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Coptic pope returns to Egypt after surgery in US 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 3:22 PM
Pope Shenuda III, leader of the Copts in Egypt, returned home after an operation on his spine in the United States, an AFP reporter at Cairo airport said.Bubble trouble: 'harmless hookah' targeted in Egypt health drive 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 9:47 AM
A hookah set complete with apple-flavoured tobacco has become compulsory hand luggage for many tourists returning from a holiday in Egypt.Al Ahli of Egypt win African Champions League 
Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 11 6:05 AM
RADES, Tunisia, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Al Ahli of Egypt won the African Champions League on Saturday with a dramatic injury-time goal to beat CS Sfaxien of Tunisia 1-0 in the second leg of the final.Egypt uncovers a tunnel under Gaza 
Ashland Daily Tidings - Nov 11 1:13 PM
RAFAH, Egypt Egypt discovered a weapons-smuggling tunnel under its border with Gaza on Friday, a move likely to please Israel which has long accused the Egyptians of failing to stop the flow of arms to Palestinian militants.Iranian influence a double-edged sword for Egypt's Shiites 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 2:39 PM
Iran's rising regional influence has emboldened Egyptian Shiites to demand more rights, but has also left them vulnerable under a regime that questions their loyalty and treats all religious groups with suspicion.Egypt fears Hussein death backlash 
CNN.com - Nov 10 12:41 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Egypt's president came out strongly against hanging Saddam Hussein, saying in remarks published Thursday that it could make Iraq explode into more violence. But Iraq's prime minister said the execution could take place by the end of the year.Egypt uncovers a tunnel under Gaza border used for smuggling weapons to Palestinians 
9 News Denver - Nov 10 9:05 PM
RAFAH, Egypt (AP) - Egypt discovered a weapons-smuggling tunnel under its border with Gaza on Friday, a move likely to please Israel which has long accused the Egyptians of failing to stop the flow of arms to Palestinian militants.Bubble trouble: 'harmless hookah' targeted in Egypt health drive 
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 10 9:07 AM
A hookah set complete with apple-flavored tobacco has become compulsory hand luggage for many tourists returning from a holiday in Egypt.Hanging Saddam a mistake, Egypt says 
The Columbus Dispatch - Nov 10 4:46 AM
CAIRO, Egypt Egypt s president came out strongly against hanging Saddam Hussein, saying in remarks published yesterday that it could make Iraq explode into more violence.Enap's Sipetrol Strikes Oil in Egypt 
Rigzone - Nov 10 9:00 AM
Sipetrol, the international subsidiary of Chile's state oil company Enap, has discovered oil in its Shahd-1 well in Egypt's East Ras Qattara block west of Cairo, Enap said in a statement.Ahly retain African title after last-gasp triumph 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 11:48 AM
Mohamed Aboutraika scored two minutes into stoppage time to give Al-Ahly of Egypt a record-equalling fifth African Champions League title.Ghana/Egypt: Tomorrow's MTN CAF Champions League Final 
AllAfrica.com - Nov 10 10:11 AM
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS, Al-Ahly of Egypt and Tunisia's Club Sportive Sfaxien will scramble for supremacy in their MTN CAF Champions League final in Tunisia tomorrow.'Harmless hookah' targeted in Egypt health drive 
Middle East Times - Nov 10 1:35 AM
HARMLESS? A boy sits outside a water pipe shop in Cairo. (REUTERS) CAIRO -- A hookah set complete with apple-flavored tobacco has become compulsory hand luggage for many tourists returning from a holiday in Egypt.CS Sfaxien 0-1 Ahly 
BBC News - Nov 11 10:37 AM
Egypt's Ahly beat CS Sfaxien of Tunisia to take a fifth Champions League title in Tunis.Ahly retain African title 
BBC News - Nov 11 11:22 AM
Ahly of Egypt score a late goal to beat CS Sfaxien of Tunisia 2-1 on aggregate to retain the African Champions League title.Egypt seizes explosives in Gaza frontier town 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 8:35 AM
Egyptian security forces have said they had seized a quantity of explosives from a man planning to smuggle them into the Gaza Strip in a tunnel dug under the border.Egyptian cleric allegedly abducted by CIA recounts torture in Egypt 
Borneo Bulletin - Nov 10 12:59 AM
