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Egypt releases details on American man 
AP via Yahoo! News - 56 minutes ago
Security officials in Egypt released new details Monday about an American man in their custody on suspicion of links to a terror network which allegedly recruits Muslims to fight the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq.Wanted: producer for blockbuster on Egypt's 'October victory' AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 9:53 AM
President Hosni Mubarak wants a blockbuster movie made on the October 1973 war when Egypt launched a surprise attack on Israel and crossed the Suez, the official MENA news agency reported.Egypt releases details on American held on suspicion terror links Springfield News-Sun - 26 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt Security officials in Egypt released new details Monday about an American man in their custody on suspicion of links to a terror network which allegedly recruits Muslims to fight the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. An Egyptian security official identified the man as being from Ohio.Court Upholds Conviction Of Man Accused Of Taking Son To Egypt Hartford Courant - Dec 11 12:20 PM
The state Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction of a Connecticut man accused of hiding his son in Egypt after a 2001 divorce. Court upholds conviction of man accused of taking son to Egypt WTNH-TV New Haven - Dec 11 12:19 PM
(Hartford-AP, Dec. 11, 2006 3:03 PM) _ The state Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Connecticut man accused of hiding his son in Egypt after a 2001 divorce.Egypt-based C3 Reaches New Heights With Altitude Software ContactCenterWorld.com - Dec 11 12:12 PM
Cairo, Egypt, December 06th, 2006 Altitude Software, an independent contact centre solutions vendor today announced that C3, an international contact centre outsourcing provider, has implemented the Altitude uCI suite in its 500-seat contact centre.Melrose Egypt success to boost reserves ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Dec 11 2:25 AM
Melrose Resources gushed higher this morning on news that drilling success at the West Dikirnis field in Egypt will lead to a large increase in proven reserves.Egypt Internet video sharpens torture debate Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 11:38 AM
The grainy video purports to show an Egyptian man, naked from the waist down, writhing in agony as he is sodomised with a stick by a police officer. A handful of other officers stand by watching.Israeli firm in 2bn dollar deal with Egypt-Israel gas consortium AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 3:10 AM
Israel's private Dorad Energy firm has signed a two billion-dollar deal for Egyptian natural gas with an Egyptian-Israeli consortium.Egypt's Al Ahly down Auckland City Fox Sports - Dec 10 4:56 AM
Flavio and Mohamed Aboutrika scored second-half goals Sunday to lead African champions Al Ahly of Egypt to a 2-0 win over Auckland City in the opening match of the Club World Cup.Dorad in $2bn Egypt gas deal Gulf Daily News - Dec 10 2:53 PM
JERUSALEM: Israel's Dorad Energy said yesterday it had signed a deal worth up to $2 billion to buy natural gas from Egypt.Egypt Internet Tape Sparks Torture Debate St. Petersburg Times - Dec 11 2:03 PM
CAIRO The grainy video purports to show an Egyptian man, naked from the waist down, writhing in agony as he is sodomized with a stick by a police officer. A handful of other officers stand by watching.Egypt's Al Ahly earns 2-0 triumph over Auckland City in Club World Cup Slam! Sports - Dec 10 10:05 AM
TOYOTA, Japan (AP) - Flavio and Mohamed Aboutrika scored second-half goals Sunday to lead African champions Al Ahly of Egypt to a 2-0 win over amateur side Auckland City in the opening match of the Club World Cup.Melrose boosted by 'major' Egypt oil upgrade The Scotsman: Business - Dec 11 5:58 PM
MELROSE Resources, the Edinburgh oil and gas explorer, is on track for a "major" increase in production after a series of successful drillings and oil reserve upgrades at its Egyptian fields.At Egypt's film festival, a comedy of errors Haaretz Daily - Dec 11 4:09 PM
Theatergoers in Cairo know that published curtain times are merely suggestions. If an ad says a film will begin at 9 P.M., one can even finish a late dinner before the movie begins at 10 P.M., or even later.GFH hails Egypt economic policies Gulf Daily News - Dec 11 5:12 PM
MANAMA: The investor friendly economic policies of the Egyptian government was praised by a top Bahraini banker yesterday.Second Cup for Egypt AME Info - Dec 10 1:37 AM
The UAE's BinHendi Enterprises has signed a sub-franchise agreement with Yasser Mahmoud El Kalawi - Plaza Property Management to open outlets of the cafe chain Second Cup in Egypt. The signing is part of BinHendi Enterprises' regional expansion plans.BinHendi Enterprises expands Second Cup to Egypt with El Kalawi Group AME Info - Dec 10 12:52 AM
