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Egypt freezes Muslim Brotherhood assets 
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 1:02 PM
A court ordered a freeze Wednesday on the assets of 29 known financiers of the Muslim brotherhood, Egypt's most powerful opposition movement.Young girl infected with bird flu in Egypt AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 8:29 AM
A four-year-old girl became Egypt's latest victim of bird flu, the 23rd to be diagnosed since the virus was detected in the country, the official MENA news agency said on Wednesday.Hamas official denies having crisis with Egypt People's Daily - Feb 28 4:01 PM
A spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Wednesday denied reports of "silent crisis" between his movement and Egypt over an agreement reached between Hamas and Fatah in Saudi Arabia.Egypt questions alleged spy's Canadian citizenship Canada.com - Feb 28 1:29 PM
OTTAWA - Egypt's ambassador to Canada says his government wants proof an Egyptian being held in a Cairo prison on charges of spying for Israel is a Canadian citizen.Egypt Freezes Muslim Brotherhood Assets The Houma Courier - Feb 28 12:45 PM
A court ordered a freeze Wednesday on the assets of 29 known financiers of the Muslim brotherhood, Egypt's most powerful opposition movement. The court upheld a decision by the state prosecutor last year, part of the government's push to undermine the fundamentalist movement financially.Canada questions Egypt over spy allegations Canada.com - Feb 28 1:30 PM
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs officials investigated reports Sunday that Egypt laid espionage charges against four men, including a dual Egyptian-Canadian citizen, accused of spying for Mossad, the Israeli secret service, in Canada and Turkey.Human H5N1 cases reported in Laos, Egypt, China CIDRAP - Feb 28 4:10 PM
Feb 28, 2007 (CIDRAP News) The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday confirmed Laos' first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, involving a 15-year-old girl from Vientiane, and Egypt and China also have reported new cases.China's Sinochem to Bid for Devon's Egypt Oil Blocks Rigzone - Feb 28 8:02 AM
China National Chemicals Import & Export Corp., or Sinochem, will bid for the oil assets of U.S. company Devon Energy (DVN) in Egypt, a Sinochem official said Wednesday.Egypt Opens Border To Canadian Breeding Cattle CattleNetwork.com - Feb 28 5:54 AM
WINNIPEG (Dow Jones)--Egypt has agreed to lift its ban on the import of Canadian breeding cattle, Canadian Minister of Agriculture Chuck Strahl said Tuesday.Egypt Allows Breeding Cattle Imports From Canada Ag Report - Feb 27 1:51 PM
OTTAWA - Feb 27/07 - SNS -- Egypt has agreed to lift its ban on imports of Canadian breeding cattle. In addition to access for Canadian breeding cattle, the export certificate will extend to sheep and goats from Canada.LAOS Bird flu strikes again in Laos and Egypt - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Feb 28 3:56 AM
LAOS Bird flu strikes again in Laos and Egypt There are more human cases in the two countries. Outbreaks are reported in various regions from Africa to the Far East. Winter and bird migrations are seen as the main cause. Health authorities impose quarantine and cull entire stocks.S. Jersey Girls | Gloucester tops New Egypt; Central Regional beats Camden The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 28 12:19 AM
Gloucester may own a sub-.500 record, but it does boast a playoff win too. The Lions opened the South Jersey Group 1 girls' basketball tournament with a 50-31 home win against ninth-seeded New Egypt last night.Mansoori marks third acquisition in Egypt Khaleej Times - Feb 27 6:44 PM
ABU DHABI Al Mansoori Specialised Engineering (MSE) has signed a multi-million dollar deal to acquire the Tubing Conveyed Perforation (TCP) division of Energy Inc., as part of its ambitious plans to build and strengthen its business developments in Egypt.In Arab Hub, Poor Left to Their Fate New York Times - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Egypt?s government is by all accounts an utterly unreliable source of help for the average citizen, helping to create a system that has stifled political opposition.Bestselling Author Drills Teeth, Dissects Egypt's Moral Decay Bloomberg.com - Feb 26 9:56 PM
Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- His bestselling novel, ``The Yacoubian Building,'' has been translated into 17 languages, made into a movie and is headed to Egypt's TV screens as a serial. He just came out with another novel, ``Chicago,'' on the tangled lives of Egyptians in the U.S.Egypt closes satellite TV feed from Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 8:44 AM