ROME (AP) - An Egyptian cleric who disappeared from a Milan street in 2003 in an alleged CIA kidnapping said he was tortured with electric shocks, left in a cell where rats crawled on his body and threatened with rape when he was taken to Egypt, an Italian newspaper reported Thursday.Forbes: Melody Is The Number 1 Brand In Egypt 
[Press Release] Press Release Network - Nov 10 7:00 AM
Melody is the number 1 brand in Egypt and number 33 in the Arab world among other respected brands, as per the last Forbes Arabia Top 40 Arab brand list. [Wired by: PressReleaseNetwork.com]Google CEO, Egypt minister named to be ASF co-chairs 
Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
DUBAI The organising committee of the fourth Arab Strategy Forum (ASF) has named Dr Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer of Google, and Dr Youssef Boutros Ghali, Egyptian Minister of Finance as co-chairs for the event that will run from December 4-6 in Dubai.Egypt, UN sign cooperation agreement to remove mines 
People's Daily - Nov 09 7:05 PM
Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation and the UN Mine Action Service signed a cooperation agreement Thursday to remove mines in Egypt.China signs science deals with Egypt and Algeria 
SciDev.net - Nov 09 6:20 PM
[CAIRO] China has agreed scientific cooperation deals with Algeria and Egypt, news that is widely welcomed by the scientific communities in these countries.Egypt's FM renews denunciation over Israel's killing of Palestinians in Gaza 
People's Daily - Nov 09 5:34 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit Thursday renewed his denunciation on Israel's killing of 18 Palestinians in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun when meeting with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud al-Zahar, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported.French FM to visit Egypt, Sudan 
People's Daily - Nov 09 5:35 PM
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy is expected to start on Saturday night a two-day visit to Egypt as part of his two-nation regional tour which will also take him to Sudan, the French embassy said Thursday.Egypt duo linked to Premiership 
Eurosport - Nov 09 10:10 AM
Egyptian duo Amir Azmy Megahed and Amr Zaki have been linked with moves to Premiership clubs according to reports in Egypt.AL chief: Arabs won't coexist with Israel without just, balanced peace 
People's Daily - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said Saturday that the Arab countries will not accept coexistence with Israel without a just and balanced peace prevailing in the region, Egypt's MENA news agency reported.CAF Champions League Al Ahly retain African title 
FIFA - Nov 11 11:52 AM
Mohamed Aboutrika scored two minutes into stoppage time to give Al Ahly of Egypt a record-equalling fifth African Champions League title on Saturday.Egypt condemns Israel for Gaza killings 
AlertNet - Nov 09 8:03 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Egypt's foreign minister on Thursday condemned Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and said the international community should be more responsible in dealing ... China, Egypt reach nuclear energy agreement 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 7:24 AM
China and Egypt agreed to co-operate on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, state media said, in a development that could rile the United States, a traditional Cairo ally.Uganda: Egypt Gives $5m for Water Hyacinth 
AllAfrica.com - Nov 09 9:12 AM
EGYPT has given another grant of $4.5m (about sh8.3b) for removal of the water hyacinth and maintenance of fish landing sites for the next three years.Egypt: Sexual Harassment Laws Weak, Say Activists 
AllAfrica.com - Nov 09 9:12 AM
Women's rights activists in Egypt have criticised the country's authorities for tacitly accepting the sexual harassment of women. An incident on 24 October when a mob of men openly molested women in Cairo and were not stopped or arrested has brought the issue to the fore.Watchdog adds Egypt to Internet blacklist 
CNN.com - Nov 08 8:06 AM
PARIS, France (Reuters) -- Journalists' rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has added Egypt to its list of the worst suppressors of freedom of expression on the Internet but removed neighboring Libya as it found no Web censorship there.U.S. BEEF PRODUCTS POPULAR IN EGYPT 
Meat News - Nov 09 6:43 AM
UNITED STATES/EGYPT: The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) says the demand for U.S. beef variety meat is increasing in Egypt.Al-Qaida boasts of winning in Iraq 
