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Egypt: Don't Talk About the (1967) War 
Time Magazine - Mar 10 1:44 PM
An Israeli documentary over military actions in Sinai in 1967 causes a firestorm of protest in Egypt. But both governments would prefer to ignore the matter Egypt slams Washington over rights report AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:39 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit lashed out at Washington on Saturday over its annual human rights report, which was critical of the situation in Egypt.Egypt cleric launches website for moderate Islam AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:33 PM
Egypt's top Muslim cleric or mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, has launched a website to give a voice to moderate Islamic religious opinion, Cairo newspapers reported on Saturday.Egypt minister chides U.S rights report UPI - Mar 10 3:24 PM
Egypt's foreign minister Saturday blasted a new U.S. report on human-rights abuses worldwide which cast the Egyptian government in a negative light.Egypt cleric launches Web site for moderate Islam Middle East Times - Mar 10 4:51 AM
CAIRO -- Egypt's top Muslim cleric or mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, has launched a Web site to give a voice to moderate Islamic religious opinion, Cairo newspapers reported Saturday.Egypt slams US over report News 24 South Africa - Mar 10 11:24 AM
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abul Gheit has lashed out at Washington over its annual human rights report, which was critical of the situation in Egypt.Egypt will not sever ties with Israel UPI - Mar 09 8:07 AM
Egypt will not sever political or diplomatic ties with Israel after a documentary revealed the Israeli execution of unarmed Egyptian soldiers in 1967.Egypt anger over US rights report BBC News - Mar 09 3:23 AM
Egypt reacts angrily to criticism of its human rights record by the United States - one of its main allies.Europe and Egypt to cooperate on science plan SciDev.net - Mar 09 6:10 PM
[CAIRO] Egypt has agreed to a series of scientific and technological reforms under a European Union (EU) initiative to foster deeper political and economic harmony with its neighbours.Road accident kills two in Egypt People's Daily - Mar 09 6:59 PM
A bus-truck collision accident in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed two Egyptians and slightly injured eight Polish tourists on Friday, MENA news agency reported.Exploring Egypt The Star Online - Mar 09 3:09 PM
Whether you are a history buff or compulsive traveller, Egypt s ancient civilisation and exotic culture will take your breath away.Egypt's most prominent feminist shuns homeland AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 11:02 AM
With a mane of stark white hair and flashing dark eyes, not to mention opinions on society and women's issues that would be radical anywhere, Nawal al-Saadawi has long been a controversial figure in conservative Egypt.Chaos at Gaza-Egypt border leaves seven injured Boston Globe - Mar 09 2:03 AM
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian border guards wielding clubs and firing toward the ground pushed back hundreds of Palestinian travelers who surged toward a Gaza-Egypt border terminal yesterday during a rare opening of the coastal strip's only gateway to the world.Egypt in the dock over tactics of police torturers Guardian Unlimited - Mar 10 4:13 PM
Dissidents tell of cattle prods, whips and beatings as Cairo rejects criticism of abuses in Mubarak onslaught.Egypt cries racism after Canada football ban for wearing hijab AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 9:39 AM
Egypt warned against racism and intolerance in Canada after a young girl was expelled from a football tournament for insisting on wearing an Islamic headscarf, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.Guards stop hundreds from entering Egypt The Record - Mar 09 3:58 AM
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian border guards wielding clubs and firing toward the ground pushed back hundreds of Palestinian travelers who surged toward a Gaza-Egypt border terminal Thursday during a rare opening of the coastal strip's only gateway to the world.Monitors: Gaza border operates properly AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 10:46 AM
A Palestinian customs inspector carried an armload of cigarette cartons he had just seized from a Palestinian traveler at the Gaza-Egypt border, and dropped them in a room for confiscated goods.US, Iran and Syria five seats from making history AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 3:54 AM
