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  • Egypt is a real issue for the United States Open this result in new window
    Philadelphia Tribune - Mar 30 2:30 PM
    By Bill Fletcher Jr. Egypt , much like Pakistan, is becoming a real problem for the Bush administration.
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  • Egypt: Wanjiru to Lead Pipeline's Charge for Glory in Cairo Open this result in new window
    AllAfrica.com - Mar 30 3:40 PM
    Captain Catherine Wanjiru will lead Kenya Pipeline's charge for glory in the Africa Club Championship in Cairo, Egypt, next week.
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  • Burger King to expand in Egypt Open this result in new window
    Food Business Review - Mar 30 6:18 PM
    Burger King Europe, a subsidiary of US fast food giant Burger King Corporation, has signed a development agreement with Hana International Company to develop the Burger King brand in Egypt.
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  • Passover Commemorates Exodus From Egypt Open this result in new window
    The Morning News - Mar 30 4:08 PM
    Each year, Jewish people celebrate Passover to commemorate the exodus and freedom of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.
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  • 'Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt' to Shoot in Israel This October Open this result in new window
    NBC26 Green Bay - Mar 30 2:21 PM
    LOS ANGELES Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, the motion picture based on Anne Rice's best-selling novel about Christ's early years, will begin shooting in Israel this October.
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  • 'Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt' to Shoot in Israel This October Open this result in new window
    Elite TV - Mar 30 7:29 AM
    CHRIST THE LORD: OUT OF EGYPT, the motion picture based on Anne Rice's best-selling novel about Christ's early years, will begin shooting in Israel this October.
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  • China, Egypt to improve trade Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 29 3:04 PM
    China and Egypt plan to strengthen their trade ties that may include a Chinese industrial zone in the Northwestern Economic Zone in Suez Bay. Those ...
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  • Burger King to Expand in Egypt Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 29 1:40 PM
    Burger King Corp., operator of the world's second-largest hamburger chain, said Thursday its European division reached an agreement to open restaurants in Egypt and other countries in north Africa.
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  • Jordan to regulate entry of workers from Egypt, Sri Lanka, Pakistan Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Mar 30 3:24 AM
    Jordanian Ministry of Labor has signed three separate memorandums of understanding with its counterparts of Egypt, Sri Lanka and Pakistan to regulate the entry of workers into the country, the Jordan Times reported on Friday.
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  • Egypt's team heads for France to retrieve mummy's hair Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Mar 30 1:41 AM
    An Egyptian archaeological delegation Thursday headed for Paris to retrieve locks of hair from the mummy of Ramses II (about 1,302 BC - 1,213 BC), one of the greatest pharaohs in ancient Egypt, the official news agency MENA reported.
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  • 10 000 years in Egypt Open this result in new window
    University of Melbourne University News - Mar 29 10:00 PM
    Egyptian artefacts spanning more than 10 000 years, from the third millennium BCE through to the spread of Christianity, are among items in a new exhibition Discovering Egypt showing at the University of Melbournes Ian Potter Museum of Art to 26 August.
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  • China, Egypt probe ways to balance trade Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Mar 29 5:13 PM
    China and Egypt on Thursday probed ways to strengthen economic and trade cooperation while promoting Egypt's exports to the Chinese market so as to balance trade between the two countries.
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  • Egypt to fetch stolen mummy hair form France Open this result in new window
    The New Zealand Herald - Mar 29 3:07 PM
    CAIRO - Egypt sent an archaeological team to France today to retrieve 3200-year-old strands of hair from the mummy of Pharaoh Ramses II, who presided over an era of great military expansion in Egypt, state media said.
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  • China, Egypt to improve trade Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Mar 29 6:50 PM
    CAIRO, March 29: China and Egypt plan to strengthen their trade ties that may include a Chinese industrial zone in the Northwestern Economic Zone in Suez Bay.
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  • Architect claims to solve pyramid secret Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
    A French architect claimed Friday to have uncovered the mystery about how Egypt's Great Pyramid of Khufu was built with use of a spiral ramp to hoist huge stone blocks into place.
