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Israeli minister postpones Egypt visit 
AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 05 10:49 AM
An Israeli Cabinet minister who commanded an army unit during the 1967 Middle East War on Monday postponed a visit to Egypt following allegations there that soldiers under his command killed unarmed Egyptian prisoners.Storm brews between Israel and Egypt over PoW killing claims AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 05 5:01 AM
A major diplomatic row threatened to erupt between Israel and Egypt on Monday over claims that a crack Israeli unit killed Egyptian prisoners during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.In Egypt, remnant carries on rich fabric of Jewish tradition JTA - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Ben Gaon, vice president of the Jewish community of Alexandria, Egypt, sits in his office under a photo of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the community´s headquarters Sept. 18, 2006.Egypt anger over 1967 'massacre' BBC News - Mar 05 6:36 AM
An Israeli minister postpones a trip to Egypt, amid media reports his army unit killed 250 Egyptian POWs in 1967.Ben-Eliezer Postpones Egypt Trip Arab News - Mar 05 4:24 PM
JERUSALEM, 6 March 2007 An Israeli Cabinet minister has put off a trip to Egypt, where public outrage has flared over media charges that a unit he led in the 1967 Middle East war may have killed 250 captured Egyptian soldiers, an aide said yesterday.In Egypt's 2005 elections some judges risked their careers speaking out against electoral practices [AP] Aljazeera - Mar 05 10:29 AM
New amendments to Egypt's constitution, could make it almost impossible for Islamic groups, representing the country's largest opposition wave, to seek presidency.Egypt to deport six Chinese illegal migrants The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 05 1:07 PM
Egyptian authorities have ordered the deportation of six Chinese caught trying to cross into Israel illegally in search of work, a security source said Monday. The six Chinese were arrested last week by border police as they tried to cross into Israel from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula with the help of local bedouins, the source said.Egypt outrage at war claims The New Zealand Herald - Mar 05 8:44 AM
CAIRO - Egypt summoned Israel's envoy to Cairo after Israeli media alleged the Israeli Army may have killed 250 captured Egyptian soldiers at the end of the 1967 Middle East War.Egypt's bloggers test state media control ZDNet - Mar 04 6:24 PM
Bloggers come into the spotlight in Egypt as a force in political debate and as a target of government attempts to limit expression.Israel minister delays Egypt trip in war crime row AlertNet - Mar 05 6:21 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds comment from film-maker, foreign ministry) By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - An Israeli cabinet minister has put off a trip to Egypt, where public outrage has flared over media ... Israel minister delays Egypt trip in war crime row Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Mar 05 2:52 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli cabinet minister has postponed a trip to Egypt, where media allegations that a unit he led in the 1967 Middle East war may have killed 250 captured Egyptian soldiers stirred public outrage, an aide said on Monday.Israel minister delays Egypt trip in war crime row Khaleej Times - Mar 05 6:58 AM
JERUSALEM - An Israeli cabinet minister has put off a trip to Egypt, where public outrage has flared over media charges that a unit he led in the 1967 Middle East war may have killed 250 captured Egyptian soldiers, an aide said on Monday.Israel minister delays Egypt trip in war crime row AlertNet - Mar 05 3:06 AM
Source: Reuters By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - An Israeli cabinet minister has postponed a trip to Egypt, where media allegations that a unit he led in the 1967 Middle East war may have killed 250 ... Israeli minister postpones Egypt visit over war crimes allegations CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 05 12:10 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli cabinet minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer has postponed a planned visit to Egypt in light of allegations that an army unit under his command killed unarmed Egyptian prisoners captured during the 1967 Middle East War, an aide said Monday.Storm brewing between Israel, Egypt over PoWs Middle East Times - Mar 05 1:35 AM
