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Egypt launches major gold mining drive 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 8:51 AM
Egypt has signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at restructuring the gold mining sector, which officials predicted could bring in more than 10 billion dollars and reshape the country's economy.High-energy gospel group to visit Elam Egypt Baptist Church Savannah Morning News - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
One of Southern gospel music's most entertaining and energetic groups plans to make its way to Elam Egypt Baptist Church on Friday night. High-energy gospel group to visit Egypt church Savannah Morning News - Jan 24 5:14 PM
One of Southern gospel music's most entertaining and energetic groups makes its way to Elam Egypt Baptist Church on Friday night. Dominant Egypt seal berth in last four Gulf Times - 12 minutes ago
A dominant Egypt brushed aside Bahrain 2-0 to seal their berth in the semi-finals of the Under-23 International football friendly tournament at the Qatar Sports Club yesterday.Flights resume between Egypt, Lebanon People's Daily - Jan 24 4:59 PM
EgyptAir and the Middle East Airlines of Lebanon resumed flights to Lebanon on Wednesday after a 24-hour break owing to Lebanese opposition strike, Egypt's MENA news agency reported.Egypt moves to boost gold mining sector Gulf Daily News - Jan 24 3:05 PM
CAIRO: Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday aimed at restructuring the gold mining sector, which officials predicted could bring in more than $10 billion and reshape the country's economy.US urges Egypt to consider freeing Ayman Nour africast.com - Jan 24 9:25 AM
CAIRO, January 24 -- The United States called on Egypt to consider freeing opposition leader Ayman Nour because of his deteriorating health and urged the government to ensure he gets adequate medical treatment.Egypt arrests 7 in Muslim Brotherhood clampdown Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 5:02 AM
Egyptian security forces arrested seven members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood north of the Egyptian capital on Wednesday in a widening crackdown on the country's largest opposition movement, the group said.Mobile Africa Study Forecasts Subscriber Base to Triple with Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and Morocco Leading in Market ... [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 24 1:15 AM
LONDON----A new report researched by BroadGroup, the London based consultancy group, reveals that mobile subscribers across the continent will almost triple in the period through to 2011, with the largest markets represented by Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and Morocco.Egypt's FM urges Israel to join NPT People's Daily - Jan 24 4:59 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit Wednesday urged Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and put its nuclear facilities under supervision by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the official news agency MENA reported.Egypt on high alert as bird flu virus becomes more resistant AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 5:02 AM
Egypt is on high alert after the H5N1 strain of the avian flu became more resistant to the Tamiflu antiviral drug predominantly used to combat the disease, the health minister has been quoted as saying.IKCO exports 1st consignment of CKD parts to Egypt Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 23 6:34 AM
Iran - Egypt - CKD Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) exported first consignment of CKD parts of Peugeot Pars to Egypt to assemble it brand with TU5 engines.Egypt's Torture Video Sparks Outrage Time Magazine - Jan 24 5:29 AM
Egyptian driver Emad el-Kabir, 21, whose torture police filmed and transmitted via cell phone to his friends in order to humiliate him, looks on behind the bars inside a courtroom on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007 in Cairo.Egypt: Trade deficit growing Mena Report - Jan 23 1:09 AM
The Governor of Egypt Central Bank, Dr. Farouk Abd El Baky El Okdah, said that the country's balance of trade account had recorded a $12 billion deficit last fiscal year 2005/2006, a 15.7% rise compared with the previous fiscal year.Court acquits Egypt s Nur Sunday Times - Jan 23 5:34 AM
CAIRO - Egypt s jailed opposition leader Ayman Nur has been found not guilty of physically assaulting a voter during the September 2005 presidential elections, his wife and security sources said.Egypt: Egypt Eyes Kenyan Beef AllAfrica.com - Jan 22 10:53 PM
The ban on Kenyan beef exports to Egypt could be lifted.2004 Daewoo Lanos S from Egypt Carsurvey.org - Jan 24 12:21 PM
