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Egypt lashes out at critics of blogger jailing 
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Egypt on Friday lashed out at critics of the four-year jail sentence it handed a dissident blogger for insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak.Secularist Blogger Gets Jail in Egypt Washington Post - Feb 23 9:13 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Feb. 22 -- 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. Tonne of explosives found on Egypt-Gaza border AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 4:10 AM
Egyptian security forces have found a tonne of explosives on the border between Egypt, the Gaza Strip and Israel, a security source said Friday.Egypt: Blogger Gets 4 Years New York Times - Feb 22 8:57 PM
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.The Blogger-Martyr of Egypt Time Magazine - Feb 23 1:45 PM
A chill has just gone through the collective spine of the bloggers of the Middle East. On Thursday, Egypt sentenced Abdel Kareem Suleiman (a.k.a. "Kareem Amer" online) to four years in prison three years for blog posts that insulted Islam and one year for similar writings that defamed President Hosni Mubarak.U.S. Officials Offer Pandemic Flu Aid in Egypt, Switzerland U.S. Department of State - Feb 23 4:46 PM
Officials from U.S. agencies have offered help to the government of Egypt in controlling the spread of avian influenza among birds there and have met with World Health Organization leaders to discuss international cooperation in preventing and responding to avian and pandemic influenza. Separately, scientists from the National Institutes of Health and its National Institute of Allergy and ...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.Cleric allegedly kidnapped by CIA says he was tortured while in Egypt The Buffalo News - Feb 23 6:09 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - 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 here for interrogation.Arsenal Kicks Off Nugra Drilling in Egypt Rigzone - Feb 23 9:36 AM
Arsenal Energy Inc. said that drilling operations on the 5.625-million-acre Nuqra concession in Egypt are underway. The first well, the SET-1, has now spud and has a target depth of approximately 3,800 feet.Starlets win in Egypt Ghanaweb.com - Feb 23 1:00 PM
Sources available from the camp of the national U-17 team, Black Starlets has revealed that the teamā s training tour is gradually hitting a snag due to the difficulty in getting teams in Egypt for their scheduled matches .Egypt sentences blogger to four years for insults San Jose Mercury News - Feb 23 3:26 AM
An Egyptian blogger was convicted Thursday and sentenced to four years in prison on charges of insulting Islam and Egypt's president, sending a chill through fellow Internet writers who fear a government crackdown.Imprisoned Blogger's Supporters Say Egypt No Place For U.N. Internet Talks TechWeb via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 1:30 PM
Several human rights groups have condemned the sentencing of Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman to four years in prison.Explosives cache found in Egypt-Gaza border Gulf News - Feb 23 5:14 AM
El Arish: Egyptian security forces discovered approximately one tonne of explosives hidden underground near Egypt's border with Gaza, a security official said on Friday.Egypt's sands reveal tombs of butler, scribe Baltimore Sun - Feb 23 12:41 AM
Archaeologists say site still has more mysteries to uncover Archaeologists unveiled this week the tombs 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: Teenage girl dies of bird flu IRIN - Feb 23 1:00 AM
CAIRO, 6 February 2007 (IRIN) - Egyptian health officials confirmed on Tuesday that Egypt s 12th fatal victim of bird flu died on 2 February. The victim was a 17-year-old girl from the rural Fayyoum region, south-west of the capital, Cairo.TNT found on Egypt border Sunday Times - Feb 23 5:04 AM
RAFAH, Egypt - Egyptian security forces found a ton of explosives on the border between Egypt, the Gaza Strip and Israel, a security source said.Blogger in Egypt who insulted president jailed for 4 years Calcutta News - Feb 22 10:44 PM
An Egyptian court has sentenced a dissident blogger to four years in prison for insulting Islam and the Egyptian president. It is the first time anyone has been convicted of those crimes in Egypt in connection to writings on the Internet. Kidnapped by CIA, cleric claims tortured in Egypt Gulf Times - Feb 23 2:43 AM
ALEXANDRIA: An Egyptian cleric allegedly kidnapped by the US Central Intelligence Agency in Milan and sent to Egypt, said yesterday he was tortured in his home country and demanded his return to Italy.Egypt's FM meets Japanese envoy, voicing support to forming Palestinian unity gov't People's Daily - Feb 22 9:44 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit Thursday expressed Egypt's support to efforts to form a Palestinian unity government while meeting with visiting Japanese Middle East peace envoy Tatsuo Arima, the official news agency MENA reported.The Blogger-Martyr of Egypt Time Magazine - Feb 23 6:44 AM