JERUSALEM -- A diplomatic row threatened to erupt between Israel and Egypt Monday over claims that an Israeli unit had killed Egyptian prisoners of war during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.First Human Avian Flu Case in Laos, More in China, Egypt U.S. Department of State - Mar 05 8:09 AM
Officials from U.S. agencies have offered help to the government of Egypt in controlling the spread of avian influenza among birds there and have met with World Health Organization leaders to discuss international cooperation in preventing and responding to avian and pandemic influenza. Separately, scientists from the National Institutes of Health and its National Institute of Allergy and ...Egypt, Israel in prisoner row Sunday Times - Mar 05 5:34 AM
JERUSALEM - A major diplomatic row has threatened to erupt between Israel and Egypt over claims that a crack Israeli unit killed Egyptian prisoners during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.Israeli minister calls off visit to Egypt amid PoW storm Khaleej Times - Mar 05 1:13 AM
JERUSALEM - An Israeli minister on Monday called off a planned visit to Egypt amid a storm over claims that a unit he commanded had killed Egyptian prisoners of war in the June 1967 Six Day war, his office said.Egypt's bloggers test the limits Independent Online - Mar 05 12:49 AM
The focus in Egypt has again shifted to its bloggers who are an important forum for political debate, but whose freedom of expression is limited by the government.Ben-Eliezer cancels Egypt visit amid row over 1967 war charges Haaretz Daily - Mar 05 12:26 AM
Infrastructure Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer has cancelled his scheduled visit to Egypt in the wake of a row over media reports - denied by Ben-Eliezer - that during the 1967 Six-Day War, troops under his command executed 250 captured Egyptian soldiers.Egypt's economy to grow AME Info - Mar 04 10:09 PM
Egypt's economy should grow strongly this year, but its public debt burden is a major threat to fiscal stability, reported Reuters. EFG-Hermes expects the economy to grow 6.2% during the fiscal year which ends in June and predicts a 1% rise to 7.2% by 2008-9.Egypt: Highlanders Hold Ahly, Nasarawa Trash Ports Authority AllAfrica.com - Mar 05 12:36 AM
Ahly of Egypt began their defence of their African Champions League title with a surprise 0-0 draw against Highlanders in Zimbabwe on Sunday while Nigeria's Nasarawa United thrashed visitors Ports Authority of Gambia 3-0.Israeli minister told to cancel Egypt visit over POW scandal EARTHtimes.org - Mar 05 12:40 AM
Tel Aviv- Egypt told a senior Israeli minister to call off a planned visit to Cairo after a documentary broadcast in Israel last week caused outrage in the Egyptian parliament, Israeli newspapers reported Monday. In the documentary, several former Is...Egypt summons Israeli ambassador to protest prisoner killings in 1967 People's Daily - Mar 04 5:14 PM
Egypt summoned Israeli ambassador on Sunday to protest against Israeli television airing a documentary of Israeli killing of Egyptian prisoners of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.Egypt summons Israel envoy over doco TVNZ - Mar 04 12:14 PM
Egypt summoned Israel's envoy to Cairo on Sunday after Israeli media allegations that the Israeli army may have killed 250 captured Egyptian soldiers at the end of the 1967 Middle East war.Egypt's bloggers test state control AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
Egyptian bloggers have come into the spotlight as a forum for political debate and as the target of government attempts to limit their freedom of expression.Egypt summons Israel envoy over alleged 1967 killings AlertNet - Mar 04 10:50 AM
Source: Reuters By Abdel Sattar Hatita CAIRO, March 4 (Reuters) - Egypt summoned Israel's envoy to Cairo on Sunday after Israeli media allegations that the Israeli army may have killed 250 captured Egyptian ... Egypt's bloggers test state media control Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 04 9:32 PM
Egyptian bloggers have come into the spotlight, on the one hand as an important forum for political debate, on the other as the target of government attempts to limit their freedom of expression.Egypt summons Israeli envoy over 1967 killings Deutsche Welle - Mar 04 1:34 PM
