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Egypt: Blogger Gets 4 Years 
New York Times - 47 minutes ago
An Alexandria court sentenced a blogger, Abdel Kareem Nabil, to four years in prison for insulting Islam and Egypt?s president through his Internet writings. It was Egypt?s first prosecution of a blogger, but the case of Mr. Nabil, 22, a vocal secularist and sharp critic of conservative Muslims in his blog, has sent a chill through fellow Internet writers.Egypt cleric in CIA 'kidnap' case says he was tortured AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 10:01 AM
An Egyptian cleric allegedly kidnapped by the US Central Intelligence Agency in Milan and sent to Egypt said Thursday he was tortured in his home country and demanded his return to Italy.Egypt blogger jailed for insults CNN.com - Feb 22 8:28 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) -- An Alexandria court convicted an Egyptian blogger on Thursday for insulting both Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced him to four years in jail over his writings on the Internet.Egypt blogger jailed for insulting Islam The New Zealand Herald - Feb 22 6:41 PM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - An Egyptian blogger was convicted for insulting Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday and sentenced to four years in jail over his writings on the internet.Egypt jails dissident blogger for four years AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 22 11:38 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AFP) - An Egyptian blogger was sentenced to four years in jail on Thursday for insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak, triggering condemnation from international human rights groups.Archaeologists unveil new tombs in Egypt AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 3:54 PM
Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years proof that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.Egypt jails dissident blogger for four years AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 22 5:10 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AFP) - An Egyptian court sentenced a dissident blogger to four years in prison Thursday for insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak, friends told AFP.EGYPT: $450m needed for new bird flu campaign AlertNet - Feb 22 4:21 AM
Source: IRIN Egypt will embark on a new nationwide campaign to vaccinate live poultry against avian influenza, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said on Wednesday. The plan comes after a second wave of the H5N1 influenza subtype in the country led to the deaths of seven people since October 2006. Egypt blogger jailed for insulting Islam AlertNet - Feb 22 3:36 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds U.S. State Department comment, paragraph 7) By Alaa Shahine ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Feb 22 (Reuters) - An Alexandria court convicted an Egyptian blogger Thursday for insulting both Islam and ... Egypt jails dissident blogger for four years INQ7.net - Feb 22 3:49 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt -- An Egyptian court sentenced a dissident blogger to four years in prison Thursday for insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak, friends told Agence France-Presse.EGYPT: Chinese suppliers eye Europe access via Africa just-auto - Feb 22 7:35 AM
Egypt is attracting interest from Chinese automotive suppliers as a possible production location from which to supply Europe.Egypt jails dissident blogger for four years Middle East Times - Feb 22 3:36 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt -- An Egyptian court sentenced a dissident blogger to four years in prison Thursday for insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak.Egypt blogger jailed for insulting Islam AlertNet - Feb 22 2:36 AM
Source: Reuters ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Feb 22 (Reuters) - An Egyptian blogger was convicted for insulting Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday and sentenced to four years in jail over his writings on ... Iraqi refugee family yearns for new life in unready Egypt Middle East Online - Feb 22 4:19 AM
UNHCR estimates that Egypt is home to more than 150,000 Iraqis, only 4,749 of which registered with refugee agency.Persian-era oasis temple sited in Egypt africast.com - Feb 22 4:55 AM
CAIRO, February 22 -- French archaeologists have found a temple dating from the middle of the 1st millennium BC in Kharga oasis in Egypt's Western Desert, the Egyptian state news agency MENA said on Wednesday.Egypt blogger jailed for insulting Islam Tiscali - Feb 22 5:20 AM
Rights groups and opposition bloggers have watched Suleiman s case closely, and said they feared a conviction could set a legal precedent limiting Internet freedom in Egypt, the Arab world s most populous country.Egypt: Blogger sentenced to four years in prison Al Bawaba - Feb 22 3:57 AM
