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Cairo match ends peacefully

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 11.14.2009 | Home

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No violent incidents as Egypt celebrates football victory over Algeria. ...

Rivalries persist over Cairo match

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 11.14.2009 | Home

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Tensions rise as Algeria and Egypt prepare for crucial World Cup qualifying game....

Algerian Soccer Team Attacked With Bricks In Bloody Cairo Assault (VIDEO)

Posted 11.13.2009 | Sports


A bus carrying the Algerian national soccer team was attacked after leaving the airport in Cairo, Goal.com reports. According to the web site, bricks ...

Interview: Hezbollah And Hamas on Obama, Netanyahu, Terrorism ... And Oprah

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 11.09.2009 | World


Sharmine Narwani

While both groups embrace Islamic values as their core ideology and driving principle, their political actions appear to be driven more by realpolitik than Quranic mandate.

Deadly train crash in Egypt

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 10.24.2009 | Home

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At least 15 people killed when two trains collide southwest of Cairo....

Deaths as Egyptian trains crash

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 10.24.2009 | Home

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At least 14 people killed when two trains collide southwest of Cairo....

6 1/2 Years On, the U.S. Mission in Iraq has Only Just Begun

Rahim Kanani | Posted 10.23.2009 | World


Rahim Kanani

There seems to be a colossal disconnect between the rhetoric and reality of the Obama Administration's strategy to withdraw troop levels in Iraq from 120,000 down to 50,000 by August 2010.

Iran, Israel attend secret nuclear meet in Cairo

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home


Israeli and Iranian representatives recently took part in a conference in Cairo on nuclear non-proliferation in the Middle East, the Israel Atomic Ene...

New Books On Hamas: Government Or Terrorist Organization?

The New York Review of Books | Nicolas Pelham and Max Rodenbeck | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books


Which Way for Hamas? Nicolas Pelham and Max Rodenbeck The New York Review of Books Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic Movement b...

WATCH: Hamas confirms plans to join Fatah for talks in Cairo

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 10.18.2009 | Home

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Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal has confirmed that the Islamist group will send a delegation to Cairo to take part in reconciliation negotiations...

Alfred Nobel's Last Will And Testament: He'd Be Proud Of Barack Obama

Jackson Williams | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

Some critics have claimed the prize should be the "culmination of a career." Says who? Not Alfred Nobel, and he ought to know.

Why Obama Doesn't Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, Or the Olympics Rap

William Bradley | Posted 10.09.2009 | World


William Bradley

Just as I never thought that Obama would win the Olympics for Chicago, it never occurred to me that he would win the Nobel Peace Prize this year.

The Possibility Of A Nuclear Iran Alarms Arabs

nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 10.01.2009 | World


CAIRO �" As the West raises the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, Arab governments, especially the small, oil-rich nations in the Persian G...

LAX: Two Men Removed From New York-Bound Flight In Los Angeles

Reuters | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- Authorities removed two men from a United Airlines flight at Los Angeles International Airport for suspicious behavior on Mon...

Egyptian Divorcées, Girls Only, Burst Onto Web Radio Scene

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.21.2009 | World


Magda Abu-Fadil

Motalakat is an online radio station launched by Mahasen Saber, a thirty-something Egyptian divorcée and mother for other Egyptian women.

A Female Perspective on Ramadan in Cairo

Annelle Sheline | Posted 09.25.2009 | World


Annelle Sheline

I was eager to experience Ramadan in Egypt. I would attempt to fast, but wondered how the experience would feel without the closeness of a family.

9/11 + 8: Where We've Been, Where We're Going

William Bradley | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


William Bradley

Eight years since 9/11. It feels like 18 years, if not 80. So much has changed since then, yet so much is still the same.

Look Who's Coming To Dinner

David A. Harris | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


David A. Harris

Wait -- Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, is coming to the Ramadan dinner hosted tonight by President Barack Obama?

Reigniting America's Human Rights Mojo

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

In Cairo, President Obama rightly said that the U.S. should not be in the business of imposing democracy, but can we be indifferent to those who seek to embrace it?

For Ramadan Egypt Names Best Dates "Obama"

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 09.21.2009 | World


CAIRO — For the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Egyptian fruit sellers have named their best dates of the year after President Barack Obama in a ...

The 'One-state Solution' Only Stokes Palestinians Self-Delusion

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.19.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Until the Palestinians eager to bury the Jewish state finally recognize the legitimate national aspirations of 5.7 million Jews, there may not be peace. But there will always be an Israel.

Who Works The Least? The French, According To UBS Study

Posted 09.19.2009 | Business


Oslo, Copenhagen, Zurich, Geneva and Tokyo are more expensive than New York, according to a new study released Wednesday by UBS. The study analyzes...

"Mabruk" Mubarak

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 09.18.2009 | World


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Mubarak shares the president's goal of moving the Middle East peace process off dead center, and is well positioned now to be Washington's go-to guy in the Arab world, once again.

Obama's Second Hundred Days

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Our look back at Obama's second 100 days will begin with a short overview, and then move on to the categories: "the best of times," "the worst of times," and "the age of (media) foolishness."

Wealthy Middle Eastern Countries Lease Lands Overseas To Secure Food

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 09.06.2009 | World


Journalism Boot Camp

For Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, the future of food security will be dependent upon nations providing a clean supply of water for agricultural use.