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Egypt: Don't Talk About the (1967) War 
Time Magazine - Mar 10 1:44 PM
An Israeli documentary over military actions in Sinai in 1967 causes a firestorm of protest in Egypt. But both governments would prefer to ignore the matter Egypt slams Washington over rights report 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:39 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit lashed out at Washington on Saturday over its annual human rights report, which was critical of the situation in Egypt.Egypt cleric launches website for moderate Islam 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:33 PM
Egypt's top Muslim cleric or mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, has launched a website to give a voice to moderate Islamic religious opinion, Cairo newspapers reported on Saturday.Egypt minister chides U.S rights report 
UPI - Mar 10 3:24 PM
Egypt's foreign minister Saturday blasted a new U.S. report on human-rights abuses worldwide which cast the Egyptian government in a negative light.Egypt cleric launches Web site for moderate Islam 
Middle East Times - Mar 10 4:51 AM
CAIRO -- Egypt's top Muslim cleric or mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, has launched a Web site to give a voice to moderate Islamic religious opinion, Cairo newspapers reported Saturday.Egypt slams US over report 
News 24 South Africa - Mar 10 11:24 AM
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abul Gheit has lashed out at Washington over its annual human rights report, which was critical of the situation in Egypt.Egypt will not sever ties with Israel 
UPI - Mar 09 8:07 AM
Egypt will not sever political or diplomatic ties with Israel after a documentary revealed the Israeli execution of unarmed Egyptian soldiers in 1967.Egypt anger over US rights report 
BBC News - Mar 09 3:23 AM
Egypt reacts angrily to criticism of its human rights record by the United States - one of its main allies.Europe and Egypt to cooperate on science plan 
SciDev.net - Mar 09 6:10 PM
[CAIRO] Egypt has agreed to a series of scientific and technological reforms under a European Union (EU) initiative to foster deeper political and economic harmony with its neighbours.Road accident kills two in Egypt 
People's Daily - Mar 09 6:59 PM
A bus-truck collision accident in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed two Egyptians and slightly injured eight Polish tourists on Friday, MENA news agency reported.Exploring Egypt 
The Star Online - Mar 09 3:09 PM
Whether you are a history buff or compulsive traveller, Egypt s ancient civilisation and exotic culture will take your breath away.Egypt's most prominent feminist shuns homeland 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 11:02 AM
With a mane of stark white hair and flashing dark eyes, not to mention opinions on society and women's issues that would be radical anywhere, Nawal al-Saadawi has long been a controversial figure in conservative Egypt.Chaos at Gaza-Egypt border leaves seven injured 
Boston Globe - Mar 09 2:03 AM
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian border guards wielding clubs and firing toward the ground pushed back hundreds of Palestinian travelers who surged toward a Gaza-Egypt border terminal yesterday during a rare opening of the coastal strip's only gateway to the world.Egypt in the dock over tactics of police torturers 
Guardian Unlimited - Mar 10 4:13 PM
Dissidents tell of cattle prods, whips and beatings as Cairo rejects criticism of abuses in Mubarak onslaught.Egypt cries racism after Canada football ban for wearing hijab 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 9:39 AM
Egypt warned against racism and intolerance in Canada after a young girl was expelled from a football tournament for insisting on wearing an Islamic headscarf, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.Guards stop hundreds from entering Egypt 
The Record - Mar 09 3:58 AM
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian border guards wielding clubs and firing toward the ground pushed back hundreds of Palestinian travelers who surged toward a Gaza-Egypt border terminal Thursday during a rare opening of the coastal strip's only gateway to the world.Monitors: Gaza border operates properly 
AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 10:46 AM
A Palestinian customs inspector carried an armload of cigarette cartons he had just seized from a Palestinian traveler at the Gaza-Egypt border, and dropped them in a room for confiscated goods.US, Iran and Syria five seats from making history 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 3:54 AM