An Egyptian blogger was convicted of insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday. Abdel Kareem Nabil, a 22-year-old former student at Egypt's Al-Azhar University, an Islamic institution, had pleaded innocent to all charges, the AP reported.Egypt hunts Sinai bomb suspect Sunday Times - Feb 22 5:35 AM
RAFAH, Egypt - Egyptian police are searching for a fourth suspect in an alleged Palestinian plot to bomb Israeli tourists in a Sinai Peninsula resort, security sources said.Egypt foils Sinai bombing plan Gulf Times - Feb 21 10:26 PM
ISMAILIA, Egypt: A Palestinian man wearing a suicide belt who planned to attack Israeli tourists has been caught after entering Egypt through a tunnel on the Gaza border, Egyptian police sources said yesterday.Archeologists unveil 3,000-year-old pharaonic tombs in Egypt Helena Independent Record - Feb 21 11:47 PM
SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) - Archeologists unveiled Tuesday the tombs of a Pharaonic butler and scribe that had been buried in the sand for more than 3,000 years.Egypt foils suicide attack Sunday Times - Feb 21 10:19 PM
RAFAH, Egypt - Egyptian police have detained a would-be Palestinian suicide bomber crossing from the Gaza Strip and planning to blow himself up among Israeli tourists in a south Sinai resort, security sources said.Egypt holds 23, including bomb suspects The Washington Times - Feb 21 10:08 AM
12:57 p.m. EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) -- Egyptian border and security authorities have arrested 23 Palestinians and Egyptians in the Sinai region, including one who was wearing an explosives belt and had crossed from Gaza to Egypt in an underground tunnel, security officials said today.Blogger gets 4-year sentence in Egypt UPI - Feb 22 12:54 PM
An Egyptian blogger was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for allegedly insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak. Abd al-Karim ...3,000-year-old tombs unveiled in Egypt AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 1:43 PM
Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years proof, they say, that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.Egypt bloggers fear state curbs BBC News - Feb 22 7:46 AM
An Egyptian court jails an internet blogger for four years for insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak.Egypt eyes tomb boom after find Chicago Sun-Times - Feb 21 2:18 AM
SAQQARA, Egypt -- Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years.Iraq insurgent groups vow revenge for alleged rapes CNN.com - Feb 22 4:14 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Two Iraqi insurgent groups, one linked to al Qaeda, have vowed to step up attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces to avenge the alleged rapes of women by members of the security force, according to Web statements purportedly posted by the organizations on Thursday.Egypt foils Sinai suicide attack AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 21 4:57 AM
RAFAH, Egypt (AFP) - Egyptian police detained a would-be Palestinian suicide bomber crossing from the Gaza Strip and planning to blow himself up among Israeli tourists in a south Sinai resort, security sources said Wednesday.Egypt says catches Palestinian with suicide belt AlertNet - Feb 21 6:37 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds further arrests, paragraph 3) ISMAILIA, Egypt, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A Palestinian man wearing a suicide belt who planned to attack Israeli tourists has been caught after entering Egypt through a ... Egypt catches Palestinian said planning attacks AlertNet - Feb 21 5:21 AM
Source: Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Egyptian police sources said on Wednesday authorities caught a Palestinian man wearing a suicide belt after he entered Egypt through a tunnel on the Gaza border ... Egyptian blogger gets 4 years in prison AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 11:40 AM
An Egyptian blogger was convicted Thursday and sentenced to four years in prison for insulting Islam and Egypt's president, sending a chill through fellow Internet writers who fear a government crackdown.Egypt says catches Palestinian with suicide belt Khaleej Times - Feb 21 7:02 AM
ISMAILIA, Egypt - A Palestinian man wearing a suicide belt who planned to attack Israeli tourists has been caught after entering Egypt through a tunnel on the Gaza border, Egyptian police sources said on Wednesday.Egyptian blogger sentenced to prison USA Today - Feb 22 10:02 AM
An Egyptian blogger was convicted of insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday in Egypt's first prosecution of a blogger. Abdel Kareem Nabil, a 22-year-old former student, had pleaded innocent to all charges, and human rights groups had called for his release.Blogger gets 4 years for insulting Islam AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 9:28 AM
