Egypt and Israel Peace Talks

New Delhi: Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu and Egypt President Hosni Mubarak have met in Cairo to discuss US-backed efforts to relaunch peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians....

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...

The "B" Word: Barack, Baruch, Benediction and Blessing

Some were sceptical when Barack Obama told Jewish voters that his first name had the same Semitic root as Hebrew "Baruch," meaning "A blessing." [1] Although further speculation (not by Obama) that Barack was...

India vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI: SL struggling

"Sri Lanka chose to bat first after winning the toss against India in the 5th ODI at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo. Scorecard However, their progress came to nought as the Indian bowlers kept a tight leash on things. Jayasuriya departed early to a delivery from Zaheer Khan...

Protection of Children's Rights debated in Egypt's Assembly

"CAIRO, June 3, 2008: Amidst heated debate, Egypt's  People’s Assembly continued discussing amendments to Child Law 12/1996, which aims to extend the legal protection of children.On March 4, President Hosni Mubarak signed the final version of the amendments...

Egypt extends state of emergency by two years

"Parliament passed the law after a brief debate following a decision by President Hosni Mubarak to extend the state of emergency from June 1, a parliamentary official said.The state of emergency was imposed in...

Egypt: Worst Riots Since 1977 Bread Brawls; Worse May Lie Ahead

An economic and political crisis is building in Egypt. MSNBC reports that rioters are setting buildings on fire.The banned group Muslim Brotherhood is taking full advantage to literally set fire to the streets. The Brotherhood is a jihadist organization that declares "Jihad...

"Dictatorships For Dummies", now available

Now here is an article that might not require the usual contextualization and background: "where, when, what and why". All I should say is that it's linking to a set of satirical designs applying the "For...

Egyptian troops move to close Gaza border

"Small scale violence has erupted between Egyptian riot police and Palestinians at the border town as some Palestinians hurled stones at the Egyptian troops. The Egyptian forces with riot shields have formed a human wall in preparation for blocking more Palestinians from...

Mubarak asserts Egypt`s support to Palestinians

"He said that the Egyptian security forces did not interfere with the Palestinians, but instead directed the traffic back to Gaza at the border. As the hope to lift Gaza siege faded, Hamas members on Wednesday blew up holes in the concrete wall separating southern Gaza and...

The Siege of Gaza is Broken

"The Siege is Broken The Palestinian people took their destiny in their own hands today and smashed down the wall that divided Gaza from Egypt. Hundreds of thousands of people left their prison and walked into Egypt and bought up food, fuel and everything else in sight. It...

Israel-Arab Middle East Telenovela

" First episode: THE BOMB. (Olmert Netaniahu Ahaminejad.)Source here. (19/11/2007) From the press.  ..”Iranians to resist till materializing nuclear right - Jannati.” …”Ayatollah...

Censorship: Eygptian Editor Charged for Saying Mubrak is Ill

It's often amazing to see how precarious the right to speak out is across the globe."The outspoken editor of an independent newspaper in Egypt is to stand trial on charges of spreading false information about President Hosni Mubarak. Ibrahim Issa, who edits al-Dustour, was...

Whisper of Madness » Blog Archive » Hosni Mubarak Dead?

More rumours are abound of a dictator on his last legs.  Is something going around?  - The Angryindian-------------------------------------------------"Whisper of Madness » Blog Archive » Hosni Mubarak...

Keyword: Egypt

This "Keyword Poem" is based on an article called Egypt Rejects U.S. Amendments Criticism, published by The New York Times, and provided by The Associated Press. I could not find the names of the authors. I wish to thank them in advance for letting me doing this experiment,...

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