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Egypt rejects U.S. amendments criticism 
AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 1:22 PM
Egypt on Saturday sharply rejected American criticism over plans to change the constitution, reflecting the tensions between the two allies over demands for democracy here.Egypt constitution changes set for approval despite critics AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 1:42 PM
Controversial changes to Egypt's constitution are expected to be approved on Monday in a referendum which a united opposition has vowed to boycott and Washington has openly criticised.Egypt rips Rice's constitution comments AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 11:11 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was strongly criticized by the foreign minister Saturday for suggesting that proposed changes to Egypt's constitution may be less than democratic.Rice arrives in Egypt for Mideast talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 6:30 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Egypt Saturday on the first leg of a regional tour aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.Egypt's Mubarak defends constitutional changes Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 4:53 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defended on Saturday two controversial aspects of constitutional amendments which will go to referendum on Monday, saying Egypt needed to avert the dangers of sectarianism and terrorism.Egypt Rejects U.S. Amendments Criticism ABC News - Mar 24 12:28 PM
Egypt Sharply Rejects Secretary Rice's Criticism Over Proposed Constitutional AmendmentsRice arrives in Egypt for peace talks Deutsche Welle - 16 minutes ago
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Egypt for talks aimed at reviving the stalled peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. Rice is to meet with leaders from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt in the city of Aswan.U.S. has no right to interfere in Egypt's internal affairs: FM People's Daily - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said Saturday that any foreign state, including the United States, has no right to interfere in Egypt's internal affairs.Egypt's Olympic soccer team bids farewell to Beijing 2008 People's Daily - 25 minutes ago
Egypt's Olympic football team suffered a 1-3 loss away to Cote d'Ivoire on Saturday evening, which dashed Egypt's hopes to play the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, local media reported.Rice meets Arab ministers in Egypt The Peninsula - Mar 24 5:44 PM
aswan, Egypt US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Middle East allies yesterday to reinvigorate a long-dormant Arab plan for peace with Israel that she hopes may hold the key to keeping alive fractured Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.Rice meets Arab ministers in Egypt Reuters.co.uk - Mar 24 2:44 PM
ASWAN, Egypt (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began a Middle East tour on Saturday by meeting four Arab foreign ministers in the south Egyptian town of Aswan to explore Arab views on steps towards peace with Israel.Rice in Egypt to revive Arab-Israel peace plan Japan Today - Mar 24 3:40 PM
ASWAN, Egypt U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Middle East allies Saturday to reinvigorate a long-dormant Arab plan for peace with Israel that she hopes may hold the key to keeping alive fractured Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.Rice in Egypt to revive Arab-Israel peace plan AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 24 10:13 AM
ASWAN, Egypt (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Middle East allies Saturday to reinvigorate a long-dormant Arab plan for peace with Israel that she hopes may hold the key to keeping alive fractured Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.Rice in Egypt to revive Arab-Israel peace plan AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 24 8:55 AM
ASWAN, Egypt (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Egypt Saturday to discuss with Arab allies their long-dormant blueprint that she hopes could revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.UN chief in Egypt in push for Mideast peace AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 23 11:48 AM
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was in Egypt Friday on the second leg of a Middle East tour amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region aimed at re-energising the peace process.Rice To Meet Arab Foreign Ministers In Egypt Nasdaq - Mar 24 7:16 AM
(RTTNews) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who is on a Middle East tour, on Saturday reached Aswan, a town in southern Egypt. Rice's trip is aimed at seeking Arab and Israeli opinion on a proposed Middle East Peace initiative.Rice meets four Arab foreign ministers in Egypt Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Mar 24 6:51 AM