An Egyptian blogger was convicted Thursday and sentenced to four years in prison for insulting Islam, the Prophet Muhammad and Egypt's president, sending a chill through fellow Internet writers who fear a government crackdown.Our Horses in Egypt, by Rosalind Belben Independent - Feb 22 4:18 PM
The horses of the southern shires, requisitioned for the Great War, were sent all over the world to battle alongside suffering millions of men, equally food for powder. Can we call these martyred creatures comrades? Rosalind Belben's extraordinary novels have placed creaturely life at their centre. In the celebrated novel, Hound Music, Belben seemed to take us inside the skins of hunter, horse, ...Palestinian planning attack against Israelis caught in Egypt Al Bawaba - Feb 21 7:12 AM
On Wednesday, Egyptian police sources said that a Palestinian man wearing a suicide belt, who was planning to attack Israelis in the Sinai region, was caught by authorities after he entered Egypt through a tunnel on the Gaza border.Cleric in alleged CIA kidnap speaks MSNBC - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
An Egyptian cleric, speaking publicly for the first time, said Thursday that Egyptian officials tortured him in prison after he was kidnapped in Italy allegedly by CIA agents and sent to Egypt for interrogation.Blogger who criticised Islam jailed in Egypt Daily Telegraph - Feb 22 11:15 AM
An Egyptian whose outspoken views on Islam and politics in his internet diary enraged the government was jailed today amid an international outcry.Egypt: Karim Amer sentence makes bloggers new target of the authorities Amnesty International - Feb 22 7:26 AM
Amnesty International condemns the four-year sentence handed down by an Egyptian court today against blogger Karim Amer, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release.Egypt jails dissident blogger for four years TODAYonline - Feb 22 11:46 AM
Egyptians walk in front of Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, November 2006. An Egyptian court has sentenced a dissident blogger to four years in prison for insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak, triggering condemnation from international human rights groups.Egypt authorities search for Palestinians UPI - Feb 22 9:22 AM
The Egyptian authorities are searching for two Palestinians armed with explosive belts who may be planning to carry out attacks in the Sinai Peninsula.Egyptian Blogger Sentenced to Four Years in Jail NPR - Feb 22 3:33 PM
A young Egyptian blogger has become the first person in Egypt sentenced to a jail term for opinions expressed on the internet. Human rights groups condemned what they called the "chilling precedent" set by an Alexandria court when it sentenced Abdel Kareem Suleiman to four years in prison for insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak.Egypt's rich sands of time give up a butler and a scribe Arizona Daily Star - Feb 20 11:06 PM
SAQQARA, Egypt Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years proof, they say, that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.Egypt gives up secrets Tucson Citizen - Feb 20 11:37 PM
Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a Pharaonic butler and a scribe that were buried for more than 3,000 years - proof, they said, that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.Egypt blogger jailed for insulting Islam Daily Mail - Feb 22 9:52 AM
An Alexandria court has convicted an Egyptian blogger for insulting both Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced him to four years in jail over his writings on the internet Egyptian blogger sentenced to prison AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 3:26 AM
An Egyptian blogger was convicted of insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday in Egypt's first prosecution of a blogger.Mud tomb found near oldest Egypt pyramid AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 9:47 PM
A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near Egypt's most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, according to an antiquities official. The tomb was located by an Egyptian-Australian mission, Egypt's antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass, announced Monday.Egyptian cleric at center of alleged CIA kidnapping case seeks return to Italy USA Today - Feb 22 2:52 AM
An Egyptian cleric allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents off the streets of an Italian city and taken to Egypt said Thursday he was tortured in an Egyptian prison and that he wants to return to Italy.World Scene The Washington Times - 35 minutes ago