Envoys from Iraq, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia sat in the way of a historic rubbing of shoulders between the US and its arch foes at the Baghdad peace conference on Saturday.Top Rated: Lake Egypt water rated state's best The Southern Illinoisan - Mar 10 2:02 PM
People don't generally spend much time thinking about their drinking water at home. When they do, cleanliness is generally the first concern. Taste comes in a close second.Egypt calls for rallying efforts to maintain Lebanese unity People's Daily - Mar 08 4:14 PM
Egypt on Thursday called on the international community, especially the Arab world and regional countries to rally their efforts to preserve the Lebanese unity.2006 Renault Megane CFA CRUISE CONTROL from Egypt - Comments Carsurvey.org - Mar 10 7:06 AM
So far nothing has gone wrong with the car. My car is a Megane CFA 1.6 16V gray eclipse (B66) sedan with cruise control.Two resorts for Fujairah AME Info - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Egypt's Hamid Al Chiaty, who owns Travco and Egyptotel, is building two resorts at a cost of around $200m in Fujairah, reported Gulf News. The $44m 321 room Iberotel Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort will open in September this year, while the $154m Iberotel Royal Miramar Resorts will open in 2009. The third phase of the project will see a shopping centre, surrounded by a lagoon, open in 2010.Bin Laden's followers mark his 50th birthday KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt Followers of Osama bin Laden are flooding Islamic Web sites with pledges of allegiance today. It's believed to be the al-Qaida leader's 50th birthday.Followers Mark Bin Laden's B'day WGRZ-TV Buffalo - Mar 10 6:21 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Followers of Osama bin Laden flooded Islamic Web sites with pledges of allegiance, videos and pictures Saturday to mark the al-Qaida leader's 50th birthday, reflecting his importance as a militant symbol even though he has not shown his face for years.European monitors say Gaza's border operates properly, despite Israeli claims CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 10 2:08 PM
RAFAH BORDER TERMINAL, Gaza Strip (AP) - A Palestinian customs inspector carried an armload of cigarette cartons he had just seized from a Palestinian traveller at the Gaza-Egypt border and dropped them in a room for confiscated goods.Palestinians rush crossing to Egypt after rare opening, several hurt CNews - Mar 08 12:37 PM
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian border guards wielding clubs and firing toward the ground pushed back hundreds of Palestinian travellers who surged toward a Gaza-Egypt border terminal Thursday during a rare opening of the coastal strip's only gateway to the world.Bin Laden's Followers Mark His 50th Birthday Fox 12 Oregon - Mar 10 2:07 PM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Followers of Osama bin Laden flooded Islamic Web sites with pledges of allegiance Saturday. It's believed to be the al-Qaida leader's 50th birthday.Iraqi insurgents threaten in video to kill kidnapped German woman, son WLUC TV 6 - Mar 10 5:54 PM
CAIRO, Egypt An Iraqi insurgent group is threatening to kill a kidnapped German woman and her son unless Germany withdraw its troops from Afghanistan within ten days.Israel rarely opens the Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt [AFP] Aljazeera - Mar 08 7:14 AM
An elderly man has died and seven people wounded in a crush at the Rafah crossing from the Gaza Strip into Egypt, medical sources said.Iraq terrorists threaten on video to kill German woman Boston Herald - Mar 10 8:57 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - An Iraqi insurgent group threatened to kill a German woman and her son kidnapped in Iraq unless Germany withdrew its troops from Afghanistan within 10 days, according to a video posted by...Sharia to remain basis of Egyptian law: Gamal Mubarak AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 11:18 AM
Constitutional reform being carried out in Egypt will not undermine the position of sharia, or Islamic law, as the principal source of legislation, Gamal Mubarak, son of the Egyptian president, said in remarks reported on Friday.In Tomorrow's Paper EdmontonSun.com - Mar 10 12:00 PM
CAIRO, Egypt Followers of Osama bin Laden flooded Islamist websites Saturday posting messages pledging their devotion to the world s most-wanted man in celebration of his 50th birthday even as his whereabouts remain a mystery more than five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Updated reference work has volumes to say about Judaism Los Angeles Times - Mar 10 12:12 AM
The massive second edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica is earning scholarly raves. In 1971, Jerry Seinfeld was still in high school and Shawn Green was not even born. Ehud Olmert was a law student and Israel had not signed a peace treaty with Egypt. No American woman had been ordained as a rabbi and West Hollywood had few Russian Jewish immigrants. Egypt's most prominent feminist shuns homeland Middle East Times - Mar 08 12:59 AM
