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Egypt government delivers twin blows to opposition party (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:58:16 GMT

One of Egypt's most prominent secular opposition parties received two serious blows on Tuesday when a court declined to free its ailing leader Ayman Nur on health grounds and handed his job to a rival.


Rice, Gates in Egypt to seek Arab front against Iran (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:41:57 GMT

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Robert Gates kicked off a regional tour in Egypt Tuesday seeking to unite Arab allies against Iran's "destabilising" influence.


Third group of stranded Palestinians leaves Egypt (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:03:38 GMT

A third group of several hundred Palestinians stranded in Egypt were allowed to cross into Israel on Tuesday and start their journey back to Gaza, a security source said.


In Pictures: Egypt's Lake Nasser (BBC News)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:46:25 GMT

Lake Nasser is a huge reservoir in southern Egypt, created when the Aswan High Dam was built in 1970. Part of it extends into Sudan. All pictures by Mohamed El Hebeishy.


Egypt raises alert at Cairo airport after Al Qaida threats (World Tribune)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:47:08 GMT

CAIRO — Egypt has increased security at its international airport in response to threats of an Al Qaida strike. Officials said the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has concluded that Cairo could follow Algeria and Britain, both targeted by Al Qaida.


Gates, Rice Meet with Arab Leaders in Egypt (NPR)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:30:41 GMT

NPR.org , July 31, 2007 · Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice were in Egypt on Tuesday to meet with Arab leaders at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik.


Third group of Palestinians leaves Egypt for Gaza (The Daily Star Lebannon)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:08:50 GMT

A third group of several hundred Palestinians stranded in Egypt were allowed to cross into Israel on Tuesday and start their journey back to Gaza, a security source said. The official said that 457 Palestinians had reached the little-used Oja/Nizana crossing into Israel from where they would be taken to the Gaza Strip's northern Erez entrance.


Egypt Wants Help To Stop Smuggling Into Gaza (WCSH 6 Portland)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:53:33 GMT

RAFAH, Egypt (AP) -- Hidden inside a bedroom closet just feet from a crib and a bed, an Egyptian army officer lifted floor tiles to reveal a hole: the entrance to a tunnel for smuggling weapons extending hundreds of yards across the border into the Gaza Strip.


Rice, Gates in Egypt to persuade Arabs (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:05:31 GMT

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Robert Gates joined forces in the Middle East on Tuesday to push Arab allies to do more to stabilise Iraq and counter the rise of Iran.


Rice, Gates in Egypt to seek Arab front against Iran (Nine O'Clock)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:43:17 GMT

SHARM EL-SHEIKH - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Robert Gates kicked off a regional tour in Egypt yesterday seeking to unite Arab allies against Iran’s “destabilising” influence.