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  • Egypt/Nigeria: Mega African Soccer Fest Set for 2009 And 2010 Open this result in new window
    AllAfrica.com - Mar 29 2:52 PM
    Its official! In 2009 and 2010 the world will be treated to a spectacular soccer experience in Africa, as FIFA announced Egypt and Nigeria would host world cup youth soccer tournaments in 2009.
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  • China, Egypt to improve trade Open this result in new window
    Moldova.org - Mar 29 3:05 PM
    China and Egypt plan to strengthen their trade ties that may include a Chinese industrial zone in the Northwestern Economic Zone in Suez Bay.Those issues were discussed Thursday at the first Sino-Egyptian conference on trade cooperation and trade deficit relief in Cairo, the official Xinhua news agency reported.Egypt also sought to promote its exports to the Chinese market so as to balance trade ...
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  • Egypt allows Russian Il-86 airliner flights until September Open this result in new window
    Russian Information Agency Novosti - Mar 29 7:29 AM
    CAIRO, March 29 (RIA Novosti) - Egypt has extended until September 15 permission for Russian Il-86 airliner flights, which it plans to ban over non-compliance with international noise requirements, the country's civil aviation body said Thursday.
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  • Architect: Great Pyramid was built inside out Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Mar 30 9:19 AM
    A French architect said on Friday he had cracked a 4,500-year-old mystery surrounding Egypt's Great Pyramid, saying it was built from the inside out. To prove his case, Houdin teamed up with a French company that builds 3D models for auto and airplane design, Dassault Systemes.
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  • Great Pyramid was built inside out, Frenchman says Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 9:12 AM
    A French architect said on Friday he had cracked a 4,500-year-old mystery surrounding Egypt's Great Pyramid, saying it was built from the inside out.
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  • Prof stranded in Egypt after denied reentry to U.S. Open this result in new window
    The Kentucky Kernel - Mar 29 8:17 AM
    Visiting physics professor Adel Ahmed attended a conference in his native Egypt over Spring Break. He is expected to return to the United States in the middle of next week - two and a half weeks behind schedule. The American Consulate in Cairo denied Ahmed's reentry visa, forcing him to stay with family in Egypt until he could resolve the situation.
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  • Egyptians head to France to fetch stolen mummy hairs Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 7:33 AM
    Egypt sent an archaeological team to France on Thursday to retrieve 3,200-year-old strands of hair from the mummy of Pharaoh Ramses II, who presided over an era of great military expansion in Egypt, state media said.
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  • New Egypt looks to continue domination Open this result in new window
    Burlington County Times - Mar 29 8:12 AM
    HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TRACK PREVIEW - It didn't take New Egypt long to become a powerhouse in the Burlington County Scholastic League Freedom Division. The Warriors first put together a full team in 2003, and now theyre gunning for their third straight division title.
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  • One injured in single-car accident at Egypt Mills Open this result in new window
    Southeast Missourian - Mar 29 4:37 AM
    The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a single-car accident with moderate injuries on Route 177 at Egypt Mills Wednesday morning. Janneka T. Payne, 19, of Unity, Ill., was northbound on Route...
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  • Proposed missile sale to Egypt raises alarm with Jewish activists Open this result in new window
    JTA - Mar 28 8:31 PM
    Israeli activists are trying to figure out how to block the United States from selling a new, sophisticated type of missile to Egypt that could reach Israeli targets with increased accuracy.
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  • Elvis Presley's "Little Egypt" Open this result in new window
    BellaOnline - Mar 28 8:04 PM
    In Elvis Presley's movie Roustabout, Elvis sings about Little Egypt. "Wearing a ruby on her tummy and a diamond as big as Texas on her toe", Little Egypt dances with other dancers while Elvis sings. You can watch the videos on Youtube.
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  • Egypt blogs show alleged ballot stuffing Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Mar 30 7:33 AM
    Amateur video footage is being aired on Egyptian blogs that purports to show ballot stuffing and vote fraud in a nationwide referendum.