Second Cup®, the popular specialty coffee retailer, announced today the signing of a sub-franchise agreement with Yasser Mahmoud El Kalawi - Plaza Property Management, to open cafes in Egypt.Italy court hears arguments on CIA case in January Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 3:46 AM
A Milan court will hear arguments on January 9 on whether to try CIA and Italian agents on charges of kidnapping a terrorism suspect in Milan and flying him to Egypt, where he says he was tortured, a court source said on Monday.Israel firm in $2bn deal with Egypt-Israel gas group Middle East Times - Dec 11 5:32 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel's private Dorad Energy firm has signed a $2 billion deal for Egyptian natural gas with an Egyptian-Israeli consortium, its spokesman said Monday.Why Egypt won't renege on peace Haaretz Daily - Dec 11 7:09 AM
Had the Egyptian leadership wanted to cancel the agreements with Israel or, worse yet, confront it militarily, it would have had ample opportunities to do so. Domestic opposition groups, and even leaders of other Arab countries, have frequently demanded this, but were vehemently rejected.New Resorts Along an Overlooked Coast in Egypt New York Times - Dec 09 7:23 AM
Egypt?s tourist map is changing and the country?s northern coast is earmarked for rapid major development.Egypt Helps Support Wheat Markets Ag Report - Dec 11 6:52 AM
CHICAGO - Dec 11/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets experienced a relatively busy weekend in front of the latest crop production estimates from the USDA.Egypt eyes $5.25bn in two years from state asset sales Gulf Times - Dec 09 10:52 PM
DUBAI: Egypt expects to earn at least 30bn Egyptian pounds ($5.25bn) in the next two fiscal years from the sale of state assets, about 50% more than in the last two years, the investment minister has said.Egypt gang chief charged with sex murders of kids Middle East Times - Dec 11 2:33 AM
CAIRO -- Egyptian prosecutors have charged a 26-year-old gang leader from a town north of Cairo with the grisly sex murders of more than 30 street boys, police sources said Friday.Melrose Reports Egyptian Discovery Rigzone - Dec 11 2:30 PM
Melrose Resources plc, the exploration and production company with interests in Egypt, Bulgaria, France and the US, on Monday issued the following update of exploration and development activity on the El Mansoura Concession located in the Nile Delta in Egypt.Africa and the FIFA World Cup FIFA - Dec 11 10:07 AM
The first African team to play in the FIFA World Cup were Egypt in 1934. They lost 2-4 to Hungary in a first round knockout game and it would be 36 years before the next African team would play in a FIFA World Cup. By 1970, Africa had secured a solitary place in the tournament and it would remain this way until 1982, when they were given an extra place.FEATURE-Egypt Internet video sharpens torture debate AlertNet - Dec 10 3:18 PM
Source: Reuters (Please note graphic content in paragraphs 1 and 5) By Cynthia Johnston CAIRO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The grainy video purports to show an Egyptian man, naked from the waist down, ... Conviction of former Meriden man upheld Record-Journal.com - Dec 11 12:43 PM
The state Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction of a Connecticut man accused of hiding his son in Egypt after a 2001 divorce. The court ruled unanimously that a jury had enough evidence to find Mostafa Gewily of West Haven guilty of risk of injury to a child.Brave Auckland unawed by Ahly Daily Yomiuri Online - Dec 11 10:39 AM
As Auckland City FC took the world stage on Sunday night, it was not the amateurs who got stage fright, but rather their opponents from Egypt. Ahly Sporting Club prevailed in the FIFA Club World Cup opener 2-0 with a pair of nicely-hit goals by Flavio and Mohamed Aboutrika in the second half.Chelmsford retiree gives back to the community, any chance he gets Lowell Sun - Dec 11 8:49 AM
CHELMSFORD -- After years of traveling the world from Egypt to Saudi Arabia as a system engineer, Joseph Connolly now spends part of his week loading an industrial dishwashing machine at the town's Senior Center.Iraqi refugees: critical needs remain unmet Electronic Iraq - Dec 11 9:03 AM
Over 1.8 million Iraqi refugees are currently spread throughout the Middle East, with the largest concentrations in Syria and Jordan and sizable populations in Lebanon and Egypt.Italy sets January terror hearing date UPI - Dec 11 8:30 AM
MILAN, Italy, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- An Italian court Monday set Jan. 9 for the hearing into the alleged U.S. abduction of a Muslim cleric in Milan in 2003 for terror interrogation in Egypt.Two top Muslim Brotherhood leaders freed in Egypt AlertNet - Dec 10 10:03 AM