Egypt has summoned Israel's envoy to Cairo to clarify allegations in the Israeli media that the army may have killed Egyptian prisoners of war in the aftermath of the 1967 Middle East war.Egypt summons Israel envoy over alleged 1967 killings Stuff - Mar 04 11:33 AM
CAIRO: Egypt summoned Israel's envoy to Cairo today after Israeli media allegations that the Israeli army may have killed 250 captured Egyptian soldiers at the end of the 1967 Middle East war.Egypt's TV presenter reluctant to return home over safety concerns Gulf News - Mar 04 1:48 PM
Dubai: With dust yet to settle over her latest controversy, Egypt's most famed TV presenter who recently fled to the UK is reluctant to return home over concerns about her safety, a British newspaper reported yesterday.Egypt trip "spectacular" for Brick woman Asbury Park Press - Mar 04 7:55 AM
SEEING THE GREAT PYRAMID was just one of the highlights of a trip to Egypt for Mary Martin of Brick. "Egyptians were friendly everywhere, as we visited monuments and tombs. A special event was having dinner at the home of an Egyptian family," Martin writes about a 15-day group tour that included stops in Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor and a Nile River cruise. "Our security escorts made us feel like ...Top Rated: Lake Egypt water rated state's best The Southern Illinoisan - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
People don't generally spend much time thinking about their drinking water at home. When they do, cleanliness is generally the first concern. Taste comes in a close second.Draft amendments would take poll oversight away from Egypt's judges The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 05 1:07 PM
Draft constitutional amendments published in an Egyptian newspaper on Monday would abolish judicial supervision of elections and make it almost impossible for the opposition Muslim Brotherhood to seek the presidency. The text of the draft, published in the independent newspaper Al-Masri Al-Yawm.Egyptian uproar delays Israeli visit UPI - Mar 05 1:38 PM
An Israeli minister postponed a trip to Egypt following allegations that he commanded soldiers who killed Egyptian prisoners of war. Infrastructure ...Egypt, Iraq highlight importance of upcoming Baghdad meeting People's Daily - Mar 03 10:14 PM
Egypt and Iraq Saturday highlighted the importance of an upcoming Baghdad meeting of Iraq's neighboring countries scheduled on March 10. Egypt pledges not to harm Turkey s interests in the Med Turks.US - Mar 05 9:31 AM
Turkish FM Gül urges national reconciliation on the future of Kirkuk while calling on Arab leaders to assist in Iraq, saying, Today is the day when we will show solidarity with Iraq. Egypt to deport six Chinese for trying to cross to Israel Channel NewsAsia - Mar 05 4:19 AM
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have ordered the deportation of six Chinese caught trying to cross into Israel illegally in search of work, a security source said on Monday.Egypt's antiquities chief urges ban over Al-Aqsa work The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 05 1:09 PM
The powerful head of Egyptian antiquities called for a boycott of any foreign archaeological teams working with Israel on excavations in East Jerusalem at an emergency meeting of Arab antiquities authorities on Sunday. "We must take steps to defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the heritage and monuments of Jerusalem," said Zahi Hawass.Egyptian Tourism Authority launches second phase of Egypt's international tourism website AME Info - Mar 05 5:08 AM
The Egyptian Tourism Authority has unveiled a host of innovative new features on its international website www.egypt.travel.egypt, european union: A half-billion euro aid package Monday Morning - Mar 05 9:02 AM
The 558-million-euro (735-million-dollar) package over three years, which includes 58 million euros (76 million dollars) in interest rate subsidies, is part of the European Neighborhood Policy, which offers economic and social benefits for countries beyond the EU s borders.Somalia: Egypt And Somalia Foreign Ministers Discuss Somalia Crises AllAfrica.com - Mar 05 3:14 AM
Egyptian foreign minister, Ahmed Abul Gheyt, has had talks with his Somalia counterpart, Ismail Hurra Buba, in the Egyptian capital Cairo over how to develop and reconstruct war-torn country, Somalia.Egypt antiquities chief urges Israel boycott Middle East Times - Mar 05 12:27 AM