EGYPT Man with belt bomb held in Sinai region EL-ARISH -- Egyptian border and security authorities have arrested 23 Palestinians and Egyptians in the Sinai region, including one who was wearing an explosives belt and had crossed from Gaza to Egypt in an underground tunnel, security officials said yesterday.Blogger Jailed for Slamming Islam Wired News - Feb 22 12:07 PM
Outspoken criticism of Muslim extremists and Egypt's president earns an Egyptian man a four-year prison sentence. By the Associated Press.Egypt: Blogger's Imprisonment Sets Chilling Precedent AlertNet - Feb 22 6:51 AM
Source: Human Rights Watch (Cairo, February 22, 2007) The Egyptian government today for the first time sentenced a blogger to prison for his writings, threatening a window of free speech that has emerged on the Internet, ... Insurgents deadly mix: Chemicals and explosives The State - 27 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt When Iraqi insurgents this week blew up trucks carrying chlorine, the attacks conjured up frightening images of chemical warfare and soldiers choking to death on the battlefields of Belgium in World War I.Blogger gets 4-year sentence in Egypt EARTHtimes.org - Feb 22 12:56 PM
An Egyptian blogger was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for allegedly insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak.Internet Systems Consortium and GPX Global Systems Inc. partner to install Root Name Server in Cairo, Egypt AME Info - Feb 20 10:08 PM
Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) and GPX Global Systems Inc. today announced the installation of a new mirror of the F-root server in Cairo, Egypt.Only in Egypt! Middle East Times - Feb 20 4:35 PM
CAIRO -- A regularly updated collection of weird and whacky news items from Egypt. RESIDENTS OF Elwadi Algaded, an Upper Egypt district, are bemoaning the outrageous price hike of the most popular and cheap Egyptian dish, the fool medames of Egyptian fava beans.Archaeologists unveil new tombs in Egypt Boston Herald - Feb 20 2:42 PM
SAQQARA, Egypt - Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years _ proof, they say, that Egypt's sands still have secrets...Egypt jails blogger for insulting Islam Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 22 4:41 AM
An Egyptian court has sentenced a dissident blogger to four years' jail for insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak.Etisalat Egypt to borrow $1.75bn AME Info - Feb 20 8:10 PM
Etisalat plans to borrow $1.75bn for its Egyptian operations after winning Egypt's third mobile licence in 2006, according to reports. The long-term syndicated loan would be in a range of currencies including Egyptian pounds. Etisalat raised its first $3bn syndicated loan in July 2006.Two Iraqi militant groups, one linked to al-Qaida, vow to avenge alleged rapes Fox21 - 8 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt Two groups posting on a Web site used by Islamic extremists are vowing revenge attacks on U-S and Iraqi forces for two reported rapes of women by security forces.Egypt: Country Reports More Avian Influenza Infections And One Death AllAfrica.com - Feb 20 5:11 PM
Two more people in Egypt have been infected with the highly pathogenic form of avian influenza and one of them has died, as experts meeting at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva report progress in developing pandemic influenza vaccines.Two Iraqi militant groups, one linked to al-Qaida, vow to avenge alleged rapes ABC 7 El Paso - 12 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt Two groups posting on a Web site used by Islamic extremists are vowing revenge attacks on U-S and Iraqi forces for two reported rapes of women by security...Thursday, Feb 22, 2007 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Feb 22 3:29 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced an anti-government Internet blogger to a four-year prison term in a landmark case that has sent shockwaves through the country's growing community of online dissidents.Ancient tomb discovered in Egypt Detroit Free Press - Feb 20 6:32 AM
CAIRO, Egypt A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near Egypt's most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, according to an antiquities official.Net blogger gets four years' jail for 'insults' The Scotsman - Feb 22 5:55 PM
AN EGYPTIAN blogger was jailed for four years yesterday after being convicted of insulting Islam and Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak.Egyptian Court Sentences Blogger for Insulting Islam GigaLaw.com - Feb 22 6:35 PM
An Alexandria, Egypt, court convicted an Egyptian blogger for insulting both Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced him to four years in jail over his writings on the Internet.4 players share lead in chess tourney Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