What things have gone wrong with the car? A\C didn't work after fixing it 3 times it finally started to work. Very Poor quality inside some buttons started to break.Egypt alert as bird flu threat grows Gulf Times - Jan 22 11:11 PM
CAIRO: Egypt is on high alert after the H5N1 strain of the avian flu became more resistant to the Tamiflu antiviral drug predominantly used to combat the disease, the health minister was quoted as saying yesterday.Egypt's Al-Ahly soccer club to hold centennial celebrations People's Daily - Jan 22 9:57 PM
Ibrahim Al-Moealem, head of Egypt's famed Al-Ahly's centennial celebrations committee, said on Monday that the complete schedule for the club's 100th year anniversary will begin in February, local soccer news website filgoal.com reported.Vodafone Egypt secures 3G licence Telecom.paper - Jan 23 12:34 AM
(TP) Vodafone Egypt has secured a 15-year 3G licence from the National Telecom Regulatory Authority...Late rally helps Egypt win Gulf Times - Jan 22 11:31 PM
By John Verghese EGYPT staged a late rally to overpower Belarus 2-0 in the sixth Under-23 International friendly football tournament at the Qatar Sports Club yesterday.19 overseas Indonesian workers face death sentence The Nation - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Jakarta : 19 Indonesian overseas workers face death sentence this year in Malaysia, Singapore, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia for allegedly murdering their employers.Posted: 25-01-2007 , 04:32 GMT Al Bawaba - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
Producer Mohammad Al Sabki has signed a contract with Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi for a leading role in a new film he intends on producing. Sabki had returned to Egypt from Lebanon after signing the contract to begin work on the new film.Kuwait grants 102-million-dollar loan to Egypt for power station People's Daily - Jan 22 4:42 PM
Egypt was granted a loan of some 102 million U.S. dollars from the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), which will finance a power station in the Nile Delta region, the official news agency MENA reported on Monday.Interfaith Blogger Network Calls for Release of Imprisoned Egyptian Blogger SYS-CON Media - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
With Egyptian student Abdel Kareem Soliman about to go on trial for alleged crimes committed on his weblog, an international coalition of bloggers, activists, and political leaders is demanding respect for free expression in Egypt.Pakistan, Egypt stress on need to counter terrorism New Kerala - Jan 22 8:34 PM
Dubai, Jan 22: Pakistan and Egypt today expressed unanimous views on the need for new initiatives to resolve the Palestinian dispute and to counter extremism and terrorism that was damaging the very fabric of the Muslim world.Vodafone faces more rivals as Indian sale looms Independent - Jan 24 5:50 PM
Vodafone's battle to take control of India's fourth-largest mobile operator has taken another twist after Russian operator Altimo and Egypt's Orascom expressed interest in investing in Hutchison Essar.Orascom, Altimo eye Hutch Essar CIOL - Jan 24 5:54 PM
LONDON - Egypt's Orascom Telecom said it had not ruled out joining the bid battle for Hutchison Essar, and Russian rival Altimo also indicated its interest in India's No. 4 mobile operator.Vodafone Egypt seals15-year 3G deal Financial Times - Jan 22 6:32 PM
Vodafone Egypt yesterday signed a EŁ3.34bn ($586m) deal with the Egyptian government for a 15-year third-generation mobile phone licence, in spite of questions over 3G's immediate potential in the country.Palestinian dispute: Pakistan and Egypt agree on new initiatives Business Recorder - Jan 22 3:55 PM
SHARM-AL-SHAIKH (January 23 2007): Pakistan and Egypt on Monday expressed complete unanimity of views on the need for new initiatives for achieving the resolution of Palestinian dispute and to counter extremism and terrorism.Uganda: Country Lands Egypt Invite AllAfrica.com - Jan 22 2:14 PM
UGANDA has been invited for the Zone V championships to be hosted by Egypt from April 10-15.H5N1 genetic mutation observed in Egypt News-Medical-Net - Jan 22 1:05 PM
Viruses with a genetic mutation, linked in laboratory testing to moderately reduced susceptibility to oseltamivir, have been discovered in two persons previously reported with H5N1 infections in Egypt.Keeping federal agencies accessible Los Angeles Times - Jan 24 12:03 AM
To a small-business owner, the federal government can seem as remote and aloof as the Great Sphinx of Egypt. Tutankhamen liked his wine white New Scientist - Jan 24 12:28 PM
Despite there being no record of white wine in Egypt until 1600 years after he died, it appears he had six jars of the stuff in his tomb African Subscriber Base to Triple by 2011 Cellular-News.com - Jan 24 5:31 PM
