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AllAfrica.com - Apr 05 3:37 PM
KAMPALA-Egypt has acknowledged the establishment of the Nile Commission, an arrangement recently agreed upon in Nairobi to oversee equal share of the world's longest river, a Ugandan minister has said.Egypt tightens rules for Iraqis seeking visas africast.com - Apr 05 7:21 AM
CAIRO, April 05 -- Egypt has tightened the procedures for Iraqis entering the country, apparently to stem a flow of people seeking refuge from the violence in Iraq.OVL strikes oil in Egypt rediff.com - Apr 05 6:27 AM
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp, and its partner IPR Red Sea Inc have made a significant oil discovery in offshore Egypt.Egypt tightens rules for Iraqis seeking visas AlertNet - Apr 05 2:04 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, April 5 (Reuters) - Egypt has tightened the procedures for Iraqis entering the country, apparently to stem a flow of people seeking refuge from the violence in Iraq. Instead of obtaining ... SM Goh urges Egypt to promote itself to attract Singapore businesses Channel NewsAsia - Apr 05 5:07 AM
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has urged Egyptian authorities to do more to promote their country. He said Singapore businesses are increasingly interested in opportunities in the Middle East and so Egypt should generate more awareness about itself among Singaporeans.RI, Egypt to cooperate in making furniture of water hyacinth Antara News - Apr 04 8:43 PM
Indonesia and Egypt have agreed to cooperate in the production of furniture made of "eceng gondok" or water hyacinth, a visiting Egyptian minister said.Only in Egypt! Middle East Times - Apr 05 12:24 AM
CAIRO -- A regularly updated collection of weird and whacky news items from Egypt. MANY EGYPTIANS are opting to become car valets as a means of ensuring secure and profitable work.Egypt tightens visa rules for Iraqis Independent Online - Apr 05 4:33 AM
Iraqis will now have to apply in advance for entry into Egypt, the country's foreign ministry has said.OVL makes new oil discovery in Egypt The Hindu - Apr 05 1:37 PM
NEW DELHI: ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) and its partner IPR Red Sea have made a significant new oil field discovery in their first exploration well North Ramadan-1A in the North Ramadan Concession, Gulf of Suez, Egypt, according to an official ...US delegation urges more Egypt involvement in Darfur AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 9:44 AM
A US Congress delegation met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday to discuss further Egyptian involvement in efforts to solve the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region.Passover Commemorates Exodus From Egypt The Morning News - Apr 05 1:51 AM
Each year, Jewish people celebrate Passover to commemorate the exodus and freedom of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.Indonesia, Egypt to develop bird flu vaccine Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 5:36 AM
Egyptian vaccine maker Vacsera is looking to team up with an Indonesian company to develop a bird flu vaccine for humans, an Egyptian minister and a company official said late on Wednesday.Creal Springs man headed to prison for Lake of Egypt break-in Marion Daily Republican - Apr 04 6:38 PM
MARION A Williamson County judge has sentenced a man to prison for his role in breaking into a Lake of Egypt home in December of last yearEgypt: Beyond the Tomb Coming to Auckland Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
'My name is Namenekhamun. I live in Thebes under the divine protection of our King Psam-tek. It is the morning of my precious daughter Keku's funeral. Today will be a day of sorrow and celebration.'WHO probes into siblings with bird flu in Egypt Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 03 6:43 AM
Human to human transmission of the H5N1 virus between a brother and sister in Egypt cannot be ruled out yet, although both siblings seem to have been exposed to sick birds, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.Indonesia eyes bird flu vaccine cooperation with Egypt Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 03 4:45 AM
Indonesia is looking to work with Egypt to produce a human bird flu vaccine, its trade minister said on Tuesday.Egypt: KCB And Pipeline Enter Cairo Semis AllAfrica.com - Apr 05 3:36 PM
Kenya Commercial Bank and Kenya Pipeline became the first clubs to enter the semi-finals of the Africa women's club championships in Cairo yesterday.Xceed Represents Egypt On Emerging Global Destination Panel ContactCenterWorld.com - Apr 04 6:53 AM
Xceed Contact Center, one of the largest Contact Centers in the Middle East and the Southern Mediterranean region, represented Egypt on the Emerging Global Destination panel that took place during the 10th Annual International Association for Outsourcing Professional (IAOP) World Summit, February 19-21 in Las Vegas.Egypt to import 6 m kg CTC tea from India The Hindu - Apr 05 1:39 PM
