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Muslim Brotherhood members held in Egypt 
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 10:28 AM
Police arrested 75 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday in what appeared to be a pre-emptive strike against Egypt's strongest opposition group ahead of parliamentary elections and a key debate.Egypt makes mass arrests BBC News - Feb 15 4:37 AM
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says at least 73 members have been arrested in overnight raids.Australia to continue sheep exports to Egypt despite new cruelty row Gulf News - 23 minutes ago
Sydney: The Australian government has said it would not ban live sheep exports to Egypt despite new evidence of what it called "appalling" treatment in that country, but would take the issue up with Egyptian authorities.Egypt reports new bird flu case AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 5:01 AM
Egypt has announced that a woman had been infected with the deadly bird flu virus, the 21st case since the disease first appeared in the country.Dutch team finds 'heretic Pharaoh' era tomb in Egypt AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 5:22 AM
Dutch archaeologists have discovered a tomb in the Saqqara necropolis from the time of Egypt's monotheistic pharaoh Akhenaton some 3,300 years ago, the Supreme Council of Antiquities has said.Egypt escalates crackdown on Islamists Middle East Online - Feb 15 5:42 AM
72 supporters of Egypt s main opposition movement Muslim Brotherhood arrested in nationwide dawn raids.Egypt escalates crackdown on Islamists AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 8:34 AM
Egyptian police have arrested 72 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in nationwide dawn raids as the government escalated its crackdown against the country's main opposition movement.Egypt arrests 80 Brotherhood Islamists in sweeps Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 7:15 AM
Egyptian security forces detained 80 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday in sweeps at dawn, intensifying a clampdown against the government's most powerful political rival.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-15 10:09 GMT: Magnesium Intl to put EMAG office in Egypt, still in strategic investment talks Interactive Investor - Feb 15 2:39 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Magnesium International Ltd said it will place its EMAG project on maintenance and close the Egypt office as it has still not found a potential strategic investor.Egypt cracks down on Muslim group CNN.com - Feb 15 5:20 AM
Egyptian security forces arrested 73 members of the Muslim Brotherhood during nation-wide raids conducted Thursday, a statement posted on the Islamic group's Web site stated.Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Detainees Face Military Tribunals AlertNet - Feb 14 10:32 AM
Source: Human Rights Watch (Cairo, February 15, 2007) Egypt should release the hundreds of members of the Muslim Brotherhood detained solely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and association, Human Rights ... Egypt reports new human bird flu case People's Daily - Feb 14 4:42 PM
A new human bird flu case was confirmed in central Egypt on Wednesday, bringing the number of human bird flu cases to 21 in the populous Arab nation, the official news agency MENA reported.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.Egypt reports 3rd H5N1 case of 2007 CIDRAP - Feb 14 1:55 PM
Feb 14, 2007 (CIDRAP News) Egypt s health ministry today announced that a 37-year-old woman has tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza, marking the country s third case of 2007.Egypt arrests 73 Brotherhood members Financial Times - Feb 15 12:33 PM
The Egyptian authorities on Thursday detained 73 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the banned group considered the largest opposition force in the country.Vodafone Egypt Picks Bubble Unstrung.com - Feb 14 5:30 AM
LONDON -- Bubble Motion (www.bubblemotion.com) the world's first voice short messaging service (voice SMS) provider, today announced an agreement with Vodafone Egypt (www.Vodafone.com.eg) to launch its Mini Call BubbleTALK voice SMS to the operator's subscribers.Egypt detains 72 Islamists AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 1:50 AM
Egyptian police have arrested 72 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in nationwide dawn raids.'Voice SMS' usage grows rapidly as Bubble Motion announces deal with Vodafone Egypt AME Info - Feb 14 2:38 AM
Bubble Motion the world's first voice short messaging service (voice SMS) provider, announced an agreement with Vodafone Egypt to launch its Mini Call BubbleTALK voice SMS to the operator's subscribers.Muslim Brotherhood Members Held in Egypt AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 15 5:18 AM