A new report researched by BroadGroup, the London based consultancy group, reveals that mobile subscribers across the African continent will almost triple in the period through to 2011, with the largest markets represented by Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and Morocco.INTERVIEW - Orascom says all options open on Hutch Essar Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 24 7:00 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Egypt's Orascom Telecom said on Wednesday it had not ruled out joining the bidding race for Indian mobile phone group Hutchison Essar.Libya's Kadhafi hosts Arab mini-summit AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 10:59 AM
Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi hosted an Arab mini-summit with his counterparts from Algeria and Egypt to review developments in the Middle East and Africa, a Libyan official said.Egypt embassy worker kidnapped in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 4:26 PM
An Egyptian embassy worker was kidnapped Monday in Baghdad while on a trip outside the compound, an Iraqi foreign ministry official said.EGYPT: 19th case of bird flu detected IRIN - Jan 22 4:45 AM
CAIRO, 18 Jan 2007 (IRIN) - Officials in Egypt s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that a new case of the H5N1 bird-flu virus has been detected in the Upper Egypt town of Beni Suef, bringing the total number of infections in the country since March 2006 to 19.Mourino: Spurs want to sell Mido Eurosport - Jan 24 8:05 AM
Celta Vigo president Carlos Mourino has revealed that Tottenham are looking to sell Egypt international Mido.Video of torture causes stir in Egypt St. Petersburg Times - Jan 21 10:48 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - The footage is shocking: A man lies screaming on the floor of a police station as officers sodomize him with a wooden pole.Jowell builds case for wall heritage site The Scotsman - Jan 24 6:23 AM
A BID to have a historic Scottish landmark recognised alongside the Great Wall of China and the pyramids of Egypt has come a step closer today.Trailer overturns after hitting Addus bus Marion Daily Republican - Jan 24 11:34 AM
MARION - A semi-trailer overturned Monday morning after rear-ending an Addus Adult Day Center transport bus on Lake of Egypt Road.YOUNG DISCOVER ANCIENT EGYPT Isle of Wight County Press - Jan 24 2:29 AM
YOUNGSTERS at Sandown s Broadlea Primary School enjoyed a day of Egyptian excitement. Children from Years 3 and 4 have been studying the ancient culture and marked the topic with a day dedicated to the subject.Familiar formula fueling Flashes' run phillyburbs.com - Jan 24 5:06 AM
BOYS BASKETBALL - After a 53-38 win over Burlington County League Freedom Division foe New Egypt last night, the Flashes have now won eight straight.Philly's got the magic Tut, as pharaoh returns to U.S. The Star-Ledger - Jan 23 10:13 PM
An art exhibition devoted to Egypt's boy king Tutankhamun opens at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia next week, and everybody expects lines out the doors, similar to its first three stops in the U.S.U.S. Picks an Inauspicious Time to Restart Mideast Talks New York Times - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
The Americans are responding to pleas for re-engagement from the European Union, the Palestinian president and moderate Arab nations. But expectations are purposely low. But expectations are purposely low.egypt: A bigger threat than bombs to tourism Monday Morning - Jan 23 11:33 AM
He indicated that figures to be released would show that tourist arrivals held up in 2006 despite a devastating April suicide bombing in the Red Sea resort of Dahab that killed 20 people including several foreign holidaymakers.Vice President Cheney on CNN Washington Post - Jan 24 6:42 PM
WOLF BLITZER, CNN: And joining us now, the Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney. Mr. Vice President, thanks very much for doing this.Etisalat Egypt, cellular launch AME Info - Jan 21 8:11 PM
Etisalat Egypt is aiming to start its mobile services by the end of next month, according to a report in Holland's Telecom Paper and cited by Gulf News. The firm is expected to offer 2G and 3G services with both pre-paid and post-paid customers utilising the 011 prefix.Group says Al-Qaida Number Two mocks new U-S strategy for Iraq in new videotape Fox21 - Jan 24 12:20 AM
CAIRO, Egypt Al-Qaida's second-in-command says President Bush's strategy of a troop increase in Iraq is doomed to fail. A U-S group has released a new videotape from Ayman al-Zawahri.College launches first Arabic school abroad Middlebury Campus - Jan 24 5:20 AM
The foundation of the C.V. Starr-Middlebury School Abroad in the Middle East marks the first such language school to be opened by any American institution, the College announced on Jan. 18. The school, located in Alexandria, Egypt and affiliated with Alexandria University, will offer courses to an estimated 15-20 students per semester beginning in the fall of 2007.Egypt's Nur says government wants him to die in jail Middle East Times - Jan 23 2:26 AM