Egypt has stopped its satellite transmission of a private Iraqi channel whose pro-Sunni programming came under criticism from the U.S. and Iraqi governments, an Information Ministry official said Monday.France to return 'pharaoh's hair' to Egypt AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 7:48 AM
France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet last year, French officials said Monday.Egypt Opens Border to Canadian Breeding Cattle Government of Canada News - Feb 27 1:14 PM
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today welcomed the news that Egypt has agreed to lift its ban on the import of Canadian breeding cattle.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-27 18:31 GMT: Centamin Egypt moves into profit in H1 Interactive Investor - Feb 27 10:55 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Centamin Egypt Limited, a precious and base metal exploration company, reported a profit of 178,035 usd for the six months to Dec 31 2006, up from a loss of 532,379 usd a year earlier.Abu Omar says he was kidnapped by CIA agents in Milan in 2003 and sent to Egypt to be tortured [EPA] Aljazeera - Feb 28 4:29 PM
The US will not meet any request by Italy to extradite 26 Americans, most thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial over the kidnapping of a Muslim imam, the US state department's legal adviser has said.Egypt Bans Pro-Militant Iraq TV Al-Zawraa Nasdaq - Feb 27 12:36 AM
(RTTNews) - Egypt has banned the transmission of al-Zawraa, a private Iraqi TV station which was carried on Nilesat, a government-owned TV satellite, accusing it of glorifying the Sunni insurgency in Iraq. The United States had asked the Egyptian authorities to stop transmission of al-Zawraa, which was broadcasting from a secret location.Suspected Israeli spy trial postponed in Egypt People's Daily - Feb 28 4:59 PM
The Egyptian Supreme State Security Court on Wednesday adjourned till March 26 the trial of four defendants accused of spying for Israel, the official news agency MENA reported.Strike wave grows in Egypt Socialist Worker - Feb 27 10:37 AM
Egypt s winter of discontent is growing. Following victories in major strikes last month, 13,000 workers at the Samanoud textile factory walked out on Thursday of last week, demanding an increase in food allowances.Almansoori announces third acquisition in Egypt AME Info - Feb 27 4:08 AM
Innovative leading oilfield services provider AlMansoori Specialized Engineering (MSE) has signed a multi-million dollar deal to acquire the Tubing Conveyed Perforation (TCP) division of Energy Inc as part of MSE's ambitious plans to build and strengthen its business developments in Egypt.Egypt's new opposition leader sees end of regime AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 10:50 AM
Even as the Egyptian government cracks down on any kind of opposition, an ageing academic who has taken the helm of the faltering pro-democracy Kefaya movement insists the regime is on its last legs.Singer's group robbed at gunpoint UPI - Feb 28 4:25 PM
Pop singer Stephanie Sun reportedly was robbed at gunpoint while filming a music video in Egypt, the China Post said. The Singapore native and about 20 ...Egypt stops pro-militant Iraq TV BBC News - Feb 26 8:59 AM
Egypt stops transmission of a private Iraqi TV station which glorifies the Sunni insurgency in Iraq.Egypt canal fails to drain Sinai militancy The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 12:00 AM
There are stretches along Egypt's Al Salam Canal that look like success: Farmers bustle about lush wheat fields and olive trees heavy with fruit in the middle of one of the country's most arid regions.Egypt Closes Satellite TV Feed From Iraq AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 26 8:30 AM
Egypt has stopped transmission by its TV satellite of Al-Zawraa, a private Iraqi channel whose propaganda on behalf of the Sunni insurgency had drawn fire from the U.S. and Iraqi governments, an Information Ministry official said Monday.Egypt editor avoids jail, fined for insulting president AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 6:45 AM
A prominent Egyptian independent newspaper editor had his one-year jail sentence for insulting the president quashed on Tuesday but was fined 22,000 pounds (nearly 4,000 dollars).Egypt Bourse grew 1,380% in four years ArabicNews.com - Feb 26 8:47 PM