OUTSPOKEN: Egyptian feminist author and activist Nawal Al Saadawi has long been a controversial figure in conservative Egypt. (REUTERS) CAIRO -- With a mane of stark white hair and flashing dark eyes, not to mention opinions on society and women's issues that would be radical anywhere, Nawal Al Saadawi has long been a controversial figure in conservative Egypt.Israelis told to leave Egypt, Jordan AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 07 4:06 AM
Israel on Wednesday warned nationals who may be visiting regional allies Egypt and Jordan to leave immediately, citing a "very high concrete threat" to their safety.Bin Laden's followers celebrate his 50th birthday Canada.com - Mar 10 10:32 AM
Osama bin Laden. (AP /Rahimullah Yousafzai) CAIRO, Egypt -- Followers of Osama bin Laden flooded Islamist websites Saturday posting messages pledging their devotion to the world's most-wanted man in celebration of his 50th birthday - even as his whereabouts remain a mystery more than five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Mar 10 1:55 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Sources in Egypt said that officials were seeking to take Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer to trial over charges that IDF troops under his command killed 250 Egyptian POWs during the closing hours of the Six Day War. Ben Eliezer has denied the charge.Iraqi insurgents threaten in video to kill kidnapped German woman, son ABC 7 El Paso - Mar 10 7:32 AM
CAIRO, Egypt An Iraqi insurgent group is threatening to kill a kidnapped German woman and her son unless Germany withdraw its troops from Afghanistan within ten...Egypt's most prominent feminist shuns homeland Middle East Online - Mar 08 1:19 AM
Saadawi denies fleeing Egypt after Al-Azhar lawsuit, says that she was seeking peace of mind .Egypt: Court Disregards Defence's Request for Witnesses in Trial of Al-Jazeera Journalist AllAfrica.com - Mar 09 12:10 PM
On 7 March 2007, the Nozha Misdemeanour Court held the third hearing on the case against Howayda Taha, a producer with Al-Jazeera television. The court viewed different parts of the videotapes that the public prosecutor claimed contain scenes that "destroy the reputation of the Egyptian government".Israeli minister cancels Egyptian trip UPI - Mar 09 4:10 PM
Israeli Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer canceled a planned trip to Egypt because of warnings Friday that he could be arrested there.1 killed in Palestinian shootout in Gaza AP via Yahoo! News - 19 minutes ago
Palestinian gunmen from Hamas and Fatah exchanged fire in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing a local militia leader and wounding seven people in the most serious flareup of violence since a power-sharing deal between the political rivals last month.Egypt Calls for Investigation Into Reported Israeli War Crimes in 1967 Voice of America - Mar 07 7:03 PM
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit has asked Israel to investigate charges that Israeli troops may have killed Egyptian prisoners during the 1967 Six-Day War.Iraqi militants threaten in video to kill German woman and her son CNews - Mar 10 8:36 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An Iraqi insurgent group threatened to kill a German woman and her son unless Germany withdraws its troops from Afghanistan within 10 days, pan-Arab television stations reported on Saturday.Bin Laden Turns 50 Time Magazine - Mar 10 2:44 PM
Israel director admits mistakes in PoW film: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:09 AM
The director of an Israeli documentary that sparked a diplomatic fallout with Egypt has admitted to mistakenly identifying Palestinian fighters killed in war as Egyptians, a newspaper said Friday.New Criticism for Episcopal Bishop Washington Post - 6 minutes ago
Katharine Jefferts Schori, the first female presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, is used to hostility from the right wing of her denomination. Now, she faces a rebellion among her longtime allies on the left. Mistress of the Many Richard Strausses New York Times - Mar 10 6:34 PM
Deborah Voigt is defending her title as the world?s reigning Strauss soprano in ?Ägyptische Helena,? an opera she has previously performed only in concert.Timothy Garton Ash: The Mubarak regime is heading for a succession crisis. By trying to strangle Egypt's Islamists, it ... Guardian Unlimited - Mar 07 5:50 PM
Timothy Garton Ash: The Mubarak regime is performing Egypt's Islamists a great service by trying to strangle them.Egypt bans Easter pilgrimage to Jerusalem UPI - Mar 08 7:39 PM