Envoys from Iraq, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia sat in the way of a historic rubbing of shoulders between the US and its arch foes at the Baghdad peace conference on Saturday.Top Rated: Lake Egypt water rated state's best 
The Southern Illinoisan - Mar 10 2:02 PM
People don't generally spend much time thinking about their drinking water at home. When they do, cleanliness is generally the first concern. Taste comes in a close second.Egypt calls for rallying efforts to maintain Lebanese unity 
People's Daily - Mar 08 4:14 PM
Egypt on Thursday called on the international community, especially the Arab world and regional countries to rally their efforts to preserve the Lebanese unity.2006 Renault Megane CFA CRUISE CONTROL from Egypt - Comments 
Carsurvey.org - Mar 10 7:06 AM
So far nothing has gone wrong with the car. My car is a Megane CFA 1.6 16V gray eclipse (B66) sedan with cruise control.Two resorts for Fujairah 
AME Info - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Egypt's Hamid Al Chiaty, who owns Travco and Egyptotel, is building two resorts at a cost of around $200m in Fujairah, reported Gulf News. The $44m 321 room Iberotel Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort will open in September this year, while the $154m Iberotel Royal Miramar Resorts will open in 2009. The third phase of the project will see a shopping centre, surrounded by a lagoon, open in 2010.Bin Laden's followers mark his 50th birthday 
KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt Followers of Osama bin Laden are flooding Islamic Web sites with pledges of allegiance today. It's believed to be the al-Qaida leader's 50th birthday.Followers Mark Bin Laden's B'day 
WGRZ-TV Buffalo - Mar 10 6:21 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Followers of Osama bin Laden flooded Islamic Web sites with pledges of allegiance, videos and pictures Saturday to mark the al-Qaida leader's 50th birthday, reflecting his importance as a militant symbol even though he has not shown his face for years.European monitors say Gaza's border operates properly, despite Israeli claims 
CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 10 2:08 PM
RAFAH BORDER TERMINAL, Gaza Strip (AP) - A Palestinian customs inspector carried an armload of cigarette cartons he had just seized from a Palestinian traveller at the Gaza-Egypt border and dropped them in a room for confiscated goods.Palestinians rush crossing to Egypt after rare opening, several hurt 
CNews - Mar 08 12:37 PM
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian border guards wielding clubs and firing toward the ground pushed back hundreds of Palestinian travellers who surged toward a Gaza-Egypt border terminal Thursday during a rare opening of the coastal strip's only gateway to the world.Bin Laden's Followers Mark His 50th Birthday 
Fox 12 Oregon - Mar 10 2:07 PM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Followers of Osama bin Laden flooded Islamic Web sites with pledges of allegiance Saturday. It's believed to be the al-Qaida leader's 50th birthday.Iraqi insurgents threaten in video to kill kidnapped German woman, son 
WLUC TV 6 - Mar 10 5:54 PM
CAIRO, Egypt An Iraqi insurgent group is threatening to kill a kidnapped German woman and her son unless Germany withdraw its troops from Afghanistan within ten days.Israel rarely opens the Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt [AFP] 
Aljazeera - Mar 08 7:14 AM
An elderly man has died and seven people wounded in a crush at the Rafah crossing from the Gaza Strip into Egypt, medical sources said.Iraq terrorists threaten on video to kill German woman 
Boston Herald - Mar 10 8:57 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - An Iraqi insurgent group threatened to kill a German woman and her son kidnapped in Iraq unless Germany withdrew its troops from Afghanistan within 10 days, according to a video posted by...Sharia to remain basis of Egyptian law: Gamal Mubarak 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 11:18 AM
Constitutional reform being carried out in Egypt will not undermine the position of sharia, or Islamic law, as the principal source of legislation, Gamal Mubarak, son of the Egyptian president, said in remarks reported on Friday.In Tomorrow's Paper 
EdmontonSun.com - Mar 10 12:00 PM
CAIRO, Egypt Followers of Osama bin Laden flooded Islamist websites Saturday posting messages pledging their devotion to the world s most-wanted man in celebration of his 50th birthday even as his whereabouts remain a mystery more than five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Updated reference work has volumes to say about Judaism 
Los Angeles Times - Mar 10 12:12 AM
