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Egypt Frees Muslim Cleric Seized in 2003 
New York Times - Feb 11 5:57 PM
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr was grabbed off a Milan street in 2003 and flown to Egypt, where he said he was tortured by Egyptian agents.Egypt frees cleric at center of CIA kidnap case Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 2:06 PM
Egyptian authorities have released a Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in Italy and handed to Egypt, the cleric's lawyer said on Sunday.Egypt release 'rendition' cleric BBC News - Feb 11 4:36 PM
A Muslim cleric allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents and tortured in Egypt has been released, his lawyer says.Egypt dismisses Israeli arms smuggling claims AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 6:27 AM
Egypt has dismissed Israeli accusations that it was not doing enough to halt weapons-smuggling to the Palestinians across the Gaza border.Egypt Frees Muslim Cleric In Rendition Case Nasdaq - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - A Muslim cleric who was allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents from a Milan street in Italy and flown, via Germany, to his native Egypt, has been released, his lawyer has said.Egypt frees cleric after 'kidnap by CIA' AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 11 2:54 PM
Egyptian authorities have released a Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in Italy and handed to Egypt, the cleric's lawyer says.Egypt frees kidnapped cleric News Interactive - Feb 11 2:39 PM
EGYPTIAN authorities have released a Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in Italy and handed to Egypt.Egypt frees kidnapped cleric The Australian - Feb 11 2:33 PM
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, was grabbed off a Milan street in 2003 and flown to Egypt, where he said he had been tortured by Egyptian agents using electric shocks, beatings, rape threats and genital abuse.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.Egypt denies turning blind eye to arms smuggling The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 11 12:37 PM
Egypt on Sunday dismissed Israeli accusations that it was not doing enough to halt weapons-smuggling to the Palestinians through tunnels under the Gaza border. "The Israeli allegations that Egypt is responsible for smuggling weapons to the Palestinians through the Egyptian border in the Sinai are not serious.Egypt orders release of Muslim cleric in CIA kidnap case AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 4:55 PM
The Egyptian government has ordered the release of a Muslim cleric imprisoned after he was kidnapped from Italy allegedly by CIA agents, the interior ministry said.Six suspect cases cleared of human bird flu in Egypt AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 1:35 PM
Six Egyptians suspected of contracting bird flu have tested negative for the deadly virus, the health ministry said, amid fears of a global surge in infections.WiMAX set for Egypt debut ITP.net - Feb 11 4:28 AM
Luxor and Naama Bay in Sharm El Sheikh look set to play host to the first commercial WiMAX deployments in Egypt. The Emerging Markets Group (EMG) an international development consulting firm has selected two ISPs, EgyNet and TE Data, to develop the planned WiMAX networks.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.Across Arab World, a Widening Rift Washington Post - Feb 11 6:09 PM
CAIRO Egypt is the Arab world's largest Sunni Muslim country, but as a writer once quipped, it has a Shiite heart and a Sunni mind. In its eclectic popular culture, Sunnis enjoy a sweet dish with raisins and nuts to mark Ashura, the most sacred Shiite Muslim holiday. Raucous festivals bring Cairenes...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.Egypt orders release of cleric in CIA kidnap case Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
CAIRO - The Egyptian government has ordered the release of a Muslim cleric imprisoned after he was kidnapped from Italy allegedly by CIA agents, the interior ministry said on Sunday.Tejari launches operations in Egypt in partnership with Al Ahly for Development & Investment Mena Report - Feb 10 3:46 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.BP Egypt: Huge gas well discovered Mena Report - Feb 10 3:50 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.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.Comfortable passages for former African club champions AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 3:17 AM
Former winners Esperance of Tunisia, JS Kabylie of Algeria and Zamalek of Egypt cruised into the second round of the African Champions League this weekend.Israeli Official Faults Egypt Over Arms Flow Into Gaza Washington Post - Feb 08 6:02 PM
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. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - 8 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.Osama Nasr says he was tortured during his detention [EPA] Aljazeera - Feb 11 4:29 PM
The Egyptian authorities have released a Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in Italy and handed to Egypt.Stock Watch The Star Online - Feb 11 4:17 PM
THE shipbuilder has secured a purchase order for seven offshore support vessels worth RM243mil from Egypt and Indonesia-based buyers.Historical thriller set during conquest of Egypt Salem Statesman Journal - Feb 11 3:14 AM
HarperCollins, New York; $24.95; ISBN 978-0-06-084823-3Egyptian PM lays foundation stone of investor services building financed by China People's Daily - Feb 11 5:58 PM
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazef on Sunday laid the foundation stone of an investor services building financed by a Chinese grant in northwestern Suez Gulf in Egypt.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.Registration for Little Egypt baseball and softball Marion Daily Republican - Feb 09 2:19 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.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-11 23:07 GMT: Blogs transform Mideast social dialogue Interactive Investor - Feb 11 3:17 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Wael Abbas hasn't been arrested by Egyptian police, but the blogger fears it could happen any day.The Week Starts Here Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Feb 11 7:09 AM