ASWAN, Egypt (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in the southern Egyptian town of Aswan on Saturday at the start of a Middle East tour to explore Arab and Israeli views on possible steps towards peace.*Condoleezza Rice Begins Middle East Peace Initiative From Egypt Nasdaq - Mar 24 7:01 AM
(RTTNews) - Condoleezza Rice Begins Middle East Peace Initiative From Egypt.Egypt Rips Rice's Constitution Comments The San Francisco Examiner - Mar 24 8:08 AM
(AP Photo/Ben Curtis) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan, Egypt Saturday, March 24, 2007 ahead of a meeting with foreign ministers from the Arab Quartet of countries consisting of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Jordan.Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, arrives at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan, Egypt [AFP] Aljazeera - Mar 24 8:27 AM
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, has arrived in southern Egypt at the start of a Middle East tour as she hopes to rally wider Arab support for a Palestinian-Israeli peace deal.Rice arrives in Egypt for Mideast talks Channel NewsAsia - Mar 24 6:00 AM
ASWAN, Egypt: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Egypt Saturday on the first leg of a regional tour aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.Rice meets four Arab foreign ministers in Egypt AlertNet - Mar 24 6:19 AM
Source: Reuters ASWAN, Egypt, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in the southern Egyptian town of Aswan on Saturday at the start of a Middle East tour to explore Arab and Israeli ... Egypt to Vote on Expanding Powers of the Presidency New York Times - Mar 24 3:47 PM
The Egyptian public will be asked to vote Monday on a package of 34 amendments to the Constitution that the government says represent political reform.Egypt Refuses U.N. Request to Help Sway Sudan Leader New York Times - Mar 24 3:48 PM
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was seeking help in influencing Sudan to accept U.N. peacekeepers.Egypt rips Rice's constitution comments India Daily - Mar 24 9:29 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was strongly criticized by the foreign minister Saturday for suggesting that proposed changes to Egypt's constitution may be less than democratic. Rice is holding talks with Arab foreign ministers over the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.Rice in Egypt to revive Arab-Israel peace plan AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 3:51 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks with key Middle East allies Saturday about reviving an Arab plan for peace with Israel that might also help invigorate troubled Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, a senior US official said.Rice meets Arab ministers in Egypt Tiscali - Mar 24 9:20 AM
The four foreign ministers are from countries friendly towards the United States -- Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In Aswan Rice will also meet intelligence chiefs from the same four countries, officials said.The Condi Diary: Night Flight to Egypt Time Magazine - Mar 24 1:21 PM
Rice heads off to the Middle East to try to bridge the gap between Israel and Hamas. But she's not raising expectations. Egypt's rates unchanged AME Info - Mar 23 9:06 PM
Egypt's central bank has left its benchmark interest rates unchanged but insisted it would raise them, if required, to control inflationary pressure, reported Reuters.Egypt urges US not to meddle in its affairs AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 5:39 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday dismissed US criticism of a forthcoming referendum on constitutional changes, ahead of a visit by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.Egypt to host 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup People's Daily - Mar 23 9:20 PM
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Friday that Egypt has been officially chosen to host the 2009 U-20 World Cup, local soccer news website filgoal.com reported.On Egypt s Referendum Arab News - Mar 23 5:22 PM
CAIRO, 24 March 2007 Back to the future or forward to the past? As Egypt prepares for a constitutional referendum on Monday, the question is hotly debated in Cairo s famous teahouses and arousing passions on opposite sides.Egypt battlefield set for golf boom -- once mines cleared AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 23 11:00 AM
EL ALAMEIN, Egypt (AFP) - The steaming sands of El-Alamein, where German and Allied tanks fought fiercely during World War II, are being readied for a boom in tourism, but only once the land mines are cleared.Rice: Arab-Israeli peace would also aid Palestinians CNN.com - Mar 24 6:13 PM