KOLKATA: India has achieved a breakthrough in the Egyptian tea market with the Egyptian government deciding to buy about six million kg of CTC tea from India this year against nil now. Tea Board Chairman, Basudeb Banerjee, who is just back ...SM Goh urges Egypt to promote itself to attract Singapore businesses Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News - Apr 05 7:17 AM
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has urged Egyptian authorities to do more to promote their country.Florence snaps New Egypt's long streak Burlington County Times - Apr 04 5:16 AM
SCHOOL ROUNDUP - The beginning of a new season means a fresh start for all. For the New Egypt High School softball team, that takes on new meaning after yesterday's 7-0 loss to Florence.Rezidor to open fifth property in Egypt AME Info - Apr 04 12:51 AM
The Rezidor Hotel Group has contracted its fifth property in Egypt.Aid proposals put Egypt on notice that U.S. is rethinking relationship JTA - Apr 05 5:16 AM
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, right, meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit, left, in Jerusalem in December 2004.Egypt may try to stem arms flow into Gaza Strip Haaretz Daily - Apr 03 11:50 PM
Egypt is considering intensifying its cooperation with Israel in countering the smuggling of arms from Sinai to the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources told Haaretz yesterday.Economic Reforms in Egypt [Press Release] Cato Institute - Apr 04 5:48 AM
Featuring Youssef Boutros Ghali , Minister of Finance, Egypt.Florence finally solves New Egypt puzzle Trentonian - Apr 04 12:09 AM
NEW EGYPT -- Until yesterday, no one on the 2007 Florence softball team had ever defeated New Egypt.Apache Well Finds Natural Gas in Egypt AP via Yahoo! Finance - Apr 03 7:40 AM
Independent oil and gas company Apache Corp. said Tuesday an exploratory well in a northwestern region of Egypt discovered natural gas.U.S. central command leader visits Egypt People's Daily - Apr 05 7:08 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met here Thursday visiting commander of the U.S. Central Command Admiral William J. Fallon in the Egyptian Red Sea resort Sharm el- Sheikh.Sacred Joan of Arc relics actually from Egypt The Register - Apr 05 5:49 AM
Mummy, not martyr Expert analysis of remains purported to be those of Joan of Arc has shown they're actually bits of Egyptian mummy, The Telegraph reports. In 1431, the English burnt the 19-year-old as a witch in Rouen, Normandy, elevating the "Maid of Orleans" to instant martyrdom. Egypt registers high human bird flu recovery rates: official People's Daily - Apr 03 5:22 PM
Egypt's human bird flu recovery rates are very high in comparison with international rates, Egyptian Health and Population Minister Hatem el-Gabali said on Tuesday.Egypt's Sunken Treasures Art Newspaper - Apr 03 3:00 PM
Working closely with Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and supported by the Hilti Foundation, the French archaeologist Franck Goddio headed the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology, which, from 1992, has excavated and explored the seabed off the coast of Alexandria and in Aboukir Bay. This exhibitionincludes gold jewellery, precious stones, coins, ceramics, architectural fragments ...Indonesia eyes bird flu vaccine cooperation with Egypt Muzi - Apr 03 10:22 PM
Indonesia is looking to work with Egypt to produce a human bird flu vaccine, its trade minister said on Tuesday. Indonesia is the hardest-hit country for human fatalities with 71 victims of the H5N1 virus strain confirmed so far.RI, Egypt exploring cooperation to produce bird flu vaccines Antara News - Apr 03 10:24 AM
Indonesia and Egypt are looking into the possibility of cooperation in producing bird flu vaccines, an Indonesian minister said.Indonesia, Egypt to develop bird flu vaccine AlertNet - Apr 04 9:49 PM
Source: Reuters JAKARTA, April 5 (Reuters) - Egyptian vaccine maker Vacsera is looking to team up with an Indonesian company to develop a bird flu vaccine for humans, an Egyptian minister and a company official said ... Bird flu may spread from Indonesia, Egypt, Nigeria: FAO Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 12:53 PM
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu may spread from Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria to other countries as it continues to circulate in Africa and Asia, the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday.EU encourages political reform efforts in Egypt AngolaPress - Apr 05 3:16 AM
Brussels, Belgium, 04/05 - The European Union has encouraged the Egyptian government`s efforts to involve the masses in the political process, noting that the referendum was held "only a few days" after the approval of the reform in parliament, thus leaving very little time to a public debate".Egypt asks ICRC to probe Israel's alleged killing of PoWs AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 12:03 PM