PAYING THE PRICE? A picture of jailed Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nur remains among the debris at a Ghad Party office after a fire destroyed the building in Cairo June 1, 2006. Nur has said in his first ever interview that the government wants him to die behind bars.etisalat Egypt likely to launch cellular service in February Zawya - Jan 21 10:43 PM
Dubai: etisalat Egypt etisalat Egypt plans to launch mobile services in the Egyptian market by the end of February, according to news reports.Nigeria: Congo 2007 - Jnr Pharaohs Test F/Eagles Wings AllAfrica.com - Jan 23 11:40 PM
Nigeria's might at Congo 2007 will be tested this evening when the Flying Eagles battle Egypt in their second group match in Pointe Noire.Adventurers dive into the past The Telegram Online - Jan 24 5:54 AM
Between Jan. 29 and Feb. 9, a team of international cave divers from Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and Egypt will carry out an exploration project in the abandoned and now flooded iron ore mines in Wabana, Bell Island.U.S. not scared enough of bird flu, Senate told Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 3:19 PM
Bird flu poses as big a threat to the world as ever, and people need to worry about it more, U.S. senators and health leaders agreed on Wednesday.Kadhafi, Moubarak, Bouteflika hold daylong summit AngolaPress - Jan 24 2:04 AM
Tripoli, Libya, 01/24 - A tripartite summit involving Presidents Hosni Moubarak of Egypt and Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria and Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi began in Sirte (Central Libya) Tuesday, sources have announced.Kenya: Egyptians Fly in Early for Hockey Showdown AllAfrica.com - Jan 23 11:51 PM
Police Union Club of Egypt were the first foreign team to jet in for the Africa hockey club championship starting on January 29 at the refurbished City Park stadium, Nairobi.Libya hosts summit of 3 leaders Gulf Times - Jan 23 11:56 PM
SIRTE, Libya: The leaders of Libya, Egypt and Algeria discussed developments in Iraq, the Middle East, Sudan and Somalia at a summit yesterday, an Egyptian official said.Bird Flu Mutation In Egypt Not Worse For Humans Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 4:21 PM
Despite two cases of genetic mutation in bird flu in Egypt that moderately reduced the effectiveness of oseltamivir, the most strongly recommended drug, the United Nations health agency is not changing its recommendation because the level of resistance is not yet well established and the virus has not become more easily transmissible between humans.Cisco Systems' Chief Executive Calls Apple Lawsuit a 'Minor Skirmish' New York Times - Jan 24 6:12 PM
John Chambers, chief executive of Cisco Systems, said his company's lawsuit against Apple over the use of the name iPhone could have been avoided.Service to Islam Khaleej Times - Jan 23 8:13 PM
Professors Mustafa A. Nasif of Egypt and Mohammad A. Al Omari of Morocco are the joint winners in the Arabic language and literature category and professors Fernand Labrie of Canada and Patrick Craig Walsh of the US in the medicine category. Mummies & Mosques : Local pair of bicyclers experience Muslim hospitality in Egyptian desert Rapid City Journal - Jan 23 10:04 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.Tunnels for hire as Gaza s smugglers risk their lives Mail and Guardian - Jan 23 9:31 PM
The sun has dropped below the horizon and the muezzins in Gaza and Egypt produce two distinct walls of sound at either side of the deserted strip that buffers the border.Ancient boat shows Israeli maritime life USA Today - Jan 24 12:05 PM
A boat that plied the coast of the Holy Land 1,300 years ago carrying fish, carobs and olives is helping researchers better understand a little-known period in the region's history. The find suggests that a long tradition of sea trade was not disrupted by the arrival of new rulers from the Arabian desert.WALL WORTH A SITE BID Daily Record - Jan 23 9:30 PM
A SCOTTISH landmark is set to be recognised alongside the Great Wall of China and pyramids of Egypt. The Antonine Wall has been nominated for World Heritage Site status by ministers.Pakistan president floats Muslim Mideast peace initiative AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 9:56 AM
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said that he had agreed with five Arab leaders to develop a Muslim peace initiative for the Palestinian conflict, which he said lay at the root of worsening violence around the region.Shocking Egypt police video stirs debate CTV.ca - Jan 21 12:29 PM