The Egyptian government has barred 2,000 Christian pilgrims from visiting Jerusalem at Easter.Egypt spruces up website AME Info - Mar 09 8:38 PM
The Egyptian Tourism Authority has unveiled numerous new features on its international website. The newly revamped portal displays the Egyptian Tourist Authority's new branding and features an updated layout with extensive information on 15 key destinations.Timothy Garton Ash: The Mubarak regime is heading for a succession crisis. By trying to strangle Egypt's Islamists, it ... Guardian Unlimited - Mar 07 5:44 PM
Timothy Garton Ash: By trying to strangle Egypt's Islamists, the Mubarak regime has strengthened them.Woman faked death in £500,000 fraud bid The Evening Telegraph - Mar 10 5:38 AM
AN UNEMPLOYED mother-of-two who fraudulently applied for loans worth over £200,000 before faking her own death in Egypt has been jailed.U.S., Iran trade barbs in direct talks AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
In their first direct talks since the Iraq war began, U.S. and Iranian envoys traded harsh words and blamed each other for the country's crisis Saturday at a one-day international conference that some hoped would help end their 27-year diplomatic freeze.Tops on the tube Asbury Park Press - Mar 10 1:34 AM
"The Axis of Evil Comedy Special," 11 p.m., Comedy Central. Maz Jobrani was born in Iran. Ahmed Ahmed was born in Egypt. These are places we don't usually associate with stand-up comedy.Strong growth from Germany FVW.com - Mar 10 2:14 AM
Egypt s tourism chiefs are hoping that a strong start to 2007 in the German market will help to reverse last year s decline in holidaymakers.Sadat nephew calls for review of Israel peace AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:37 PM
The nephew of assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat on Saturday called for a review of the peace treaty his uncle signed with Israel after allegations that Egyptian PoWs were killed four decades ago.Stepping stones to top careers Financial Express - Mar 10 8:42 AM
For many, the MBA is the most difficult thing they will ever undertake. It is hard to imagine that this is the case for Laura Hughes. Before joining the MBA class at IMD in Switzerland in January, she had spent years working on oil rigs in Egypt, Brazil and Gabon.Tube Notes Honolulu Advertiser - Mar 10 4:47 AM
"The Axis of Evil Comedy Special," 9 p.m., Comedy Central. Maz Jobrani was born in Iran. Ahmed Ahmed was born in Egypt. These are places we don't usually associate with stand-up comedy. Then there's Aron Kader whose roots are Palestinian and Mormon and Dean Obeidallah is Palestinian and Italian. "In my neighborhood there were two ethnic groups Italian and my father," he says. These are ...Orascom buys back shares AME Info - Mar 09 10:24 PM
Egypt's Orascom Telecom has bought back 255,000 of its own shares over the past month, according to agency reports. The telco operator had 220m shares outstanding in January and it had declared an intention to buy back 5%, or 11m, of these. The firm paid between $71.3 and $77.1 per share.Iran: U.S. 'intelligence failure' led to botched Iraq mission CNN.com - Mar 10 3:25 PM
U.S. officials have made mistakes in Iraq because they are "suffering from intelligence failure" and are only fanning the violence by keeping troops there, Iran's deputy foreign minister said Saturday.Iraq begs neighbours to help halt fighting AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 2:38 PM
Iraq begged its neighbours Saturday to cut off cross-border shipments of cash and weapons to extremist groups, at a Baghdad conference where the United States and Iran held rare direct talks.Israel warns its citizens to avoid traveling in Egypt People's Daily - Mar 07 4:59 PM
Israeli government agency on Wednesday warned its citizens not to travel in Egypt, especially the Sinai peninsula. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Mar 09 11:08 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.Iraq calls for crackdown on extremists' support system USA Today - Mar 10 12:26 PM
Iraq's prime minister warned that terrorism in his country could spread across the globe and urged the international community to break up networks fueling the violence.An echo of the Holocaust The Times-News - Mar 09 11:18 PM
"And thou shalt not oppress the stranger, for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt." KETCHUM - Seventy years ago, the government of a faraway nation began to exterminate a minority group within its borders.Islams Secret Weapon by James Dunnigan March 10, 2007 Strategy Page - Mar 09 10:43 PM
