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Egypt to tackle bird flu with in-kind compensation to farmers 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 10:02 AM
Egypt plans to repay in kind farmers whose birds are culled in areas affected by bird flu, following the failure of a previous financial compensation scheme, a health ministry official said.RSPCA wants live sheep exports to Egypt banned ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance - Feb 13 3:30 PM
The RSPCA says Australia cannot ignore the latest examples of its animal exports being mistreated in Egypt.Palestinian militant group says Egypt offers new prisoner swap deal People's Daily - Feb 13 4:30 PM
Egypt has offered a new prisoner swap deal to Israel and the Palestinians over an abducted Israeli soldier last June, a Palestinian faction spokesman said on Tuesday.Egypt Still Lags Neighbours - But Signs of Life Visible Cellular-News.com - Feb 13 5:32 PM
Following Vodafone's fourth quarter KPIs late last month, its competitor in Egypt, Mobinil, has also now released results - in advance of disclosure from its parent entities Orascom and Orange - which allow an analysis of the market's performance in Q4 2006. With the news of a third entrant last year, the latter two quarters saw an obvious acceleration in growth from both players in the current ...Egypt Among Earliest Arab, African Countries Protecting Environment RedNova - Feb 13 12:21 PM
Egypt is among the earliest Arab and African countries that gave special attention to the environment issue and enacted environmental laws, said Minister of State for Environment Affairs Maged George on Sunday.Love rumour sparks Muslim-Christian clash in Egypt AlertNet - Feb 13 8:23 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Groups of Egyptian Muslims set fire to Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt after hearing rumours of a love affair between a Muslim woman and a Coptic Christian man, ... Egypt-Latest bird flu deaths not Tamiflu resistant AlertNet - Feb 13 7:06 AM
Source: Reuters By Alaa Shahine CAIRO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The two latest bird flu deaths in Egypt showed no signs of the mutant virus which is moderately resistant to the antiviral medicine Tamiflu and which killed ... Newport Media Opens Design Center in Egypt RedNova - Feb 13 9:18 AM
Newport Media, an innovative fabless semiconductor company supplying products to the mobile broadcast media market, today announced the opening of the Newport Media Egypt Design Center in Cairo.Egypt: revolt of the hungry Socialist Worker - Feb 13 10:58 AM
It began in Egypt s biggest factory in December with a strike of 27,000 textile workers. Then it spread to other textile mills across the Nile Delta. Egypt s biggest strike wave in decades is spreading like wildfire. A new generation of workers, many in their 20s and 30s, have taken the lead.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.Dana Gas 6th highest gas producer in Egypt AME Info - Feb 13 1:23 AM
Dana Gas, the Middle East's first regional private-sector natural gas company, has become the sixth highest gas producer in Egypt, through the activities of its exploration and production subsidiary, Centurion Energy.Egypt releases cleric allegedly seized by CIA Los Angeles Times - Feb 12 8:00 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 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 education meet AME Info - Feb 12 7:54 PM
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 seizes munitions near Gaza border Gulf Times - Feb 12 9:13 PM
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 s First Lady honors Hani Shaker Al Bawaba - Feb 12 7:18 PM
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 1:18 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 4:36 PM
A Muslim cleric allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents and tortured in Egypt has been released, his lawyer says.Major contract wins signify rapid growth in Egypt for TWMA AME Info - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
Aberdeen-based global waste management firm TWMA has successfully secured major contract wins with both BP and Shell worth approximately £10 million.Cypriot Pres: Lebanon, Egypt Oil Exploration Deals to Go Ahead Rigzone - Feb 12 8:06 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 condemns Lebanon blasts People's Daily - Feb 13 5:29 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit Tuesday "condemned with the strongest words the two terrorist attacks" that took place in Beirut earlier in the day, the official news agency MENA reported.Egypt Suggests: 1429 Terrorists for Shalit Israel National News - Feb 12 9:22 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 7:37 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.For a Chilly Winter Day, Beef Pie With Polenta Crust New York Times - Feb 13 6:39 PM
