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Amnesty group slams Egypt's 'worst rights erosion' 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 1:58 PM
Human rights body Amnesty International called on Egypt's parliament on Saturday to reject proposed constitutional changes which it described as the most serious undermining of the people's rights in 26 years.Rice to meet Arab Quartet, says Egypt AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 1:57 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet the so-called Arab Quartet in Egypt in a week's time, Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit told journalists on Saturday.Egypt, $326.4m from Suez AME Info - 6 minutes ago
Egypt earned $326.4m from the Suez Canal in February, up significantly from $267m during the same month last year, reported Reuters.Egypt calls for dialogue to reach political settlement on Darfur People's Daily - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
Egypt on Saturday warned of the dangers of threats to impose sanctions against Sudan and urged the international community to exert more effort for reaching a political settlement to the Darfur crisis.Rice to meet Arab ministers next week, Egypt says AlertNet - Mar 17 11:06 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet foreign ministers of four Arab states in Egypt next week ahead of an Arab summit, Egypt's foreign minister said on ... Egypt opposes sanctions on Sudan AlertNet - Mar 17 9:21 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, March 17 (Reuters) - Egypt on Saturday opposed sanctions on Sudan over Khartoum's refusal to allow thousands of international peacekeepers into its war-ravaged Darfur region. Foreign Minister ... Egypt Urges End Palestinians' International Isolation Nasdaq - Mar 17 5:39 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP)--Egypt on Saturday urged the international community to lift its boycott of the Palestinian government after the formation of a new unity Cabinet between Hamas and the moderate Fatah faction.Imagining Otherwise In Egypt Washington Post - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
CAIRO -- For two decades, politics in Cairo, the Arab world's greatest capital, had emulated the leadership of President Hosni Mubarak: occasionally tedious and rarely inspired.Egypt opposes embargo on Sudan over Darfur troops Gulf News - Mar 17 2:03 PM
Cairo: Egypt yesterday opposed sanctions on Sudan over Khartoum's refusal to allow thousands of international peacekeepers into war-ravaged Darfur.Amnesty International Says Egypt's Proposed Constitutional Amendments Will be the Greatest Erosion of Rights in 26 Years [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 6:00 PM
Amnesty International today called on Egyptian members of parliament to reject proposed amendments to the country's constitution, which the organization described as the most serious undermining of human rights safeguards in Egypt since the state of emergency was re-imposed in 1981.*Egypt Outraged At Documentary Film On Sinai War POW Killings Nasdaq - Mar 17 3:07 AM
(RTTNews) - Egypt Outraged At Documentary Film On Sinai War POW Killings.Security Forces In Egypt Arrest Several Opposition Protesters Nasdaq - Mar 17 2:52 AM
(RTTNews) - Security forces in Egypt arrested several demonstrators belonging to the Kefaya movement opposing the proposed constitutional changes, which they accuse the government of manipulating to benefit the ruling National Democratic Party to stay in power.*Security Forces In Egypt Arrest Several Opposition Protesters Nasdaq - Mar 17 2:37 AM
(RTTNews) - Security Forces In Egypt Arrest Several Opposition Protesters.HOT AIR BALLOON CRASH INJURES TOURISTS IN EGYPT The Tocqueville Connection - Mar 17 6:20 AM
CAIRO, March 16, 2007 (AFP) - Nine people including four French, three American and two Egyptian tourists were injured Friday when their hot air balloon crashed over the historic town of Luxor in southern Egypt, a security source said.Egypt: Amnesty International slams anti-terror law Al Bawaba - Mar 17 8:12 AM
Amnesty International on Saturday called on Egypt's parliament to reject new constitutional amendments put forward by President Hosni Mubarak, particularly an anti-terror provision that the group called the "greatest erosion of rights in 26 years."Egypt arrests opposition supporters Kavkaz Center - Mar 17 7:16 AM
Egypt's security forces have arrested at least 30 activists from the Kefaya opposition movement who were demonstrating against proposed constitutional amendments.Protesters claim Egypt has become police state Independent - Mar 16 5:11 PM
Riot police and others in plain clothes fought protesters in Cairo's central Tahrir [Liberation] Square this week as government opponents denounced constitutional amendments which they claim will turn Egypt into a police state for ever.Egypt and Kazakhstan join forces for research SciDev.net - Mar 16 7:25 PM