It is not quite on the scale of the pyramids of Egypt or the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.Six suspected cases of human bird flu in Egypt Channel NewsAsia - Feb 10 2:13 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 4:21 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.On The Road with NEF in Sudan and Ethiopia AlertNet - Feb 11 6:21 AM
Near East Foundation (NEF) - USA Eighteen days in Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia were too long and not long enough. On the one hand, it was a stressful trip--hot, busy, and crowded with many meetings with NEF staff, the poor and displaced ... 2006 Fiat Palio 2 HLX from Egypt Carsurvey.org - Feb 11 5:06 AM
What things have gone wrong with the car? Passenger/Driver Windows switches broken, keeps going up and down when you press the button, Fixed under warranty.Good Morning Al Ahly The Herald - Feb 11 2:43 PM
Pamplemousse .... ..................................(0) 1 Highlanders .. ............................................0 (Highlanders won 9-8 after a penalty shoot-out) VETERAN Mkhuphali Masuku shot Highlanders into a high profile Champions League second round showdown with Al Ahly of Egypt when he scored Bosso s ninth spot-kick of this exciting first round tie at Anjalay Stadium in Belle Vue in ...Bloggers in the Mideast are under scrutiny Sun-Sentinel - Feb 11 12:29 AM
CAIRO, Egypt · Wael Abbas hasn't been arrested by Egyptian police, but the blogger fears it could happen any day. 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.MIDDLE EAST: IRIN-ME Weekly round-up 112 for 2 February – 8 February 2007 AlertNet - Feb 11 1:21 AM
Source: IRIN CONTENTS LEBANON: Long-term environmental challenges ahead EGYPT: Five million infected with Hepatitis C EGYPT: Teenage girl dies of bird flu Egypt urged to have fair trial for Islamists Gulf Times - Feb 09 2:12 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.Arabs try outreach to Israel, U.S. Jews USA Today - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, are making some of their most public overtures ever to Israel and American Jews in an effort to undercut Iran's growing influence, contain violence in Iraq and Lebanon and push for a Palestinian solution.Musharraf apprises Mobarak of progress on new ME initiative The Pakistan Link - Feb 11 7:07 AM
ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday called President Hosni Mobarak of Egypt and apprised him about his discussions with leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran and Turkey for seeking a resolution of the Palestinian dispute and the progress on the new initiative.A heritage in common Los Angeles Times - Feb 11 12:30 AM
Family ties, church and school are the pillars of Glendale's expanding and tight-knit Armenian American community. Armenians have settled in Glendale for more than half a century, bringing with them traditions from Armenia, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt and the former Soviet Union. Egypt hails Palestine deal Sunday Times - Feb 09 2:05 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 3:54 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. Vodafone Wins Control of Cellphone Giant in India New York Times - Feb 11 4:58 PM
The offer values Hutchison Essar, one of India?s fastest-growing telecommunications companies, at about $19 billion.Heart and Sole on U Street Washington Post - 21 minutes ago
Good shoes are like good love. Rare, precious things. So when you find a pair, there is a tendency to want to hold on, to cling, to never let go. Even when they are, so to speak, on their last leg.WP: Sunni-Shiite rift widens in Arab world MSNBC - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
The growing Sunni-Shiite divide is roiling an Arab world as unsettled as at any time in a generation.Japanese team finds ancient Egyptian sarcophagi Mail and Guardian - Feb 10 11:17 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.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 11 3:17 AM
The UAE tops the GCC and near region for advertising spend with an increase of 22 per cent in the 12 months to December. Saudi Arabia was the second most lucrative market for advertisers, followed by Egypt.Egypt has right to use nuclear energy peacefully: scientist People's Daily - Feb 08 5:02 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: 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.Egypt Says Resolving Palestinian Problem Good for Region Voice of America - Feb 08 8:12 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.Israel says Egypt is letting arms into Gaza AlertNet - Feb 08 9:06 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 ... Arab League accuses Israel of trying to tighten control over Jerusalem Fox21 - Feb 10 5:07 PM
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.Risk of deadly bird flu in Nigeria, UN official warns AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 10:34 AM
The risk of the H5N1 virus transferring from animals to humans in Nigeria has not increased since a woman died last month in the first fatality in west Africa from bird flu, a UN official has said.Israel says Egypt is letting arms into Gaza AlertNet - Feb 08 8:36 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 1:11 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 ...Vodafone to Buy Control of Hutchison Essar in India (Update2) Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Vodafone Group Plc will buy control of Hutchison Essar Ltd., India's fourth-largest mobile-phone company, for $11.1 billion to gain its first network in the world's fastest-growing wireless market.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.Vodafone Wins Auction for Stake in Hutchison Essar (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Vodafone Group Plc won an auction for control of Hutchison Essar Ltd., India's fourth-largest mobile- phone company, for $11.1 billion to gain its first network in the world's fastest-growing wireless market.Tunisian duo sentenced in Egypt BBC News - Feb 09 5:16 AM
Two Tunisian players get six-month jail sentences for beating up an Egyptian policeman.Blogs Transform Mideast Social Dialogue AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 11 2:50 PM
