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Egypt to release three British Islamists from jail
CAIRO: Egypt has agreed to release three Britons sentenced to five years…
Sharm El-Sheikh to host World Economic Forum
CAIRO: The 2006 World Economic Forum (WEF) will be hosted this year…
Hundreds of poultry breeders, sellers protest alleged plans to import frozen fowl
CAIRO: Hundreds of poultry breeders and owners of stores selling live fowl…
Ancient sun temple with statues of Ramses II uncovered beneath Cairo marketplace
CAIRO: Archaeologists discovered a pharaonic sun temple with large statues believed to…
Heineken takes over management of Al-Ahram Beverages Co.
CAIRO: Al-Ahram Beverages Co. (ABC), which changed hands twice in the past…
Denmark denies Egypt offered help to avoid cartoon crisis
COPENHAGEN: Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller denied Friday a claim by…
Suspected militant confesses to role in Sharm, Taba bombings, prosecutors say
EL-ARISH, Egypt:: A suspected militant has confessed to a role in planning…
Top U.S. counterterrorism coordinator visits Sinai to view Egyptian efforts
CAIRO: The top U.S. diplomat for international counterterrorism coordination paid a surprise…
Egyptian Sunni leader offers to help end violence in Iraq
CAIRO: The head of Al-Azhar University, Sunni Islam s highest seat of…