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Egypt orders release of Muslim cleric in CIA kidnap case 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 1:45 AM
Egypt has ordered the release of a Muslim cleric who has been held behind bars since he was kidnapped in Italy allegedly by CIA agents four years ago.Egypt releases cleric allegedly seized by CIA Los Angeles Times - Feb 12 7:58 AM
CAIRO Egyptian authorities have released a Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in Italy and handed over to Egypt, the cleric's lawyer said Sunday. Egypt Frees Muslim Cleric Seized in 2003 New York Times - Feb 11 6:05 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 seizes munitions near Gaza border Gulf Times - 23 minutes ago
RAFAH, Egypt: Egyptian police found boxes yesterday with around 18,000 bullets hidden in a tunnel near the Egyptian border with the Palestinian territories, security officials said.Egypt education meet AME Info - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Delegates from around 70 private and international schools, summer camps and institutions offering language courses in Egypt are meeting in Cairo for the third schools conference and fair, called @School 2007. There will be orientation seminars for parents on every afternoon of the three-day event.Egypt s First Lady honors Hani Shaker Al Bawaba - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Prominent Egyptian singer Hani Shaker was honored by Egypt s First Lady Suzan Mubarak at a prestigious charitable event earlier this month. The event was attended by over 1500 VIPs from Egypt and Jordan.Egypt frees cleric in CIA case, lawyer says Boston Globe - Feb 12 1:12 AM
CAIRO -- Egyptian authorities have released a Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in Italy and handed to Egypt, the cleric's lawyer said yesterday.Egypt frees imam after four years Gulf News - Feb 12 1:25 PM
Rome: A Muslim cleric freed from prison in Egypt on Sunday four years after he was grabbed in a Milan street in a suspected CIA kidnapping yesterday said the ordeal had made him a wreck.Egypt releases 'rendition' cleric BBC News - Feb 11 4:29 PM
A Muslim cleric allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents and tortured in Egypt has been released, his lawyer says.Cypriot Pres: Lebanon, Egypt Oil Exploration Deals to Go Ahead Rigzone - Feb 12 8:02 AM
The president of Cyprus said in a newspaper interview published Sunday that he has received assurances from Egypt and Lebanon that they will go ahead with oil and gas exploration deals with the island despite threats from Turkey.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 Suggests: 1429 Terrorists for Shalit Israel National News - Feb 12 9:19 AM
(IsraelNN.com) According to Hamas official Muhammed Shihab, Egypt has suggested that Israel release 1,429 terrorists in exchange for the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists over seven months ago while on a patrol near the Kerem Shalom border crossing.Internet Systems Consortium and GPX Global Systems Inc. Partner to Install Root Name Server in Cairo, Egypt [Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 12 11:37 AM
Internet Systems Consortium and GPX Global Systems Inc. today announced the installation of a new mirror of the F-root server in Cairo, Egypt. This new project is fully supported by the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.Egypt Frees Muslim Cleric In Rendition Case Nasdaq - Feb 11 7:51 PM
(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 says it's doing enough to prevent Gaza arms flow Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 12 2:53 AM
Egyptian officials on Sunday dismissed Israeli criticism that Egypt is not doing enough to prevent the flow of terrorist arms through its territory and into the Gaza Strip.Philadelphia's African Connections: From Ancient Egypt to South of the Sahara [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 12 8:42 AM
Visitors coming to Philadelphia can connect with Africa through three extraordinary exhibitions in town: Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at The Franklin Institute; Amarna, Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; and The Art of African Women: Empowering Traditions at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.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 2:45 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.Gemalto Enables Egypt's Mobinil to Deploy Unique Value Added Services [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 11 11:00 PM
Gemalto , a world leader in digital security, today announces it is providing Mobinil with a high-capacity platform hosting a bundle of premium value added services. Mobinil, an affiliate of the Orange-Orascom Telecom Holdings joint venture, is the leading mobile operator in Egypt with over 9 million subscribers.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 12:41 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.Abducted Egyptian cleric released AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 9:27 AM