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.AL urges Int'l to stop Jerusalem dig China Daily - Feb 10 6:11 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.Confederation Cup results BBC News - Feb 11 12:46 PM
Nigerian side Kwara United advance to the second round of the Confederation Cup after beating Dragons of Benin 2-0 on Sunday.Jordan, Egypt call on Israel to stop Al Aqsa work Khaleej Times - Feb 09 7:14 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.Abbas says Mideast summit to set stage for final status talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 4:17 AM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has said that a meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert would set the stage for final status talks in the long-stagnant Middle East peace process.Putin heads to Saudi after anti-US outburst AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 3:59 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin has kicked off a Middle East tour seeking to enhance ties with regional US allies after launching a scathing attack on Washington's "ruinous" foreign policy.Egypt: Egypt Plots Third Win, Bitter for Vacating Alpha AllAfrica.com - Feb 08 9:21 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.Find may reveal secrets of the dead, 4000 years on Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 10 6:48 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 10:49 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.Putin begins Mideast tour after anti-US outburst AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 1:21 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin kicks off a Middle East tour, seeking to enhance ties with traditional US allies in the region after launching a scathing attack on Washington's foreign policy.Egypt ease past Sweden BBC News - Feb 07 1:46 PM
Egypt beat Sweden 2-0 in an international friendly to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Caf.Militant Islamic Groups Turn to YouTube AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 11 2:50 PM
Anyone with an Internet connection can watch videos of bombings and sniper attacks against U.S. forces -- shot and edited by Islamic militants and broadcast on YouTube, the world's largest video-sharing Web site.Vodafone to Buy Hutchison Essar for $11.1 Billion (Update4) Bloomberg.com - Feb 11 2:35 PM
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Vodafone Group Plc agreed to buy 67 percent of Hutchison Essar Ltd., India's fourth-largest mobile- phone company, for $11.1 billion to gain its first network in the world's fastest-growing wireless market.Bird flu death toll in Indonesia reaches 64 International Herald Tribune - Feb 11 7:40 AM
A 20-year-old woman's death came as Pakistan and South Korea reported new bird flu cases in poultry at the weekend.Vodafone buys Indian mobile firm BBC News - Feb 11 11:28 AM
Vodafone buys a controlling stake in Indian mobile phone firm Hutchison Essar for $11bn (£5.7bn).Highlanders advance to face Ahly BBC News - Feb 11 9:01 AM
Highlanders of Zimbabwe will face defending champions Ahly in the second round of the Champions League after beating Pamplemousse.Fallon to recruit Arab nations for help The Washington Times - 5 minutes ago
HONOLULU -- The new commander of U.S. military forces in the Middle East, Adm. William Fallon, says he will set a high priority on enlisting the help of friendly Arab and Asian nations in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and against the al Qaeda terrorist network led by Osama bin Laden.World Scene The Washington Times - 33 minutes ago
ESSEN, Germany -- China came under renewed pressure yesterday from the Group of Seven to make its yuan more flexible, while Japan emerged from the meeting without a public scolding, despite criticism beforehand that its weakened yen was hurting other economies.Queens College Exhibit: From Warhol to Egypt Queens Courier - Feb 09 2:26 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.Work on disputed holy site resumes USA Today - Feb 11 12:58 AM
Construction work resumed Sunday on a ramp leading to a disputed holy site in Jerusalem, despite objections from the Muslim world and two days of violent Palestinian protest.Three ancient Egyptian sarcophagi unearthed The Star Online - Feb 10 4:34 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.Egypt official calls for Hamas role in peace efforts WKBT La Crosse - Feb 08 6:29 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.African Beginnings Washington Post - Feb 11 2:17 AM
? For 800 years Ghana traded more gold than any other country in the world.Three ancient Egyptian sarcophagi unearthed India Daily - Feb 10 10:32 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.These moderates are in fact fanatics, torturers and killers Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Politicians, especially in times of geopolitical deadlock, adopt a word or a concept to sell to the public. In 1973, at the peak of cold-war tensions, the US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, coined the term "detente".Putin begins tour of traditional US terrain in Middle East AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 7:58 PM
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. Lost Boys pursuing college degrees Rapid City Journal - 7 minutes ago
MITCHELL The saga of the Lost Boys of the Sudan is as remarkable for its inspiration as its lack of resolution. Samuel Bior and Thomas Madut, now students at Dakota Wesleyan University, were tiny children in 1987 when government-backed Arab militias attacked their villages.Egypt 2-0 Sweden: Egyptians shock sorry Swedes ESPN Soccernet.com - Feb 07 2:17 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 2:22 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 ...The plague of bird flu will erupt out of Java, not Suffolk Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Just when most of us thought it was safe to go back into the water (or at least eat chicken and turkey), H5N1 raises its black dorsal fin and reminds us that it has unfinished business with the human race.Posted: 06-02-2007 , 08:20 GMT Mena Report - Feb 10 3:46 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 1:21 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.