For Egypt, the ordeal of 21-year-old Emad el-Kabir has been something of a Rodney King moment -- a sudden, stark glimpse of a reality which authorities routinely deny, but which human rights groups say is part of a pattern of police brutality.Cisco Systems' chief executive calls Apple lawsuit a 'minor skirmish' International Herald Tribune - Jan 24 2:50 PM
John Chambers also cast doubt on the Alcatel-Lucent merger.Ancient boat shows Israeli maritime life AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 10:04 AM
A boat that plied the coast of the Holy Land 1,300 years ago carrying fish, carobs and olives is helping researchers better understand a little-known period in the region's history.etisalat Egypt likely to launch cellular service in February Gulf News - Jan 21 1:02 PM
Dubai: etisalat Egypt plans to launch mobile services in the Egyptian market by the end of February, according to news reports. The Netherlands-based Telecom Paper quoted the Egyptian ministry of communications as saying the new entrant would offer 2G and 3G services by the end of next month.News Analysis: Against odds, U.S. pushes forward on Mideast peace talks International Herald Tribune - Jan 24 1:42 PM
The Americans are responding to pleas for re-engagement from the European Union, the Palestinian president and moderate Arab nations. But expectations are purposely low.President's Portrayal of 'The Enemy' Often Flawed Washington Post - Jan 24 9:14 AM
In his State of the Union address last night, President Bush presented an arguably misleading and often flawed description of "the enemy" that the United States faces overseas, lumping together disparate groups with opposing ideologies to suggest that they have a single-minded focus in attacking the United States.... Egypt opposition leader says govt wants him to die behind bars Khaleej Times - Jan 22 8:58 PM
CAIRO - Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nur, whose political career came to a crashing end after he challenged President Hosni Mubarak in elections, now says his arch foe wants him to die behind bars.Zambia stun Cameroon at AYC BBC News - Jan 24 1:16 PM
A Tembo Fwaya goal three minutes into stoppage gives Zambia a 3-2 win over Cameroon at the African Youth Championship.Antonine Wall now closer to heritage status The Herald - Jan 23 5:17 PM
Phil Miller Arts Correspondent THE bid to have a historic Scottish landmark recognised alongside the Great Wall of China and the pyramids of Egypt has come a step closer to success.U.S. arranges three-way peace summit NorthJersey.com - Jan 23 2:28 PM
LUXOR, Egypt -- Hoping to breathe life into moribund peace efforts, the United States will gather Israeli and Palestinian leaders to discuss an eventual independent Palestinian state, President Bush's top diplomat said Monday.Al Qaeda No. 2 mocks new U.S. strategy for Iraq CNN.com - Jan 22 2:08 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Al Qaeda's deputy leader mocked U.S. President Bush's plan to send 21,000 more troops to Iraq, challenging him to send "the entire army" and vowing insurgents will defeat them in a new videotape, a U.S. group that tracks al Qaeda messages said Monday.President Bush?s State of the Union Address New York Times - Jan 24 6:58 AM
A transcript with audio excerpts and analysis by The Times?s David E. Sanger, plus links to related articles and Web sites.Group says al-Qaida No. 2 mocks Bush Boston Herald - Jan 23 8:57 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's deputy leader mocked President Bush's plan to send 21,000 more troops to Iraq, challenging him to send "the entire army," according to a new al-Qaida videotape...Egypt foreign ministry confirms missing of Egyptian in Iraq People's Daily - Jan 22 6:10 PM
Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alaa Hadidi Monday said the ministry is following up "the case of a missing Egyptian worker hired by the Egyptian embassy in Baghdad," the official news agency MENA reported.Texas National Guard troops return home KCEN-TV Temple - Jan 23 5:16 PM
Updated: Jan 23, 2007 6:54pm More than 400 soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard just wrapped up a year-long deployment in Egypt s Sinai Peninsula.War on terror's other front: cleaning up US pop culture The Christian Science Monitor - Jan 24 3:28 PM
The distorted view of America that Hollywood projects breeds hateful feelings abroad. Group Says al-Qaida No. 2 Mocks Bush Elko Daily - Jan 23 9:43 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's deputy leader mocked President Bush's plan to send 21,000 more troops to Iraq, challenging him to send "the entire army," according to a new al-Qaida videotape released Monday by a U.S. group that tracks terror messages.China's Chery expects decision soon on Russia plant Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 39 minutes ago