CAIRO -- The powerful head of Egyptian antiquities called for a boycott of any foreign archaeological teams working with Israel on excavations in East Jerusalem at an emergency meeting of Arab antiquities authorities Sunday.Bloggers driving change in Egypt Silicon.com - Mar 05 12:49 AM
"The time when they thought they had control over everything has come to an end" Art notes Museum offers a late, last glimpse of 'Egypt' The Oregonian - Mar 05 12:15 AM
The big news at the Portland Art Museum is last week's controversial firing of Bill Mercer. The museum's longtime curator of Native American art spent 10 years developing one of the nation's best collections, creating important connections with Northwest tribes and native artists along the way.Kenyan orphans get help from Silverthorne Vail Daily - Mar 05 5:53 PM
SUMMIT COUNTY - Every day hungry, love-starved orphans live and die on the streets of Misiri, Kenya - a name that means "Egypt" in Swahili.Security, defense help state s international exports grow The Daily Record - Mar 05 4:16 PM
While Maryland has seen international exports grow across the board, exports to Egypt have jumped more than 900 percent since 2000, according to the state s Department of Business and Economic Development.Melrose places seven million new shares The Herald - Mar 05 5:02 PM
MELROSE Resources, the Aberdeen-based oil independent, yesterday placed seven million new shares in the company to fund oil drilling projects in Egypt, Texas and Bulgaria.Millennium Development Goals OneWorld - Mar 05 10:33 AM
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide the official benchmark for the development industry in Egypt. The position of international development agencies has, in influence and scope, become almost governmental in recent years.Minister: Iran Will Attend Talks in Iraq The Lompoc Record - Mar 05 4:31 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - Iran's foreign minister indicated Monday his country would take part in at least part of an international conference on Iraq in Baghdad, which would be the first U.S.-Iranian contact in more than two years.Zimbabwe/Egypt: Highlanders, Al Ahly Draw AllAfrica.com - Mar 05 8:21 AM
HIGHLANDERS were denied a last minute penalty which would have seen the Zimbabwe soccer giants steal a famous first leg African Champions League first round win over defending champions Al Ahly at Barbourfields yesterday.Israelis 'killed PoWs in 1967' Gulf Daily News - Mar 05 5:21 PM
JERUSALEM: A major diplomatic row threatened to erupt between Israel and Egypt yesterday over claims that a crack Israeli unit killed Egyptian prisoners during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.Gemayel: Stable Lebanon is key to regional peace The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 05 12:59 PM
Achieving stability in Lebanon is the first step to solving other Arab crises, especially those of Palestine and Iraq, former President Amin Gemayel said Monday. The former president was speaking from Egypt following a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, whom he met for talks on the current situation in the Arab world and the Lebanese crisis.In the World The Philadelphia Inquirer - Mar 05 12:09 AM
Arabs to offer peace deal again CAIRO, Egypt - Arabs will relaunch a 2002 land-for-peace offer in an effort to end the decades-long conflict with Israel at a summit this month, but without changes Israel has been pushing, the Arab League's secretary-general said yesterday.Middle East Quartet to meet soon Interfax - Mar 05 7:49 AM
MOSCOW. March 5 (Interfax) - Agreement has been reached under which the Quartet Middle East mediators are to hold a meeting shortly "with the participation of Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, ideally with the Palestinians and Israelis being invited," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.Seagate top executives to visit Dubai, Egypt AME Info - Mar 03 2:39 AM
Seagate Technologies, the worldwide leader in hard drive and digital storage solutions, is sending a delegation of senior executives to Dubai and Egypt this week to boost its presence and investment in the region and expand the market for dynamic storage solutions and digital content.Israeli minister 'feared arrest' The Scotsman - Mar 05 4:30 AM