The massive second edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica is earning scholarly raves. In 1971, Jerry Seinfeld was still in high school and Shawn Green was not even born. Ehud Olmert was a law student and Israel had not signed a peace treaty with Egypt. No American woman had been ordained as a rabbi and West Hollywood had few Russian Jewish immigrants. Egypt's most prominent feminist shuns homeland 
Middle East Times - Mar 08 12:59 AM
OUTSPOKEN: Egyptian feminist author and activist Nawal Al Saadawi has long been a controversial figure in conservative Egypt. (REUTERS) CAIRO -- With a mane of stark white hair and flashing dark eyes, not to mention opinions on society and women's issues that would be radical anywhere, Nawal Al Saadawi has long been a controversial figure in conservative Egypt.Israelis told to leave Egypt, Jordan 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 07 4:06 AM
Israel on Wednesday warned nationals who may be visiting regional allies Egypt and Jordan to leave immediately, citing a "very high concrete threat" to their safety.Bin Laden's followers celebrate his 50th birthday 
Canada.com - Mar 10 10:32 AM
Osama bin Laden. (AP /Rahimullah Yousafzai) CAIRO, Egypt -- Followers of Osama bin Laden flooded Islamist websites Saturday posting messages pledging their devotion to the world's most-wanted man in celebration of his 50th birthday - even as his whereabouts remain a mystery more than five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Arutz 7 TV 
Israel National News - Mar 10 1:55 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Sources in Egypt said that officials were seeking to take Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer to trial over charges that IDF troops under his command killed 250 Egyptian POWs during the closing hours of the Six Day War. Ben Eliezer has denied the charge.Iraqi insurgents threaten in video to kill kidnapped German woman, son 
ABC 7 El Paso - Mar 10 7:32 AM
CAIRO, Egypt An Iraqi insurgent group is threatening to kill a kidnapped German woman and her son unless Germany withdraw its troops from Afghanistan within ten...Egypt's most prominent feminist shuns homeland 
Middle East Online - Mar 08 1:19 AM
Saadawi denies fleeing Egypt after Al-Azhar lawsuit, says that she was seeking peace of mind .Egypt: Court Disregards Defence's Request for Witnesses in Trial of Al-Jazeera Journalist 
AllAfrica.com - Mar 09 12:10 PM
On 7 March 2007, the Nozha Misdemeanour Court held the third hearing on the case against Howayda Taha, a producer with Al-Jazeera television. The court viewed different parts of the videotapes that the public prosecutor claimed contain scenes that "destroy the reputation of the Egyptian government".Israeli minister cancels Egyptian trip 
UPI - Mar 09 4:10 PM
Israeli Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer canceled a planned trip to Egypt because of warnings Friday that he could be arrested there.1 killed in Palestinian shootout in Gaza 
AP via Yahoo! News - 19 minutes ago
Palestinian gunmen from Hamas and Fatah exchanged fire in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing a local militia leader and wounding seven people in the most serious flareup of violence since a power-sharing deal between the political rivals last month.Egypt Calls for Investigation Into Reported Israeli War Crimes in 1967 
Voice of America - Mar 07 7:03 PM
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit has asked Israel to investigate charges that Israeli troops may have killed Egyptian prisoners during the 1967 Six-Day War.Iraqi militants threaten in video to kill German woman and her son 
CNews - Mar 10 8:36 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An Iraqi insurgent group threatened to kill a German woman and her son unless Germany withdraws its troops from Afghanistan within 10 days, pan-Arab television stations reported on Saturday.Bin Laden Turns 50 
Time Magazine - Mar 10 2:44 PM
Israel director admits mistakes in PoW film: report 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:09 AM
The director of an Israeli documentary that sparked a diplomatic fallout with Egypt has admitted to mistakenly identifying Palestinian fighters killed in war as Egyptians, a newspaper said Friday.New Criticism for Episcopal Bishop 
Washington Post - 6 minutes ago
Katharine Jefferts Schori, the first female presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, is used to hostility from the right wing of her denomination. Now, she faces a rebellion among her longtime allies on the left. Mistress of the Many Richard Strausses 
New York Times - Mar 10 6:34 PM
Deborah Voigt is defending her title as the world?s reigning Strauss soprano in ?Ägyptische Helena,? an opera she has previously performed only in concert.Timothy Garton Ash: The Mubarak regime is heading for a succession crisis. By trying to strangle Egypt's Islamists, it ... 