The Buffalo News - Nov 11 5:56 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new tape released Friday that his group had mobilized 12,000 fighters and was winning the war in Iraq faster than expected.CHINA, EGYPT AGREE ON NUKE COOPERATION 
Middle East Newsline - Nov 09 5:37 AM
CAIRO [MENL] -- China and Egypt have agreed on nuclear cooperation that could ensure that the Asian superpower heads a program to supply nuclear reactors to the Arab state.Amarna: ancient Egypt revealed 
Philadelphia Tribune - Nov 10 1:45 PM
Statue of of the god Amun with features of Tutankhamun. The modern popularity of Tutankhamun greatly overshadows the young king s moderate place in history.UPDATE 1-Aboutrika's volley hands Al Ahli African title 
Reuters.co.uk - Nov 11 11:55 AM
RADES, Tunisia, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Mohamed Aboutrika scored a stunning volley two minutes into stoppage time to hand Al Ahli of Egypt the African Champions League title on Saturday as they beat CS Sfaxien of Tunisia 1-0 in the second leg of the final.Al-Qaida says 12,000 fighters winning war faster than expected 
Ashland Daily Tidings - Nov 11 1:14 PM
CAIRO, Egypt The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new tape released Friday that his group had mobilized 12,000 fighters and was winning the war in Iraq faster than expected.SUEZ CANAL REVENUE JUMPS BY 400 MILLION DOLLARS 
The Tocqueville Connection - Nov 11 8:31 AM
CAIRO, Nov 11, 2006 (AFP) - Revenue from the Suez Canal was 3.2 billion dollars in the first 10 months of the year -- boosting Egypt's coffers by 400 million dollars more than in the same period in 2005, the chairman of the canal authority Ahmed Fadel said Saturday.No Third Medal for JoeTex Frimpong 
Ghanaweb.com - Nov 11 11:37 AM
Ghana's JoeTex Frimpong failed in his bid to win his third African Champions League title, when a goal in injury-time from Mohammed Aboutrika helped Ahly of Egypt retain the title.Veterans mark UN peacekeeping milestone 
CTV.ca - Nov 11 4:24 AM
Some 50 years after the creation of the first UN peacekeeping operation in Egypt, veteran peacekeepers will lay a wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa today.Lexmark ventures into Egypt 
ITP.net - Nov 09 2:57 AM
Printer vendor Lexmark has revealed that it will soon be opening a full-fledged office in Cairo in an effort to take advantage of the growth potential in the Egyptian printer market. According to IDC research, the printer market in Egypt is expected to grow by 5.7% this year to nearly 165,000 units.U.S. vetoes condemnation of Gaza strikes 
AP via Yahoo! News - 17 minutes ago
The United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resolution Saturday that sought to condemn an Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip and demand Israeli troops pull out of the territory.Angolan Diplomat Talks With Egyptian President Moubarakïs Envoy 
AngolaPress - Nov 11 7:55 AM
Luanda, 11/11 - The Angolan ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Hendrick Vaal Neto, Saturday in Cairo, received the special envoy of Egyptian president, Housni Moubarak, Kamal C. Omar, from whom he got congratulation for the 31st anniversary of National Independence being celebrated Saturday (today).Egypt's aim to conquer Africa 'undiminished' 
Independent Online - Nov 09 5:11 AM
Weary defender Wael Gomaa says Al-Ahly of Egypt can defy the odds against Club Sportif Sfaxien of Tunisia on Saturday and retain the African Nations Cup title.Al-Qaida-in-Iraq says its fighters are winning war faster than 
FOX 23 News Albany - Nov 11 3:53 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The leader of al-Qaida-in-Iraq calls President Bush "the most stupid president" in U-S history and says that's allowing his group to win the war in Iraq more quickly than expected.Egypt, Lebanese and UAE freight and logistics industry associations join hands to support the first annual MELA 2006 
AME Info - Nov 10 9:22 PM
For the first time ever, key freight industry players in the Middle East region are joining hands in setting benchmark for performance excellence in the Middle East logistics industry through the prestigious Middle East Logistics Awards (MELA) 2006.China-Egypt nuclear pact 
AME Info - Nov 08 11:52 PM
China says it has reached an agreement with Egypt to cooperate on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, the BBC reported citing China's official news agency. An agreement between presidents Hu Jintao and Hosni Mubarak was confirmed at a meeting on Tuesday in Beijing, according to the report.Silencing Ancient Echoes 