Tempting individual beef pies from Twin Hens, the story of the restaurant Shun Lee Palace, a charming new creperie and cuisine inspired by ancient Egypt.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 says it's doing enough to prevent Gaza arms flow Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 12 2:44 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.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.Report: Turkey Plans Oil-Gas Exploration AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 13 11:29 AM
Turkey will start oil-and-gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean, the energy minister said, according to a TV station, weeks after Cyprus announced similar plans in deals with Egypt and Lebanon.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.The desert is dying EurekAlert! - Feb 13 5:07 PM
Researchers from University of Bergen have found that trees, which are a main resource for desert people and their flocks, are in significant decline in the hyper-arid Eastern Desert of Egypt.Al-Qaida's No. 2 Calls Bush an Alcoholic Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's No. 2 said President Bush was an alcoholic and a lying gambler who wagered on Iraq and lost, according to a new audiotape released Tuesday.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.I'm in it for the money, Orascom boss tells 3GSM Independent - Feb 13 4:51 PM
Naguib Sawiris, head of the Egypt-based telecoms company Orascom, cut through the jargon endemic to the mobile phone industry at this year's 3GSM conference after admitting that he was in it for the money.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.TransGlobe Announces Results at Yemen Well Rigzone - Feb 13 3:36 PM
TransGlobe Energy Corp. on Tuesday announced well results at Nasim #1, Block 72, Republic of Yemen and provided a drilling update on the Nuqra Block 1, Arab Republic of Egypt.Middle East Business Information Zawya - 42 minutes ago
Warner Music has forged a partnership with Egypt's Orascom, the leading mobile phone group in the Middle East, that it believes will allow the companies to profitably sell music to wireless customers in a region that has been wracked by piracy.Al-Zawahri: Bush gambled on Iraq CNews - Feb 13 2:41 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Al-Qaida s No. 2 said President Bush was an alcoholic and a lying gambler who wagered on Iraq and lost, according to a new audiotape released Tuesday.Egyptian killed in Lebanese blasts: MENA People's Daily - Feb 13 4:15 PM
An Egyptian man, identified as Mahmoud Hammoud, was one of the victims killed in the two bus explosions in a Lebanese village north of Beirut on Tuesday morning, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported.Al-Qaida's No. 2 Calls Bush an Alcoholic The Times and Democrat - Feb 13 2:01 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's No. 2 said President Bush was an alcoholic and a lying gambler who wagered on Iraq and lost, according to a new audiotape released Tuesday by a U.S. group that tracks extremist messages.Omar Sharif pleads no contest to misdemeanor battery for Beverly Hills parking valet punch Asbury Park Press - Feb 13 12:47 PM
Omar Sharif pleaded no contest today to misdemeanor battery and was ordered to take an anger management course for punching a parking valet who refused to accept his European currency. The Egyptian-born actor, known for his roles in "Doctor Zhivago" and "Lawrence of Arabia," wasn't required to be in court and the plea was entered on his behalf by attorney Harland Braun. Sharif, 74, was in Egypt ...Treatment of export sheep fuels new row The West Australian - Feb 13 2:36 PM
Australia s controversial live export trade has had to defend itself against renewed criticism following the release of footage by an animal rights group depicting brutal treatment of sheep sent to Egypt.Al-Qaida's No. 2 Calls for Muslim Unity Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Feb 13 11:51 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, called for Muslim unity and said American elections that gave Democrats control of Congress would not change U.S. policy in Iraq, in a new audiotape released Tuesday by a U.S. group that tracks extremist messages.Other cell-phone bans Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
Partial list of countries and cities that ban use of cell phones while driving (except hands free): Australia Brazil Chile Egypt Europe (many countries) Hong Kong India (some locations) Israel Japan Jordan Kenya Malaysia Mexico (Mexico City) Pakistan (Islamabad) Philippines Russia Singapore South Africa South Korea Taiwan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan ...Man allegedly seized, tortured by CIA freed The Buffalo News - Feb 13 6:10 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An Egyptian Muslim preacher allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents off the streets of an Italian city and taken to Egypt where he says he was tortured has been freed, his lawyer and a security official said Monday.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.Al-Qaida's No. 2 calls Bush an alcoholic Boston Herald - Feb 13 6:57 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's No. 2 said President Bush was an alcoholic and a lying gambler who wagered on Iraq and lost, according to a new audiotape released Tuesday by a U.S. group that tracks extremist...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.Al-Qaida's Number Two calls for Muslim unity in new audiotape KTRE-TV East Texas - Feb 13 9:38 AM