Source: Reuters By Cynthia Johnston CAIRO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A Cairo court on Sunday set free two leading members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood detained since anti-government protests in May, ... Crab Orchard teens complete very successful 2006 season Marion Daily Republican - Dec 11 11:08 AM
MARION They often grab the attention of motorists traveling east on Route 13, racing and jumping around the track at Little Egypt Off-Road in Crab Orchard. And now, two of the motocross riders who race that track have grabbed the attention of other riders across the Midwest.Experts Puzzle Over Halt Of Bird Flu Free Internet Press - Dec 11 12:24 PM
Earlier this year, bird flu panic was in full swing: The French feared for their foie gras, the Swiss locked their chickens indoors, and Americans enlisted prison inmates in Alaska to help spot infected wild birds. The H5N1 virus - previously confined to Southeast Asia - was striking birds in places as diverse as Germany, Egypt, and Nigeria, and a flu pandemic seemed inevitable. Then the virus Egyptian Minister due in Islamabad africast.com - Dec 11 5:30 AM
CAIRO, December 11 -- Ahmed Abou El Gheit, Foreign Minister of Egypt, will visit Islamabad from December 14-16 to co-chair with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Kasuri the Joint Ministerial Commission, which will be meeting after a rather long interval of over a decade.Clerics urge Muslims to back Iraq Sunnis AP via Yahoo! News - 17 minutes ago
More than 30 prominent Islamic clerics from Saudi Arabia on Monday called on Sunni Muslims around the Middle East to support their brethren in Iraq against Shiites and praised the insurgency.Super 25 boys basketball rankings USA Today - 55 minutes ago
No. 10 Kingwood (Texas) leaps 13 spots after a productive first month, which bagged two in-season tournament titles. No. 17 Norcross (Ga.) and No. 18 DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) slip out of the top five after dropping games. No. 19 Columbia (Decatur, Ga.) is the highest-ranked newcomer of three teams. Expect more shake-ups after the holiday tournaments. The boys rankings return Jan. 9.18 hurt in U.S. chopper mishap in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
A Marine helicopter made a hard landing Monday in a remote desert area of Anbar province, injuring 18 people, the third U.S. aircraft to go down in the insurgent stronghold in two weeks.`MANY OF US ARE HOLDING OUR BREATH': Bird flu is flying under the radar The Charlotte Observer - Dec 11 12:16 AM
Earlier this year, bird flu panic was in full swing. The H5N1 virus, previously confined to Southeast Asia, was striking birds in places as diverse as Germany, Egypt and Nigeria, and a flu pandemic seemed inevitable.Muslim Theologians At Cairo Conference Say Female Genital Mutilation Irreconcilable With Islam Medical News Today - Dec 11 3:08 AM
Muslim academics and scholars at a conference last month in Cairo, Egypt, said female genital cutting -- a practice sometimes referred to as female circumcision or female genital mutilation in which there is a partial or full removal of the labia, clitoris or both -- is incompatible with Islam and [click link for full article]Zimbabwe: It Has All Been a Wild Ride AllAfrica.com - Dec 11 7:11 AM
A YEAR that started with the Warriors writing one of the fairy-tale success stories of the 2006 African Nations Cup finals by beating the Black Stars in Egypt is staggering towards the end with the national team facing a difficult task to make it to the next edition in Ghana.USA more pessimistic on Iraq war USA Today - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
As President Bush weighs changing course in Iraq, Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the war and want most U.S. troops withdrawn within a year, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday says. Three of four support the major recommendations unveiled by the Iraq Study Group last week.Palestinian female novelist granted Naguib Mahfouz medal in Cairo People's Daily - Dec 11 3:19 AM
A Palestinian female novelist was awarded here on Monday the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature for this year, Egypt's MENA news agency reported.The Who visits Egypt--in Chicago Chicago Tribune - Dec 10 4:10 AM
Members of The Who are making the most of their time here in the Windy City, which is the home base for the Midwest leg of their current tour. We hear lead singer Roger Daltrey, drummer Zak Starkey, bassist Pino Palladino and friends last week were treated to a special tour of the King Tut exhibit at the Field Museum. Intrigue on the sea: Cruising Egypt and Jordan MSNBC - Dec 08 4:56 PM
