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Egypt Islamist MPs in parliament walk-out over laws 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 10:26 AM
Over 100 mainly Islamist lawmakers walked out of Egypt's parliament on Sunday to protest government moves to push through constitutional laws that opponents fear will entrench the ruling party's grip on power.Egypt slams Amnesty criticism on constitution Antara News - 58 minutes ago
Egypt on Sunday slammed Amnesty International condemnation of President Hosni Mubarak`s proposed constitutional changes, saying that non-Egyptians had no right to comment on the country`s internal matters.Egypt rejects Amnesty International's criticism on its constitutional amendments People's Daily - Mar 18 6:16 PM
- Cairo on Sunday denounced the human rights body Amnesty International (AI)'s statement on Egypt's proposed constitutional amendments as a "tutelage" of the Egyptian people.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 Shuts Door on Dissent As U.S. Officials Back Away Washington Post - Mar 18 6:28 PM
CAIRO -- On June 20, 2005, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped onto the arabesque campus of the American University in Cairo, built around a former pasha's palace, and delivered a call to action that overturned decades of American policy in the Arab world.Bosso arrive in Egypt for tie against Al Ahly The Herald - Mar 18 8:46 AM
ZIMBABWE soccer kings Highlanders flew into Cairo, Egypt yesterday after a long journey that included an overnight stop-over in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Egypt opposition MPs boycott constitutional debate AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 9:14 AM
More than 100 Islamist and independent members of the Egyptian parliament on Sunday boycotted a session debating constitutional amendments that they say are aimed at stifling them.Egypt opposition decries amendment plans AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 7:34 AM
Opposition lawmakers boycotted an opening parliamentary debate Sunday on constitutional amendments they say will further tighten the Egyptian president's grip on power.Egypt s crackdown on Brotherhood continues Gulf Times - Mar 17 11:56 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 ahead of a vote on laws the Islamists say aim to block them from mainstream politics.Egypt, $326.4m from Suez AME Info - Mar 17 9:38 PM
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 - Mar 17 6:59 PM
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 Opposition Decries Amendment Plans ABC News - Mar 18 7:48 AM
Egyptian Opposition Lawmakers Boycott Parliament Talks on Constitutional AmendmentsEgypt 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.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.Imagining Otherwise In Egypt Washington Post - Mar 17 7:27 PM
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. 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.Sudan archeology flourishes before the flood AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 10:17 AM
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.*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.Sudanese family in limbo UPI - Mar 18 2:09 PM
A Sudanese family that fled Darfur into Egypt found itself in limbo in Israel Sunday as it seeks asylum from its violence-ravaged homeland.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).Egypt: Opposition MPs boycott debate on constitutional amendments Al Bawaba - Mar 18 9:12 AM
Egyptian opposition lawmakers boycotted an opening parliamentary debate Sunday on constitutional amendments they say will further tighten the president's grip on power.[EPA] Aljazeera - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
Opposition MPs in Egypt have walked out of parliament in protest over constitutional amendments proposed by Hosni Mubarak, the president.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 Islamist MPs in parliament walk-out over laws Tiscali - Mar 18 5:36 PM
Analysts say the measures appear to target the Muslim Brotherhood, the country s largest opposition movement, because they include a ban on political work based on religion and give the state sweeping security powers.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.Egyptian Opposition Lawmakers Protest Debate on Constitutional Amendments Voice of America - Mar 18 2:18 PM
Opposition lawmakers in Egypt have boycotted debate on constitutional amendments proposed by President Hosni Mubarak. More than 100 lawmakers, mainly from the Islamic group, the Muslim Brotherhood, protested outside the parliament building Sunday as the 454-member chamber met.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."Middle East Business Information Zawya - 27 minutes ago
Loading ... CAIRO, March 18 (KUNA) -- Thirty-three percent rise is expected in the flow of foreign investments to Egypt during 2007, Minister of Investment Minister of Investment , Mahmoud Mohei-Eddin said on Sunday.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 caseSudanese family in limbo New Kerala - 25 minutes ago
BEER SHEVA, Israel, March 18: A Sudanese family that fled Darfur into Egypt found itself in limbo in Israel Sunday as it seeks asylum from its violence-ravaged homeland.Arab summit to discuss ways of supporting new Palestinian gov't: Moussa People's Daily - Mar 18 6:15 PM
Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Sunday that Arab leaders will discuss ways of backing the newly formed Palestinian unity government at an Arab summit scheduled for March 28-29 in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.Mob 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 pound o/n interbank rate steady at 8.9 pct Khaleej Times - Mar 18 5:44 AM
CAIRO - The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound was roughly steady at 8.9 percent on Sunday from 8.889 percent on Thursday CBEZ in the absence of central bank certificate of deposit auctions, traders said.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.Bombers fail to impress Katende The Monitor - Mar 18 12:03 PM
Bombers' coach Dick Katende was a very unsatisfied man at the end of the first installment of the two-day national trials at Lugogo over the weekend. Visibly unmoved, Katende said that boxers had quite a lot to catch up on before the April 10 Zone V Championship in Egypt.Lift boycott on the Palestinians, says Egypt's foreign minister EARTHtimes.org - Mar 18 4:10 AM
Cairo- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit has called on the international community to support the new Palestinian unity government and lift the financial boycott on it. On Saturday, a 25-member Palestinian government unifying the rival Hamas...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.Executive Suite Advice from the Top: Cisco CEO sees tech as integral to success USA Today - 42 minutes ago