Egypt and Kazakhstan have agreed on the creation of a joint council for science and technology research. Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev approved the plans on his visit to Egypt this week (11 13 March).Sudan archeology flourishes before the flood AFP via Yahoo! News - 22 minutes ago
Sudan's archaeology is finally stepping out of Egypt's shadow as teams work against the clock to rescue an entire swathe of Nile Valley heritage from the rising waters of a Chinese-built dam.Egypt opposes further sanctions against Sudan AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 1:55 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Saturday came out against further sanctions being imposed on Sudan because of its handling of the Darfur region revolt in which thousands of people have been killed.Egypt says peace first with Israel, normalisation later AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 15 1:57 PM
Egypt said on Thursday that Arab countries will not accept a normalisation of relations with the Jewish state until the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is resolved.Group blasts Mubarak's anti-terror bill AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 5:40 PM
Amnesty International on Saturday urged Egypt's parliament to reject new constitutional amendments put forward by President Hosni Mubarak, particularly an anti-terror provision that the group called the "greatest erosion of rights in 26 years."U.S. stokes new hope of free trade deal with Egypt Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 15 9:51 AM
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said on Thursday he believed Egypt and the United States were destined to negotiate a free trade agreement, reviving hopes of a deal dashed many times.Egypt Reports 25th Human Bird Flu Case RedNova - Mar 16 10:26 AM
Egypt reports 25th human bird flu caseMob fury over film on Egypt war killings Gulf Daily News - Mar 16 4:05 PM
EL-ARISH, Egypt: Police baton-charged a demonstration against Israel's alleged killing of Egyptian prisoners of war during the 1967 war, dispersing the protesters and seizing their banners.US chides ally Egypt over conviction of student blogger AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 15 8:33 AM
The United States chided its key Middle East ally Egypt on Thursday over the treatment of a student blogger jailed for making online statements deemed insulting to religion and the president.Egypt calls for support to Palestinian unity government People's Daily - Mar 17 6:31 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Saturday called on the international community to deal positively with a new Palestinian unity government.Rice to meet Arab ministers next week Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 11:06 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet foreign ministers of four Arab states in Egypt next week ahead of an Arab summit, Egypt's foreign minister said on Saturday.Egypt stress need for Palestinian national unity gov t africast.com - Mar 16 5:40 AM
CAIRO, March 16 -- Egypt here highlighted the importance of the formation of a Palestinian national unity government, saying it will help Palestinians rally their ranks, set aside differences and mobilize efforts for a reconstruction process.Egypt/Zimbabwe: Highlanders Leave for Egypt AllAfrica.com - Mar 16 1:40 AM
HIGHLANDERS left for Cairo, Egypt from Harare International Airport shortly after midday yesterday with coach Methembe Ndlovu declaring that they will contest every minute of the first round, second leg Champions League clash with Al Ahly on Sunday.Uganda: Country to Sell Milk Products to Iran, Egypt AllAfrica.com - Mar 16 2:28 AM
PARLIAMENT has learnt that Uganda will soon process and export powder milk and cheese to Iran and Egypt.Egypt protest over 'POW deaths' BBC News - Mar 16 5:09 PM
Egyptian police end a protest sparked by an Israeli film taken as proof of killings of Egyptian POWs in 1967.Anti-Israeli protest in Egypt over 'PoW killings' AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 16 8:13 AM
Several hundred Egyptians demonstrated on Friday against claims in a recent documentary film that Israeli troops had executed Egyptian prisoners during the 1967 war, a security source said.Egypt woos China and Russia with industrial zones Financial Times - Mar 15 7:25 PM
Egypt is planning to create industrial zones for Russian and Chinese manufacturers as it seeks to market itself as an export hub to Europe, Africa and the Middle East.Egypt Outraged At Documentary Film On Sinai War POW Killings Nasdaq - Mar 17 3:23 AM
(RTTNews) - The Al-Arish town in north Sinai saw protesters gather chanting anti-Israel slogans and outrage emanating from a documentary by Israeli filmmaker Ron Edelist, which has been interpreted as proof that Israel killed Egyptian prisoners of war in the 1967 Sinai war.US scolds Egypt over jailed blogger iafrica.com - Mar 16 12:14 AM