CAIRO, Egypt Al-Qaida's number-two man is reportedly calling for Muslim unity in a new audiotape.Newport Media Opens Egypt Design Center socalTech.com - Feb 13 6:26 AM
Lake Forest-based Newport Media, a semiconductor firm designing products for the mobile broadcast media market, announced today that it has opened up a design center in Cairo. The new design center will add additional systems design and software development resources for the firm.... (more)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.Al-Qaida's Number Two calls for Muslim unity in new audiotape WANE-TV Fort Wayne - Feb 13 7:29 AM
CAIRO, Egypt Al-Qaida's number-two man is reportedly calling for Muslim unity in a new audiotape. A U-S group that monitors extremist messages has released a...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.Al-Qaida's No. 2 calls for Muslim unity in new audiotape CNews - Feb 13 9:36 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader says Muslims shouldn't count on the new Democratic-controlled Congress to alter U.S. policy in Iraq. In a reported new audio tape, Ayman al-Zawahri, appears to speak directly to U.S. legislators.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.Angola: Plate Shooting - Benguela Shooters Prepare for African Cup AllAfrica.com - Feb 13 10:51 AM
Victor Frias and Jorge Perestrelo, both shooters from the Benguela Sports Club, are at the national final stage of their training to join the national team that will participate in March in the African Championship, in Egypt.Al-Qaeda's No. 2 Calls Bush Alcoholic Time Magazine - Feb 13 2:29 PM
A Film Festival as a Showcase for the Wacky, the Naughty and the Oh-So-Deep New York Times - 1 minute ago
Film Comment Selects is a giddily idiosyncratic annual series that could only have sprung from feverishly partisan minds.House plunges into debate on Iraq war AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Democrats relentlessly assailed President Bush's policy in Iraq as a catastrophic failure Tuesday as the House plunged into momentous debate on a war that has lost public support and cost more than 3,100 U.S. troops their lives. "No more blank checks," declared Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Terror suspect's claim: Too traumatized for trial USA Today - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
The prisoner lived in isolation in a cell with only a steel slab for a bed. At times chained to the floor, he was deprived of light, sleep, a clock and heat. His interrogators injected him with "truth serum" drugs to try to loosen his tongue and threatened him with execution.Chinese flee overseas for lunar new year cheer Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
Clutching plane tickets in the teeming departure hall of Beijing airport, Wang Wei is happy he isn't going to his hometown for Chinese New Year.Joanna, Helene shine in Egypt Khaleej Times - Feb 12 7:42 PM
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.Omar Sharif pleads no contest to battery USA Today - Feb 13 3:07 PM
Omar Sharif pleaded no contest Tuesday to misdemeanor battery and was ordered to take an anger management course for punching a parking valet who refused to accept his European currency.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.Botswana: Delegates to Petition Moe On Radibe AllAfrica.com - Feb 13 3:10 AM
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.Sea level rise could hit poor countries hard: study Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 2:49 PM
Even a small rise in the world's sea levels, predicted as a result of global warming, could make environmental refugees of some 56 million people in developing countries, a World Bank economist said on Tuesday.Iraq's foreign minister urges calm AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 2:35 PM
Iraq's neighbors should refrain from intervening in its affairs and should not be under the illusion that they will benefit from the difficulties facing the country, Iraq's foreign minister said Tuesday.Israel warns against visiting Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 2:36 PM
Israel warned its citizens Tuesday against visiting Iraq, citing the danger to their lives and reminding them that travel to Iraq is a criminal offense under Israeli law.Hilton Hotels Signs Agreement to Manage Second Hotel in Jordan [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 13 8:00 AM