Maged Shawki, Head of the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange declared during, the annual conference of the National Council for Planning on Sunday, that a wide segment of the population had a growing interest in Egypt's stock exchange.Pak Oman, Orascom To Invest In New Projects In Pakistan Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - 24 minutes ago
Pak Oman Investment Company will partner Egypt's Orascom Group in their upcoming investment projects in Pakistan, says an announcement by Pak-Oman Investment Company Limited.PAK OMAN, ORASCOM TO INVEST IN NEW PROJECTS IN PAKISTAN Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - 24 minutes ago
Pakistan Pak Oman Investment Company will partner Egypt's Orascom Group in their upcoming investment projects in Pakistan, says an announcement by Pak-Oman Investment Company Limited.NTPC to bid for Egyptian power project UPI - Feb 28 1:01 PM
India's state-run power major National Thermal Power Corp. says it will bid for a 682.5 megawatt power project in Egypt.Meshaal hails Egypt's role in supporting Palestinian cause ArabicNews.com - Feb 26 8:54 PM
Chief of Hamas Political Bureau Khaled Mashaal on Sunday paid tribute to Egypt's ongoing efforts to support the Palestinian cause in general and to render successful the Makkah Declaration reached recently between Hamas and Fatah in particular.Egypt, EU resolve rights imbroglio Gulf Times - Feb 26 10:29 PM
CAIRO: Egypt and the European Union have patched up a disagreement over human rights, enabling them to sign a neighbourhood action plan in Brussels on March 6, officials said yesterday.France to return 'pharaoh's hair' to Egypt Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 26 8:41 PM
France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet last year, French officials say.Timothy Garton Ash: Condi's rock'n'roll approach has been and gone. Let's try Benita's slow waltz Guardian Unlimited - Feb 28 5:45 PM
Comment: In Egypt the US has retreated from its push for democracy in the Arab world. Europe should step into the breach, writes Timothy Garton Ash.NTPC to bid for 682.5 MW power project in Egypt The Hindu - Feb 26 8:38 PM
NEW DELHI: The state-run utility NTPC Ltd said it is bidding for a 682.5 megawatt (MW) power project in Egypt.Wednesday, Feb 28, 2007 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Feb 28 3:51 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - One rumor goes that Shiite Muslim militants followed three of Saddam Hussein's former officers from Iraq to Egypt to assassinate them. Another tells of Shiite refugees marching through a Cairo neighborhood in a mock funeral for a militiaman who was killed in Baghdad.Egypt: Court upholds freeze on Muslim Brotherhood assets Al Bawaba - Feb 28 8:10 AM
A Cairo court upheld on Wednesday a freeze on the assets of 29 members of the Muslim Brotherhood. According to Reuters , the public prosecutor ordered the freeze on January 28 after accusing the 29 members of money laundering and other offences.Egypt to get Pharaoh s hair Sunday Times - Feb 26 10:59 PM
GRENOBLE, France - France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet last year, French officials said.Egyptian-Canadian charged with spying for Israel says he confessed under torture San Diego Union-Tribune - Feb 28 4:07 PM
CAIRO, Egypt, 1:23 p.m. Feb. 28 (AP): An Egyptian-Canadian man accused of spying for Israel said Wednesday he confessed because he was tortured with electric shocks and his lawyer urged the court to throw out the confession.EU to launch new neighborhood policy plan in Egypt People's Daily - Feb 26 4:44 PM
The European Union (EU) will launch a new plan on its neighborhood policy to allocate some 120 million euros (about 157 million U.S. dollars) on March 6 to enhance cooperation with Egypt, a visiting senior EU official said on Monday.WaPo editorial on jailed Egyptian blogger, and US responsibility Addict 3D - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Xeni Jardin :A popular blogger in Egypt named Kareem was sentenced to four years in jail last week for expressing his opinions online.Sinochem to bid for Devon Energy oil assets in Egypt - report Sharewatch - Feb 28 5:14 PM
Sinochem will make an offer for the oil assets before March 2, the report said, providing no details. Currently, the oil and natural gas reserves owned by Sinochem are about 100 mln barrels of oil equivalent, which is expected to be doubled over the next three years, according to the paper.Aqua Therm Egypt 2007 AME Info - Feb 28 1:24 PM