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  • Egypt: Constitutional amendments pass Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 4:16 PM
    A state-appointed human rights body accused Egypt's government of fraud Tuesday, charging that public sector-workers were forced to vote in a referendum on constitutional reform. But the government said the people overwhelmingly endorsed the amendments.
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  • Americans Distrust Saudi Arabia, Egypt Open this result in new window
    Angus Reid - Mar 28 10:36 PM
    (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many people in the United States believe Saudi Arabia and Egypt cannot be trusted, according to a poll by McLaughlin & Associates released by the Zionist Organization of America.
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  • Egypt: Nile Basin Initiative Project to Cost 200 Billion U.S. Dollars Open this result in new window
    AllAfrica.com - Mar 30 3:53 AM
    The projects expected to be carried out within the framework of the Nile Basin Initiative will cost 200 billion US dollars within the coming 30 years. Egyptian Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Mahmoud Abu Zeid said last Monday.
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  • Was Great Pyramid built from inside out? Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Mar 30 11:38 AM
    A French architect says he has cracked a 4,500-year-old mystery surrounding Egypts Great Pyramid, claiming that it was built from the inside out.
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  • China, Egypt report new H5N1 cases Open this result in new window
    CIDRAP - Mar 28 7:23 PM
    Mar 28, 2007 (CIDRAP News) China announced today that a 16-year-old boy died of H5N1 avian influenza, and yesterday Egypt reported that a 46-year-old woman had tested positive for the disease, according to news services.
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  • Life of peace and security made us stay back in UAE Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
    DUBAI She was only three years old when she came to the UAE from Egypt along with her parents and three sisters. My father was hired as an inspector at the UAEs Ministry of Education. We were supposed to stay in the UAE for four years.
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  • Blogs show footage alleging vote rigging in Egypts referendum Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Mar 30 3:50 AM
    CAIRO: Egyptian blogs have published amateur video footage purporting to show ballot stuffing and vote fraud in a nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments which opposition groups say was rigged.
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  • Secret of the Great Pyramid - it was built inside-out Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Mar 30 4:33 PM
    A 4,500-YEAR-OLD mystery surrounding the building of Egypt's Great Pyramid has been solved - according to an architect, who says it was constructed from the inside out.
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  • EGYPT: Bird flu awareness and reporting measures are improving Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Mar 28 7:21 AM
    Source: IRIN CAIRO, 28 March 2007 (IRIN) - Bird flu awareness and reporting measures in Egypt are improving, and patient recovery rates are rising, health specialists say, because of better planning and co-operation between international bodies and the Egyptian government in tackling the virus.
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  • Men's & Youth Egypt and Nigeria to host FIFA events in 2009 Open this result in new window
    FIFA - Mar 28 5:14 AM
    During the meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee on 22 and 23 March 2007, it was agreed that Egypt would host the FIFA U-20 World Cup and that Nigeria would host the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2009.
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  • Great Pyramid 'built inside out' Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Mar 30 9:31 AM
    A FRENCH architect claims he's cracked the 4500-year-old mystery of Egypt's Great Pyramid, saying it was built from the inside out instead of the classic "ramp" theory.
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  • Great Pyramid was 'built inside out' Open this result in new window
    Perth Now - Mar 30 9:31 AM
    A FRENCH architect claims to have cracked a 4500-year-old mystery surrounding Egypt's Great Pyramid, saying it was built from the inside out.
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  • Former Iran president calls for healing Sunni-Shiite divide Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 29 1:24 PM
    Iran's former president Mohammed Khatami called for Sunnis and Shiites to lay aside their differences, in a speech to students at Egypt's Al-Azhar university, the leading institution for Sunni learning in the Islamic world.