John Chambers is 57, which might suggest that he knows less about technology than the typical 14-year-old. Except that Chambers is not your average fiftysomething. He is CEO of tech giant Cisco Systems, and he spoke with USA TODAY corporate management reporter Del Jones about executives and leaders and how to compensate for their blind spots when it comes to technology.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.Official Alerted F.B.I. to Rules Abuse 2 Years Ago, Lawyer Says New York Times - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
An official in the Communications Analysis Unit said he raised concerns with superiors soon after he was assigned to the unit in early 2005.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.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Mar 18 7:17 AM
Loading ... CAIRO, March 18 (KUNA) -- Thirty-three percent rise is expected in the flow of foreign investments to Egypt during 2007, Minister of Investment, Mahmoud Mohei-Eddin said on Sunday.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.In the World Akron Beacon Journal - Mar 18 12:39 AM
Amnesty International on Saturday urged Egypt's parliament to reject new constitutional amendments that would give the government sweeping powers to quash public dissent. A vote is scheduled today on the amendments, which President Hosni Mubarak's government, a top U.S. ally in the Mideast, has billed as aimed at boosting democracy. Opposition parties have denounced them as an attempt to ensure ...Saudi race opens up for MTN News 24 South Africa - Mar 18 7:14 AM
Egypt's Orascom and India's MTNL have been disqualified, leaving SA's MTN and six others in the bidding for a third cellphone licence in Saudi Arabia.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.Egyptian opposition boycotts debate AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 1:27 PM
Opposition lawmakers boycotted the start of a parliamentary debate Sunday on constitutional amendments they say will further tighten Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's grip on power.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.One Iraq war legacy: a softer US approach to remaining foes AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 3:43 PM
Four years of devastating war in Iraq has left America's global standing in tatters, and President George W. Bush is trying a softer approach to his remaining arch enemies -- North Korea, Syria and Iran.Palestinian government must renounce violence, accept Israel: US AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 1:52 PM
The United States on Sunday said it will deal with the new Palestinian government only if it agrees to forgo violence and fully recognize Israel.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. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Mar 17 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.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 - Mar 17 9:09 PM
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.Orascom, MTNL disqualified from Saudi mobile race Gulf Times - Mar 18 12:52 AM
RIYADH: 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.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 Celestial Sightseeing BusinessWeek - Mar 18 6:11 PM
Astro tourism to glimpse eclipses, meteor showers, and comets around the planet is taking off 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 - Mar 17 8:51 PM
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.John L. Esposito: The Tragedy of Failed Policies HuffingtonPost - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
The tragedy of the Iraq War's fourth anniversary is the clear picture of the Bush administration's failed policies: the spiral of violence and terror, bitter sectarian conflicts, continued and at times escalating loss of American and Iraqi life. Ironically, the administration has unintentionally enhanced Iran's role as a regional player. Equally tragic is the administration's failed ...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.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...Islamabad street protests threaten Musharraf's power The Christian Science Monitor - Mar 18 2:15 PM
Protesters have united against Pakistan's president after he sacked the country's top judge last week. Reporters on the Job The Christian Science Monitor - Mar 18 2:15 PM
Touring the Nuclear World The Globalist - 45 minutes ago
Around the world, a lot of attention is now paid to Iran's ambitions to become a nuclear power. Against this backdrop, Joseph Cirincione the author of "Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons" provides a veritable "Who is who?" of the world's nuclear powers.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".Egyptian MPs in protest walk-out BBC News - Mar 18 3:58 AM
Over 100 mainly Islamist Egyptian lawmakers boycott parliament over controversial constitutional changes.Ministry of Tourism authorizes initial hand over procedures of DAMAC's Gamsha Bay project AME Info - 21 minutes ago
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism authorized the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) to hand over the land boundaries of the Gamsha Bay area.Briefing: China vows faster push to conserve energy International Herald Tribune - Mar 18 5:34 AM
China will accelerate plans to revamp the natural resources tax mechanism to encourage conservation and reduce waste, its top economic planner said Sunday.Palestinians install more moderate gov't AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 12:49 AM
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.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.UN Chief Praises Saudi Peace Proposal, Calls Palestinian Coalition 'Disappointing' Voice of America - Mar 18 6:34 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised a five-year old Saudi Arabian peace proposal as a "pillar" in the search for Middle East peace. The Saudi plan is to be discussed later this month at an Arab summit in Riyadh.Islamist walkout at parliament Independent - Mar 18 5:11 PM
Opposition lawmakers yesterday boycotted the start of a parliamentary debate on constitutional amendments they say will further tighten Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's grip on power.Saturday, March 17 CNN.com - Mar 17 10:26 PM
BANGKOK (CNN) -- Three teenaged students were killed and seven were wounded in an explosion inside a dormitory at a Muslim boarding school in southern Thailand Saturday night, according to a Thai Army spokesman.Egyptologist discusses secrets of Tut's tomb Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 2 hours, 16 minutes 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.