DUBAI International masters Mershad Sharif ( France), El Taher Fouad (Egypt) and Grandmaster Taleb Moussa (UAE) shared the lead with four points at the end of the fourth round of the emirates open international chess tournament which is being held at Dubai chess club from Feb 18 to 27.Court sentences Egyptian blogger to 4 years Baltimore Sun - Feb 22 11:50 AM
22-year-old former student convicted for insulting Islam, Egypt's president An Egyptian blogger was convicted today and sentenced to four years in prison for insulting Islam and Egypt's president, sending a chill through fellow Internet writers who fear a government crackdown. Egyptian Court: Blogger Guilty of Insulting Islam, President Mubarak Voice of America - Feb 22 11:49 AM
A court in Egypt has found a 22-year-old blogger guilty of insulting both Islam and the country's president, Hosni Mubarak.Egypt Reports More Avian Influenza Infections and One Death U.S. Department of State - Feb 20 3:54 PM
Egypt reports two more cases of human infection with the highly pathogenic form of avian influenza, leading to one death, while experts meeting at the World Health Organization in Geneva describe progress in developing pandemic influenza vaccines.Why Egypt Buys Oshkosh Strategy Page - Feb 22 3:00 AM
February 22, 2007: The Egyptian army is buying another 30 Medium Tactical Trucks, from American firm Oshkosh Truck, for about $163,000 each.Egypt Reports More Avian Influenza Infections and One Death U.S. Department of State - Feb 20 3:31 PM
Two more people in Egypt have been infected with the highly pathogenic form of avian influenza and one of them has died, as experts meeting at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva report progress in developing pandemic influenza vaccines, and as the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announces a new case of human avian influenza virus infection February 19.Cleric claims torture in Egypt prison Gulf Daily News - Feb 22 3:04 PM
ALEXANDRIA: An Egyptian cleric, speaking publicly for the first time, said yesterday that Egyptian officials tortured him in prison after he was kidnapped in Italy allegedly by CIA agents and sent here for interrogation.Mud tomb found near oldest Egypt pyramid AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 9:39 AM
A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near Egypt's most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, antiquities official announced Monday.Baha'is in Egypt fight for recognition as people Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 7:08 PM
If Egyptian dentist Raouf Hindy would only deny his Baha'i faith, he could get his children the identity documents they need to enrol in Egyptian schools and later to marry, drive a car or open a bank account.Egyptian blogger jailed Australian IT - Feb 22 1:49 PM
EGYPT has invited condemnation from international human rights groups for sentencing a blogger to four years in jail for insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak.Mud Tomb Found Near Oldest Egypt Pyramid africast.com - Feb 20 9:26 AM
CAIRO, February 20 -- A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near Egypt's most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, according to an antiquities official.Iraq Chlorine Attacks Raise New Concerns RedNova - Feb 22 1:04 PM
By KATARINA KRATOVAC CAIRO, Egypt - When Iraqi insurgents this week blew up trucks carrying chlorine, the attacks conjured up frightening images of chemical warfare and soldiers choking to death on the battlefields of Belgium in World War I.Blogger jailed for insulting Islam The Australian - Feb 22 10:32 AM
Abdel Karim Suleiman, 22, a former law student who has been in custody since November, was the first blogger to stand trial in Egypt for his internet writings. He was convicted in connection with eight articles he wrote since 2004.New finds at Egypt's city of dead BBC News - Feb 21 2:01 AM
Archaeologists unveil the latest finds at the Saqqara necropolis, or city of the dead, near Cairo.Archaeologists find rare wooden statue in Egypt Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 7:37 AM
A rare double wooden statue of an ancient Egyptian scribe and his wife has been found in their tomb south of Cairo, Egypt's chief archaeologist said on Monday.Concern Egypt new anti-terror law may infringe on rights ArabicNews.com - Feb 21 6:31 PM
He said judicial supervision of elections will not be revoked adding it would rather be organized through a committee primarily concerned with supervising elections for running elections in the main polling stations and headed by a judge.President Basescu in Egypt Nine O'Clock - Feb 20 1:35 PM
President Traian Basescu will pay, on Wednesday and Thursday, an official visit to Egypt, at the invitation of his counterpart Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, rerads a communiqué of the Presidential Administration.Baksheesh, miss? Escape.com.au - Feb 22 2:11 PM