Traveling to the Middle East and Africa can be daunting, especially in times of political instability, and I had been putting off my lifelong dream vacation to Egypt for a long time. Then it hit me: Do it as a cruise, not a land tour. It s safe and it s easy all the intrigue without the hassle. Straight talk on sex Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Dec 11 1:45 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Heba Kotb is a conservative Muslim, wears an Islamic head scarf, and goes on television once a week to talk - frankly and in great detail - about sex.Egypt court orders release of Brotherhood spokesman AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 12:21 PM
A Cairo security court ordered the release of Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Essam al-Aryan who has been held without trial for more than six months, a judicial source said.The Big Lie About the Middle East Time Magazine - Dec 11 12:50 PM
Tell James Baker: Arab nations don't care about the Palestinians Egyptian team wins at Club World Cup SportingNews.com - Dec 10 10:18 AM
TOYOTA, Japan -- African champion Al Ahly of Egypt beat amateur club Auckland City 2-0 Sunday in the...Al Ahly down Auckland City Khaleej Times - Dec 10 7:45 PM
TOYOTA Flavio and Mohammed Aboutrika scored second-half goals yesterday to lead African champions Al Ahly of Egypt to a 2-0 win over Auckland City in the opening match of the Club World Cup.In the wake of the mega-rally An irremediable split between government and opposition? Monday Morning - Dec 11 3:32 AM
More than a week has gone by since the beginning of the protest sit-in in the center of Beirut, but there seems to be no prospect of reaching an agreement acceptable to both the government and the opposition, despite all attempts at mediation, notably by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Arab League and Turkey.La Scala opera house shaken by tenor's sudden exit from stage AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 11:30 AM
A furore broke out in the rarefied world of Italian opera after a world-renowned tenor stormed off stage mid-performance amid whistling and booing at Milan's La Scala opera house.Iraqis weigh alliance to marginalize Sadr and bolster Maliki International Herald Tribune - Dec 11 3:47 PM
Several of Iraq's major political parties are in talks to form a U.S.-backed coalition whose aim is to dampen the influence within the government of the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr and extremist Sunni Arab politicians.Job Description: Rigzone - Dec 10 4:29 PM
Skilled Technical Services has been assigned to resource a Project QC Manager who will be based in Cairo, Egypt on 105/15 rotation on long term contract.Egyptian team wins at Club World Cup Rocky Mountain News - Dec 10 9:21 PM
African champion Al Ahly of Egypt beat amateur club Auckland City 2-0 Sunday in the opening game of the Club World Cup.CIA officials may be indicted AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 9:33 AM
A judge will hear arguments next month on whether to indict 26 Americans and five Italian secret service officials in the 2003 alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan a case that continues to be an irritant to U.S.-Italian relations.BANKING: A learner sector and a lighter load FT.com via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 8:35 AM
When Mahmoud Abdel Latif walked into the Bank of Alexandria as the newly appointed chairman, he was in for a rude awakening. After a career with Citibank and Chase Manhattan, which and taken him into the heart of modern western banking, Bank of Alexandria, a rotting state entity, was about to present a whole new series of challenges.Egypt's Mubarak hails Irish backing for Mideast peace AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 10:22 AM
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Ireland's Prime Minister Bertie Ahern underlined the urgent need to revive the stalled Middle East peace process, after talks in Dublin.Egypt deports 10 suspected Islamists to Belgium AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 10:11 AM
Egypt deported 10 French and Belgian Islamists suspected of links with terrorist organisations to Belgium, airport officials said.Tutu criticises Israel's blockage of his UN mission to Beit Hanun AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 9:08 AM
South African Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu has sharply criticised Israel's failure to cooperate with a UN human rights fact-finding mission into the killing of 19 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.Goff heads to Middle East NZCity - Dec 10 5:11 PM
Trade and Defence Minister Phil Goff is on a two week visit to the Middle East. Mr Goff will meet with counterparts in Turkey, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.Lending and technical assistance FEMIP support for environmental projects in Egypt AME Info - Dec 09 9:07 PM
