egypt-The Egyptian Tourism Authority has an ambitious strategic program ...Egypt cracks down on illegal Muslim group Financial Times - Feb 07 12:48 PM
Egypt has referred the cases of forty members of the illegal Muslim Brotherhood to a military tribunal in a move which signals another escalation of the government s crackdown against the group - the largest opposition force in the country.England Egypt ease past Sweden FIFA - Feb 07 12:56 PM
Sheffield United's recent signing Ahmed Fathi scored in the second half to help African champions Egypt ease past below-par Sweden 2-0 in a friendly international in Cairo on Wednesday.Ancient sarcophagi unearthed News 24 South Africa - Feb 10 3:57 AM
Archaeologists have uncovered three wooden pharaonic sarcophagi, dating to the 20th century BC, says Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.Israel charges Egypt ignoring tunnels near border World Tribune - Feb 07 11:33 AM
EGYPT IGNORES TUNNEL NETWORK IN RAFAH TEL AVIV Despite Israeli appeals, Egypt has failed to halt the weapons tunnel infrastructure in the eastern Sinai Peninsula.American Visitors To Egypt Up 16% in 2006 - Global Visitors To Egypt Up 5.5% in 2006 to 9 Million [Press Release] PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Feb 07 11:01 PM
-The number of Americans traveling to Egypt in 2006 soared to 228,165, a 16% increase over 195,800 visitors in 2005 -Globally, Egypt succeeded in attracting 9,082,000 visitors in 2006, a 5.Video Shows Helicopter Going Down WGRZ-TV Buffalo - Feb 09 8:08 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- A video that shows what an insurgent group claims to be the downing of a U.S. helicopter appears to be legitimate, according to one U.S. official.Video claims to show downing of American chopper FOX 12 Idaho - Feb 10 12:46 AM
CAIRO, Egypt While U-S military officials insist their chopper wasn't shot down, a new Internet video supposedly shows otherwise. The video comes from an Iraqi insurgent group linked to al-Qaida.Clashes flare over Jerusalem mosque AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 1:56 PM
Stone-throwing youths clashed with Israeli forces in Jerusalem and across the West Bank as protests flared again against Israeli building work near the holy city's most contentious site.Egypt gets past one strike - but awaits the next The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 09 8:28 AM
A wave of strikes against the Egyptian government's attempts to reform its ailing textile sector has ended after five days when the state agreed to wage concessions for workers at two of the country's biggest cotton mills. The state-owned textile industry has been central to the government's economic reform program.Fathi scores as Egypt surprise Sweden Eurosport - Feb 07 12:59 PM
African champions Egypt furthered their reputation with a surprise 2-0 win over Sweden in a friendly match in Cairo.Six Egyptians being tested for bird flu: report Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 11:29 AM
Six Egyptians were being tested for bird flu in a town south of Cairo on Saturday after displaying flu-like symptoms, state news agency MENA reported.Arab League calls on Quartet to end Israeli dig Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 11:00 AM
The Arab League on Saturday condemned excavations by Israel near Islam's third holiest shrine, and called on the Quartet of Middle East mediators to make the Israelis stop.Palestinian tout unity deal to world AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 11:11 AM
The Palestinians have begun a diplomatic blitz aimed at persuading reticent leaders in the U.S. and Europe to accept their new power-sharing deal and lift painful economic sanctions, officials said Saturday.Al Futtaim aims to double AME Info - Feb 09 8:53 PM
Dubai's Al Futtaim Group is aiming to double the value of its $272.3m retail operation by 2010 on the back of new store openings across the region, reported Gulf News. The group is targeting a $68m expansion incorporating Qatar, Oman and Egypt for its Ikea home furnishings brand, with a second Dubai store also planned.Chinese, U.S. diplomats appointed as senior UN officials People's Daily - Feb 09 6:57 PM
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon appointed on Friday diplomats from China, the United States, Japan and Egypt as new under-secretaries-general, and accepted meanwhile resignations of 17 senior officials as a step forward for his long-waited administration.Global-Health Expert Speaks Up for U.N. RedNova - Feb 09 7:17 PM
By Sonia Krishnan, Seattle Times Feb. 9--James Maynard has walked through Asian jungles to deliver vaccines, traveled in subzero weather to collect samples in Alaskan villages, and was marooned in Egypt as war broke out.Clashes by Jerusalem holy site continue AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 11:07 AM
Sporadic Palestinian protests, including a rock-throwing attack on a busload of Canadian tourists, broke out in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Saturday over Israel's construction of a ramp leading to a flashpoint holy site.Historian angers Jews by probing medieval accusations of anti-Christian hatred USA Today - Feb 10 9:38 AM