The international exhibition of Water Treatment & Heating Technology.Egyptian-Canadian tells Cairo trial torture made him confess to spying CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 28 1:30 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (CP) - An Egyptian-Canadian accused of spying for Israel said during a raucous court appearance Wednesday that he was forced to confess under torture by electric shock and other extreme measures.AHH Stray News: Ed Lover, Ice Cube, Sean 'Diddy' Combs By Roman Wolfe Date: 2/28/2007 5:20 pm allhiphop.com - Feb 28 2:29 PM
New York radio station Power 105.1 will debut "The Ed Lover Show with Egypt & Ashy" tomorrow (Mar. 1), from 6-10 am. Ed, who has been with the station since it launched in Mar. of 2002, will hit the airwaves as the station celebrates it's fifth anniversary.France to return 'pharaoh's hair' to Egypt Middle East Times - Feb 26 10:56 AM
RAMSES II: An Egyptian flag flies in front of a full-size replica of the Ramses II statue. Hair belonging to the pharaoh's mummy is being returned from France to his homeland, Egypt.Egypt: 4yr-old gets bird flu News 24 South Africa - Feb 28 5:09 AM
A four-year-old girl has contracted the potentially fatal virus of bird flu, becoming the 23rd Egyptian to go down with the disease.Scots wall put forward as a heritage site The Scotsman - Feb 28 4:46 PM
UNITED Nations advisers will visit the Antonine Wall to consider whether it should be recognised as a world heritage site alongside the Great Wall of China and the pyramids of Egypt, the culture minister, Patricia Ferguson, said yesterday.Egypt reports new human bird flu case People's Daily - Feb 28 12:42 AM
The Egyptian Health Ministry said Tuesday that a new human bird flu case was confirmed in the northern Egyptian governorate of Daqahliya, the official MENA news agency reported.Egypt cleric says Americans tortured him USA Today - Feb 25 7:57 AM
An Egyptian cleric allegedly kidnapped off the streets of Italy by CIA agents in 2003 claimed Sunday that the Americans who abducted him "savagely" tortured him while deporting him to Egypt for interrogation.New H5N1 Case in Egypt ERT.gr - Feb 27 11:46 PM
State news agency MENA reported that a four-year-old girl Egyptian girl has caught bird flu after coming in contact with infected poultry.EU to give Egypt half-billion euro aid package Middle East Online - Feb 26 8:57 AM
Assistance will focus on supporting political, commercial, human rights reforms in Egypt.Egypt reports 23rd case of bird flu in humans Khaleej Times - Feb 27 7:41 PM
CAIRO - A four-year-old Egyptian girl has caught bird flu after coming in contact with infected domestic poultry, the 23rd case among humans in the North African country, the state news agency MENA said on Tuesday.Singer's group robbed at gunpoint Moldova.org - Feb 28 4:41 PM
Pop singer Stephanie Sun reportedly was robbed at gunpoint while filming a music video in Egypt, the China Post said.The Singapore native and about 20 members of her entourage were forced to turn over their money to the gunman, thought to be a local guide, the newspaper said Thursday.Sun's parents, who were accompanying her on the trip, went to the Singapore consulate in Egypt for help. Consulate ...Egypt to get 'Pharaoh's hair' News 24 South Africa - Feb 26 1:56 PM
France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the internet.NTPC bids for power unit in Egypt Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 26 3:45 AM
MUMBAI (Reuters) - National Thermal Power Corp. Ltd. on Monday joined many utilities in the race for British power investment firm Globeleq's assets by bidding for a unit in Egypt.Egypt reports 23rd case of bird flu in humans AlertNet - Feb 27 4:17 PM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A four-year-old Egyptian girl has caught bird flu after coming in contact with infected domestic poultry, the 23rd case among humans in the North African country, the state ... EGYPT: Blogger jailed as free speech tested in Egypt AsiaMedia - Feb 26 11:34 AM
Cairo --- In a landmark case for freedom of speech in Egypt, a young blogger has been jailed for insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak, drawing anger at home and abroad.India's NTPC bids for power unit in Egypt Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 26 3:25 AM
MUMBAI, Feb 26 (Reuters) - India's National Thermal Power Corp. Ltd. on Monday joined many utilities in the race for British power investment firm Globeleq's assets by bidding for a unit in Egypt.Singer's group robbed at gunpoint EARTHtimes.org - Feb 28 4:25 PM