Under its Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU's lending institution, is providing EUR 40 million to enable mostly private but also public sector industrial companies to invest in pollution abatement measures.At La Scala, an Egypt That Looks a Lot Like Hollywood New York Times - Dec 08 8:38 PM
Even for those who embrace opera as a celebration of excess, it seemed almost a provocation to open the Teatro alla Scala?s season on Thursday with an extravagantly lavish new production of ?Aida.?Commentary: Bush must act now on Iraq report CNN.com - Dec 11 7:35 AM
Here's what I would do if I were President Bush following last week's blunt assessment by the Iraq Study Group. I would immediately call a press conference and say, "I accept the commission report in its entirety and will begin to implement it immediately."Chemical weapons watchdog extends destruction deadline AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 7:02 AM
An international body overseeing the destruction of chemical weapons stocks said it had granted an extension to India, Libya, Russia and the United States.SOCCER Al Ahly open Club World Cup with win over Auckland Japan Today - Dec 10 2:18 PM
TOYOTA Al Ahly of Egypt became the first African side to win a match at the Club World Cup after beating New Zealand part-timers Auckland City 2-0 in the opening match of the tournament in Japan on Sunday.Pee Wee dancers from New Egypt earn fans' cheers Asbury Park Press - Dec 08 3:12 AM
The New Egypt Warriors Pee Wee Dance Team was the national runner-up in the dance portion of the Pop Warner Cheer and Dance National Championships held Thursday night at Disney's Wide World of Sports. The second-place finish thrilled New Egypt commissioner for cheer and dance, Kim Johnson. "They did phenomenal,'' she said. "We have 65 kids (two cheer teams and the dance team) from a little, McCain: Iran possibly deranged MSNBC - Dec 11 5:13 PM
Israel and the world are threatened by a "possibly deranged and surely dangerous regime" in Iran, Sen. John McCain told a Jewish audience.NILE BIKE RIDE Mid Sussex Times - Dec 11 2:59 AM
THREE businessmen from Albourne joined 28 other cyclists in the challenge of cycling 408 kilometres along the River Nile in Egypt and helped raise funds in excess of £102,000 for the British Heart Foundation.Jimmy Carter's Book Stirs Criticism, Complaint NPR - Dec 11 2:11 PM
A new book by former president Jimmy Carter is generating wide controversy. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid charts the Arab-Israeli peace process from President Carter's time in the White House in the late 1970s to present day. Pro-Israel groups are offended, and say the book is unworthy of a former U.S. president.Goff to Meet Trade and Defence Counterparts Scoop.co.nz - Dec 10 1:44 PM
Trade and Defence Minister Phil Goff today begins a two-week visit to the Middle East, where he will meet with counterparts in Turkey, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.Sports schedule for Wednesday, Dec. 13 Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
_ Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Wednesday, Dec. 13 SOCCERShortcuts: How to make it as an archaeologist CNN.com - Dec 11 4:05 AM
(CNN) -- Following news that archaeologists in Rome have discovered a sarcophagus containing what they believe to be the mortal remains of St. Paul the Apostle, we offer a few tips on how to get in on the world of excavation.Ahly reach CWC semis BBC News - Dec 10 5:07 AM
Ahly of Egypt beat New Zealand's Auckland City 2-0 to qualify for the semi-finals of the Club World Cup (CWC).Ahly reach Club World Cup semis BBC News - Dec 10 5:16 AM
African champions Ahly of Egypt beat Auckland City 2-0 in the opening match of the Club World Cup.Global jihad's new front in Africa The Christian Science Monitor - Dec 11 2:17 PM
As Islamists take over Somalia, its Western-backed neighbor Ethiopia prepares for war. 5.00am Monday December 11, 2006 The New Zealand Herald - Dec 10 8:24 AM
Oceania soccer representatives Auckland City succumbed to two second-half goals in a brave effort against the African champions Al Ahly from Egypt at Fifa's World Club Championship in Japan early today.THESE ARE REALISTS? Mona Charen via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 2:47 AM
Recommendation 16 of the Iraq Study Group's report calls upon Syria to agree to a peace deal with Israel in return for the Golan Heights. It further suggests that Syria be persuaded to end its interference in Lebanon, cease aiding Hezbollah, convince Hamas to recognize Israel's right to exist, and intervene to obtain the release of two captured Israeli soldiers.Milestone for Mick & Gloria Weekly Times - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
