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Egypt reports 13th bird flu death 
CNN.com - Feb 16 5:26 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- An Egyptian woman died early Friday of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, bringing the number of deaths in the country to 13, a government official said.Melrose Resources ahead in Egypt Financial Times - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Melrose Resources, the oil and gas company, expects to begin production at the West Dikirnis field site in Egypt by the end of the third quarter after setting up another Egyptian field this month.Oz, Egypt sheep controversy AME Info - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Australia's government has no plans to stop the exportation of sheep to Egypt following the emergence of video evidence showing animals being tied up on arrival in Egypt and then bundled into vehicles before being taken away and slaughtered, reported Reuters.Egypt to host 25th France-Africa summit in 2009 People's Daily - Feb 16 4:45 PM
Egypt has been approved to host the 25th France-Africa summit in Cairo in 2009, the official MENA news agency reported here Friday.Egypt cracks down on Muslim Brotherhood Los Angeles Times - Feb 16 12:16 AM
The banned group had been grudgingly tolerated, but regional chaos creates an opportunity for Mubarak's regime. CAIRO Egypt's regime is seizing upon a moment of regional chaos and U.S. inattention to crack down aggressively on the country's most popular opposition group and shore up its hold on power, analysts here say. Luxor 2 brings 88 new levels in Egypt MacNN - Feb 16 2:51 PM
MumboJumbo has released Luxor 2, the sequel to the no. 1 casual game of 2005. The action puzzle game takes players on a voyage through the land of ancient Egypt, offering 88 new levels set amongst pyramids and temples that time period. Players use a mystical winged scarab to shoot and destroy the approaching magical spheres before they reach the py... 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 reports 13th avian flu death plus new case CIDRAP - Feb 16 1:58 PM
Feb 16, 2007 (CIDRAP News) The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed a fatal H5N1 avian influenza case in a 37-year-old woman in Egypt, as the country s health ministry announced that a 5-year-old boy had tested positive for the virus.Members of Muslim group jailed as vote nears in Egypt The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 16 4:18 AM
CAIRO, Egypt Police detained 75 members of the Muslim Brotherhood yesterday in what appeared to be a preemptive strike against Egypt s strongest opposition group ahead of parliamentary elections and a key debate.Australia to continue sheep exports to Egypt despite new cruelty row Gulf News - Feb 15 9:14 PM
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.Palestinian officer wounded on border AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 3:57 PM
A Palestinian officer was wounded near a Gaza-Egypt border crossing Friday in a shooting that Egyptian officials described as an assassination attempt.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 moves against Muslim Brotherhood The Washington Times - Feb 16 11:08 AM
The secular Egyptian government has launched an offensive against a popular Islamic opposition group to consolidate power, a report says.Egypt escalates crackdown on Islamists Middle East Online - Feb 15 5:49 AM
72 supporters of Egypt s main opposition movement Muslim Brotherhood arrested in nationwide dawn raids.Man at Center of Italian Rendition Case Freed in Egypt Voice of America - Feb 16 10:49 AM
An imam who was kidnapped in Italy in 2003 in what is believed to have been an extraordinary rendition operation by the CIA and Italian secret services has been released from prison in Cairo.CIA agents ordered to stand trial for Italy kidnap Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 9:31 AM
A Milan judge on Friday ordered 26 Americans, most of them believed to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for kidnapping a Muslim cleric and flying him to Egypt, where he says he was tortured.Egypt reports 22nd human bird flu case People's Daily - Feb 16 4:50 PM
A five-year-old Egyptian boy from the Nile Delta region was tested positive to the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, bringing the number of bird flu human cases to 22 in this populous Arab nation, the official news agency MENA reported on Friday.Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 13th death Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 6:02 AM
A 37-year-old Egyptian woman who tested positive for the bird flu virus has died in a Cairo hospital, bringing the number of deaths from the disease in Egypt to 13, a government health official said on Friday.CIA agents to stand trial for kidnapping Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 4:46 AM
A Milan judge on Friday ordered 26 Americans, most of them thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for the kidnapping in 2003 of a terrorism suspect, who was flown to Egypt where he says he was tortured.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.Egyptian woman with bird flu dies: health official Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 3:16 AM
A 37-year-old Egyptian woman who tested positive for the bird flu virus has died in hospital, bringing the number of deaths from the disease in Egypt to 13, a government health official said on Friday.(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 2:33 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 says a 13th citizen has died of bird flu Pravda - Feb 16 5:11 AM
An Egyptian woman died early Friday of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, bringing the number of deaths in the country to 13, a government official said. Nadia Abdel Hafez, a 37-year-old housewife from the oasis town of Fayoum, had been admitted to a local clinic on Monday.Milan court to rule over alleged CIA abduction on Italian soil AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 12:38 AM