Pop singer Stephanie Sun reportedly was robbed at gunpoint while filming a music video in Egypt, the China Post said.Egyptian-Canadian tells Cairo trial his confession to spying for Israel coerced CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 28 5:58 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An Egyptian-Canadian man charged with spying for Israel said Wednesday that his recorded confessions were extracted under torture.Egypt canal fails to drain Sinai militancy The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 26 1:00 AM
An ambitious effort to create jobs and pull Egypt's Bedouin out of poverty is falling short.Khairat el-Shatir, right, is the Brotherhood s third-highest ranking member [AFP] Aljazeera - Feb 28 8:29 AM
ACairo court has upheld a freeze on the assets of 29 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt 's largest opposition movement. The public prosecutor ordered the freeze on January 28 after accusing the 29 of money laundering and other offences.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Feb 28 2:35 PM
(IsraelNN.com) A dual Egyptian and Canadian citizen denied that he had spied for Israel at a hearing in Egypt. Mohammed el-Attar told the court that he was forced to confess under torture by Egyptian authorities. He continues to plead not guilty to the charges.Hamas denies crisis The Herald - Feb 28 2:39 PM
GAZA. A spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Move-ment yesterday denied reports of "silent crisis" between his movement and Egypt over an agreement reached between Hamas and Fatah in Saudi Arabia.Egyptian Blogger Appeals Prison Sentence Washington Post - Feb 27 6:18 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Lawyers filed an appeal Monday on behalf of a blogger who was sentenced to four years in prison for insulting Islam and Egypt's president. Wall bids for heritage site status West Lothian Courier - Feb 28 12:51 PM
United Nations advisors will visit a historic landmark to consider whether it should be recognised alongside the Great Wall of China and the pyramids of Egypt, culture minister Patricia Ferguson said.Findings The Plain Dealer - Feb 28 4:22 AM
UPDATED: 07 :22 a.m. EDT, February 28, 2007 James Cipolla, 3, builds a pyramid in the sand at the Children's Museum of Cleveland's Egyptian Sands, Families Exploring Ancient Egypt exhibit on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007. James and his mother, Lisa, of Chardon, came to "play at the beach in the middle of winter."The Enemy at Home Bandera Bulletin - Feb 28 12:17 PM
Some things to think about from Dinesh D'Souza's book "The Enemy at Home." A. There are four important Muslim countries in the Middle East: Iran, Iraq, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.The trial of an Egyptian with Canadian citizenship accused of spying for Israel resumed in Cairo on Wednesday. Al Jazeera - Feb 28 7:09 AM
Defendant Mohammed al-Attar was arrested in Cairo on January 1 on charges of bribery, espionage and conspiring to harm Egypt s national interests . Three Israelis are being tried in the same case in absentia.EU to give Egypt half-billion euro aid package Eu Business - Feb 26 6:26 AM
(CAIRO ) - EU External Affairs Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday and presented him with a proposed assistance package aimed at supporting Egypt's reform process.Egypt shuts down Iraqi channel News 24 South Africa - Feb 26 6:38 AM
Egypt has stopped the transmission of a private Iraqi channel whose propaganda on behalf of the Sunni insurgency had drawn fire from the US and Iraqi.Egypt readying ground for Mubarak's India visit africast.com - Feb 27 10:54 AM
CAIRO, February 27 -- A slew of visits by Egyptian ministers and senior officials slated in the coming months is being seen as a move towards preparing the ground for President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak to come to India later this year.Italy: U.S. Will Not Hand Over C.I.A. Suspects New York Times - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
The United States would refuse any demand to give up 26 Central Intelligence Agency operatives ordered to stand trial in Italy on charges of kidnapping a radical Egyptian cleric there in 2003.US is waiting to judge new Palestinian government: Abbas Khaleej Times - Feb 28 5:24 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview that he hoped the United States would give more time before deciding whether to accept or reject the new coalition government he is forming with his rival Hamas.Iraq neighbors agree to security summit AP via Yahoo! News - 55 minutes ago
Iraq's neighbors including Iran and Syria have agreed to join U.S. and British representatives to discuss the Iraqi security crisis at a regional conference March 10 in Baghdad, the government said Wednesday.NTPC bidding for 682.5 MW assets in Egypt Business Standard India - Feb 26 3:50 AM
