Efforts to Defuse Tensions Between Algeria and Egypt
International Herald Tribune - Wed Nov 25, 12:35 am ETQaddafi plays the unlikely role of mediator in a growing rift between Algeria and Egypt.
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Political Fallout in Egypt and Algeria's Soccer War
Time Magazine - Mon Nov 23, 5:09 am ETThe Egyptian President helped whip up national fervor over World Cup qualifying matches with Algeria. Now he's got a little extra turmoil on his hands
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Mummy's curse
Evansville Courier & Press - Tue Nov 24, 4:33 pm ETHeart disease has generally been thought to be an affliction of modern civilization — fast food, salt, lack of exercise, smoking, stress.It turns out that the ancient Egyptians, at least those wealthy enough to have their corpses mummified, suffered from it, too.A group of cardiologists studied CT scans of 22 mummies in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. They found clear evidence of heart disease in ...
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An Art & Architecture Blog Is Laid to Rest
Time Magazine - Tue Nov 24, 7:24 pm ETOkay, apologies to the spirit of George Harrison for that one, but it sums up the purpose of today's post - to lay "Looking Around" to rest.
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Spanish PM says Mideast peace efforts must continue
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 1:15 pm ETSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Tuesday that efforts to bring about peace in the Middle East must go on, despite the lack so far of tangible progress.
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Ellyce Field: Parade, DIA activities, 'Star Wars' concert pack holiday weekend
Detroit News - Wed Nov 25, 10:07 am ETAfter the turkey day festivities, there is still a lot of fun to be had: Parade Day in Grosse Pointe on Friday, the DIA has plenty of kid-friendly exhibits and activities and check out "Star Wars" in concert on Saturday at The Palace.
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Neighbors agree to plan to revive tainted Liberty Creek
The Tennessean - Wed Nov 25, 3:25 am ETFRANKLIN - Residents along polluted Liberty Creek who sued paint maker Egyptian Lacquer over the pace of the cleanup have agreed to suspend litigation while crews try to reintroduce oxygen and life to the Harpeth River tributary.
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Serial Scamster
Forbes - Tue Nov 24, 6:06 pm ETHow ravenous are small investors for high yields? Just look at the garbage Adley Abdulwahab managed to sell them.
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Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid
U.S. Department of Commerce - Tue Nov 24, 12:38 pm ETWASHINGTON— U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke hosted a meeting with Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry (MOTI), Mr. Rachid Mohamed Rachid, at the Commerce Department today. This was the first meeting between the Secretary and Minister Rachid.
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The silver lining in Thierry Henry's hand ball
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Tue Nov 24, 5:11 pm ETThank you, Thierry Henry. If nothing else, your cheating against Ireland has shown that ordinary folks -- those who are passionate about soccer and those who are not -- remain, by and large, decent. In the wake of the shameful hand ball by France's captain that set up the goal that put his nation into the World Cup, it would have been easy to draw depressing parallels with our troubled era.
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Amnesty International: The Story of Maajid Nawaz
The Huffington Post - Wed Nov 25, 11:41 am ETMaajid Nawaz is a British citizen of Pakistani descent who became involved in his youth with the radical Islamic Liberation Party (Hizb al-Tahrir al-Islami), undertaking...
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Netanyahu: Prisoner swap not a done deal
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 10:17 am ETIsrael's prime minister tried on Tuesday to temper expectations that a deal to free an Israeli soldier held by Hamas militants for more than three years was close, despite a rash of reports that serious progress has been made.
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Soccer fans' ire stoked
The Washington Times - Wed Nov 25, 6:03 am ETCAIRO Angry soccer fans rampaged through a posh diplomatic neighborhood in Cairo over the weekend, smashing shop windows and shouting obscenities in a frenzy fed by venomous headlines that portrayed Algerians as barbaric terrorists with a history of violence. Egyptians were infuriated by media reports that their fans were brutalized by their Algerian rivals after Algeria won a playoff match ...
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Netanyahu: Shalit swap up in the air
J Weekly - 2 hours 54 minutes agoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried this week to temper expectations that a deal to free an Israeli soldier Sgt. Gilad Shalit was close, despite a rash of reports that serious progress has been made.
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Sugar May Climb 36% on India Deficit, Bajaj Hindusthan Says
Bloomberg - Wed Nov 25, 1:18 am ETNov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Sugar may jump 36 percent to a 29-year high as a production shortfall in India, the biggest user, spurs imports for a third year, Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd.
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Trouser woman sneaks out of Sudan under niqab
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 1:49 pm ETSudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed Hussein said Tuesday she had donned a full Islamic veil to sneak out of Sudan and travel to France, two months after she was freed from jail for wearing trousers.
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Egypt football fans bitterly disappointment by defeat
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Egypt gears up for decisive match against Algeria
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Egypt gears up for decisive match with Algeria
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Egypt secure last-gasp World Cup lifeline
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