ASWAN, Egypt (Reuters) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday made her case to four Arab foreign ministers that a broader Arab-Israeli reconciliation would help promote peace between Israelis and Palestinians.U.N. request refused by Egypt's president UPI - Mar 24 11:35 AM
A request from United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon regarding peacekeepers in Darfur was rebuffed Saturday by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The ...Rice Presses Arab States on Peace Plan Washington Post - Mar 24 3:44 PM
ASWAN, Egypt, March 24 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Arab officials on Saturday to follow up a peace offering to Israel with sustained diplomacy. At the same time, she encountered a backlash from Egypt's government over her criticism of constitutional amendments that are being put... Egypt: No Talks Until Israel Accepts Land-for-peace Principle Nasdaq - Mar 23 8:31 AM
CAIRO (AP)--Egypt said Friday that Israel should approve in principle a land- for-peace initiative before negotiations with the Palestinians could begin.Egypt Rips Rice's Constitution Comments ABC News - Mar 24 8:13 AM
Egyptian Minister Slams Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Comments on Constitution IssuesEgypt evicts neighbors of the pharaohs International Herald Tribune - Mar 22 2:04 PM
The Egyptian authorities have evicted hundreds of peasants from a village in southern Egypt because their mud-brick houses were leaking sewage onto priceless antiquities.Greenpeace urges Mideast to shun nuclear power AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 1:31 PM
Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior has dropped anchor in Egypt's Mediterranean port of Alexandria to deliver an unequivocal message against nuclear programmes -- civilian and military -- to a region suddenly hungry for atomic power.Egypt opposition to boycott constitution vote AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 8:51 AM
Egypt's main opposition parties announced on Thursday that they will boycott a national referendum on controversial constitutional amendments.Sudanese troops bar U.N. from camp USA Today - Mar 24 2:41 PM
Sudanese troops barred the U.N. humanitarian chief on Saturday from a Darfur refugee camp. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon failed, meanwhile, to persuade Egypt to push Sudan's leader to accept a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the region.Millions of WWII mines hamper tourism on Egypt coast The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 23 2:21 PM
The steaming sands of El-Alamein, where German and Allied tanks fought fiercely during World War II, are being readied for a boom in tourism, but only once the land mines are cleared. The potentially lucrative tourism industry on Egypt's north coast is being cautiously developed on one of the most heavily mined bits of real estate in the world.Egypt President Dismisses UN Request To Press Sudan On Darfur Nasdaq - Mar 24 1:31 PM
CAIRO (AP)--U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon failed on Saturday to persuade the Egyptian president to push neighboring Sudan's leader to accept a U.N. peacekeeping mission in his war-torn Darfur region.Scottish university starts nursing college in Egypt Guardian Unlimited - Mar 23 5:02 AM
A Scottish university has increased its influence over shaping the future of nurse education in the Middle East. Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh yesterday revealed it had signed a deal to create a new nursing faculty at the University of Egypt in Cairo.Egypt appoints women judges for the first time africast.com - Mar 23 6:06 AM
CAIRO, March 23 -- A recent decision to appoint 31 women judges for the first time in Egypt has been greeted with scepticism. "This decision is overdue.UN chief in Egypt in push for Mideast peace Middle East Times - Mar 23 3:27 AM
CAIRO -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was in Egypt Friday on the second leg of a Middle East tour amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region aimed at re-energizing the peace process.Egypt parties to boycott charter vote Gulf Times - Mar 23 3:19 AM
CAIRO: Egypt s main opposition parties yesterday announced they will boycott a national referendum on controversial constitutional amendments.Egypt finds three tons of explosives in Sinai Middle East Times - Mar 24 8:42 AM
CAIRO -- Egyptian authorities found three tons of explosives in an underground warehouse in the northern part of the Sinai peninsula, a security source said Saturday.Egypt: Referendum must not be used to legitimize erosion of human rights Amnesty International - Mar 22 5:24 PM
Amnesty International today warned that constitutional amendments paving the way for the introduction of a new anti-terrorism law will entrench existing practices of arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and unfair trials, further erode human rights protection, and violate Egypt's international human rights obligations.Rice seeks Arab help to revive Israeli-Palestinian talks The Washington Times - 33 minutes ago