ISRAELI Cabinet minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer has cancelled a planned visit to Egypt fearing possible arrest over allegations that an army unit under his command killed unarmed Egyptian prisoners captured during the 1967 Middle East War, Israeli media...State of the suds: Northern beer scene evolves Traverse City Business News - Mar 05 11:58 AM
REGION - To paraphrase Joe Short, beer is exciting. To civilians, it just tastes good, goes well with pizza, and no matter that it can be traced back to ancient Egypt it is still the all-American beverage.Egypt mediates between Saudi and Syria UPI - Mar 02 11:07 AM
Arab diplomats say Egypt is trying to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Syria to close their chasm ahead of this month's Arab summit in Riyadh.International tribunal key to ending Lebanon crisis: Gemayel AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 05 10:30 AM
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - The key to resolving Lebanon's political crisis is to convene an international tribunal on ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, former Lebanese president Amin Gemayel said Monday.Super 25: State touranments start to heat up USA Today - 41 minutes ago
No. 25 Lake Oswego (Ore.), led by All-American Kevin Love, joins the Super 25 boys' basketball rankings amid the Class 6A state tournament. Lake Oswego's main competition in 6A is No. 17 South Medford (Medford). No. 18 LeFlore (Mobile, Ala.) was the lone team crowned state champion last weekend. Texas and Georgia championships are this week.Egypt's bloggers test state media control Addict 3D - Mar 04 7:16 PM
Egyptian bloggers come into the spotlight as an important forum for political debate and as the target of government attempts to limit their freedom of expression.Al-Ahly and Sundowns on course for showdown Independent Online - Mar 05 8:14 AM
Al-Ahly of Egypt and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa are still on course for a dream meeting in the African Champions League.Orascom makes Brazil bid AME Info - Mar 05 2:08 AM
Egypt's Orascom Telecom has launched a bid for a stake in Brazilian telco outfit Brasil Telecom Participacoes, which is currently held by Telecom Italia, reported the Dow Jones newswires.Israeli-Egyptian ties hit new low Middle East Online - Mar 05 1:04 AM
Ben-Eliezer calls off visit to Egypt amid documentary s claims 1967 unit he commanded killed 250 Egyptian PoWs.Israeli Says Iran Is Training Hamas Men New York Times - Mar 05 4:26 PM
An Israeli security official said that Hamas had sent dozens of men to Iran for military training. The Palestinian prime minister called the accusation ?propaganda.?U.S. draws negative ratings in poll AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 05 5:58 PM
Israel, Iran and the United States were the countries with the most negative image in a globe-spanning survey of attitudes toward 12 major nations. Canada and Japan came out best in the poll, released Tuesday.Spurs boss Jol goes for Liverpool's Crouch Tribalfootball.com - Mar 05 2:30 AM
Tottenham boss Martin Jol is ready to bid for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch at the end of the season. Jol has failed to be won over by Egypt international Mido and is desperate to land a quality target-man during the summer.Uganda: UABF Makes Changes AllAfrica.com - Mar 05 5:06 AM
Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation (UABF) technical committee changed the category weights of three pugilists as the 39-man provisional Bombers squad started drills at Lugogo ahead of the Zone 5 Championship due in Egypt.Some fear Iran space program is hostile AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 05 5:15 PM
Iran's announcement that it launched a research rocket has called new attention to a space program that Tehran says is peaceful but which some fear aims to produce long-range ballistic missiles that could reach Europe or the United States.Melrose Resources raises 27 mln stg from 7-mln-share placing Sharewatch - Mar 05 3:33 AM
Proceeds from the offer of about 26.5 mln stg, net of expenses, will be used for oil drilling projects in Egypt, Texas and Bulgaria, it said. Chairman Robert Adair and Caledonia Investments PLC have participated in the placing, subscribing to 3.6 mln and 621,000 shares, respectively.EU will wait to restore Palestinain ties AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 05 3:39 PM