An Egyptian Muslim preacher allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents off the streets of an Italian city and taken to Egypt has been released, his lawyer and a security official said Monday.Imam wants to sue Berlusconi over CIA "kidnap" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 9:53 AM
A Muslim cleric freed from a prison in Egypt four years after being grabbed in Milan in a suspected CIA kidnapping wants to sue former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi for damages, his lawyer said on Monday.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.Imam in alleged CIA kidnap case says he is a wreck Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 6:40 AM
A Muslim cleric freed from prison in Egypt on Sunday four years after he was grabbed in a Milan street in a suspected CIA kidnapping said on Monday the ordeal had made him a wreck.WiMAX set for Egypt debut ITP.net - Feb 11 4:35 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.Joanna, Helene shine in Egypt Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
DUBAI Joanna Bent and Helene Guillou, representing 4 Corners Restaurant, created history by becoming the first ladies pair in 10 seasons of the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge to win a qualifying round.Egypt cops find 18 000 bullets News 24 South Africa - Feb 12 12:39 PM
Egyptian police have found boxes with about 18 000 bullets hidden in a tunnel near the Egyptian border with the Palestinian territories.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.Gemalto enables Egypt's Mobinil to deploy unique value added services AME Info - Feb 12 2:53 AM
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces it is providing Mobinil with a high-capacity platform hosting a bundle of premium value added services.Across Arab World, a Widening Rift Washington Post - Feb 11 6:14 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 into the street to celebrate the birthdays of Shiite saints, a practice disparaged by austere ...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.Egyptian kidnap victim 'was tortured' Independent - Feb 12 4:11 PM
An Egyptian Muslim preacher allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents off the streets of an Italian city and taken to Egypt has been released, his lawyer and a security official said yesterday.Domestic news The West Australian - Feb 12 6:24 PM
Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran has ruled out banning live sheep exports to Egypt.Gemalto Enables Egypt's Mobinil to Deploy Unique Value Added Services Presseportal - Feb 11 11:27 PM
3gsm World Congress, Barcelona (ots/PRNewswire) - - Addresses the Thriving Egyptian Mobile Communications Market, With a Growth Potential of 35% in 2007 Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today ...Egypt releases cleric at centre of rendition case EARTHtimes.org - Feb 12 2:25 AM
Cairo/Rome - Egyptian authorities have released cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, 44, who was detained for four years without charge on suspicion of terrorist activities, sources said Monday.News from around the web: ArabicNews.com - Feb 12 5:47 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.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: Cairo book fair sets religious tone Monday Morning - Feb 12 2:38 AM
Millions of Cairenes thronged to the fair, giving it an air of carnival on the vast exhibition grounds covering 80,000 square meters in the northern part of the capital, and featuring some 1,400 stands of books and CDs.Cleric in alleged CIA kidnap case says he s a wreck Gulf Times - 28 minutes ago
ROME: A Muslim cleric freed from prison in Egypt on Sunday, four years after he was grabbed in a Milan street in a suspected CIA kidnapping, said yesterday that the ordeal had made him a wreck.Egypt orders cleric's release News 24 South Africa - Feb 12 2:41 AM
The Egyptian government has ordered the release of a Muslim cleric imprisoned after he was kidnapped from Italy, allegedly by CIA agents.A mother's resistance Haaretz Daily - Feb 12 5:11 PM
"It was initially purely about Yousuf and his milestones and shenanigans ... Then one day, I think it was December 2004, on my way back to Gaza via Egypt, Rafah Crossing was shut down, rendering Yousuf and I refugees in Egypt.Event Description AME Info - Feb 12 1:23 PM
The 3rd Schools Conference and Fair in Egypt.Egypt orders release of cleric in CIA kidnap case Khaleej Times - Feb 11 7:10 PM
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.Sunni-Shiite tension called the Arab world's 'most dangerous problem' Ashland Daily Tidings - Feb 12 1:12 PM
CAIRO, Egypt 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.Imam wants to sue Berlusconi over CIA "kidnap" AlertNet - Feb 12 10:02 AM
Source: Reuters (Recasts with lawsuit threat) By Aziz El-Kaissouni and Phil Stewart CAIRO/ROME, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A Muslim cleric freed from a prison in Egypt four years after being grabbed in Milan in a ... 'Imprisonment has left me a wreak,' says Muslim cleric Daily Mail - Feb 12 10:03 AM
A Muslim cleric freed from prison in Egypt on Sunday four years after he was grabbed in a Milan street in a suspected CIA kidnapping says the ordeal had made him a wreck 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.Egyptian police find 18,000 bullets on Gaza border AlertNet - Feb 12 4:47 AM