ASWAN, Egypt -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Egypt yesterday to discuss with Arab nations a long-dormant blueprint that she hopes could revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.African champions Al Ahli of Egypt to play FC Barcelona in friendly AngolaPress - Mar 23 1:16 AM
Cairo, Egypt 03/23 - African champions, Al Ahli of Egypt is to play a friendly match against FC Barcelona of Spain on 24 April in Cairo as part of events to mark the Egyptian club`s centenary anniversary celebration.Rice meets in Egypt with Arab ministers Addict 3D - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Read full story for latest details. You must be registered and logged in to add comments!Al Wayany Bank of Egypt invests in a new state-of-the-art IT solution to support its modernization and expansion plans ... AME Info - Mar 24 3:51 AM
Al Watany Bank announced that it has selected INFORMER Financial as the prime contractor for its new core banking system to support the bank's modernization and expansion strategy.Rice looks for Arab help in Israel-Palestinian peace effort San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 24 5:03 PM
ASWAN, Egypt, 2:56 p.m. March 24 (AP): Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought common footing Saturday with Arab allies with differing approaches to a new Palestinian coalition government that gives Hamas militants equal billing with Western-backed moderates.Rice meets Arabs, urges reconciliation with Israel Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Mar 24 3:49 PM
ASWAN, Egypt (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday made the case to four Arab foreign ministers that a broader Arab-Israeli reconciliation would help promote peace between Israelis and Palestinians.Egypt's Mubarak defends constitutional changes Tiscali - Mar 24 5:11 AM
The amendments will enshrine in the constitution a ban on parties based on religion and will give the authorities wide powers of arrest, surveillance and trial in special courts.Egypt's opposition group boycotts vote AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 2:05 PM
Egypt's banned main opposition group said Wednesday that it will boycott a nationwide vote next week on proposed constitutional amendments, arguing the changes would set back democracy in this key U.S. ally in the Middle East.Russian tourists give massive boost to Egypt, 2006 Middle East Times - Mar 22 12:49 PM
MOSCOW -- Nearly one million Russian tourists visited Egypt last year, second only to the number of British visitors, Egypt's deputy tourism minister, Ahmed Al Khadem, said in Russia Thursday.World briefs The Scotsman - Mar 24 5:54 PM
FOREIGN minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit criticised US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice after she raised concerns over planned constitutional amendments, saying hours before her arrival in the country yesterday that Egypt would not accept interference even...Investigation opens into Canadian trio jailed in Syria, Egypt AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 2:13 PM
A public inquiry into allegations that Canada was complicit in the wrongful jailing and torture of three Canadians in Syria and Egypt kicked off here Wednesday.Rice meets with Arab counterparts UPI - Mar 24 5:19 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Saturday with the foreign ministers of four U.S. allies among the Arab states after she arrived in Egypt.Egypt: A Referendum to Roll Back Reform Newsweek - Mar 23 12:51 PM
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has brought forward a constitutional referendum in order to roll back reform. Opposition politicians fear the worst. Greenpeace urges Mideast to shun nuclear power Japan Today - Mar 24 3:40 PM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior has dropped anchor in Egypt's Mediterranean port of Alexandria to deliver an unequivocal message against nuclear programmes civilian and military to a region suddenly hungry for atomic power.Rice Visits Mideast, Spurns Direct Dealing With Hamas Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mar 23 2:57 PM
March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Egypt tomorrow, taking small steps in trying to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and not the giant step of talking to Hamas, the major party of the Palestinian government.Sheik postpones meeting with Pope Benedict Catholic Times - Mar 24 5:04 PM
Grand Sheik Mohammed Sayyid Tantawi, one of Sunni Islam's leading clerics, has postponed his planned meeting with Pope Benedict XVI. Sheik Tantawi, head of al-Azhar University, a world-renowned centre of Islamic scholarship in Cairo, Egypt, was scheduled to meet the pope on Thursday at the Vatican.US tones down democratic requirements for Egypt AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 8:29 AM