The European Union will wait until a Palestinian unity government finalizes its policy toward Israel before deciding whether to restore financing to the Palestinian Authority.Arabs to relaunch peace offer with Israel with no changes, League's chief says Southeast Missourian - Mar 04 10:38 PM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Arabs will relaunch a 2002 land-for-peace offer in an effort to end the decades-long conflict with Israel at a summit later this month, but without changes Israel has been pushing,...Al-Qaida linked group posts Internet video of execution of 18 Iraqi troops KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Mar 04 9:46 PM
CAIRO, Egypt An al-Qaida-affilated organization has posted a grisly online video. It supposedly shows the execution-style shooting of 18 Iraqi security troops kneeling...nation/world in brief Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Mar 05 1:44 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - The Iraqi government should be responsible for defusing the sectarian violence tearing the country apart and ought to redraft the constitution and rescind laws that give preferential treatment to Shiites and Kurds, Arab foreign ministers said in a statement yesterday. Israeli hands are drenched in the blood of Egyptian captives Al Jazeera - Mar 04 9:35 PM
When the Egyptian Foreign Ministry demanded Israel three years ago to pay compensations for Egypt for the murdering of 250 Egyptian prisoners of war who were killed by Israel s Sayeret Shaked special forces in 1967, Labor member of Knesset, Benjamin Ben Eliezer, denied the accusations, claiming that those soldiers were killed in combat and that they were Palestinian fighters and not Egyptian ...Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Mar 05 12:55 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Egypt has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Cairo following media reports that the IDF killed as many as 250 captured soldiers in the Six-Day War in 1967. One Egyptian legislator called for Egypt to attack Israel because of the report, and two others demanded that the envoy be expelled.Hamas Gets Training in Iran, Israeli Official Says New York Times - Mar 05 12:56 PM
The chief of Israel?s security service said today that Hamas has sent men to Iran for military training.Orascom Telecom makes Brasil Telecom offer Telecom.paper - Mar 05 12:49 AM
(TP) Egypt-based operator Orascom Telecom has expressed interest in acquiring Brasil Telecom, an affiliate of Telecom Italia...MECC Congratulates Election of Episcopal Archbishop [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Mar 05 4:14 AM
The MECC is pleased to learn of the election on February 5, 2007, of H.E. Bishop Dr. Mounir Hanna Anis, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church for Egypt and the regions of North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Jerusalem and Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Cyprus, the Gulf and Iran.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Mar 05 1:40 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The producer of a television documentary on the IDF's killing 250 Egyptian soldiers in the Six-Day War defended the army and charged that Egypt's claim that the incident involved unarmed prisoners of war is untrue. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Mar 04 9:38 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.Arabs to relaunch peace offer with Israel with no changes, League's chief says San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 04 1:37 PM
CAIRO, Egypt, 10:34 a.m. March 4 (AP): Arabs will relaunch a 2002 land-for-peace offer in an effort to end the decades-long conflict with Israel at a summit later this month, but without changes Israel has been pushing, the Arab League's Secretary-General said Sunday.Outrage Over Israeli Killing of Captured Egyptians Arab News - Mar 04 4:23 PM
CAIRO, 5 March 2007 Egypt summoned Israel s envoy to Cairo yesterday after Israeli media allegations that the Israeli Army may have killed 250 captured Egyptian soldiers at the end of the 1967 Middle East war. Two ruling party lawmakers demanded the ambassador s expulsion.Data poised to rescue mobile telecomasia.net - Mar 04 4:44 PM
(Associated Press via NewsEdge) Egypt's Orascom Telecom said it has bid for a stake in Brazilian phone company Brasil Telecom Participacoes, the third-largest fixed-line operator in Latin America's most populous nation.Israelis to sell armored vehicles to U.S. USA Today - Mar 05 9:41 AM