Source: Reuters RAFAH, Egypt, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Egyptian police found boxes on Monday with around 18,000 bullets hidden in a tunnel near the Egyptian border with the Palestinian territories, security officials said ... 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. Zimbabwe/Mauritius: Good Morning Al Ahly AllAfrica.com - Feb 12 8:27 AM
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 northern Mauritius yesterday.Live sheep exports to stay, says Minister Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 12 6:41 AM
Federal Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran has ruled out banning live sheep exports to Egypt, but has admitted there are some appalling instances of sheep handling.Upcoming Carter and Albright Discussion on Middle East Peace Prospects To be Webcast Live The Weekly - Feb 12 11:24 AM
Both President Carter and Dr. Albright have longstanding involvement in the region. President Carter, who negotiated peace between Israel and Egypt in the Camp David Accords during his presidency, has remained deeply involved in Middle East affairs since leaving the White House.Search by Google Mmegi - Feb 12 12:33 PM
Delegates at the Education International (EI) have resolved to petition the Ministry of Education for preventing Botswana Teachers' Union (BTU) president Japhter Radibe from attending a recent conference in Cairo, Egypt.Diplomat: Islam's enemies conspire against both Shia, Sunni Muslims Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 12 4:21 AM
Algeria - Enemies - Egypt Iranian diplomat and head of Iran's interest section in Egypt, Hossein Rajabi, said that seeds of discord sown between Shiites and Sunnis by the enemies of Islam is a conspiracy to cause tension among Muslims.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.Top International News FOX 31 Denver - Feb 12 4:10 AM
"We are convinced of the necessity of speeding up the resignation to within days, possibly Wednesday, Thursday or Friday," Haniyeh told reporters before crossing into Gaza from Egypt.Have You Driven a Ford, Lately? Business Today Egypt - Feb 12 4:51 AM
If you fancy driving a Ford, you re in luck: The venerable American automobile line is back in Egypt after a two-year absence due to disagreements between the previous domestic distributor and Detroit-based Ford Motor Company (FMC).Freed Cleric Is Planning Lawsuit Washington Post - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
A radical Muslim cleric who Italian prosecutors say was abducted by the CIA in Milan in 2003 and flown secretly to Cairo has been freed from an Egyptian jail and plans to sue the U.S. and Italian governments for damages, the man's attorney said Monday.Putting the Mysteries of Islam and Numerology to Work Washington Post - Feb 12 6:43 PM
N'DJAMENA, Chad The air is still cool at 9:30 a.m. as Yagoub Ali Hamid steps out of his pale yellow house into the sandy courtyard that leads to his office. His blue and gray plaid tunic skims the ground as his black sandals gently sink in with each step. The sound of a generator firing up across...Wireless Saturation Has Russian Firms Eyeing New Markets Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 4:00 PM
Never mind the oil. It's Russia's telecom tycoons who have plenty to cheer about.The World Partakes Of the Palestinian Arabs The New York Sun - Feb 11 9:48 PM
For nearly 60 years, everyone has had a piece of the Palestinian Arabs: the former Soviet Union, Syria, Iran, Egypt, Israel, Saddam Hussein's Iraq, and, yes, America, too. Everyone has partaken except the Palestinian Arabs themselves. Outside parties decide what is good for the Palestinian Arabs based on what is good for those parties' interests in the region. Saddam wanted suicide martyrs as ...A look at the Iraqi refugee situation AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 12:35 PM
The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and Arab countries are struggling to absorb a flood of Iraqis fleeing the violence in their country. A look at the problem:Africa: Egyptians Kick Kenya Out of Forthcoming Africa Games AllAfrica.com - Feb 12 12:15 AM
Kenya national men's basketball team were shut out of the 9th All Africa Games when they fell 71-92 to Egypt in the Zone Five qualifying round at the Amahoro Petit Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda.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.Bird flu is linked to global trade in poultry International Herald Tribune - Feb 12 1:49 PM
Most of the scattered bird flu outbreaks so far this year probably can be traced to illegal or improper trade in poultry, scientists believe.Syria bars Iraq refugees, crisis worsens AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 12:31 PM
Syria, the last Arab country welcoming large numbers of Iraqi refugees, is now all but closing the gates and leaving 40,000 Iraqis who flee their country each month with almost no place to go.Freed Egyptian cleric could testify against CIA in Milan: lawyer AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 10:54 AM