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is submitting a non-binding, indicative bid for buying Egypt-based Sidi Krir Power Project's assets of 682.5 MW through the acquisition of Globeleq Maghreb.Egypt pulls plug on Al Zawraa AME Info - Feb 25 11:24 PM
A pro-Sunni Iraqi satellite TV channel, Al Zawraa, has been taken off the air in Egypt as its broadcasts were allegedly causing interference on other channels, reported the AFP citing the Al Gomhuriyah newspaper.Egyptian Brotherhood get the freeze Independent Online - Feb 28 7:13 AM
A Cairo court upheld a freeze on the assets of 29 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest opposition movement.Egyptian editor challenges jail term for insulting president AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 1:43 AM
A prominent Egyptian independent newspaper editor on Tuesday has decried attacks on freedom of the press in Egypt as he appealed against a one year jail sentence for insulting the president.Only 4,000 miles to go Napa Valley Register - Feb 28 1:24 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.The Senate?s Forgotten Iraq Choice New York Times - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
We must not sidestep the fact that in October 2002 a sensible alternative to voting for the war did exist, but it was rejected.Second half key for Gloucester Courier-Post - Feb 28 12:11 AM
The New Egypt High School girls' basketball team was far into uncharted waters, tied at halftime in its first-ever playoff game.HMC wellness architect dies San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 6:07 PM
Joan M. Whaley, Associate AIA, associate principal and health care market leader for HMC Architects' health care practice, succumbed to cancer Feb. 11 in San Diego.Egypt's new opposition leader sees end of regime Middle East Times - Feb 27 2:19 AM
CAIRO -- Even as the Egyptian government cracks down on any kind of opposition, an aging academic who has taken the helm of the faltering pro-democracy Kifaya movement insists that the regime is on its last legs.Arabic lessons for pupils North Devon Gazette & Advertiser - Feb 28 2:52 AM
NINE students from Pilton Community College have just returned from a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Alexandria in Northern Egypt.Padilla ruled fit for terrorism trial Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 4:26 PM
Former "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla is mentally competent to stand trial on terrorism charges, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday without addressing allegations that the al Qaeda suspect was mistreated in military custody.Egypt, Jordan urge implementation of Mecca agreement People's Daily - Feb 25 5:00 PM
Egypt and Jordan on Sunday called on the Palestinian factions to implement their Mecca accord with good intentions and to help close Palestinian ranks.Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Feb 27 3:21 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - In the old Iraq, the colonel and the goldsmith inhabited different worlds.Egypt editor challenges jail term for insulting Mubarak Middle East Online - Feb 27 2:12 AM
Eissa notes his case takes place in environment of bloggers being prosecuted, opposition leaders in prison.Iraq's neighbors agree to Baghdad summit AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 1:45 PM
Iraq's neighbors, including Iran and Syria, have agreed to join U.S. and British representatives at a regional conference here on the Iraqi security crisis, government officials said Wednesday.White House: U.S. won't talk to Syria, Iran directly CNN.com - Feb 28 1:38 PM
U.S. officials won't hold direct talks with Iran or Syria at a Baghdad conference next month despite the Bush administration's complaints that those countries are allowing weapons into Iraq, White House spokesman Tony Snow said Wednesday.Egypt's government 'will fall' News 24 South Africa - Feb 27 7:24 AM
An ageing Egyptian academic who has taken the helm of a faltering pro-democracy movement insists the government is on its last legs.U.S. would not send CIA agents to Italy UPI - 19 minutes ago
A U.S. State Department official says Washington would refuse an Italian request to extradite CIA operatives in the abduction of terror suspects. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Feb 27 10:53 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.[PCUSANEWS] A PC(USA) missionary letter from Egypt [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Feb 27 8:49 AM
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