The Christian Post - Nov 11 8:35 AM
Not surprisingly, the oldest Christian communities in the world are found in the Middle East. From Iraq through Egypt, there are Christians, many of whose ancestors were converted by the Apostles themselves. Some of them still pray in Aramaic, the language of ...China and Egypt reach nuclear deal 
Gulf News - Nov 09 1:38 AM
Beijing: China has reached an agreement with Egypt to cooperate on the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The agreement was confirmed on Tuesday during talks between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, China s official press reported.Al-Qaida-in-Iraq says its fighters are winning war faster than expected 
WTOL News 11 - Nov 11 7:29 AM
CAIRO, Egypt The leader of al-Qaida-in-Iraq calls President Bush "the most stupid president" in U-S history and says that's allowing his group to win the war in Iraq more quickly than expected.VeriSign unveils Egypt's first regional Internet resolution site for .com, .net infrastructure 
AME Info - Nov 08 10:07 PM
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a leading provider of intelligent infrastructure for the networked world, announced the installation of a Regional Internet Resolution Server (RIRS) for .com and .net in Cairo, Egypt.Egyptian oil tanker firm set up 
AME Info - Nov 11 1:52 AM
The Egypt Kuwait Holding Company has teamed up with partners including the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr to set up an oil tanker company, according to the Middle East Economic Survey. The company will be called the Egyptian Company for Oil Tankers and will have a capital of $50m.China-Egypt nuclear deal 
BBC News - Nov 08 4:21 AM
China says it has reached an agreement with Egypt to co-operate on the peaceful use of nuclear energy.Hotlinks 
Tiscali - Nov 11 4:17 AM
Archaeologist Paolo Gallo discovered their remains in shallow graves on an island in Abu Qir bay, east of Alexandria, where British Admiral Horatio Nelson destroyed Napoleon Bonaparte s French fleet in 1798, stranding his army in Egypt.Explosives seized on border 
Gulf Times - Nov 11 1:06 AM
ISMAILIA, Egypt: Egyptian police seized 200kg of explosives yesterday and arrested two men suspected of planning to smuggle it into Gaza using a tunnel running under the border, police sources said.Al-Qaida-in-Iraq says its fighters are winning war faster than expected 
KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Nov 10 10:48 PM
CAIRO, Egypt The leader of al-Qaida-in-Iraq calls President Bush "the most stupid president" in U-S history and says that's allowing his group to win the war in Iraq more...Egypt To Launch First Scientific Satellite In Late 2007 
SpaceDaily - Nov 08 5:19 PM
by Staff Writers Cairo (XNA) Nov 09, 2006 Egyptian Higher Education Minister Hani Hillal said Tuesday that Egypt, in cooperation with Ukraine, will launch a scientific satellite by the end of 2007 in Kazakhstan, the official news agency MENA reported.Egypt to raise airport tax from Jan. 2007 
People's Daily - Nov 10 3:34 AM
Passengers departing from the Egyptian airports will expect higher airport taxes as of Jan. 2007, local English daily the Egyptian Gazette reported Friday.The 13 Enemies of the Internet 
Slashdot - Nov 11 3:24 AM
Hennell writes "Reporters without borders has just released its annual list of internet enemies, a list of countries 'that systematically violate online free expression.' A couple of countries have been removed, but Egypt has been added. A detailed summary can be read on the BBC Website." From that article: "The blacklist is published annually but it is the first time RSF has organized an online French FM due in Cairo on first leg of Darfur mission 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 2:35 PM
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy is due in Cairo for talks with his Egyptian counterpart on the situation in Darfur, before heading to Sudan and to the war-torn eastern region.Finding rest in the hand of God 
Macon Telegraph - Nov 11 12:06 AM
It is hard to imagine the intimidation facing Moses when he returned to Egypt with a God-given message for Pharaoh, but let's give it a try anyway.New al-Qaida Tape Says 12,000 Activated 
Los Angeles Times - Nov 10 6:58 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new audio tape on Friday to have mobilized 12,000 fighters in the wartorn country.