An iconoclastic law student is sentenced to prison and shudders go through the Middle East blogosphere 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 finds explosives near Gaza BBC News - Feb 23 9:03 AM
Egyptian security forces say they have found one tonne of explosives near the border with the Gaza Strip.Rogue bike company moves to Egypt BBC News - Feb 23 7:44 AM
Police say they will continue to chase the owners of an internet motorcycle firm that left hundreds of customers out of pocket.New al Qaeda video claims attack in Afghanistan CNN.com - Feb 23 3:34 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Al Qaeda posted a 56-second video Friday of rockets being fired at what it claimed was a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.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. Egyptian forces find TNT near Gaza AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 11:04 AM
Security forces on Friday discovered about 1 ton of explosives hidden underground near Egypt's border with Gaza, a security official said.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 ... Egyptian security forces discover explosives cache near Gaza border USA Today - Feb 23 10:09 AM
Egyptian security forces discovered on Friday approximately 1 ton of explosives hidden underground near Egypt's border with Gaza, a security official said.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's women get their own coffee shop Gulf News - Feb 23 1:48 PM
Cairo: "For Women-Only Cafe. Men Are Not Welcome," reads a sign outside an elegant place covered with dark glass in Cairo upmarket quarter of Nasr City.Blogger gets 4-year term in Egypt Seattle Times - Feb 23 12:39 AM
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced an anti-government Internet blogger to four years in prison in a landmark case that has sent shockwaves...Skin Care Goes Global Part 4: Skincare and Egypt [Press Release] PR.com - Feb 23 4:55 PM
Skincare News brings Egyptian skin care practices to its readers. [PR.com - February 23, 2007]EGYPT: Egyptian court finds blogger guilty of insulting Islam AsiaMedia - Feb 23 11:29 AM
Alexandria --- A court in Alexandria yesterday convicted a blogger for insulting both Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and sentenced him to four years in jail over his online writings.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.Iraqi refugees long for new life in an unready Egypt Middle East Times - Feb 23 2:20 AM
CAIRO -- Iraqi Zahra Ahmed, a self-described secular Shiite, decided it was time to leave Baghdad when her 22-year-old daughter was told to cover her head, or lose it.Egypt sending dissident blogger to prison Miami Herald - Feb 23 12:16 AM
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced an anti-government Internet blogger to a four-year prison term in a landmark case that has sent shock waves through the country's growing community of online dissidents.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.Al-Qaida posts video of rockets purportedly being fired at US base in Afghanistan KTRE-TV East Texas - 36 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt Another al-Qaida video has surfaced. It purports to show rockets being fired at what it claims is a U-S military base in Afghanistan.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.Egyptian police find explosives near Gaza border Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Feb 23 12:59 PM
EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian police found a tonne of explosives near the border with the Gaza Strip on Friday as part of a widening hunt for suspected Palestinian militants in Sinai, security officials said.Sharif plays a draw with Taher Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
DUBAI Sharif Mehrshad (France) drew with El Taher Fouad (Egypt) in the fifth round of the Emirates Chess Championship at Dubai Chess and Culture Club.Egypt hunts fourth suspect in Sinai plot Gulf Times - Feb 23 2:42 AM
RAFAH: 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 yesterday.Top International News FOX 31 Denver - Feb 23 4:38 PM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaida posted a video Friday of rockets being fired at what it claimed was a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, though it didn't show the rockets landing.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.Egyptian police find explosives near Gaza border AlertNet - Feb 23 1:06 PM
Source: Reuters (Updates throughout) By Yusri Mohamed EL-ARISH, Egypt, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Egyptian police found a tonne of explosives near the border with the Gaza Strip on Friday as part of a widening hunt for ... 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 ... The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Feb 23 4:20 PM