Nearly four years to the day since a Muslim cleric was snatched from a Milan street and "rendered" to his native Egypt, a tribunal is to decide whether to indict 32 US and Italian secret agents in the case.Egyptian woman dies of bird flu BBC News - Feb 16 6:59 AM
An Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, bringing the number of confirmed deaths from the virus in Egypt to 13.25 CIA Agents, US Lieutenant, 5 Italians To Stand Trial In Rendition Case Nasdaq - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - A judge in Italy has indicted 25 American CIA agents, a US Air Force lieutenant colonel and five Italians on charges of kidnapping an Egyptian terror suspect and deporting him to Egypt, where he was allegedly tortured.Egypt: Woman dies of bird flu Al Bawaba - Feb 16 6:42 AM
An Egyptian woman has died from bird flu, the country's 13th victim of the H5N1 virus, the health ministry said. According to AFP , Nadia Mohammed Abdel Hafez, 37, from al-Fayyum province south of Cairo, had gone into hospital Monday complaining of a high temperature and bronchitis.Bird flu in Egypt - one woman dead, new outbreak discovered EARTHtimes.org - Feb 16 8:11 AM
Cairo - A 37-year old Egyptian woman has died after testing positive for bird flu and a 5-year-old boy has also been infected with the virus, an Egyptian Health Ministry source said Friday.Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Detainees Face Military Tribunals AlertNet - Feb 14 10:36 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 ... Al-Qaida tape taunts U-S Fox21 - Feb 16 6:08 PM
CAIRO, Egypt Al-Qaida has posted another Internet video taunting the U-S.Al-Zawahri criticizes early polls for Palestinians, saying holy war is the way Fox21 - Feb 16 6:11 PM
CAIRO, Egypt A new video tape from Osama bin Laden's second-in-command.Italian judge indicts 26 Americans, five Italians in alleged CIA kidnapping Fox21 - Feb 16 6:07 PM
MILAN, Italy A judge in Italy has indicted 26 Americans and five Italians on charges of kidnapping a terror suspect and spiriting him to Egypt, where he was allegedly tortured.Divided loyalties Guardian Unlimited - Feb 16 4:05 PM
It is nearly 30 years since Jimmy Carter made his great contribution to the cause of peace in the Middle East: shepherding, cajoling and bribing Israel and Egypt into a treaty that has endured many crises, even though it failed to tackle the Palestinian core of the world's most intractable conflict.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 1:58 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 steps up crackdown on Islamists Borneo Bulletin - Feb 15 10:55 PM
CAIRO (AFP) - 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.Al-Qaida releases video of Afghan attack The Advocate - Feb 16 12:30 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Al-Qaida posted a video Friday showing what it claimed to be an insurgent attack on U.S. and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, in an apparent attempt to disparage American claims of winning the war against the Taliban.Police arrest 75 foes of regime Boston Globe - Feb 16 12:58 AM
egypt CAIRO -- Police arrested 75 members of the Muslim Brotherhood yesterday in what appeared to be a preemptive strike against Egypt's strongest opposition group ahead of parliamentary elections and a key debate. A Brotherhood official said the detentions risked provoking violence -- not from the group itself, but from those who would infer the state was leaving no room ...Vodafone Egypt Picks Bubble Unstrung.com - Feb 14 5:01 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.US farm bill sows seeds of discontent The Economic Times - Feb 16 3:35 PM
NEW DELHI: The Proposed US farm bill 2007, has not gone down well with the G-20 group of developing countries in agriculture which includes India, Brazil, China, Argentina and Egypt.Al-Qaida releases video of U.S. attack IndeOnline.com - Feb 16 2:24 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Al-Qaida posted Friday a video showing what it claimed to be an insurgent attack on a military position of U.S. and Afghan forces.CIA agents to face court in rendition trial News Interactive - Feb 16 9:39 AM
A JUDGE in Milan has overnight ordered 26 Americans, most of them thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for the 2003 kidnapping of a Muslim cleric, who says he was flown to Egypt and tortured there.World news The West Australian - Feb 16 11:51 AM
A judge in Milan has ordered 26 Americans, most of them thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for the 2003 kidnapping of a Muslim cleric, who says he was flown to Egypt and tortured there.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.Across Arab World, a Widening Rift YaleGlobal Online - Feb 16 10:55 AM
In many Muslim nations, Sunni and Shiites live and work together as neighbors, and so the growing sectarian conflict in Iraq is unsettling for Muslim nations like Egypt.Quds Force cited by U.S. in Iraq attacks The Record - Feb 16 4:28 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- 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.In the World The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 16 12:07 AM
Muslim Brotherhood members arrested CAIRO, Egypt - Police arrested 75 members of the Muslim Brotherhood yesterday in what appeared to be a pre-emptive strike against the country's largest Islamic group ahead of elections, officials said.Egyptian Petroleum Minister Visits Cyprus for Oil Cooperation Rigzone - Feb 16 7:52 AM
Visiting Nicosia Thursday, Egypt's petroleum minister said that his country will work closely with Cyprus and offer all necessary support in oil exploration and exploitation.Egypt arrests 73 Brotherhood members Financial Times - Feb 15 12:25 PM