An Israeli state-owned corporation has won a contract to supply the U.S. Marine Corps with state-of the-art armored vehicles for use in Iraq, the latest in a long line of Israeli defense sales for use in the war.First Human Avian Flu Case in Laos, More in China, Egypt U.S. Department of State - Mar 02 2:48 PM
Investigations are under way in Laos, China and Egypt into new human cases of avian influenza, and the World Health Organization is preparing to meet with representatives of developing countries to discuss equitable distribution of pandemic vaccine and the sharing of avian flu virus samples. USINFO recaps these and other recent developments related to bird flu and efforts to combat its spread.Iran hints it will go to Iraq conference International Herald Tribune - Mar 05 12:37 PM
Iran's foreign minister hinted strongly Monday that his country would participate in at least part of a conference on Iraq in Baghdad, which would be the first U.S.-Iranian contact in more than two years.Hamas sends Gazans for military training in Iraq, Israeli security aide says International Herald Tribune - Mar 05 12:37 PM
The Islamic movement has sent "tens" of men from Gaza to Iran, Yuval Diskin, head of Shin Bet, the internal Israeli security service, said Monday.Arab League: Iraqi government is responsible for defusing sectarian conflict CNews - Mar 04 5:22 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The Iraqi government is responsible for defusing the sectarian violence tearing the country apart and should redraft the constitution and rescind laws that give preferential treatment to Shiites and Kurds, Arab foreign ministers said in a statement Sunday.Minister: Iran Will Attend Talks in Iraq ABC News - Mar 05 1:33 PM
Foreign Minister Indicates Iran Will Attend International Conference in Baghdad This WeekAl-Qaida linked group posts Internet video of execution of 18 Iraqi troops WSTM-TV NBC 3 - Mar 04 6:41 PM
CAIRO, Egypt An al-Qaida-affilated organization has posted a grisly online video.Ford could sell Aston Martin this week: source Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 05 3:44 AM
Ford Motor Co . could announce the sale of its Aston Martin luxury performance cars unit for more than 450 million pounds ($865 million) as early as this week, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.Ford sale of Aston Martin may be near CNN Money - Mar 05 3:18 AM
Luxury car company said to bring in $865M for troubled U.S. automaker. LONDON (Reuters) -- Ford Motor Co. could announce the sale of its Aston Martin luxury performance cars unit for more than £450 million ($865 million) as early as this week, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.U.S. Draws Negative Ratings in Poll ABC News - Mar 05 5:03 PM
Survey: Iran, Israel and U.S. Have Most Negative Image Worldwide, While Canada Does BestTaiwan's Computer Parts Makers Surge on $100 Laptop Giveaway Bloomberg.com - Mar 05 3:21 PM
March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Nicholas Negroponte's plan to give laptop computers to 100 million poor children is enriching parts makers more than the principal manufacturer.Emerging-Market Stocks Extend Declines on U.S., China Concerns Bloomberg.com - Mar 05 2:46 PM
March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market stocks fell the most in more than eight months, led by Russian natural-gas producer OAO Gazprom, as global equities extended last week's selloff on concern world economic growth will slow.Bundesliga match reports Reuters.co.uk - Mar 04 10:56 AM
Mainz's six-match winning streak that lifted them off the bottom of the table came to an end even though they led 1-0 after Egypt striker Mohamed Zidan got his seventh goal in six matches since returning to Mainz from Werder Bremen in January.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Mar 04 2:25 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer decided Sunday to call off his planned trip to Egypt, in view of the tension created by the screening of the documentary "Spirit of Shaked" on Israeli TV. The program alleged that soldiers under Ben Eliezer's command killed 250 unarmed Egyptian prisoners of war in 1967.Hilton Maldives resort to be re-branded bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 05 10:36 AM
Hilton Maldives Resort and Spa will be rebranded as a Conrad, the company's luxury hotel brand, Hilton Hotels Corp. said Monday.