Decorated Gladesville residents Gloria and Mick Lardelli celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary last week with family at Banjo Patterson Restaurant.Auckland City outclassed in Japan NZCity - Dec 10 10:56 AM
Auckland City's Club World Championship dream is predictably over. The gap between amateur and professional football has been illustrated with a two-nil win for African champions Al Ahly of Egypt over the NZFC champions in Japan.Bird Flu 'Quiet' Puzzles, Worries Experts Fox News - Dec 11 8:22 AM
Except for a steady stream of human bird flu cases in Indonesia, the past year's worries about a catastrophic global outbreak largely disappeared. Experts wonder why.Ancient learning in Egypt Los Angeles Times - Dec 07 9:34 PM
SEE the jewels of the Nile on a 15-night fall trip to Egypt led by a San Diego State professor.Prasanna Jayakody receives 'Golden Pyramid' Award in Cairo Daily News - Dec 10 12:34 PM
EGYPT: Prasanna Jayakody has won the 'Golden Pyramid' award for the best direction of the Sinhala film Sankara at the 30th Cairo International Film Festival held in Cairo. Jayakody received his award at a ceremony held in Cairo on December 8. This is the first ever film directed by Jayakody.Ahly coach calls for more belief AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 10 8:05 PM
Al Ahly coach Manuel Jose has called for more belief from his players after they overcame a nervy start to down Auckland City's amateurs 2-0 in the Club World Cup.Egypt deports 'terror suspects' BBC News - Dec 07 9:04 AM
Egypt deports eight French and two Belgian citizens it arrested on suspicion of links to terrorist groups.Simon Tisdall: How Gulf states could start new nuclear race Guardian Unlimited - Dec 11 5:39 PM
Iran's nuclear programmes could hasten the proliferation of nuclear weapons, writes Simon Tisdall.U.S. weekly outlook: Production forecasts SeedQuest - Dec 11 2:47 PM
Changes found in the USDA's latest world production and consumption forecast were generally expected, with no surprises observed, said a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist.Egypt to release two top Muslim Brotherhood leaders AlertNet - Dec 09 8:33 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Egyptian prosecutors decided on Saturday to release to house arrest two senior leaders of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood who were detained in May during anti-government ... IMF avoids specific proposal as quota talks start Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 10 10:37 PM
Talks on rebalancing voting power in the International Monetary Fund start on Monday with some major emerging economies already complaining that an opening proposal fails to clearly spell out changes needed to give them more say in the institution.Nile states to dump colonial water pacts IPP Media - 10 minutes ago
Nile Basin countries are set to sign a new agreement on Nile waters utilization.Ahly coach calls for more belief BBC News - Dec 11 2:37 AM
Ahly coach Manuel Jose says his players need greater self-confidence at the Club World Cup in Japan.DEPORTED ISLAMISTS ARRIVE IN FRANCE, BELGIUM FROM EGYPT The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 08 12:01 AM
PARIS, Dec 8, 2006 (AFP) - A group of 10 French and Belgian Islamists deported from Egypt and suspected of links with terrorist organisations in Belgium arrived in their respective home countries on Friday, judicial sources said.Experts puzzle over halt of bird flu AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 10 6:12 PM
Earlier this year, bird flu panic was in full swing: The French feared for their foie gras, the Swiss locked their chickens indoors, and Americans enlisted prison inmates in Alaska to help spot infected wild birds.It only gets tougher for Auckland City Stuff - Dec 11 4:07 PM
Auckland City have been dazzled by the bright lights of Tokyo Bay and the play of their next Club World Cup soccer opponents Jeonbuk Motors FC.U.S. aircraft face struggle in Iraq Connecticut Post - 8 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq A Marine helicopter made a hard landing Monday in a remote desert area of Anbar province, injuring 18 people, the third U.S. aircraft to go down in the insurgent stronghold in two weeks.Andrew Cole Goal.com - Dec 11 5:06 PM
Rate The Player How Do You Rate This Player? The average rating for this player is... 6,5Jimmy Carter's Book Stirs Criticism, Complaint NPR - Dec 11 2:30 PM
Day to Day , December 11, 2006 · A new book by former president Jimmy Carter is generating wide controversy. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid charts the Arab-Israeli peace process from President Carter's time in the White House in the late 1970s to present day.Carter: Israeli apartheid 'worse' BBC News - Dec 11 5:40 AM
US ex-president Jimmy Carter says some Israeli curbs in the West Bank are worse than apartheid-era South Africa.