The Egyptian authorities on Thursday detained 73 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the banned group considered the largest opposition force in the country.CIA agents face kidnap trial in Italy over alleged rendition flight Guardian Unlimited - Feb 16 4:57 AM
Italian judge orders 26 Americans to stand trial on charges of flying a man to Egypt, where he says he was tortured.International Buyers Program a first for IPE Meat News - Feb 16 7:41 AM
UNITED STATES: Delegations from Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Egypt took part in the Commerce Department s program in Atlanta. For the first time ever the U.S. Commerce Department sponsored the International Buyers Program at the 2007 International Poultry Expo (IPE) in Atlanta, Georgia.26 Americans ordered to stand trial in Italy RTÉ News - Feb 16 8:29 AM
An Italian judge has ordered 26 Americans - most of them CIA agents - to stand trial over the kidnap of an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003. Osama Mustafa Hassan was allegedly seized by the CIA and flown to Egypt, where he says he was tortured. Five Italians were also indicted by the judge.'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.Al-Qaida releases Afghan attack video News 14 Charlotte - Feb 16 7:26 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaida posted Friday a video showing what it claimed to be an insurgent attack on a military position of U.S. and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.CIA IN THE DOCK Gulf Daily News - Feb 16 3:01 PM
MILAN: A Milan judge yesterday ordered 26 Americans, most of them believed to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for kidnapping a Muslim cleric and flying him to Egypt, where he says he was tortured.CIA agents to stand trial for Italy kidnapping The Star Online - Feb 16 7:29 AM
MILAN (Reuters) - A Milan judge on Friday ordered 26 Americans, most of them thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for the 2003 kidnapping of a Muslim cleric, who says he was flown to Egypt and tortured there.Italian judge indicts 26 Americans, five Italians in alleged CIA kidnapping Fox 6 News San Diego - Feb 16 8:24 AM
A judge in Italy has indicted 26 Americans and five Italians on charges of kidnapping a terror suspect and spiriting him to Egypt, where he was allegedly tortured.IRAN'S EVIL SNEAKS GO FAR & WIDE New York Post - Feb 16 2:24 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Iran's secretive Quds Force, accused by the United States of arming Iraqi terrorists with deadly bomb-making material, has built up an extensive network in the war-torn country, recruiting Iraqis and supporting not only Shiite...Al Qaida release video of an attack on alleged U.S. Afghan military position The Chronicle Herald - Feb 16 8:14 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Al-Qaida posted Friday a video showing what they claimed to be an insurgent attack on a military position of U.S. and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.After 35 years, 'Crystal Silence' remains jazz duo's gem Inside Bay Area - Feb 16 7:26 AM
SOME LASTING achievements take decades, if not longer, to create. Think the pyramids of Egypt or the great cathedrals of Europe. Other monumental works are knocked out in the better part of an afternoon.Al-Qaida releases video of Afghan attack Boston Herald - Feb 16 1:42 AM
CAIRO, Egypt _ Al-Qaida posted a video on the Internet Friday showing what they claimed to be an insurgent attack on a military position of U.S. and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan. The video appears...CIA Agents to Stand Trial for Italy Kidnapping Fox 6 News San Diego - Feb 16 7:50 AM
An Italian judge ordered 26 Americans, most of them thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for the 2003 kidnapping of a Muslim cleric, who says he was flown to Egypt and tortured there.CIA agents to stand trial for Italy kidnapping Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 16 3:29 AM
MILAN (Reuters) - A Milan judge on Friday ordered 26 Americans, most of them believed to be CIA agents, to stand trial on charges of kidnapping a terrorism suspect in 2003 and flying him to Egypt, where he says he was tortured.Italian judge indicts 26 Americans, five Italians in alleged CIA kidnapping WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Feb 16 6:59 AM
MILAN, Italy A judge in Italy has indicted 26 Americans and five Italians on charges of kidnapping a terror suspect and spiriting him to Egypt, where he was allegedly...CIA agents to stand trial for Italy kidnapping Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 16 4:56 AM
A Milan judge has ordered 26 Americans, most of them thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for the kidnapping in 2003 of a terrorism suspect, who was flown to Egypt where he says he was tortured.San Mateo Daily Journal San Mateo Daily Journal - Feb 16 9:00 AM
CAIRO, Egypt Al-Qaida posted a video Friday showing what it claimed to be an insurgent attack on U.S. and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, in an apparent attempt to disparage American claims of winning the war against the Taliban.New Al-Qaida Tape WGRZ-TV Buffalo - Feb 16 4:21 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaida has posted another Internet video taunting the U.S. The latest tape claims to show an attack on an allied position in Afghanistan and amounts to another claim of success by the terror group.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.Italy Indicts 26, Many From C.I.A., in ?03 Abduction New York Times - Feb 16 6:13 PM