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  • Milestones in women's history Open this result in new window
    Dayton Daily News - Mar 30 12:06 PM
    Quilting, the art of stitching through padding between two layers of cloth, is quite the American pasttime, but its origins could date back to 3400 B.C. in Egypt of all places. Avery Colby, in 1978's Quilting, writes of "a carved ivory figure of a Pharaoh of the Egyptian First Dynasty wearing a supposedly quilted mantle, circa 3400 B.C." Early forms of quilting were most likely for warmth, both ...
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  • Egypt judges reject referendum results Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 4:51 AM
    Judges in Egypt on Tuesday rejected the results of a referendum on constitutional changes which they argued was fraudulent, and vowed to boycott the supervision of future polls.
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  • Egypt gov't says amendments passed Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 4:05 AM
    Voters overwhelmingly approved a set of controversial amendments to Egypt's constitution, the government said Tuesday, a day after opposition groups massively boycotted a referendum.
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  • Egypt: Judges Reject Egypt Referendum Open this result in new window
    AllAfrica.com - Mar 28 4:08 AM
    Egypt's judges have vowed to boycott the supervision of future polls after rejecting the results of a referendum that approved a series of changes to the constitution.
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  • SWEET ESCAPE - Chocolate used to tell story of Israelites at untraditional seder Open this result in new window
    The Patriot Ledger - Mar 30 9:15 AM
    On Passover, Jews use a shank bone, hard-boiled eggs and parsley dipped in salted water to teach their children the story of the exodus from Egypt. But in Hingham yesterday, they used chocolate.
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  • Egypt: Controversial Reforms Approved Amidst Violence Open this result in new window
    AllAfrica.com - Mar 28 2:21 AM
    (27 March 2007) Amendments to Egypt's constitution that human rights groups criticise as paving the way for a police state were approved by a majority of voters during a low turnout on referendum day on 26 March.
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  • Egypt constitutional changes approved by 75 percent Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 1:50 AM
    Controversial changes to Egypt's constitution were approved by 75.9 percent of voters, according to official results of a referendum announced on Tuesday.
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  • The Faces of Tariq Ramadan Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
    An interpretive biography of Muhammad sheds light on the political philosophy of its controversial author.
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  • Consul General of Egypt to Speak on U.S. - Egyptian Relations and the Future of the Middle East During World Affairs ... Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 28 10:07 AM
    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Abderahman Salaheldin has served as the Consul General of Egypt in San Francisco since 2004. He has been a career Diplomat for more than 25 years. The event, hosted by the non-profit organization, the World Affairs Council of Orange County, is scheduled for Wednesday, April 18 at the Fairmont Newport Beach at 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach, CA 92660.
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  • Girl kicked off plane for coughing Open this result in new window
    Moldova.org - Mar 30 1:13 PM
    A Hawaii teenager who was kicked off a Continental Airlines flight when she had a coughing fit said she's flying again very soon.I am a little scared since I'm traveling Continental again and I'm not traveling with any adults, Rachel Collier, 16, told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin of her plans to fly with a friend next week to Egypt for a wedding.Collier flew home to Hawaii on Wednesday, one day ...
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  • Temple Bat Yam welcomes all to attend Passover Seder Open this result in new window
    Tahoe Daily Tribune - Mar 30 6:10 AM
    All are welcome to attend Temple Bat Yam's Passover Seder on April 2, a ritual meal, followed by a full dinner, which recounts the ancient Israelites' dramatic exodus from slavery in Egypt.
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  • Passover Begins at Sundown Re-creating a ritual Open this result in new window
    Berkshire Eagle - Mar 30 9:36 AM
    NORTH ADAMS Passover begins at sundown tonight, so as we celebrate the Israelites' deliverance from slavery in ancient Egypt with a night of stories and (sometimes) song let's begin with a story about an alternative seder.
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  • REFILE-Egypt blogs show footage alleging ballot stuffing Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Mar 29 8:05 AM
    Source: Reuters (Repeats to fix spelling in headline) By Cynthia Johnston CAIRO, March 29 (Reuters) - Egyptian blogs have published amateur video footage purporting to show ballot stuffing and ...