An Italian-Israeli historian has angered fellow Jews by taking on a subject that has long haunted his people: alleged anti-Christian hatred he says fueled medieval accusations that Jews killed Christians in ritual murders.Apache Appraisal Well Extends Syrah Field in Egypt's Western Desert Rigzone - Feb 07 11:32 AM
Apache says that its Syrah 5X appraisal well in Egypt's Western Desert test-flowed 47.6 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per day from the Jurassic Lower Safa sand, extending the Syrah Field -- located on the company's Khalda Concession -- to the northwest.Putin in first Saudi state visit BBC News - Feb 10 5:59 PM
President Vladimir Putin begins a Middle East tour which includes the first visit of a Russian leader to Saudi Arabia.Insurgents post video said to show downing of U.S helicopter in Iraq Boston Herald - Feb 09 11:02 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - An Al-Qaida-linked insurgent group posted a Web video Friday showing what it said was the downing of a U.S. military helicopter earlier this week. Seven Americans were killed in the crash. The...CATHERINE THE GREAT: Love, Sex, and Power Book Reporter - Feb 09 3:39 PM
The confluence of sex and power politics goes back at least to ancient Egypt. It is doubtful, however, that it was ever practiced more openly or with more decisive results than during the reign of Catherine II (Catherine the Great) over the Russian empire.Clashes continue over construction at holy site in Jerusalem USA Today - Feb 10 7:09 AM
Palestinian teenagers threw rocks at Israeli police and attacked a Canadian tourist bus Saturday in a new wave of protests against ongoing Israeli construction near a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site.Al-Qaida-Tied Insurgents Release Video RedNova - Feb 09 1:21 PM
By OMAR SINAN CAIRO, Egypt - An Al-Qaida-linked insurgent group posted a Web video Friday showing what it said was the downing of a U.S. military helicopter earlier this week. Seven Americans were killed in the crash. The U.S.Apache Appraisal Well Tests 47.6 Million Cubic Feet Per Day, Extends Syrah Field in Egypt's Western Desert FinanzNachrichten - Feb 07 10:05 AM
HOUSTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apache Corporation ( Nachrichten ) announced today that its Syrah 5X appraisal well in Egypt's Western Desert test-flowed 47.6 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per day from the Jurassic Lower Safa sand, extending the Syrah Field -- located on the company's Khalda Concession -- to the northwest.Insurgent Group Posts Alleged Video Of U.S. Copter Shootdown CBS 46 News Atlanta - Feb 09 1:21 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- An Al-Qaida-linked insurgent gro up posted a Web video Friday showing what it said was the downing of a U.S. military helicopter earlier this week. Seven Americans were killed in the crash.Insurgents post video of crashing helicopter CNews - Feb 09 1:45 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) An Al-Qaida-linked insurgent group posted a Web video Friday showing what it said was the downing of a U.S. military helicopter earlier this week. Seven Americans were killed in the crash.Clashes continue Jerusalem construction AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 6:28 AM
Palestinian teenagers threw rocks at Israeli police and attacked a Canadian tourist bus Saturday in a new wave of protests against Israeli construction work near a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site.Insurgents post video said to show downing of U.S helicopter The Daily Times - Feb 09 12:20 PM
CAIRO, Egypt An Al-Qaida-linked insurgent group posted a Web video Friday showing what it said was the downing of a U.S. military helicopter earlier this week. Seven Americans, including Md. native Manuel Ruiz, were killed in the crash.Video claims to show downing of American chopper NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Feb 09 11:31 AM
CAIRO, Egypt While U-S military officials insist their chopper wasn't shot down, a new Internet video supposedly shows otherwise. The video comes from an Iraqi insurgent...Palestinian leaders aim to sell new deal AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 4:04 AM
Palestinian leaders fanned out across the world Saturday in a diplomatic blitz aimed at convincing reticent world leaders to support their hard-won power-sharing deal by lifting economic sanctions on their government.America s Long Dance With the Mideast Newsweek - Feb 10 3:59 PM
America's long dance with the Mideast dates all the way back to the Founding Fathers. Who knew? Egypt: Five Million Infected With Hepatitis C AllAfrica.com - Feb 07 4:08 AM
At least five million people in Egypt are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), a new committee formed by the country's government to tackle the disease has said. It added that action must be taken now to combat rising mortality.Zamalek advance in Champs League BBC News - Feb 10 8:35 AM
Egyptian side Zamalek beat Vital'O of Burundi 1-0 as they go through to the second round of the African Champions League.