The indictment marked a turning point in Europe, where anger is high at the American program of ?extraordinary renditions?.Al-Qaida release video of attack on alleged US-Afghan military position Hamilton Spectator - Feb 16 6:32 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Al-Qaida posted a video today showing what they claimed to be an insurgent attack on a military position of U.S. and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.Egyptian woman with bird flu dies - health official AlertNet - Feb 16 2:51 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A 37-year-old Egyptian woman who tested positive for the bird flu virus has died in hospital, bringing the number of deaths from the disease in Egypt to 13, a government ... (AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-16 15:29 GMT: Melrose Resources announces first production from West Khilala project Interactive Investor - Feb 16 7:33 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Melrose Resources PLC said it has achieved first production from its West Khilala project in Egypt, and reiterated its expectation that its West Dikirnis development will come online by the end of the third quarter of 2007.Al-Qaida Releases Video of Afghan Attack RedNova - Feb 16 2:16 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida posted a video on the Internet Friday showing what they claimed to be an insurgent attack on a military position of U.S. and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan. The video appears to be an attempt by the terrorist network to disparage U.S.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.Hotlinks Tiscali - Feb 16 6:05 AM
The agents are accused of involvement in abducting Muslim cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr and sending him to Egypt, where he says he was tortured. The suspects include 26 Americans, most believed to be CIA agents, and six Italians.Milan Court Indicts 26 Americans In Abduction Washington Post - Feb 16 6:02 PM
ROME, Feb. 16 -- An Italian judge gave approval Friday for what will be the first overseas criminal trial of CIA officers involved in a covert counterterrorism operation, as a court in Milan indicted more than two dozen Americans on charges of kidnapping a radical Muslim cleric four years ago.Egypt stepped up pressure on the Muslim Brotherhood, arresting more than 80 members of the opposition group in ... Al Jazeera - Feb 15 8:35 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.On This Day The Courier News - Feb 16 2:11 AM
In 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen's recently unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt by English archaeologist Howard Carter. Al-Qaida Releases Video of Afghan Attack The Columbian - Feb 16 1:06 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Al-Qaida posted a video on the Internet Friday showing what they claimed to be an insurgent attack on a military position of U.S. and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.Al-Qaida tape taunts U-S WANE-TV Fort Wayne - Feb 16 12:59 AM
CAIRO, Egypt Al-Qaida has posted another Internet video taunting the U-S. The latest tape claims to show an attack on an allied position in Afghanistan and amounts to...Richardson urges diplomacy in Mideast AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 6:43 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Friday that President Bush should learn from recent successes with North Korea and engage in intense diplomatic negotiations in the Middle East to end the Iraq war.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 2:37 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 1:46 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 - Feb 15 6:56 PM
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.Italy Indicts 26 Americans in C.I.A. Abduction Case New York Times - Feb 16 1:56 PM
An Italian judge today ordered the first trial involving the American program of kidnapping terror suspects on foreign soil.Judge orders Padilla's military jailers to testify Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 4:52 PM
U.S. military prison doctors and staff must testify in court about the treatment of suspected al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla while he was held by presidential order as an "enemy combatant," a judge ruled on Friday.On this date: The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Feb 16 12:09 AM
Today is Friday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2007. There are 318 days left in the year. In 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen's recently unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt by English archaeologist Howard Carter.Egypt: More Muslim Brotherhood members detained Al Bawaba - Feb 15 6:42 AM
On Thursday, Egyptian security forces detained 73 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, cracking down against the government's most powerful political rival.Maltese return with respectable averages Times of Malta - Feb 16 12:12 AM
The fourth U-18 Mediterranean Championship was hosted recently by the Fencing Association of Siracusa. Twelve countries took part. These were: Malta, Italy, Tunis, France, Portugal, Greece, Croatia, Egypt, Turkey, Spain, Monaco and Serbia.Egyptian Brotherhood mass arrests BBC News - Feb 15 4:36 AM
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says at least 73 members have been arrested in overnight raids.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.Egyptian dies of bird flu AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 9:44 AM
An Egyptian woman has died from bird flu, the country's 13th human death from the H5N1 virus, the health ministry said.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 ...Hockey 101 for foreign students winnipegsun.com - Feb 16 12:16 AM
The University of Manitoba attracts students from all over the world with some coming from as far away as Nigeria, Egypt, Australia and Vietnam. For many of them, the sport of hockey is downright foreign. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Feb 15 10:50 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.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.