Police arrested 73 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, in what appeared to be a pre-emptive strike against the country's largest Islamic group ahead of elections and a key parliamentary debate, officials said.Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, who says he was tortured, was released in Egypt on Sunday [EPA] Aljazeera - Feb 15 6:59 AM
The CIA spoke with Italy's spy chief about kidnapping terrorism suspects in Italy and flying them abroad days after the September 11 attacks, according to testimony being used to prosecute US and Italian agents.Egypt stepped up pressure on the Muslim Brotherhood, arresting more than 80 members of the opposition group in ... Al Jazeera - Feb 15 8:24 AM
Most of the arrests were made in Cairo and the Nile Delta, Brotherhood officials said, adding that doctors, engineers and teachers were among those detained.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.$36m Serrenia development underway in Egypt World Leisure News - Feb 14 2:41 AM
Vantage Real Estate has started work on site at the Serrenia mixed-use development on the Red Sea coast in Sahl Hasheesh, Egypt.Egypt's natural gas reserve adequate for 34 years to come - Minister The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 14 1:43 AM
Egyptian Oil Minister Sameh Fahmy announced Tuesday that Egypt's reserve of natural gas is adequate for 34 years to come according to September 2006 projections. Fahmi told the parliament that crude oil reserve is enough for 13 years, anticipating that the reserves of gas and oil would be boosted in light of the recent discoveries.Censorship of literary works spreads in Europe IANS via Yahoo! India News - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
Cairo, Feb 16 (DPA) Book censorship is spreading in Egypt now that numerous self-appointed authorities have received the absolute right to ban, sue or destroy a book for so-called religious and security reasons.Egypt: More Muslim Brotherhood members detained Al Bawaba - Feb 15 6:40 AM
On Thursday, Egyptian security forces detained 73 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, cracking down against the government's most powerful political rival.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 5:27 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 ...GPIC takes part in key Egypt meeting Gulf Daily News - Feb 15 6:19 PM
MANAMA: Bahrain's Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) took part in the 13th Annual Forum of the Arab Fertilisers Association (AFA), held in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh.Egypt escalates crackdown on Islamists Mail and Guardian - Feb 15 3:50 AM
Egyptian police arrested 72 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in nationwide dawn raids on Thursday as the government escalated its crackdown against the country's main opposition movement.Ancient coin dulls Cleopatra's beauty AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 7:17 PM
So maybe Mark Antony loved Cleopatra for her mind. That is the conclusion being drawn by academics at Britain's University of Newcastle from a Roman denarius coin which depicts the celebrated queen of Egypt as a sharp-nosed, thin-lipped woman with a protruding chin.Egypt Among Earliest Arab, African Countries Protecting Environment RedNova - Feb 13 12:13 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.Egypt detains 72 Islamists africast.com - Feb 15 9:24 AM
CAIRO, February 15 -- Egyptian police arrested 72 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in nationwide dawn raids on Thursday, a security source told AFP.Censorship of literary works spreads in Europe New Kerala - 40 minutes ago
By Pakinam Amer, Cairo, Feb 16: Book censorship is spreading in Egypt now that numerous self-appointed authorities have received the absolute right to ban, sue or destroy a book for so-called religious and security reasons.Love rumour sparks Muslim-Christian clash in Egypt AlertNet - Feb 13 8:18 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 7:02 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 ... The Yacoubian Building, by Alaa Al Aswany, trans Humphrey Davies Independent - Feb 15 4:21 PM
It would be difficult to overestimate the impact that Alaa Al Aswany's novel has had in Egypt. The Yacoubian Building has topped the bestseller lists for over two years, been adapted for the screen by Marwan Hamid and inspired impassioned cultural debate. This addictively readable evocation of Cairo at a time of political and social ferment, during the first Gulf War, is both a damning critique ...Iranian corps deeply enmeshed in Iraq CNews - Feb 15 3:00 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Iran s secretive Quds Force, accused by the United States of arming Iraqi militants with deadly bomb-making material, has built up an extensive network in the war-torn country, recruiting Iraqis and supporting not only Shiite militias but also Shiites allied with Washington.Newport Media Opens Design Center in Egypt RedNova - Feb 13 9:23 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.Saudi-based al-Qaida wing urges militants to stop oil flow to the United States WSTM-TV NBC 3 - Feb 15 5:29 PM