SHANGHAI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - China's Chery Automobile expects a decision soon on a possible $100 million investment in a new Russian plant, which it has been discussing with its Russian partner, Avtotor, for more than a year, a senior Chery executive said on Thursday.Dan Gordon: The History of the Jews According to Carter HuffingtonPost - Jan 24 1:33 PM
A Point by Point Rebuttal of the Omissions, Myths, Misrepresentations and Outright Lies of Jimmy Carter Ambassador Dennis Ross has stated in interviews as a way of explaining why he took issue with Jimmy Carter's book, "Palestine, Peace not Apartheid," that while people were entitled to their own opinions they were not entitled to their own facts. Mr. Carter's opinion, as stated in his ...Group says Al-Qaida No. 2 mocks new U.S. strategy for Iraq in new videotape Eagle-Tribune Online - Jan 23 9:22 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's deputy leader mocked President Bush's plan to send 21,000 more troops to Iraq, challenging him to send "the entire army" and vowing insurgents will defeat them, according to a new videotape released yesterday by a U.S. group that tracks al-Qaida messages.Impressions Haaretz Daily - Jan 23 12:26 PM
In 1878, former President Ulysses S. Grant visited the Middle East with his wife, Julia. "I have seen more to interest me in Egypt than in any of my travels," Grant exclaimed enthusiastically.Torture video stirs fury over Egypt penal system / New questions raised about human rights record of U.S. ally San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 22 4:05 AM
The man in the video lies on the floor on his back, naked from the waist down, with his feet hoisted into the air, surrounded by pairs of anonymous black boots. The camera captures an act of brutality before zooming in until the man's face, scrunched... Indonesia steps up fight against bird flu AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 1:15 AM
Indonesia is making a concerted effort to battle bird flu after five deaths already this year in a country where millions of people keep poultry in their backyards, health officials have said.One Last Shot in the Middle East The Globalist - 27 minutes ago
After more than six years of tragic neglect, Washington might have one last chance to push for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian impasse.Carter Faces Critics on Middle East Book NPR - Jan 24 12:27 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter confronted critics of his views on Israel at Brandeis University on Tuesday. Carter responded to charges that his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid is unfair to Israel.Mubarak, Musharraf meet over Mideast issues africast.com - Jan 23 8:08 AM
CAIRO, January 23 -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held talks with his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharrafin Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, with focus on Mideast issues including the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the official news agency MENA reported.Bird Flu Reappears in Europe as Hungary Finds Virus (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Jan 24 9:24 AM
Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu infected poultry in Hungary, marking the re-emergence of the virus in Europe since the disease was last reported in August.Duck farming spreads bird flu in Vietnam AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 12:33 AM
Even before the boat drifts into sight, all senses are alerted to its cargo a chorus of raucous quacking mixed with an unmistakable stench.Former UN boss Annan returns to his native Ghana AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 11:30 PM
Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan returned overnight to his native Ghana to a hero's welcome, sources at Accra airport said.Three Arab countries hold summit meeting The Herald - Jan 23 2:00 PM
CAIRO. Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika held a tripartite meeting in Libya s city of Sirte yesterday on pressing Arab issues, Egypt s official MENA news agency reported.Bird Flu Reappears in Europe as Hungary Finds Infected Fowl Bloomberg.com - Jan 24 8:39 AM
Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu infected fowl in Hungary, marking the re-emergence of the virus in Europe since the disease was last reported in August.President Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address Washington Post - Jan 24 12:00 AM
PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you very much. And tonight, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of my own, as the first president to begin the State of the Union message with these words: "Madam Speaker." (APPLAUSE) In his day, the late congressman, Thomas d'Alessandro, Jr., from Baltimore, Maryland, saw Presidents Roosevelt and Truman at this rostrum. ...