Freed Egyptian cleric Osama Mustafa Hassan may negotiate a return to Italy in order to testify against US and Italian intelligence officials accused of colluding in his abduction, his wife's lawyer said.The Police announce reunion tour for 30th anniversary AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 12:29 PM
Rock band The Police confirmed plans for an international reunion tour to mark their 30th anniversary, a statement said.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. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Feb 11 9:37 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.Stock Watch The Star Online - Feb 11 4:24 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 3:18 AM
HarperCollins, New York; $24.95; ISBN 978-0-06-084823-3Registration 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.US envoy to Rome hails 'perfect' ties amid strains AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 9:41 AM
US Ambassador to Rome, Ronald Spogli, said bilateral ties remain "excellent" while the press "exaggerates" strains, notably over military issues.Gates' Prepared Remarks at 43rd Munich Security Conference Washington Post - Feb 12 10:06 AM
Prepared remarks of U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the 43rd Munich Security Conference, delivered Feb. 11, 2007.Hamas government to step down AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 9:33 AM
Palestinian officials said Monday they will start forming a national unity government in coming days, but acknowledged that previous dealbreakers, such as control over the security forces and the fate of Hamas' militia, remain unresolved.Egyptian PM lays foundation stone of investor services building financed by China People's Daily - Feb 11 5:49 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.Blades ace is Egyptian hero Sheffield Today - Feb 11 10:52 PM
AHMED FATHI pressed his case for a first start in Sheffield United colours by producing a man-of-the-match performance for Egypt in Cairo last night.Vodafone's India Win Tests Sarin's Shift to Emerging Markets Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Vodafone Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Arun Sarin won a round this weekend in his battle to prove to skeptical investors that he can jumpstart the company's sagging sales and earnings growth. Now he must prove he can win the war.Iran, al-Qaeda and U.S. Pressure Washington Post - Feb 12 8:34 AM
Vali Nasr, author of "The Shia Revival," "Democracy in Iran" and "The Islamic Leviathan" and senior adjunct fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations,?was online Monday, February 12, at 10 a.m. ET to discuss U.S. policy toward Iran, including Iranian involvement in Iraq and detention of al-Qaeda operatives.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.PM to speak Monday ahead of new Palestinian cabinet AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 7:11 AM
Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya, who will this week be formally tasked with forming a national unity government, is to deliver a televised address.Crazy coffins put 'fun' into funeral CNN.com - Feb 12 6:24 AM
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) -- Richard Mullard chuckles when he thinks about his funeral. It's not that he thinks death is a laughing matter -- he just relishes the thought of someone trying to fit him into a hearse while he's wearing skis and lying in a sled-shaped coffin.Freed Egyptian cleric could testify against CIA in Milan: lawyer AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 5:43 AM
Freed Egyptian cleric Osama Mustafa Hassan may now be able to testify at preliminary hearings into his alleged abduction by US and Italian intelligence services, his wife's lawyer has said.Arabs try outreach to Israel, U.S. Jews USA Today - Feb 12 4:39 AM
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.Blogs Transform Mideast Social Dialogue The San Francisco Examiner - Feb 11 3:01 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - 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.Freed Egyptian cleric could testify against CIA in Milan: prosecutor AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 4:10 AM
Freed Egyptian cleric Osama Mustafa Hassan -- the man at the center of what the Italian press dubs "CIA-gate" -- may now be able to testify at preliminary hearings into his alleged abduction by US and Italian intelligence services.Businesses Slam China, Others on Piracy AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 12 3:29 PM
A business group representing the music, movie and software industries recommended Monday that China, Russia and over 40 other countries be added to U.S. government lists of nations that do not adequately protect copyrights and other intellectual property.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.A Look at the Iraqi Refugee Situation ABC News - Feb 12 1:00 PM
A Look at the Iraqi Refugee SituationTracing Abraham's path to Mideast peace The Christian Science Monitor - Feb 12 2:50 PM
Two researchers are following the footsteps of the religious patriarch in the hope that people will rediscover their common roots. Syria Bars Iraq Refugees, Crisis Worsens ABC News - Feb 12 1:01 PM
Syria Curbs Number of Iraqi Refugees Allowed Entry, and Crisis WorsensEgypt 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.