A recent opinion poll of Arab countries (Egypt:, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates), questioned a sample of 3,850 individuals, and was done under the direction of American firm Zogby International.Followers Mark bin Laden's 50th Birthday ABC News - Mar 10 4:33 PM
Bin Laden Followers Flood Islamic Web Sites With Messages to Mark Terrorist's 50th BirthdayIraq Leader Asks for Region?s Aid to Curb Violence New York Times - Mar 10 10:43 AM
Envoys for the U.S. and Iran avoided direct talks at the regional conference as two mortar rounds landed near the 13-nation meeting in Baghdad.Gaza-Egypt border opens, then shuts The Plain Dealer - Mar 09 4:17 AM
UPDATED: 07 :09 a.m. EDT, March 09, 2007 Samantha Keyes, 6, and her mother Sally Keyes, of Cleveland Heights, listen to instruction in Chinese as a Second Language, Level 1, offered at the Cleveland Chinese School class which meets in St. Francis of Assisi School, Gates Mills on Saturday 3/2/07. Cultures are merging in the Chinese schools of Northeast Ohio as American and Chinese-born parents try ...Journeying down the Nile The Star Online - Mar 09 3:10 PM
Classical historian of the 5th century, Herodotus, once said Egypt is a gift of the Nile. Flowing through nine countries, including Egypt, the Nile (6,650km long) is the lifeblood of a country where 95% of its land is desert.U.S. And Iranian Envoys Talk In Iraq CBS News - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
U.S. and Iranian envoys spoke directly with each other Saturday about Iraq's security, trading harsh words and blaming each other for the continuing violence at a one-day international conference that could ease their 27-year diplomatic freeze.Israeli minister cancels Egyptian trip New Kerala - Mar 09 9:04 PM
JERUSALEM, March 9: Israeli Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer canceled a planned trip to Egypt because of warnings Friday that he could be arrested there.EU policy seen more carrot than stick for Egypt AlertNet - Mar 07 6:21 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds details of EU position, paragraph 4) By Jonathan Wright CAIRO, March 7 (Reuters) - A policy plan signed by Egypt and the European Union, worth 558 million euros ($733 million) to Egypt over ... Egypt MPs threaten to review Israel ties over PoW row AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 6:42 AM
An influential parliamentary panel in Egypt on Tuesday threatened to review ties with Israel, as the Jewish state played down a report that Egyptian prisoners were executed during the 1967 Middle East war.Iraq urges neighbours to halt terror as bombs kill 35 AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 6:28 AM
Iraq made an impassioned plea on Saturday for its neighbours, including Iran and Syria, to halt their alleged support for violent extremists, as insurgent attacks slaughtered at least 35 more Iraqis.Copts take the plunge Gulf News - Mar 09 3:03 PM
Cairo: As Egypt is debating constitutional changes, touted as the largest in decades, Coptic Christians, who make up an estimated 10 million of the country's 75 million population, are pushing for wider political representation.Israel warns its citizens to avoid Egypt, Jordan AlertNet - Mar 07 6:36 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, March 7 (Reuters) - Israel has warned its citizens to immediately leave Egypt and Jordan, the only Arab states with which it has full ties, out of concern they could come under attack, a ... Iraq urges neighbours to cut support for terror AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 5:19 AM
Iraq issued an impassioned plea on Saturday for 16 regional and world powers, including neighbours Iran and Syria, to forge a common front against terrorism and to bring an end to support for violent extremists.Israeli director admits film that set off row erroneous The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:37 PM
The director of an Israeli documentary that sparked a diplomatic fallout with Egypt has admitted to mistakenly identifying Palestinian fighters killed in war as Egyptians, a newspaper said Friday. The English-language Jerusalem Post newspaper said Ran Edelist admitted that the film erroneously described 250 Palestinian fighters killed.Iraq urges Middle East to unite against terror AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 4:06 AM
Iraq has urged 16 regional and world powers, including its neighbours Iran and Syria, to forge a common front against terrorism and end their alleged support for violent extremists.Osama's Followers Herald His 50th Birthday CBS News - Mar 10 11:00 AM
Followers of Osama bin Laden flooded Islamist Web sites Saturday with devotional messages celebrating the 50th birthday of the world's most wanted man, even as his whereabouts remains a mystery.Egypt asks Israel to probe alleged 1967 killings Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 5:14 AM