Egypt has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross to launch an enquiry into claims made in a documentary that Israeli troops executed Egyptian prisoners during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.Egypt find falls short of proving story of Exodus San Jose Mercury News - Apr 03 6:30 AM
NORTH SINAI, Egypt - On the eve of Passover, the Jewish holiday that celebrates the story of Moses leading the Israelites through this wilderness out of slavery, Egypt's chief archaeologist took a bus full ofCASHING IN ON OUR HOSPITALS Daily Record - 24 minutes ago
THE French have the Eiffel Tower, Sydney's got its bridge, Egypt has the pyramids and New York, its skyscrapers - all of them wonders of the world. But until fairly recently I thought we had something which was better than any of them.Release, asylum or return to Egypt: What are the options for the refugees? Connecticut Jewish Ledger - Apr 03 1:45 PM
KIBBUTZ KETURA, Israel (JTA) - Yotvata is known in Israel as the kibbutz in the Arava Desert with the delicious chocolate milk, as well as one of the resting places for the Israelites on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land.Melrose Reports Progress with Bulgaria, Egypt Wells Rigzone - Apr 03 9:13 AM
Melrose Resources plc on Tuesday announced an update on its exploration, appraisal, and development wells that are drilling in Bulgaria and Egypt. In Bulgaria, the Izgrev No.1 exploration well was spudded on 16 March 2007 and reached total depth at 1,800m on 27 March.FT Plans Egypt R&D Unstrung.com - Apr 03 7:24 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Didier Lombard, Chairman and CEO of France Telecom, was in Cairo from April 1 to 3 to enhance the Group's involvement in Egypt, where it has been present for more than 50 years. He took the opportunity to meet the local authorities and government members.Sacred Joan of Arc relics actually from Egypt Addict 3D - Apr 05 6:29 AM
Mummy, not martyrExpert analysis of remains purported to be those of Joan of Arc has shown they're actually bits of Egyptian mummy, The Telegraph reports.Egypt's house speaker sees anti-terrorism law as national necessity People's Daily - Apr 04 7:22 PM
Ahmed Fathi Sorour, speaker of Egyptian People's Assembly or the lower house of parliament, Wednesday highlighted the importance of an anti-terrorism law in the country, saying it is a national necessity to crackdown terrorism.Egypt population hits 72.6 mln, growth 2.0 pct/yr AlertNet - Apr 03 6:05 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, April 3 (Reuters) - The population of Egypt, the most populous Arab country, has grown 2.0 percent a year for the past 10 years, hitting 72.6 million at the time of the 2006 census, the ... WHO probes into siblings with bird flu in Egypt AlertNet - Apr 03 6:05 AM
Source: Reuters GENEVA, Apr 3 (Reuters) - Human to human transmission of the H5N1 virus between a brother and sister in Egypt cannot be ruled out yet, although both siblings seem to have been exposed to sick birds, ... Apache's Jade-1X Encounters Gas in Egypt's Western Desert Rigzone - Apr 03 8:14 AM
Apache says that the Jade-1X well has discovered natural gas on the company's Matruh Concession in Egypt's Western Desert.Global Ambition Queens Courier - Apr 05 1:40 PM
It is not just that 23-year-old Barrington Irving is probably, at this very moment, cruising alone through the troposphere in his Columbia 400 single-engine piston airplane made entirely of donated parts somewhere between Luxor, Egypt and Bangkok, Thailand that is fascinating.Egypt population hits 72.6 mln, growth 2.0 pct/yr Khaleej Times - Apr 03 7:38 AM
CAIRO - The population of Egypt, the most populous Arab country, has grown 2.0 percent a year for the past 10 years, hitting 72.6 million at the time of the 2006 census, the government s statistics agency said on Tuesday.Egyptian education officials plan stop in Northwest Valley Glendale Star - Apr 05 4:00 PM
Educational officials from Egypt, including the minister of education, plan to visit two Northwest Valley school districts with national reputations for excellence.Egypt calls for national reconciliation conference on Somalia People's Daily - Apr 04 6:07 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Wednesday urged the transitional Somali government to prepare for a national reconciliation conference soon.Joan of Arc Relics Are Actually Egypt Mummy Remains, Research Reveals National Geographic - Apr 04 12:30 PM
The charred bones long believed to be remains of St. Joan of Arc don't belong to the French heroine but are instead fragments of an Egyptian mummy, a new study has shown.Determined to sell Al-Ahram Weekly - Apr 05 1:13 PM