IT'S not pyramid selling, but Egypt has scams aplenty for the unsuspecting tourist, writes Diana Plater after a river cruise up the Nile to the capital, Cairo.New opportunities Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 22 12:10 PM
The archives of Al-Ahram offer few cuttings dealing with Egypt's bilateral relations with Romania and Bulgaria.3,000-Year-Old Tombs Are Found in Egypt KLTV 7 Tyler - Feb 20 10:59 AM
The butler did it. Or maybe the scribe. Archeologists report they've found their 3,000 year old tombs, close to Egypt's oldest pyramid.New Tombs Unveiled in Egypt Time Magazine - Feb 20 2:59 PM
Centamin to Proceed With $216 Million Sukari Gold Mine in Egypt Bloomberg.com - Feb 19 3:53 PM
Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Centamin Egypt Ltd., an Australian gold exploration company drawn to look for gold in Egypt by a 3,000-year-old map, will proceed with its $216 million Sukari project in Egypt amid soaring prices for the precious metal.Egypt tries Concentrating Solar Power Middle East Times - Feb 20 1:54 AM
CAIRO -- Egypt may soon harness the same physics that a child uses to burn an ant with a magnifying glass, to generate electricity from the sun, a move that reflects the growth of Concentrating Solar Power technology worldwide.A concern for right Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 22 12:15 PM
As Italy's judicial authorities were demanding the extradition of 26 CIA operators involved in abducting and torturing Abu Omar El-Masri in 2003, Egypt's security services were busy preventing El-Masri from travelling or making public statements.President Basescu invites Egyptian businessmen to invest in Romania Nine O'Clock - Feb 22 1:46 PM
In the opinion of the Romanian President, Egypt can be a launching pad for the Arab markets.Egyptian in CIA 'kidnap' case says he was tortured Middle East Times - Feb 22 6:51 AM
ABU OMAR: A Milan judge ordered 26 Americans, most of them believed to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for kidnapping the Muslim cleric and flying him to Egypt, where he says he was tortured.Analysis: Egypt tries concentrating solar UPI - Feb 19 12:10 PM
Egypt may soon harness the same physics that a child uses to burn an ant with a magnifying glass to generate electricity from the sun, a move that reflects ...Blogger gets 4 years for insulting Islam Sharewatch - Feb 22 9:33 AM
Abdel Kareem Nabil, a 22-year-old former student at Egypt's Al-Azhar University, an Islamic institution, was a vocal secularist and sharp critic of conservative Muslims in his blog.Endurance runners complete trek across desert The World - Feb 22 10:32 AM
IN THE WESTERN DESERT, Egypt - Three ultra-endurance athletes have just done something most would consider insane: They ran the equivalent of two marathons a day for 111 days to become the first modern runners to cross the Sahara Desert's grueling 4,000 miles.Devil in the detail Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 22 12:10 PM
The clampdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, constitutional amendments, the spread of Avian Flu, cases of police torture, they don't stand a chance, in terms of column inches, to the scandal that ensued when TV presenter Hala Sarhan decided to devote her popular show on the Rotana satellite channel to a discussion of prostitution in Egypt.The 'Crime' of Blogging In Egypt [Press Release] Cato Institute - Feb 21 9:09 PM
Raja M. Kamal is associate dean for resource development at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago. Tom G. Palmer is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and director of the Byrne Project on Middle East Liberty.Serving at home: Wounded Iraq vet and friend named as constables Town Online - Feb 22 12:33 PM
After serving his country for six months in Egypt and a year in Iraq where he amazingly survived a gunshot that pierced his helmet and skull before exiting Levi DiFranza returned home last July, ready to start serving his city.Mud Tomb Found Near Oldest Egypt Pyramid CBS News - Feb 19 10:09 AM
A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near Egypt's most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, antiquities official announced Monday. The tomb, which was found by an Egyptian-Australian mission, belonged to Ka-Hay, who kept divine records, and his wife, said Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities chief. Excavators found five wooden statues depicting the ...Snow, ice and a seed feast Princeton Packet - Feb 22 10:12 AM
Different varieties of birdseed in bags of all sizes lined a whole aisle in the New Egypt Agway on Route 528 on Friday, fittingly accompanied by a plethora of birdhouses and feeders.Egypt opens door to Fonterra dairy Food Navigator - Feb 20 2:52 AM
20/02/2007 - Egypt has lowered tariffs for dairy imports from New Zealand, providing stiffer competition for Europe's dairy firms in the key Middle East region.