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  • Egypt Loses Taste for Democratic Reform Open this result in new window
    The Progress Report - Mar 28 3:57 AM
    During the Last 25 Years, Egypt made moves toward becoming a democracy -- for about one year. Nobody helped them then, and nobody seems to be complaining now as a dangerous dictatorship takes hold. What gives?
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  • Burger King Tut? Open this result in new window
    Kansas City Star - Mar 30 12:12 AM
    Burger King, which has 180 restaurants in other Middle Eastern countries, signs a development deal for Egypt and other North African countries.
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  • Officials bar rabbi's matzo-making bus Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 52 minutes ago
    A rabbi's school bus retrofitted into an oven to bake matzos for Passover may be out of business.
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  • Israelis fire back at Egypt over claims of war atrocities Open this result in new window
    J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Mar 29 12:50 PM
    jerusalem | For more than 30 years they kept to themselves, hoping the memories of their ordeal in Egyptian captivity would be eclipsed by peace deals and the passage of time.
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  • ?Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life? Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
    ?When I was a child it seemed that everywhere I went I came across traces of my family's history in Jerusalem.?
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  • Local art students provide portraits Open this result in new window
    Baxter Bulletin - Mar 30 3:14 AM
    COTTER Eighteen-year-old Cody Luna is somewhat aware of the story behind the girl with the brown hair and bright smile. She knows she is from Egypt. She knows she has been abandoned, orphaned, neglected or abused. And she knows the portrait she drew of her will be one of the child's few possessions.
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  • Egypt trip doesnt affect candidates campaign focus Open this result in new window
    Lawrence Journal-World - Mar 27 10:03 PM
    Victor Sisk ran a long-distance campaign during the early part of March he was on a vacation/educational trip to Egypt.
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  • Egypt seeks to bar live bird trade over H5N1 fears Open this result in new window
    africast.com - Mar 29 7:36 AM
    CAIRO, March 29 -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak proposed a law on Wednesday to bar trade and transport of live birds to help prevent the spread of the bird flu virus that has so far killed 13 Egyptians, state media said.
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  • Egypt: Constitutional Amendments Pass Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 27 4:16 PM
    A state-appointed human rights body accused Egypt's government of fraud Tuesday, charging that public sector-workers were forced to vote in a referendum on constitutional reform.
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  • Apathy Marks Constitutional Vote in Egypt Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Mar 26 8:04 PM
    CAIRO, March 26 -- Magdi Riyadh entered the sun-washed schoolyard at the Talaat Harb High School at noon Monday to vote on amendments to Egypt's constitution that the government has called a step toward democratic reform. Opponents have derided the measures as a charade aimed at fortifying the...
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  • Egypt votes on constitutional amendments Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 27 6:04 AM
    Human rights groups condemned Egypt's election on 34 constitutional amendments, while the government hailed voter participation. "No referendum can ...
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  • Egypt, Israel and U.S. agree on major cut to U.S. force in Sinai Open this result in new window
    JTA - Mar 27 2:16 PM
    Then-Secretary of Defense William Cohen shakes hands with U.S. Army soldiers at Sharm El-Sheikh, on the Sinai Peninsula, in a file photo. The United States has convinced Israel and Egypt to accept an immediate cut in the American presence in the Sinai.
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  • Current Issue: Open this result in new window
    Cowl - Mar 30 3:23 AM
    Guards at the Gaza-Egypt border are accustomed to confiscating cigarettes and car parts from those trying to pass through the hot-zone. Recently, however, they were forced to deal with living contraband.
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  • Divisive Egypt reforms approved Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Mar 27 2:32 AM
    Controversial changes to Egypt's constitution are approved in a vote boycotted by opposition groups.
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  • Ugandan lesbian seeks U.S. asylum Open this result in new window
    Planet Out via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 4:26 PM
    SUMMARY: U.S. immigration judges must consider governments' failure to stop families' abuse of gay relatives, a U.S. appeals court rules in a boon to women.