The United States has considerably lowered its democratic requirements for Egypt, a key ally in Washington's efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.Greenpeace urges Mideast to shun nuclear power TODAYonline - Mar 24 1:45 PM
A crew member of Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior ushers journalists on board for a tour of the ship while anchored in Egypt's Mediterranean port of Alexandria, 21 March 2007. Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior has dropped anchor in Alexandria to deliver an unequivocal message against nuclear programmes -- civilian and military -- to a region suddenly hungry for atomic power.Islamists to boycott Egypt constitution vote AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 7:37 AM
Egypt's largest opposition movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, called on Wednesday for a boycott of next week's national referendum over controversial constitutional amendments.Rice Seeks Arab Help on Mideast Peace The San Francisco Examiner - Mar 24 3:08 PM
(AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Clockwise from left at table, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdul Ilah al-Khatib meet at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan, Egypt Saturday, March 24, 2007. Secretary of ...Book Review: Three Novels Of Ancient Egypt by Naguib Mahfouz Blogcritics.org - Mar 23 10:25 PM
About a month ago I interviewed Algerian writer Yasmina Khadra. At one point he got quite indignant about the West's lack of knowledge about Arabic writers and said that far too many in our countries still think of Arabs as being only terrorists or caravan riders. While he may have exaggerated somewhat, in essence he was correct because our attitude toward the Arab world has always been ...Rice begins new Mid-East mission BBC News - Mar 23 8:31 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been holding talks in Egypt at the start of a Middle East tour.Rice meets four Arab foreign ministers in Egypt Tiscali - Mar 24 7:50 AM
The summit will confirm an Arab peace initiative launched in 2002 and initially rejected by Israel because of its demand that Israel withdraw from all Arab land captured in 1967.Israeli demolitions of Gaza homes criticized by international bodies JTA - Mar 24 8:01 AM
Ariel Sharon is being criticized for the demolition of Arab homes in Gaza, some of which the Israeli army says were used to hide tunnels used to smuggle arms from Egypt.Rice meets Arabs, urges reconciliation with Israel AlertNet - Mar 24 9:04 AM
Source: Reuters (Recasts with U.S., Jordanian comment) By Arshad Mohammed and Alaa Shahine ASWAN, Egypt, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday made the case to four Arab ... Rice opens talks with Egypt's Abul-Gheit ahead of Arab summit EARTHtimes.org - Mar 24 7:12 AM
Cairo/Aswan - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opened talks Saturday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit in the Egyptian city of Aswan ahead of a scheduled Arab summit on March 28. Rice was due later to meet with the other foreign mi...Rice heads to Mideast The Washington Times - Mar 24 5:38 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was en route to the Middle East Saturday to prod Israelis and Palestinians along the roadmap to peace. Rice was to meet first in Aswan, Egypt with leaders from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Mar 24 2:13 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Egypt on Saturday criticized U.S. Secretary of State Cndoleezza Rice over remarks she made criticizing plans to change the constitution to ban protests by Islamists and other opponents of President Hosni Mubarak.Ruby Tuesday to Open 25 Restaurants in Middle East Display & Design Ideas - Mar 24 3:00 PM
MARCH 23, 2007 -- Ruby Tuesday Inc., Maryville, Tenn., announced plans for the development of 25 restaurants in Middle Eastern countries that include Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.Battlefield El-Alamein may soon be a golfers' paradise ANI via Yahoo! India News - Mar 24 4:49 AM
London, Mar.24 (ANI): El-Alamein, the 1942 battlefield in Egypt where General Montogomery's Desert Rats defeated Rommel's Afrika Korps, is being made into a golf and villa complex. According to The Mirror, project developers say that the massive bomb craters which scatter the area will create ultra-challenging courses. The biggest problem before them is the clearing millions of mines left ...Al-Qaida militant's video urges Sunnis in Iraq to unite The York Dispatch - Mar 24 8:01 AM
CAIRO, EGYPT -- In a new video posted Thursday on the Internet, an al-Qaida militant who escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan urged Sunni militants in Iraq to join the terror group and claimed the U.S. military's security plan for Baghdad has failed.Egypt: Mubarak Referendum Stuns Opposition AllAfrica.com - Mar 22 1:52 AM