The United States scolded its key Middle East ally Egypt on Thursday over the treatment of a student blogger jailed for making online statements deemed insulting to religion and the president.Journalists from Egypt and Iraq Awarded Daniel Pearl Fellowships [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 16 5:06 AM
The Daniel Pearl Foundation announced today that Mr. Amr Emam from Egypt and Ms. Zaineb Obeid from Iraq are this year's recipients of the Daniel Pearl Fellowships and will be hosted by the San Francisco Chronicle and The Wall Street Journal, respectively.US chides ally Egypt Sunday Times - Mar 15 11:34 PM
WASHINGTON - The United States has chided its key Middle East ally Egypt over the treatment of a student blogger jailed for making online statements deemed insulting to religion and the president.Egypt names nation's first female judges AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 14 2:04 PM
Egypt's judiciary chief has named the country's first female judges despite opposition from conservative Muslims, according to a decree published Wednesday.Bush engages in Mideast stability talks AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 16 6:33 PM
President Bush talked with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Egypt on Friday about the war in Iraq and the long-stalemated search for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.Seven qualify for Saudi licence AME Info - 35 minutes ago
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission has announced that seven of the nine applicants for the kingdom's third mobile phone licence have qualified for the bidding process, reported Arab News. Egypt's Orascom Telecom and the Al Shoula-MTNL consortium failed to make it through.Egypt: Don't Talk About the (1967) War Time Magazine - Mar 14 10:44 AM
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 Israel struggles with Sudanese refugees Chicago Tribune - Mar 17 4:54 AM
With his hip dreadlocks, casual sweatshirt and assumed name he uses around this kibbutz, David, a young African, hardly seems like a survivor from one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. But he is a refugee from strife-torn Darfur, one of about 340 Sudanese who have made their way to Israel in the last two years, sneaking across the border from Egypt only to be arrested and jailed as ...Egyptian stuns Boswell for men s title The Star Online - Mar 17 4:41 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Egypt s Mohammed Abbas continued his giant-killing ways en route to winning the men s title in the CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open squash tournament at the Berjaya Times Square yesterday.Learning our landscape The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung - 53 minutes ago
Gartenfest brings Mediterranean-style gardening to the Hill Country. Presenters will speak on the medicinal properties of olives, why having lavender lip gloss is a must and why some plants that flourish in Egypt can do just as well in Texas.Indonesia, Egypt lack good bird flu controls-UN vet AlertNet - Mar 15 7:51 AM
Source: Reuters By Robin Pomeroy ROME, March 15 (Reuters) - Detection of bird flu has improved greatly over the last three years, but three countries -- Egypt, Nigeria and, especially, Indonesia -- still do not ... Bird flu detected on nine Egypt farms despite vaccinations AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 14 9:18 AM
Bird flu has been detected on nine farms across Egypt where the poultry had been vaccinated against the virus, an agriculture ministry official said on Wednesday.Orascom, MTNL out of 3rd Saudi mobile licence race Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Mar 17 9:45 AM
RIYADH (Reuters) - The Saudi telecom watchdog said on Saturday it has disqualified Egypt's Orascom and India's MTNL, two of nine consortiums bidding for the kingdom's third mobile phone licence.Orascom,MTNL out of race for 3rd Saudi mobile licence Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 17 9:54 AM
RIYADH, March 17 (Reuters) - The Saudi telecom watchdog said on Saturday it has disqualified Egypt's Orascom and India's MTNL , two of nine groups bidding for a third mobile phone licence in the Gulf's largest telecom market.More human bird flu in Egypt Meat News - Mar 15 7:11 AM
EGYPT: Egypt has identified its 25th human victim of the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza.Egypt's Oriental Weavers 2006 net jumps 31 pct Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 15 2:23 AM
CAIRO, March 15 (Reuters) - Egypt's Oriental Weavers , the world's largest manufacturer of machine-made rugs, on Thursday posted a 31 percent rise in net profit and said sales jumped 82 percent due to the firm entering 12 new markets.More Brotherhood activists held in crackdown Gulf News - Mar 17 2:03 PM
Cairo: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said 11 of its members had been arrested in a government crackdown on the country's largest opposition group. The arrests came ahead of a vote on laws the Islamists say aim to block them from mainstream politics.The ruling party of Husni Mubarak is expected to vote for constitutional changes [EPA] Aljazeera - Mar 17 9:29 AM