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  • Turnout low in Egypt constitution vote Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 4:40 PM
    Turnout was low Monday in a rushed referendum on amending Egypt's constitution, changes the government has touted as democratic reforms but critics dismiss as attempts to curtail rights and consolidate the regime's power.
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  • The CIA's Italian Job Open this result in new window
    The Nation via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 11:01 AM
    The Nation -- Cairo
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  • Out of Egypt: A family escapes refugee morass Open this result in new window
    JTA - Mar 27 12:46 PM
    Tortured in Egypt and threatened with a return to Sudan, a family decides that the safest place for them is Israel. Before you continue...
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  • Iraq's 'Arab Idol' captivates nation Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 3:15 PM
    For four long years, life has been brutally unkind to most Iraqis, but Friday night they had one of those rare moments to focus beyond the daily violence that is swallowing their lives. One of their own took first prize in the Arab version of American Idol.
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  • Egypt Gov't Say Amendments Passed Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Mar 27 2:39 AM
    A set of controversial amendments to Egypt's constitution were approved overwhelmingly by voters, the government said Tuesday, a day after the vote was boycotted by democracy reformers and the country's largest opposition group.
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  • Border patrol has teeth Guards in Gaza seize 3 crocodiles concealed under robe of woman crossing from Egypt Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - Mar 27 4:39 AM
    A woman with three crocodiles strapped to her waist was stopped at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing after guards noticed that she looked "strangely fat," officials said Monday.
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  • "Transplant tourism" on rise due to donor shortages Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 10:43 AM
    "Transplant tourism" is on the rise because organ donations are not keeping up with growing demand, especially for kidneys, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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  • Mummies & Mosques: Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Open this result in new window
    Rapid City Journal - Mar 29 11:30 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.
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  • Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Mar 29 10:19 PM
    Find this interesting? If so then Disarmament: Jeremy Rose On De-Nuking The Middle East - The United Nations General Assembly, The Security Council, the Arab League, Iran, Israel, Egypt, and the Non-Aligned Movement are just some of those who have publicly lent their support to a Middle East nuclear free zone over the past three decades.
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  • Lesbian's asylum case opens immigration door Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Mar 30 1:08 PM
    ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AP) -- Olivia Nabulwala says her family in Uganda was so angry and ashamed to learn she was a lesbian that her relatives hurled insults at her, pummeled her and, finally, stripped her and held her down while a stranger raped her.
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  • Paperback Row Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 0 minute ago
    Paperback books of particular interest.
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  • Egypt reports two new human bird flu cases Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Mar 27 5:10 PM
    Egypt on Tuesday confirmed two new human bird flu cases, bringing the number of such cases to 29 in the country, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported.
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  • Burger King(R) To Expand in Egypt Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 29 9:38 AM
    MIAMI----Burger King Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, Burger King Europe GmbH, has signed a development agreement with Hana International Company Limited, a subsidiary of Olayan Financing Company, the Saudi and Middle Eastern arm of The Olayan Group.
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  • Release, asylum or return to Egypt: What are the options for the refugees? Open this result in new window
    JTA - Mar 27 10:01 AM
    The fate of nearly 300 refugees who crossed illegally from Egypt in search of a safe haven from atrocities in Sudan poses a moral dilemma for Israel, which was founded as a haven for Jews fleeing persecution and for whom the memory of the Holocaust looms large.
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  • Burger King expands to North Africa Open this result in new window
    BizJournals - Mar 29 1:00 PM
    A development agreement with a Saudi Arabian conglomerate has been signed to bring the Whopper to Egypt and other neighboring companies.
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  • Burger King to expand in Egypt Open this result in new window
    Sharewatch - Mar 29 1:48 PM
    Burger King Europe GmbH, has given Hana International Company Ltd. the exclusive rights to develop its restaurants in the region. Hana International is the food services unit of the privately held Olayan Group's Saudi and Middle Eastern arm.
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  • Egypt votes on constitutional amendments Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - Mar 27 6:23 AM
    Human rights groups condemned Egypt's election on 34 constitutional amendments, while the government hailed voter participation.