As minister of investment, a member of the ruling National Democratic Party's Policies Committee and chairman of the party's Economy Committee, Mahmoud Mohieddin is in a unique position to articulate and draft Egypt's future economic and political agendas.Volcanic eruption 'triggered biblical parting of Red Sea' Times Online - Apr 05 8:29 AM
THE greatest story ever told has acquired a Hollywood twist. James Cameron, the director of Titanic, is the executive producer of a new documentary that claims to have uncovered fresh evidence confirming one of the most dramatic episodes in the Old Testament the parting of the Red Sea and the Jewish exodus from Egypt.Where Machiavelli errs Al-Ahram Weekly - Apr 05 1:15 PM
On 26 March 2007, amendments to 34 articles of the Egyptian constitution, whose largely authoritarian content is discouraging for hopes of meaningful political reform in Egypt, were approved in a popular referendum that was boycotted by a clear majority of Egyptian voters.EGYPT: Bird flu cases hit 32 IRIN - Apr 03 5:08 AM
CAIRO, 2 April 2007 (IRIN) - The number of people to test positive for the bird flu virus in Egypt has risen to 32, health officials confirmed on Monday.Russia's Razgulay plans $60 mln rice plant upgrade Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Apr 05 5:27 AM
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, April 5 (Reuters) - Russia's top rice producer Razgulay plans a $60 million upgrade of one of its three rice processing plants, company president Igor Potapenko said on Thursday.Egypt, China Report New Human Cases of Avian Influenza U.S. Department of State - Apr 03 8:59 AM
Egypt s Ministry of Health and Population and China s Ministry of Health report on new verified infections in their countries, bringing the total number of human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza to 288, with 170 deaths, as global efforts to combat the disease continue. In the United States, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is awarding $23 million a year for ...Goic ties up with Egypt firm to offer M&A solutions Gulf Times - Apr 04 10:43 PM
DOHA: The Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (Goic) is planning to offer merger and acquisition (M&A) solutions for the industrial sector in the GCC region in view of the large potential.Ancient volcano remains found in Egypt 7News via Yahoo!7 News - Apr 03 12:32 AM
Archaeologists have found remains from an ancient Greek volcano that erupted in 1500 BC in Egypt, some 850 kms away. Breaking the silence on torture in Egypt Socialist Worker - Apr 03 10:52 AM
Osama Hussein Nasr, known as Abu Omar, is an Islamic preacher who was kidnapped by the CIA in 2003. He was rendered to Egypt where he suffered brutal torture.Bangladeshi workers in Kuwait free of avian flu The Daily Star Lebannon - Apr 05 12:51 PM
Four Bangladeshi workers who had initially tested positive for bird flu in Kuwait have been cleared of the disease after further tests, Health Minister Maassouma al-Mubarak said on Thursday. "We are happy to declare that the results of the tests ... in the [WHO] referenced laboratory in Egypt have been negative," she said.Elders Share Traditions Of Passover With Children The Tampa Tribune - Apr 05 10:19 AM
BRANDON - At Sunday school, students at Congregation Beth Shalom, 706 Bryan Road, participated in their annual model Passover Seder, a ceremonial, memorial meal recounting the events of the Hebrews' exodus from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago.Dam fine Egypt Times Online - Apr 03 3:46 AM
God invented Egypt for people hellbent on sightseeing. From the pyramids of Giza to the Valley of the Kings, the Nile is just one darned monument after another. Pyramids, sphinxes, tombs, temples: it can go on a bit.Indonesia eyes bird flu vaccine cooperation with Egypt AlertNet - Apr 03 1:04 AM
Source: Reuters JAKARTA, April 3 (Reuters) - Indonesia is looking to work with Egypt to produce a human bird flu vaccine, its trade minister said on Tuesday. Indonesia is the hardest-hit country for human ... Nigeria: What Easter Season Means to Followers of Christ AllAfrica.com - Apr 05 9:06 AM
Any person who is privileged to visit the tombs of the Pharaohs of Egypt or reads about them in pictorial books is struck by their concern about the hereafter. From people's general reactions to death, it shows that people want to live.Celebrating the Passover: Jewish families recall escape from Egypt Laredo Morning Times - Apr 03 5:59 AM
For nearly 3,300 years, Jewish families around the world have gathered every spring to celebrate the feast of Passover, and re-tell the story of how their people fled centuries of slavery and suffering in Egypt.In Laredo, Brenda and Larry Norton opened their home Monday night to more than a dozen guests for a Seder meal, one of two ceremonial dinners held during the weeklong fest.ONGC Makes Gulf of Suez Oil Discovery Rigzone - Apr 05 7:13 AM