DAMMAM, 22 February 2007 The shooting of a new Saudi film is set to start in a few days at locations in Morocco, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The Arab entertainment company Rotana will produceEgypt 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 ... 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.Accuser in case vs. CIA agents tells of torture Boston Globe - Feb 23 1:31 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt -- An Egyptian cleric, speaking publicly about his case for the first time, said yesterday that Egyptian officials tortured him in prison after he was kidnapped in Italy -- allegedly by CIA agents -- and was sent here for interrogation.Orascom makes offer for Turkish cement firm Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 23 7:10 AM
ISTANBUL, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Egypt's Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) said on Friday it was making a voluntary tender offer to acquire 100 percent of Turkish cement company Baticim .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, ...News Releases European Union - Feb 23 9:07 AM
European Commissioner for External Relations and Neighborhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, will visit Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Jordan from February 26 to March 1. In each country the Commissioner will discuss with key interlocutors how to strengthen bilateral relations with the European Union (EU), and the growing opportunities available under the European Neighborhood ...Egyptian gets 4 years in jail for blog writings The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 23 12:11 AM
An Egyptian blogger was convicted yesterday 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.Rush is on for eco-friendly fair trade fabrics TODAYonline - Feb 23 11:22 AM
A jumper made out of organic cotton. Organic cottons along with fabrics spun from bamboo, soybean protein fibre, seaweed and ramie -- an ages old fibre crop used in mummy cloths in ancient Egypt -- took centre-stage at a major textile trade fair held in Paris this week, TexworldMumboJumbo releases Luxor Mahjong game MacNN - Feb 23 10:06 AM
MumboJumbo today released the digital download version of Luxor Mahjong, its strategy game with an Egyptian twist. Players embark on an epic quest to recover the stolen treasures of Ancient Egypt in Luxor Mahjong, offering an unending challenge with 200 unique layouts. The game features three play modes which include Adventure, Single, and Traditio... 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 - Feb 22 6:56 PM
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.Egyptian bogger jailed for four years The Inquirer - Feb 23 8:37 AM
AN EGYPTIAN blogger was jailed for four years for insulting Islam and Egypt's current Pharaoh.Blogger sentenced to 4 years for writings Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Feb 23 2:26 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- A court on Thursday sentenced anti-government Internet blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil to a four-year prison term in a landmark case that has sent shockwaves through Egypt's growing community of online dissidents.Only 4,000 miles to go Napa Valley Register - Feb 23 6:51 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.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.Egyptian police find explosives near Gaza border AlertNet - Feb 23 4:36 AM
Source: Reuters By Yusri Mohamed EL-ARISH, Egypt, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Egyptian police found one tonne of explosives near the border with the Gaza Strip on Friday as part of a widening hunt for suspected Palestinian ... Explosives cache found in Egpyt News 24 South Africa - Feb 23 12:24 PM
Egyptian security forces have discovered approximately one ton of explosives hidden underground near Egypt's border with Gaza.Ramses III and the first strike Salon.com - Feb 23 10:01 AM
What does worker unrest in Egypt 3,000 years ago have to do with a proposed labor law in China?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 gets 4 years in jail St. Petersburg Times - Feb 23 12:32 AM
He is guilty of insulting Islam and Mubarak. A crackdown is feared. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - 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.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.Hamas sends message to captured Israeli soldier's dad CNN.com - Feb 23 5:32 PM
A Hamas leader on Friday offered a message to the father of an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas in June: If you want your son to be released, get your country to follow our demands.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 Chlorine gas in blasts is worrying trend Sun-Sentinel - Feb 23 12:15 AM
Some worry that insurgents plan to use chemical bombs 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. 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 - Feb 22 9:09 PM
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.