Egypt called on Israel on Tuesday to investigate charges that Israeli troops led by Israel's current infrastructure minister may have killed Egyptian prisoners of war in 1967.Israel warns its citizens to avoid Egypt, Jordan Khaleej Times - Mar 07 7:29 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel has warned its citizens to immediately leave Egypt and Jordan, the only Arab states with which it has full ties, out of concern they could come under attack, a government official said on Wednesday.NEW HEAD MAN / San Francisco's 16th manager owns reputation to match his cap size San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
It always comes back to his massive head. By all accounts, Bruce Bochy has lived a quality life of nearly 52 years. He and his wife of 29 years have raised two fine boys. His family says he was a good son to his late father, a soldier who devoured... Controversial film does not say Israel killed POWs Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 9:51 AM
An Israeli film that sparked a diplomatic row with Egypt suggests an Israeli army pursuit of retreating Egyptians in the 1967 war was unnecessary but does not say Israeli troops may have killed prisoners.Egypt bans Easter pilgrimage to Jerusalem New Kerala - Mar 08 9:44 PM
CAIRO, March 8: The Egyptian government has barred 2,000 Christian pilgrims from visiting Jerusalem at Easter.Rave Brands takes fast-casual dining international Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mar 10 6:37 PM
In an unassuming office on Peachtree Street, Steve LaMastra is shaping what people will eat half a world away. If he gets it right, he will make millions for his company and get an early start on the competition, carving out a niche he hopes will help his firm dominate his industry for years to come. If he's wrong ... well, he says he doesn't like to think that way. And besides, observers in his ...Palestinians hurt during border surge Contra Costa Times - Mar 09 3:23 AM
Palestinians desperate to cross into Egypt from Gaza surged toward a border terminal Thursday, throwing stones as security personnel fired their weapons to maintain control. Seven people were injured, medics said.Iran, U.S. Blame Each Other for Iraq's Conflict at Conference Bloomberg.com - Mar 10 1:50 PM
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Delegates from Iran and the U.S. today blamed each other for the conflict in Iraq at a conference in Baghdad aimed at forging international cooperation on steps to end the killings and attacks in the country.UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI - Mar 10 1:54 PM
News from United Press International, around the world around the clock ...Did shipwreck sink Napoleon? Cyber Diver News Network - Mar 09 1:25 AM
HAIFA, Israel (8 Mar 2006) -- A tactfully sunken ship might have blocked Napoleon from entering a Middle Eastern port on his quest to conquer the British Empire in Egypt and India, and sent the future emperor retreating back to France.Egypt Comes Alive The Press-Enterprise - Mar 06 10:34 PM
Ancient civilizations were visited by modern-day children at San Jacinto Valley Academy when sixth-graders posed as historical figures from Egypt. Each chose an individual to research and write about.Iraqi Sunni Insurgents Post Video of Alleged Homicide Attack FOX 10 Phoenix - Mar 09 8:23 AM
CAIRO, Egypt A prominent Iraqi Sunni insurgent group on Friday posted a video of what it claimed was an attack by one of its homicide bombers on a Kurdish militiamen post in Iraq.Iraq urges Middle East powers to unite against terror AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 1:45 AM
Iraq has urged envoys from 16 regional and world powers -- including the United States and its arch foes Iran and Syria -- to forge a common front against international terrorism.Television movies for the week of March 11 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 minutes ago
Read this article ]Forced To Flee Iraq: One Family's Story Newsweek - Mar 10 4:21 PM
As its middle classes flee, Iraq is losing skills, open minds and perhaps the hope of renewal. One family's story. Palestinian dies in crush at Gaza border crossing AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 7:38 AM
A 61-year-old Palestinian died in a crush of thousands of people seeking to enter Egypt from the Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing, medics said Thursday.Egypt expert to give free lecture Reno Gazette-Journal - Mar 07 2:17 AM
Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, will give a free public lecture Thursday at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno.Iraq Insurgents Warn on Killing in Video ABC News - Mar 10 7:03 AM
Iraqi Insurgents Threaten in Video to Kill Kidnapped German Woman, Son, Want Afghan Pullout