ONGC Videsh Ltd and its partner IPR Red Sea Inc, have discovered a significant new oilfield in their first exploration well North Ramadan - 1A in the North Ramadan Concession, Gulf of Suez, Egypt.VATICAN Pope: Christ is the true sacrificial lamb of the Last Supper - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Apr 05 12:39 PM
Asia News VATICAN Pope: Christ is the true sacrificial lamb of the Last Supper Vatican Pope Benedict XVI Easter Holy Thursday, In Coena Domini Christ Cross Egypt Israel In the Cenacle, Passover was probably celebrated without the lamb, says Benedict XV, I indicating that the calendar of the Qumran points to the exact moment of Christ s death.Bird flu may spread from Indonesia, Egypt, Nigeria - FAO Antara News - Apr 02 7:54 PM
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu may spread from Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria to other countries as it continues to circulate in Africa and Asia, the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Monday.No human transmission in Egypt bird flu case: WHO Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 03 9:45 AM
Egyptian health authorities excluded the possibility of human to human transmission in the case of a brother and sister with bird flu, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.Vietnam and Egypt work for further co-operation Nhan Dan - Apr 03 2:04 AM
Vice State President Truong My Hoa expressed the hope that Vietnam and Egypt will boost co-operation, not only in economics but also in culture while receiving Egyptian Minister of International Co-operation Fayza Aboulnaga in Hanoi on April 2.Sangam India Obtains Export/Domestic Orders For Rs. 40 Cr. Nasdaq - Apr 05 12:46 AM
(RTTNews) - Thursday, Sangam India said that it has bagged orders for Rs. 40 crores , which includes export order for Rs. 20 crores from Turkey, Egypt, Poland and United Kingdom and orders for Rs. 20 crores from domestic manufacturers.Relics aren t Maid of Orléans but a mummy made in Egypt Times Online - Apr 04 3:43 PM
Why is the government suddenly so keen on 'natural birth'? Australia are going to win again, aren't they?MLive.com: Newstalk Forum MLive.com - Apr 05 3:18 AM
275191.1. ..this guy is interesting. He says Jihad will never end until the regimes of Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Egypt end and replaced with free societies."Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Apr 05 8:28 AM
(IsraelNN.com) According to Haaretz newspaper, Jordan recently transferred 3,000 M-16 rifles to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Egypt recently gave Abbas 2,500 AK-47 rifles, and Egypt and Jordan together donated three million bullets.Apache's Jade-1X Well Discovers Jurassic Natural Gas in Egypt's Matruh Concession, Testing 25.6 MMcf/Day [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Apr 03 6:30 AM
Apache Corporation announced that the Jade-1X well has discovered natural gas on the company's Matruh Concession in Egypt's Western Desert.EGYPT: Remaining Sudanese protestors freed IRIN - Apr 04 7:24 AM
CAIRO, 13 February 2006 (IRIN) - The last group of Sudanese detainees, held by the Egyptian authorities since the violent break-up of a sit-in demonstration in December, has been released.Significant discovery by OVL and IPR in Gulf of Suez New Kerala - Apr 05 6:22 AM
New Delhi, Apr.5 : ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL) and its partner IPR Red Sea Inc. have made a significant new oilfield discovery in their first exploration well North Ramadan-1A in the North Ramadan Concession, Gulf of Suez, Egypt.Egypt gets back pharaoh s hair Gulf Times - Apr 02 11:04 PM
CAIRO: An Egyptian archaeological delegation returned from France yesterday with remnants of hair and bandages from one of Egypt s most famous pharaohs that were nearly sold on the Internet, authorities said.Eritrea bans female circumcision AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 4:13 PM
Eritrea's government said it has abolished the practice of female circumcision, describing it as a threat to the lives of women.Egyptian child, 2, tests positive for bird flu Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 2:54 PM
A two-year-old Egyptian girl has tested positive for bird flu, becoming the 33rd human case in the Arab country, the official Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported on Thursday.Devil in the details New Orleans Times-Picayune - Apr 05 12:19 AM
The Bible says Egypt suffered 10 plagues before Pharaoh allowed Moses to lead the Hebrews to freedom, but it's the 11th plague -- the ill-conceived plot twist -- that movie-goers will find hardest to stomach in "The Reaping," a supernatural thriller that dodged Hurricanes Katrina and Rita while filming in Louisiana in the summer of 2005.Bone takes researchers from burning stake to ancient Egypt The Standard-Times - Apr 04 10:17 PM