Eleven members of the Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested in Egypt , increasing pressure on the opposition group ahead of a vote on constitutional laws.Reality TV show follows Arabs in America 9 News Denver - Mar 17 10:52 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A new reality TV show in the Middle East has a familiar set-up: Take a group of young adults, put them in an RV and film their every move as they drive across the United States.Egypt names first female judges Southeast Missourian - Mar 15 4:52 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Egypt's judiciary chief has named the country's first female judges despite opposition from conservative Muslims, according to a decree published Wednesday. Mukbil Shakir, the...Egypt: Appeals Court Upholds Blogger's Conviction for "Insulting Islam and President" AllAfrica.com - Mar 15 3:55 AM
(HRinfo/IFEX) - On 12 March 2007, the Alexandria Appeals Court affirmed the first degree court's sentence of four years' imprisonment for Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Suliman Amer for "insulting Islam and the president of Egypt".Brotherhood activists held ahead of vote Independent Online - Mar 17 8:18 AM
Eleven members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested in a government crackdown on the country's largest opposition group ahead of a vote on laws the Islamists say aim to block them from mainstream politics.Ambassador of Egypt Hussein Darrar: There is Egyptian-Saudi coordination to resolve the Lebanese crisis Monday Morning - Mar 15 4:16 AM
Egypt has always had as a slogan Don t touch Lebanon . Is it still true to this slogan, and what is it doing to give it concrete form? I think that the Lebanese crisis is one of great complexity because of the internal and external situations.Sudanese in Israel Hope They Have Found a Home New York Times - Mar 17 4:57 PM
Israel has become the unlikely destination for African refugees, many of whom are fleeing the violence in Darfur.The Exodus Experience Sun-Sentinel - Mar 17 12:14 AM
Actors, special effects part of interactive show The Chabad Lubavitch Centers of Boca Raton invite the public to The Exodus Experience, an interactive production depicting the Jews fleeing from Egypt. Home KOLN Lincoln - Mar 17 7:35 AM
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning is on his way to Egypt, Israel and Jordan as part of a public leadership program. The trip is being sponsored by the Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership program.Anti-Israeli protest in Egypt over 'PoW killings' Middle East Online - Mar 16 8:19 AM
Hundreds of Egyptians protest what they call Israel's massacres during June 1967 Arab-Israeli war.Palestinians install more moderate gov't AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Palestinians installed a new, more moderate coalition government on Saturday, in hopes of persuading the international community to end its isolation of the Palestinian Authority and lift a year of bruising sanctions.Village ways fuel bird flu spread in rural Egypt Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 6:37 PM
When Attia Abdel-Hamid Hassan notices the chickens or ducks that he keeps at home in Egypt's Nile Delta starting to wobble on their feet, he puts them in a sack and drowns them in an irrigation canal.Bush Speaks With Saudi King Abdullah, Egypt President Mubarak Nasdaq - Mar 16 12:52 PM
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- President George W. Bush spoke Friday with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, thanking both men for their participation in Iraq's recent neighbors conference.Saturday, March 17 CNN.com - Mar 17 5:20 PM
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Los Angeles airport police have arrested a man and a woman posing as plain-clothes police officers, who tried to pass through a screening area with a gun, an airport spokeswoman said Saturday.Kuwait emir sees envoy from Libya's Kadhafi AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 1:56 PM
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Saturday received an emissary from Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, his cousin Ahmed Kadhaf Eddam, the official news agency KUNA reported.Health and safety to be key issue at Hardware and Tools Trade Show AME Info - Mar 16 10:54 PM
Last year's Hardware and Tools Middle East show attracted over 250 exhibitors from 18 countries; including Egypt, Iran, Japan, Poland, the UAE and Singapore.Rice to meet with 'Arab Quartet' in Egypt AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 3:09 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Egypt on March 25 to meet with the so-called Arab Quartet on Middle East peace, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Tuesday.PublishAmerica Presents Amenhotep, Son of Hapu: A Tale of Egypt by Blake A. Willey [Press Release] PR.com - Mar 15 12:12 AM