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  • Egypt has 2 more H5N1 cases; Indonesia suspects 3 Open this result in new window
    CIDRAP - Mar 27 3:08 PM
    Mar 27, 2007 (CIDRAP News) Egypt reported two more human cases of H5N1 avian influenza today, pushing the country's total to 29, while Indonesia reported three suspected cases, two of them fatal, according to news services.
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  • Coming Attraction: 'Reaping' Is a Religious Revival of a Different Sort Open this result in new window
    Emory Wheel - Mar 29 11:22 PM
    If you're planning on seeing Hilary Swank's new movie "The Reaping," you might want to grab a copy of the Bible and take a look at Exodus 5 through 11. There you'll find the story of the 10 plagues of Egypt, the very plagues that Swank faces down in the her new horror flick.
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  • Lochte leads US record breaking spree Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 9:35 AM
    Ryan Lochte took apart the 200m backstroke world record Friday before helping Michael Phelps get his hands on a fifth gold medal when the United States shattered the 4x200m freestyle relay world mark.
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  • Charges of Vote Rigging as Egypt Approves Constitution Changes Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Mar 27 8:32 PM
    The disputed measures empower the Egyptian president to dissolve Parliament, to suspend civil protections and to limit judges? oversight of elections.
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  • Time To Get Serious About Nuclear Free Middle East Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Mar 29 4:04 PM
    The United Nations General Assembly, The Security Council, the Arab League, Iran, Israel, Egypt, and the Non-Aligned Movement are just some of those who have publicly lent their support to a Middle East nuclear free zone over the past three decades.
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  • Egypt seeks to bar live bird trade Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Mar 28 10:34 PM
    CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak proposed a law yesterday to bar trade and transport of live birds to help prevent the spread of the bird flu virus that has so far killed 13 Egyptians, state media said.
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  • Egypt reports 27th case of avian flu Open this result in new window
    CIDRAP - Mar 27 1:08 PM
    Editor's note: Because of a technical problem, this story was not published until Mar 27. Mar 26, 2007 (CIDRAP News) A diagnosis of H5N1 avian influenza in a 3-year-old Egyptian girl yesterday marked Egypt's 27th case overall and the ninth this year, according to news services.
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  • Egypt's constitution vote draws little interest Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Mar 27 12:20 AM
    Turnout was low Monday in a referendum on amending Egypt's constitution, changes the government has touted as democratic reforms but critics...
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  • Architect Says He's Solved Pyramid Secret Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 30 4:16 PM
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  • 140 go to Spain, many can't be traced Open this result in new window
    The Times of India - Mar 29 1:03 PM
    Indian tourists sent on trips to Egypt and Spain by a travel agent, have gone missing from Spain for the last one year.
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  • Girl kicked off plane for coughing bout returns home Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Mar 30 6:06 AM
    A 16-year-old girl who was kicked off a flight for coughing too much is back home.
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  • Charges of vote rigging as Egypt approves constitution changes Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Mar 27 9:49 PM
    The changes empower the president to dissolve Parliament, suspend civil protections in cases of terrorism, and to limit the role of judges in monitoring future elections.
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  • 140 go to Spain, many can't be traced Open this result in new window
    The Times of India - Mar 29 1:10 PM
    NEW DELHI: The Embassy of Spain has complained to the Delhi Police that many tourists, sent on trips to Egypt and Spain between February and April 2006 by a travel agent, have gone missing from Spain.
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  • Throwing out your cookies - a Passover lesson Open this result in new window
    Redlands Daily Facts - Mar 29 12:58 PM
    On Monday evening will begin the most holy night of Passover, the annual commemoration by the Jewish community of the liberation of the oppressed Israelites from bondage in Egypt.
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  • EGYPT QUIETLY ABANDONS GAZA Open this result in new window
    Middle East Newsline - Mar 27 7:22 AM
    TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Egypt's military has quietly abandoned the Gaza Strip. Israeli sources said the 100-member Egyptian military advisory delegation that arrived in the Gaza Strip in mid-2006 has been recalled.
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