PARIS A rib bone supposedly found at the site where French heroine Joan of Arc was burned at the stake is actually that of an Egyptian mummy, according to researchers who used high-tech science and the sniffing skills of perfumers... Professional Squash Association Releases Rankings of Top Players Gay Wired - Apr 05 12:38 AM
This week the Professional Squash Association released it's ranking of top players and Egypt's Amr Shabana extends his reign at the top.It s All About the ARPU Business Today Egypt - Apr 05 1:34 AM
If Etisalat hopes to make its presence felt in Egypt s tricky mobile market, it will need to nab the moneyed customers that Mobinil and Vodafone have fought hard to attract. Is 3G the answer? Surprisingly, the answer may be No. Creeping dunes threaten African nation AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 5:03 PM
On nights when the wind hisses across the dunes, the old man sits on his straw mat, draws a blanket around his shoulders and counts his money.Harrah's shareholders approve buyout AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 4:48 PM
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. shareholders approved a $17.1 billion buyout Thursday by two private equity groups in the largest deal ever to take a publicly held casino company private, officials said.The Exit Interview Business Today Egypt - Apr 05 1:35 AM
He s young and energetic. Add in a near-messianic belief in Egypt s potential and in industry as the engine of growth and it s clear why Sekem Farms chief Helmy Abouleish was chosen to head the Ministry of Trade and Industry s Industrial Modernization Center (IMC) in 2005.Exodus explained? / Film claims earthquake, not Moses, parted the Red Sea Haaretz Daily - Apr 05 2:20 AM
A volcanic eruption on the Greek island of Santorini, rare geologic phenomena in the vicinity of the Suez Canal and archaeological findings prove the historical veracity of the Exodus from Egypt, according to the Jewish-Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, who directed and wrote the script for "The Exodus Decoded," which was released last year and broadcast recently in the United States.Israel, PA agree to open trade passages to Gaza Strip Haaretz Daily - Apr 05 3:35 AM
Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed on opening trade passages to the Gaza Strip. A terminal for imports to Gaza will operate via the Kerem Shalom Crossing. Palestinians will be able to import and export goods from Egypt and other countries via the Rafah Crossing alone.Museum and Gallery Listings New York Times - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times.Churches hosting Seders The Dalton Daily Citizen - Apr 04 8:39 PM
And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. On Monday, Jewish people around the world began Passover with the ritual meal called the Seder.Analysis: Hope for more Iran compromises AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 1:52 PM
Iran's abrupt release of 15 British sailors and marines is raising hopes the country might compromise on other disputes, most notably its nuclear program.Kuwait says four Bangladeshis clear of bird flu AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 9:42 AM
Four Bangladeshi workers who had initially tested positive for bird flu in Kuwait have been cleared of the disease after further tests, the Kuwaiti health minister said on Thursday. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Apr 04 10:46 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.Egypt says has evidence volcano destroyed cities AlertNet - Apr 02 11:19 AM
Source: Reuters QANTARA EAST, Egypt, April 2 (Reuters) - Egypt's chief archaeologist said on Monday scientists had found traces of volcanic lava in Sinai dating from about 1500 BC, the time of a massive eruption on ... Sign up Alibi - Apr 04 11:12 PM
Dateline: Gaza Strip-- A woman who guards described as strangely fat was stopped and searched at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing last Thursday. Alerted by the woman s unusual shape, a female border guard at the Rafah terminal searched the woman and found three crocodiles strapped to her waist.REMAINS ARE ARC FORGERIES Daily Record - Apr 04 9:38 PM
RELICS claimed to belong to Joan of Arc are forgeries from ancient Egypt, it was revealed yesterday. Tests prove the human rib, chunks of stake, fragment of linen and cat's thigh bone date from between the third and sixth century BC.WEB EXTRA: Ambassadors discuss democratization in Middle East The GW Hatchet - Apr 04 11:23 PM
Four Middle Eastern ambassadors discussed strategies for bringing democratic reform to their region Wednesday at Marvin Center. One hundred students from Duke, Georgetown and GW attended the symposium, hosted by the Global Language Group. Ambassadors from Qatar, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia discussed similar concerns about roadblocks to reforming private property holdings, a lack of women's ...