In a move that has stunned opposition political parties and commentators, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has given notice of just five days for a constitutional referendum that most opposition groups claim will effectively ban them.Rice has been a regular visitor to the region this year [AFP] Aljazeera - Mar 24 4:42 AM
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, is due to arrive in Egypt on Saturday at the start of a four day trip to the Middle East.Brotherhood to boycott Egypt poll BBC News - Mar 21 8:51 AM
Egypt's biggest opposition group says it will boycott next week's controversial constitutional referendum.Soldiers bar U.N. official from Darfur refugee camp CNN.com - Mar 24 4:38 PM
KASSAB, Sudan (AP) -- Sudanese soldiers barred the U.N. humanitarian chief on Saturday from a Darfur refugee camp whose residents have been raped and attacked by gunmen suspected of belonging to pro-government militias.Israel: Lebanon cease-fire in jeopardy AP via Yahoo! News - 53 minutes ago
Israel's defense minister told the head of the United Nations on Saturday that the U.N.-brokered cease-fire in southern Lebanon is endangered by Hezbollah militants, who continue to hold two captured Israeli soldiers and receive arms shipments from Syria.Q&A: Egyptian referendum BBC News - Mar 23 10:46 AM
BBC Monitoring profiles the controversial referendum on constitutional amendments Egypt is holding on 26 March.Rice travels to Middle East Deutsche Welle - Mar 24 5:58 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is on her way to the Middle East for talks aimed at reviving the stalled peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. Rice is to meet with leaders from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt in the Egyptian city of Aswan.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Mar 24 6:57 AM
Loading ... ASWAN, Egypt, March 24, 2007 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Egypt Saturday to discuss with Arab allies their long-dormant blueprint that she hopes could revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.Rice critical of moves to amend constitution The Washington Times - Mar 23 9:13 PM
Under pressure from human rights groups and democracy activists, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday stepped up criticism of Egypt's plans to hold a referendum on constitutional amendments critics say will enhance the control of longtime President Hosni Mubarak.U.N. official barred from Darfur camp AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 2:35 PM
Sudanese troops barred the U.N. humanitarian chief on Saturday from a Darfur refugee camp whose residents have been raped and attacked by gunmen suspected of belonging to pro-government militias.Rice hints at U.S. peace push on Mideast International Herald Tribune - Mar 24 11:34 AM
This time Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opened the door to a possibility that the Bush administration has avoided.SELL ALAMEIN Daily Mirror - Mar 24 1:18 AM
EL-ALAMEIN, the battlefield in Egypt where the Desert Rats defeated Rommel's Afrika Korps in 1942, is being made into a golf and villa complex. Mido out of Egypt squad BBC News - Mar 21 3:55 AM
Egypt striker Mido is left out of the squad for Sunday's Nations Cup qualifier against Mauritania because of injury.MONTY'S BUNKER Daily Record - Mar 24 4:18 AM
A HERO called Monty could soon be winning again at El-Alamein - this time at golf. Developers in Egypt are building a huge golf and leisure complex on part of the World War II battlefield, where General Montgomery's Desert Rats defeated Rommel's Afrika Korps in 1942.Rice Hints at U.S. Peace Push on Mideast New York Times - Mar 24 11:02 AM
In making her fourth trip to the region in four months, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opened the door to a possibility that the Bush administration has avoided.Scottish university starts nursing college in Egypt Guardian Unlimited - Mar 23 5:53 AM
A Scottish university has increased its influence over shaping the future of nurse education in the Middle East.Writer Threatened By Powerful Fanatics The Nation via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 3:01 PM
The Nation -- Internationally renowned writer Nawal El Saadawi, an Egyptian feminist activist, is facing harassment and threats from fundamentalist extremists in her country.Scottish university starts nursing college in Egypt Guardian Unlimited - Mar 23 5:06 AM
Queen Margaret University increases its influence over shaping the future of nurse education in the Middle East.RI, Egypt to hold joint commission meeting Antara News - Mar 22 11:13 PM
Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu and Egyptian International Cooperation Minister Fayzah Aboulnaga are due to chair the fifth Indonesian-Egyptian Joint Commission Meeting on April 3-4.