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Egypt activist fears arrest, stays in US (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:59:54 GMT

One of Egypt's most outspoken government critics, an Egyptian-American academic, said he has been warned not to return to his native country for fear of arrest "or worse" amid a crackdown on dissidents.


Soldier 's Hero Journeys To Egypt (Sci Fi Wire)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:23:38 GMT

Multiple-award-winning SF&F author Gene Wolfe, whose novel Soldier of Sidon is a finalist for this year's World Fantasy Award, told SCI FI Wire that the historical book's protagonist, Latro, comes to Egypt in the hope of retracing his earlier journey from there to Greece.


Egypt makes Muslim Brotherhood arrests (El Paso Times)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:34:13 GMT

CAIRO, Egypt—Two lawmakers from the banned Muslim Brotherhood were arrested Wednesday, officials said, in an intensifying crackdown on the nation's most powerful opposition movement.


Egypt activist fears arrest, stays in US (El Paso Times)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:19:02 GMT

CAIRO, Egypt—One of Egypt's most outspoken government critics, an Egyptian-American academic, said he has been warned not to return to his native country for fear of arrest "or worse" amid a crackdown on dissidents.


Wipro to set up centre in Egypt (The Hindu)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:36:51 GMT

BANGALORE: Wipro will set up a development centre in Egypt targeting IT export services for the Middle-East and global markets. It would provide software development, integration and consulting services from this centre, a company statement ...


Egypt makes Muslim Brotherhood arrests (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:10:25 GMT

Two lawmakers from the banned Muslim Brotherhood were arrested Wednesday, officials said, in an intensifying crackdown on the nation's most powerful opposition movement.


Egypt: Greek Energy Agenda Promises Business (AllAfrica.com)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:37:22 GMT

Greece and Egypt are now making good on a two-year-old cooperation agreement to diversify trade relations that could reduce Greece's dependence on traditional -- but tenuous -- energy supplies from European suppliers like Russia.


Egypt footprint ‘could be oldest’ (Great News Network)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:08:30 GMT

Siwa, Egypt - Archaeologists in Egypt say they have discovered what might be the oldest human footprint ever found. The outline was found imprinted in mud, which has since turned to stone, at Siwa oasis in the western desert.


Improving Voice Call Quality in Egypt (Cellular-News.com)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:00:13 GMT

Egypt's Mobinil has ordered a voice quality improvement package from Ditech Networks to improve voice quality for its subscribers.


Egypt's Copts retrace Jesus' desert odyssey (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:53:02 GMT

Hundreds of thousands of poor Coptic pilgrims and a handful of Muslims converged on the southern Egyptian village of Dronka on Wednesday where they believe the Holy Family stayed 2,000 years ago.