Guardian Unlimited - Mar 07 5:50 PM
Timothy Garton Ash: The Mubarak regime is performing Egypt's Islamists a great service by trying to strangle them.Egypt bans Easter pilgrimage to Jerusalem 
UPI - Mar 08 7:39 PM
The Egyptian government has barred 2,000 Christian pilgrims from visiting Jerusalem at Easter.Egypt spruces up website 
AME Info - Mar 09 8:38 PM
The Egyptian Tourism Authority has unveiled numerous new features on its international website. The newly revamped portal displays the Egyptian Tourist Authority's new branding and features an updated layout with extensive information on 15 key destinations.Timothy Garton Ash: The Mubarak regime is heading for a succession crisis. By trying to strangle Egypt's Islamists, it ... 
Guardian Unlimited - Mar 07 5:44 PM
Timothy Garton Ash: By trying to strangle Egypt's Islamists, the Mubarak regime has strengthened them.Woman faked death in £500,000 fraud bid 
The Evening Telegraph - Mar 10 5:38 AM
AN UNEMPLOYED mother-of-two who fraudulently applied for loans worth over £200,000 before faking her own death in Egypt has been jailed.U.S., Iran trade barbs in direct talks 
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
In their first direct talks since the Iraq war began, U.S. and Iranian envoys traded harsh words and blamed each other for the country's crisis Saturday at a one-day international conference that some hoped would help end their 27-year diplomatic freeze.Tops on the tube 
Asbury Park Press - Mar 10 1:34 AM
"The Axis of Evil Comedy Special," 11 p.m., Comedy Central. Maz Jobrani was born in Iran. Ahmed Ahmed was born in Egypt. These are places we don't usually associate with stand-up comedy.Strong growth from Germany 
FVW.com - Mar 10 2:14 AM
Egypt s tourism chiefs are hoping that a strong start to 2007 in the German market will help to reverse last year s decline in holidaymakers.Sadat nephew calls for review of Israel peace 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:37 PM
The nephew of assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat on Saturday called for a review of the peace treaty his uncle signed with Israel after allegations that Egyptian PoWs were killed four decades ago.Stepping stones to top careers 
Financial Express - Mar 10 8:42 AM
For many, the MBA is the most difficult thing they will ever undertake. It is hard to imagine that this is the case for Laura Hughes. Before joining the MBA class at IMD in Switzerland in January, she had spent years working on oil rigs in Egypt, Brazil and Gabon.Tube Notes 
Honolulu Advertiser - Mar 10 4:47 AM
"The Axis of Evil Comedy Special," 9 p.m., Comedy Central. Maz Jobrani was born in Iran. Ahmed Ahmed was born in Egypt. These are places we don't usually associate with stand-up comedy. Then there's Aron Kader whose roots are Palestinian and Mormon and Dean Obeidallah is Palestinian and Italian. "In my neighborhood there were two ethnic groups Italian and my father," he says. These are ...Orascom buys back shares 
AME Info - Mar 09 10:24 PM
Egypt's Orascom Telecom has bought back 255,000 of its own shares over the past month, according to agency reports. The telco operator had 220m shares outstanding in January and it had declared an intention to buy back 5%, or 11m, of these. The firm paid between $71.3 and $77.1 per share.Iran: U.S. 'intelligence failure' led to botched Iraq mission 
CNN.com - Mar 10 3:25 PM
U.S. officials have made mistakes in Iraq because they are "suffering from intelligence failure" and are only fanning the violence by keeping troops there, Iran's deputy foreign minister said Saturday.Iraq begs neighbours to help halt fighting 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 2:38 PM
Iraq begged its neighbours Saturday to cut off cross-border shipments of cash and weapons to extremist groups, at a Baghdad conference where the United States and Iran held rare direct talks.Israel warns its citizens to avoid traveling in Egypt 
People's Daily - Mar 07 4:59 PM
Israeli government agency on Wednesday warned its citizens not to travel in Egypt, especially the Sinai peninsula.