PublishAmerica is proud to present Amenhotep, Son of Hapu: A Tale of Egypt by Chicago, Illinois s Blake A. Willey. One of the most realistic, fictional accounts of ancient Egyptian life ever penned, Scribe s Ascent is the first novel in the Amenhotep, Son of Hapu: A Tale of Egypt series. As Egypt s foremost éminent grise, Amenhotep narrates in Scribe s Ascent his rise from a miserable [PR.com - ...Hamas-Fatah gov't seeks end to boycott USA Today - Mar 17 1:57 PM
Palestinians installed a new, more moderate coalition government on Saturday, in hopes of persuading the international community to end its isolation of the Palestinian Authority and lift a year of bruising sanctions.Egypt appoints first women judges Middle East Times - Mar 14 1:01 PM
CAIRO -- The Egyptian judiciary has appointed women judges for the first time in its history, the head of Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council said Wednesday.EUC, Asga Tech tie-up AME Info - Mar 16 9:08 PM
The Etisalat University College has signed an agreement with Egypt's Asga Tech, which specialises in mobile application programmes and is Nokia's partner in training in the Mena region. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Mar 16 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.Mideast, $45bn US imports AME Info - Mar 16 10:23 PM
Arab countries are to set to import around $45bn worth of goods form the US this year, up from $35bn last year according to figures released by the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce and cited by Gulf News. Us-Arab trade reached $109bn last year, a 25% increase on 2005. The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are the top importers of US goods.Egypt arrests 18 more Brotherhood members AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 15 10:27 AM
Egyptian security forces arrested 18 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, an official said, in the second round of detentions this week targeting the country's main opposition group.Egypt demands Israeli probe of alleged PoW slaughter AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 11:28 AM
Egypt's foreign minister demanded on Tuesday that Israel open an official inquiry into claims in a documentary film that Israeli troops had executed Egyptian prisoners during the 1967 war.Market Insight: Investors view blasts as reality of our times Financial Times - Mar 16 3:26 PM
Egypt s stock exchange, one of the world s best performing emerging markets, has largely shrugged off the country s worst terror attack in a sign that investors are becoming inured to terrorism.A Sliver of Ancient Egypt in Central Park The New York Sun - Mar 15 10:41 PM
The Dahesh Museum, at Madison Avenue and 56th Street, has extended the run of its outstanding exhibition "Napoleon on the Nile" to April 22. Napoleon's Egyptian venture was militarily disastrous. But the "savants" he sent along with his soldiers helped lay the foundation of modern Egyptology. Part of the Napoleonic booty was the Luxor obelisk (though it didn't go up in the Place de la Concorde in ...Abrupt US pullout would worsen Iraq problem: Mubarak AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 9:11 AM
A sudden pullout of US troops from Iraq would aggravate the situation there, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in remarks published on Saturday.Ideas can help make Seder appeal to kids The Wichita Eagle - Mar 16 11:13 PM
Q: How can we make our Seder fun for kids while still maintaining the sanctity of the celebration? A: The Passover Seder, a 15-step ritual dinner commemorating the Jews' Exodus from Egypt, is one of the most important events in the Jewish faith. But because the ceremony traditionally begins after sundown and often lasts well into the evening, it's a long night for children. With a little ...Middle East Business Information Zawya - Mar 16 9:32 PM
Loading ... KUWAIT, March 10 (KUNA) -- Kuwait International Fair Company (KIFC) announced Saturday it signed a contract with the Egyptian "Akhbar Al-Youm" for sole marketing rights of the Kuwaiti company's fairs in Egypt for the year 2008.Italy renews attempts to block CIA kidnap trial Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 15 2:48 PM
The Italian government on Thursday made its second attempt to block a court case against U.S. CIA agents accused of kidnapping a Muslim cleric and flying him to Egypt, where he says he was tortured.Egypt arrests 10 Muslim Brotherhood members AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 15 5:19 AM
Egyptian security forces arrested 10 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, an official said, in the second round of detentions this week.Egypt: Protest againt Israel's 1967 POWs killing Al Bawaba - Mar 16 9:27 AM