CAIRO, Egypt A Saudi Arabian terror group with links to al-Qaida is calling for violent acts to stop the flow of oil to the U-S. The group's encouraging Muslim militants to attack oil facilities across the world, including those in Canada and Mexico.Canada looking into threat to oil facilities Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Feb 15 7:42 AM
CAIRO, Egypt Canada says it takes seriously a call by a Saudi Arabian terror group with links to Al-Qaida for violent acts to stop the flow of oil to the U-S.Egypt: 73 MB Members Arrested India Daily - Feb 15 8:25 AM
Egyptian police arrested 73 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization Feb. 15, ahead of elections for the government's Shura Council, which are to take place in April. Around 300 Brotherhood members have been detained by the government in recent months.Egypt: revolt of the hungry Socialist Worker - Feb 13 11:03 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.Review: The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt, by John Ray New Scientist - Feb 15 5:55 AM
Andrew Robinson looks for reasons why Cleopatra Has Look Of Antiquity CBS News - Feb 14 9:59 PM
Brains over beauty is the conclusion drawn by academics at Britain's University of Newcastle from a Roman denarius coin that depicts the celebrated queen of Egypt as a sharp-nosed, thin-lipped woman with a protruding chin.Voicing positions Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 15 10:06 AM
As Egypt's Ambassador to the US Nabil Fahmi knows better than most, the consequences of a break in the dialogue between the US and Egypt are negative.Egyptian queen Cleopatra was no stunner, coin shows AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 9:11 AM
When Shakespeare wrote that the face of Cleopatra, the ancient queen of Egypt, "beggar'd all description", he meant that words could not sum up her beauty.Ndlovu on the brink as Highlanders raid for Chidzambwa New Zimbabwe - Feb 15 6:12 PM
METHEMBE Ndlovu's future with Highlanders was thrown into doubt last night following revelations that the premiership champions have approached former Dynamos coach Sunday Chidzambwa to work with the team ahead of the Champions League clash with AlyAhly of Egypt.World briefs: Thursday Albuquerque Tribune - Feb 15 10:03 AM
Palestinian deal reached; envoy says North Korea ready to fulfill nuke disarmament; Korea talks to resume; U.S. trails in child survey; 60 die in Uganda battles; 73 arrested in Egypt; missile deal questionedMIL to close Egypt unit Mining Journal - Feb 15 4:29 AM
This site has been designed to be accessible to every type of web browser, but your browser does not appear to support Stylesheets or established web standards. Because of this you will be seeing a very basic version of the site.Reality check Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 15 10:08 AM
A report by Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) revealed that economies in the Arab world, including Egypt, left much to be desired in 2006. The Strategic Economic Directions Report 2007, issued last month, was harshest about the state of affairs in Egypt, citing the many inaccuracies and misleading figures purported by the government about alleged economic achievements.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.Talking big Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 15 10:10 AM
Whether they are used for purposes of business or pleasure, or, in many cases, as a way to kill the time, mobiles are one of Egypt's most lucrative businesses.Oshkosh Gets $4.9M Contract From Egypt AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 14 10:45 AM
Oshkosh Truck Corp. said Wednesday it won a $4.9 million contract to supply specially designed military trucks to the Egyptian government.Egypt detains 72 Islamists Sunday Times - Feb 15 5:25 AM
CAIRO - Egyptian police arrested 72 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in nationwide dawn raids on Thursday, a security source told AFP. They were arrested for belonging to an illegal organisation, and police found secret documents in their possession, the source said.Egypt detains 72 Islamists Independent Online - Feb 15 2:43 AM
Police arrested members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in nationwide dawn raids.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.Egyptian woman tests positive for bird flu: WHO Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 5:21 AM
A 37-year-old Egyptian woman has tested positive for the deadly bird flu virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases in Egypt to 21, a World Health Organization official said on Wednesday.Testimony Is Said to Implicate C.I.A. in Seizure of Suspect in Italy New York Times - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