CAIRO, Egypt----The international arm of Hilton Hotels Corporation has signed an agreement with Aqaba Gate for Hotels and Tourism Projects LLC to manage the Hilton Aqaba. The hotel will be part of a landmark development in the city of Aqaba, Jordan.Plate Shooting: Benguela Shooters Prepare For African Cup AngolaPress - Feb 13 4:59 AM
Benguela, 02/13- Victor Frias and Jorge Perestrelo, both shooters from the Benguela Sports Club, are at the national final stage of their training to join the national team that will participate in March in the African Championship, in Egypt.Egypt cops find 18 000 bullets News 24 South Africa - Feb 12 9:06 AM
Egyptian police have found boxes with about 18 000 bullets hidden in a tunnel near the Egyptian border with the Palestinian territories.Omar Sharif to undergo anger-management after car-park bust-up AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 1:40 PM
Actor Omar Sharif, the Egyptian-born star of "Dr Zhivago," was ordered to undergo anger-management classes after pleading no contest to hitting a car-park attendant in Beverly Hills.Al Qaeda suspect Padilla fit for trial: U.S. doctors Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 3:05 PM
U.S. prison doctors have deemed suspected al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla mentally competent to stand trial on terrorism charges, based in part on a review of military interrogation documents that will be turned over to his lawyers, court records showed on Tuesday.Girl, two, sneaks on to plane Ananova - Feb 13 3:16 AM
A two-year-old girl managed to sneak onto a plane to Egypt after running off from her parents at a German airport.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.TransGlobe Energy Corporation Announces Well Results at Nasim #1, Block 72 Yemen and Operations Update on the Nuqra ... [Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 13 6:28 AM
TransGlobe Energy Corporation announced well results at Nasim #1, Block 72, Republic of Yemen and provided a drilling update on the Nuqra Block 1, Arab Republic of Egypt.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 into the street to celebrate the birthdays of Shiite saints, a practice disparaged by austere ... Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Feb 12 11:05 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.Don't spread panic about bird flu, WHO urges media Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 11:34 AM
The United Nations health agency urged local and international media on Tuesday to boost coverage of bird flu and avoid misleading information about the disease.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.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.Domestic news The West Australian - Feb 12 6:21 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.Al Qaeda's No.2 Psychoanalyzes Bush CBS News - Feb 13 3:00 PM
Al Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, said President Bush was an alcoholic and a lying gambler who wagered on Iraq and lost, according to a new audiotape.News from around the web: ArabicNews.com - Feb 12 5:42 PM
Daily Arab News about the Arabic world, Arabic news for Country by country news coverage. Politics, culture, recipes, book reviews, weather, sports, arts. Covers Egypt, Egyptian life, pyramids, Lebanon, Iraq, the Gulf, its oil, Arabian horses & camel races.egypt: Cairo book fair sets religious tone Monday Morning - Feb 12 2:33 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 - Feb 12 9:21 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, said yesterday that the ordeal had made him a wreck.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 cleric's release News 24 South Africa - Feb 12 3:24 AM
The Egyptian government has ordered the release of a Muslim cleric imprisoned after he was kidnapped from Italy, allegedly by CIA agents.Sharif Cops Plea to Smackdown E! Online via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 6:27 AM
Next time, we're guessing Omar Sharif stops off at the currency exchange before he grabs some dinner.Omar Sharif Pleads No Contest to Misdemeanor Battery Fox News - Feb 13 3:21 PM
Actor pleaded no contest Tuesday to misdemeanor battery and was ordered to take an anger management course for punching a parking valet who refused to accept his European currency.A mother's resistance Haaretz Daily - Feb 12 5:18 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 1:24 PM
The 3rd Schools Conference and Fair in Egypt.Lebanon bus blasts kill 3 on eve of Hariri memorial Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 6:56 AM
Bombs exploded on two buses in a Christian area of Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding 20 on the eve of the second anniversary of the killing of ex-Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.