Egyptian police on Friday dispersed a demonstration against Israel's alleged killing of Egyptian POWs during the 1967 war. The incident took place in Al-Arish, a town of north Sinai peninsula.For Pete's sake, fish and chips stands celebrating 60 years The Arizona Republic - 52 minutes ago
Sixty years is a lifetime in Arizona, and for Kathy Adams and Pat Foster, it's been a lifetime filled with fish, chips and family.Tomb Raider: Anniversary - Day five Games Radar - Mar 16 4:08 PM
Yesterday, we left you at the point where we'd met the undead in our Egypt walkthrough . Now we'll take you further into this awesome new Tomb Raider: Anniversary level as we wrap up our week-long preview.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-03-16 21:35 GMT: Analysts: Sanctions won't hurt Iran much Interactive Investor - Mar 16 3:04 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - New sanctions agreed on by the major powers at the U.N. are unlikely to hurt Iran much, serving more as a signal to Tehran that worse could come, analysts say.Mideast snow shuts schools AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 15 9:50 AM
Snow blanketed much of Jordan on Thursday, briefly whited out road signs in Jerusalem as freak weather created high waves in Egypt's Red Sea and forced four ports to close.Opportunities grow for little performers Los Angeles Times - Mar 17 2:28 PM
Dwarfs have become chic entertainers for parties. Critics say the jobs are demeaning. Melvin Rossi II sat on a sofa in a Las Vegas hotel suite, BlackBerry in hand, talking deal points, hiring talent and checking on rehearsals. TransGlobe Reports Egyptian Dry Hole Rigzone - Mar 16 9:21 AM
TransGlobe Energy Corp. on Thursday announced the well results at Set #1, Nuqra Block 1, Egypt (50% working interest). The Set #1 exploration well was drilled to a total measured depth of 1,372 meters (4,500 feet) and subsequently plugged and abandoned.Egypt security forces break up protest, four held AlertNet - Mar 15 12:06 PM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, March 15 (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces broke up a demonstration by an anti-government group on Thursday, beating activists protesting against planned constitutional amendments they see ... Cairo's popular waterpipes no safer than cigarettes Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 15 6:56 AM
A single session smoking Egypt's popular shisha waterpipes yields a nicotine intake equivalent to more than one pack of cigarettes, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.Egyptologist discusses secrets of Tut's tomb Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 1 minute ago
Egyptologist and Smithsonian researcher John McDonald presents "Who is Really Buried in Tut's Tomb, and Other Mysteries of the Kings' Valley" on Thursday, March 22, 7 p.m. in the Museum of the Rockie's Hager Auditorium.Egypt reports another H5N1 case CIDRAP - Mar 15 3:28 PM
Mar 15, 2007 (CIDRAP News) Egyptian authorities reported a case of H5N1 avian influenza in a 10-year-old girl yesterday, marking the country's seventh case this year and 25th overall.Actions Against Journalists Worldwide Draw International Concern U.S. Department of State - Mar 16 9:54 AM
The United States, along with the global community, condemns actions taken against journalists in Bangladesh, the Gaza Strip and Egypt as well as the rising number of violent acts against female journalists worldwide. State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey tells reporters that when you look at the number of journalists who have suffered, either as a result of being kidnapped or suffered ...Community invited to Seder Tahoe Daily Tribune - Mar 16 6:09 AM
All are welcome to attend Temple Bat Yam's Passover Seder on April 2. The Passover Seder is a ritual meal, followed by a full dinner, which recounts the ancient Israelites' dramatic exodus from slavery in Egypt. The Seder begins at 6 p.m. with...Madison Trial Goes To Grand Jury WKRN Nashville - Mar 16 8:46 AM
The case against three people accused of killing two store clerks at AM PM Market on North Gallatin pike in Madison last December will go to a grand jury. | | Rokisha Alderson, 16, Robin Betts, 18 and Joshua Brown, 20, are charged with first degree murder. | | According to police, Brown and Alderson killed 23-year-old Salama Estfanous and 24-year-old Bishouy Hanna, both of Egypt. | | A... Group Blasts Mubarak's Anti-Terror Bill ABC News - Mar 17 3:33 AM
Amnesty International Calls Mubarak's Anti-Terrorism Bill a Grave Setback to Human RightsActions Against Journalists Worldwide Draw International Concern U.S. Department of State - Mar 16 9:17 AM
The United States, along with the global community, condemns actions taken against journalists in Bangladesh, the Gaza Strip and Egypt as well as the rising number of violent acts against female journalists worldwide says State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey. On March 13, the U.S. House of Representatives approves overwhelmingly a resolution urging the government of Bangladesh to drop ...