The Central Intelligence Agency spoke with Italy?s spy chief about kidnapping terrorism suspects in Italy and flying them abroad days after the Sept. 11 attacks.Spare Times: For Children New York Times - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
FOR CHILDREN.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. Spain Bitterly Divided As Terror Trial Begins In '04 Train Bombings Washington Post - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
MADRID, Feb. 15 -- Twenty-nine suspects went on trial Thursday for the March 11, 2004, bombings of four commuter trains in Madrid, but Spain's political parties and news media have turned the investigation of the attack into a partisan battle, fraying the country's traditional solidarity against... Terror suspect in Canada ordered freed AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
An Egyptian terror suspect who has been waging a weeks-long hunger strike was ordered released Thursday by a judge who said he posed no threat to national security while his case was under review.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Feb 15 8:24 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Egyptian authorities arrested 56 members of the illegal Islamist Muslim Brotherhood organization Thursday morning. Egypt has been cracking down on the organization, which it had largely ignored last year.[AJC] Excerpts from the weekly update [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Feb 15 11:19 AM
Rabbi Andrew Baker, AJC's director of International Jewish Affairs, visited Cairo to discuss the long-term preservation of Jewish heritage sites and objects in Egypt.Madrid bombings trial: Key defendant denies involvement CNN.com - Feb 15 3:54 PM
The Madrid train bombings trial is under way, nearly three years after terrorists killed 191 people and wounded more than 1,800 on morning rush-hour commuter trains in the Spanish capital.Egypt reports new bird flu case Middle East Online - Feb 14 6:13 AM
Report says woman infected with deadly bird flu virus is 21st case since disease first appeared in country.Flaunting Dominion in Ancient Iran New York Times - Feb 15 5:51 PM
Asia Society?s glinting and glowing show of pre-Islamic art offers windows onto history, past and present.Hopes for Healing as Spain?s Terror Trial Starts New York Times - Feb 15 5:51 PM
MADRID, Feb. 15 A widely broadcast trial of 29 suspects opened Thursday in Spain, with hopes that a public forum could offer a catharsis to a nation scarred by the rush-hour train bombings that killed 191 people in March 2004 and that sundered Spain?s political establishment.Today in history - Feb. 16 AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 4:00 PM
Today is Friday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2007. There are 318 days left in the year.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 education meet AME Info - Feb 12 7:53 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.Dutch team finds 'heretic Pharaoh' era tomb in Egypt Middle East Online - Feb 14 6:42 AM
Discovery confirms existence of tombs from important men of state during time of Pharaoh Akhenaton.Egypt seizes munitions near Gaza border Gulf Times - Feb 12 9:21 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.Saudi al-Qaida wing urges attacks on oil facilities, including in Canada CNews - Feb 15 12:15 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A Saudi Arabian terrorist faction affiliated with al-Qaida has urged Muslim militants to attack oil facilities all over the world, including Canada, Mexico and Venezuela, to stop the flow of oil to the United States, according to an article by the group posted on the Internet.Egypt s First Lady honors Hani Shaker Al Bawaba - Feb 12 7:10 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.Museum and Gallery Listings New York Times - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times.Warner signs two mobile-content deals ZDNet - Feb 14 6:24 AM
Agreements with mobile operators in Egypt, Norway will deliver music downloads to consumers in Middle East, North Africa, Europe.Saudi-based al-Qaida wing urges militants to stop oil flow to the United States NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Feb 14 7:46 PM
CAIRO, Egypt A Saudi Arabian terror group with links to al-Qaida is calling for violent acts to stop the flow of oil to the U-S. The group's encouraging Muslim militants to...The Global Oil Industry, From Drill to Gas Pump Washington Post - Feb 15 1:05 PM
Lisa Margonelli will discuss her new book, "Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline," which tells stories along the petroleum trade route, from an Iranian oil platform to a New York trading floor to the station down the block.Egyptian terror suspect held in Canada since 2000 to be released AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 12:46 PM
Egyptian terror suspect Mohammad Mahjoub, held without charges in Canada since 2000, has been ordered released from prison pending a review of his case, his attorney told AFP.Judge: Release terror suspect; he poses no threat CNN.com - Feb 15 10:48 AM
