Italy Convicts CIA Rendition Agents

In a world first a court in Italy convicted 23 US CIA  rendition agents.  They were accused of kidnapping Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr  from a street in Milan.  The court convicted them of flying...

Train Crash in Cairo Egypt Kills 25, Injures 55

A train crash today in Cairo, Egypt has killed 25 people and injured 55 when two trains collided in the Giza district southwest of Cairo." A security services official said: "The two trains collided at Al-Ayyat, in Giza. There are deaths and injuries." "The trains were...

Egypt Cuts Ties With Louvre Over Stolen Artifacts

Egypt's antiquities department cut ties to France's Louvre museum today over a dispute concerning ancient relics from some of the leading Egyptology collections. This has already resulted in Egypt suspending an...

Egyptian Scholar Wants Death For Virginity Faking Device Sellers

An Egyptian scholar is determined to ask for the death penalty for people importing virginity faking devices into his country. Islam prohibits premarital sex, prompting some Egyptian women to restore lost virginity with virginity-faking devices. The device mimics blood,...

Strange Grieving in 12th Century Egypt

Egyptian surgeon and oculist al-Malik al-Aziz reacted this way when he heard that his younger brother had died: In the middle of the street he threw off all his clothes except his underwear, ran home, put ashes on his head and face ``from all the ovens of the house.``...

The environmental imact In Egypt & whats being done about it

Egypt is facing some great and challenging environmental problems. These stem from the country's geography, the concentration of population and economic activities in the Nile Valley and the Nile Delta. Currently, the level of pollution creates heavy affects and consequences...

Egyptian Government Daily 'Al-Gumhouriyya': The Palestinian Peopl

In response to statements by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the sixth Fatah conference regarding the Palestinians' right to resistance, [1] the Egyptian government daily Al-Gumhouriyya published a short editorial supporting his position and calling on the...

India: Pakistan peace talks on hold

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that peace talks with Pakistan will be on hold until action is taken against those responsible for last year's Mumbai attacks. It is to be noted that the peace talks were...

Hamas leaders don't know about Shalit's condition

" Group member in charge of kidnapped soldier's case denies reports on progress made in talks, says no one in Hamas leadership – including himself – knows whether Gilad Shalit is 'injured, sick or dead.' Captive's fate will only be revealed upon completion of deal, he...

Obama is a Neocon Liar

The following is my commentary concerning, "UN Official Demands Torture Accountability," (by Edger. Antemedius.com. July 2, 2009) and specifically Edger's comment at the end of that post as follows, "Where is the...

Marwa Sherbini Cairo Funeral: Thousands Remember Headscarf Martyr

Thousands of Egyptians attended the funeral of Marwa Sherbini in Cairo today, July 6, 2009. The 31-year-old 'headscarf martyr' was stabbed to death last week in a German courtroom, where Axel W, the attacker, was...

FIFA Confederations Cup 2009: Brazil vs Italy, Egypt vs USA

Today, June 21, 2009, the semifinalists of the 2009 Confederations Cup were determined in South Africa. The day featured two key matches: 1.    Brazil versus the 2006 FIFA World Cup champions Italy,...

Israeli PM 'ruins' peace chance

" Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says an Israeli demand that Palestinians accept Israel as a Jewish state ruins the chances for a peace deal. The demand was one of the conditions set by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he backed the creation of a Palestinian...

What President Obama Promised in Cairo

Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations; Pulitzer, Polk, and Peabody Award-winning writer, revealed in a radio interview on Wednesday, that Egypt has an avian flu problem, but no swine flu cases. She said they set out to slaughter...

Has Obama Embraced Muslim Principle of Al-Takeyya?

After hearing President Barack Obama’s address to the Muslim world from Cairo yesterday, I concluded that it matters little whether or not President Barack Obama calls himself a Christian or a Muslim.  What...

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