TORONTO, Ontario (AP) -- Egyptian terror suspect Mohammad Mahjoub was ordered released Thursday after nearly seven years in a Canadian prison by a federal court judge who said he posed no threat to national security while the courts review his case. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Feb 14 10:38 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.Bush plan for Iraq insufficient: US diplomat AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 12:07 PM
The diplomat nominated to be the new US ambassador in Baghdad called President George W. Bush's new strategy for Iraq "essential" but insufficient to fully secure the country.Canada court says bin Laden employee can be freed Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 11:58 AM
A Canadian court decided on Thursday that an Egyptian man who worked for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden should be released even though the court concluded he had perjured himself and had probably engaged in terrorism.Unity government raises problems for Rice meeting Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 10:59 AM
Uncertainty over a new Palestinian government complicates U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's meeting next week with Palestinian and Israeli leaders, the State Department said on Thursday.Rally Energy Reports 104 Million BOE Proved and Probable Oil and Gas Reserves and Provides Operational Update [Press Release] CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 15 4:30 AM
Rally Energy Corp. is pleased to announce a 129% increase during 2006 of its total Proved and Probable Reserves to 104 million barrels of oil equivalent with 91.7 million barrels of oil recognized in the Issaran Field, Egypt and 12.7 million BOE in the Salsabil Field, Pakistan.Egyptian tests positive for bird flu: WHO Gulf Times - Feb 14 9:58 PM
CAIRO: A 37-year-old Egyptian woman has tested positive for the deadly bird flu virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases in Egypt to 21, a World Health Organisation official said yesterday.Alleged Egyptian-Canadian spy confessed: media AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 7:07 AM
An alleged Egyptian-Canadian spy told Egyptian interrogators he recruited several gay or financially strapped Arabs while living in Canada to work for Israel's intelligence agency, media said.Iran s Quds Force enmeshed in Iraq MSNBC - Feb 15 4:34 PM
Iran s secretive Quds Force, accused by the United States of arming Iraqi militants with deadly bomb-making material, has built an extensive recruiting network in Iraq. Still unclear is how closely Iran s top leadership is directing its operations. Ancient coin undermines legend of Cleopatra's beauty The Arizona Republic - Feb 14 5:54 PM
LONDON - So maybe Mark Antony loved Cleopatra for her mind. That is the conclusion being drawn fom a Roman denarius coin which depicts the celebrated queen of Egypt as a sharp-nosed, thin-lipped woman with a protruding chin.The 21st Century Meeting BusinessWeek - 47 minutes ago
Beam them up, Scotty: The latest gear may finally deliver on the promise of videoconferencing 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.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 15 12:04 AM
15 February 2007 Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates has signed a franchise deal with Qatar Real Estate Partners, a joint venture between Qatari Diar and NorthCourse Leisure Real estate Solutions, which will see the real estate company expand in the Middle East in Qatar, Oman, Morocco and Egypt.Major protest planned against expansion of US base in northern Italy AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 8:44 AM
Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on the northeastern Italian city of Vicenza to protest the planned expansion of a US airbase there.Rogue development aid International Herald Tribune - Feb 15 8:39 AM
Wealthy nondemocratic regimes like China are undermining responsible aid programs exactly where they are needed most.Trial opens in Madrid train bombings International Herald Tribune - Feb 15 12:40 PM
A public forum starts that could offer a catharsis to a nation scarred by the 191 deaths and which sundered Spain's political establishment.Sheep cruelty shown Warrnambool Standard - Feb 14 4:51 PM
LIVE exports will continue from Portland to Egypt despite calls for a ban following damning new evidence of cruelty to sheep that went through the south-west port.Warner Inks Two New Mobile Content Deals WebProNews - Feb 14 11:21 AM
Earlier today, Warner Music Group disclosed that it had reached new agreements with two leading mobile operators to distribute mobile music content throughout the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. The first agreement is with Egypt's Orascom Telecom, which services countries including Algeria, Bangladesh, Italy, Pakistan, Tunisia and Egypt. Through this pact, Warner will be able ...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.