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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Cairo</title>
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		<title>Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Egyptian court upholds 4 years jailing of blogger

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s High Appeal Court has upheld the four-year prison sentence given to an Egyptian blogger who was convicted of insulting Islam and Egypt&#8217;s president.
Egypt&#8217;s official news agency said Tuesday that the court rejected 24-year-old Abdel Kareem Nabil&#8217;s last appeal.
Nabil, a former student at Cairo&#8217;s Al-Azhar University, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-upholds-4-year-sentence-for-egyptian-blogger-convicted-of-insulting-islam-and-president-247403/">Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Return Nefertiti statue, Egypt to tell Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO - Egypt is set to officially ask Germany to return a 3,300-year-old statue as it is believed to have been illegally taken out of the country in the early 20th century, an official has said.

Egypt maintains that the priceless limestone bust of Nefertiti, queen of ancient Egypt and wife of monotheistic Pharaoh Akhenaten, was .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/return-nefertiti-statue-egypt-to-tell-germany-246700/">Original source &nbsp;: Return Nefertiti statue, Egypt to tell Germany</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Egypt antiquities chief to demand Nefertiti bust

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s antiquities chief said Sunday he will formally demand the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from a Berlin museum after confirming it was sneaked out of Cairo through fraudulent documents.
Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt&#8217;s Supreme Council of Antiquities, has been aggressively campaigning to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-antiquities-chief-says-he-will-ask-berlin-to-return-nefertiti-bust-246637/" title="Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt building Gaza underground wall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO - Egypt is building an underground wall along its border with the Gaza Strip in a bid to curtail the network of smuggling tunnels, a government-owned newspaper confirmed in a front-page editorial Thursday.

Egypt has been under international pressure to curtail the lucrative smuggling trade in basic commodities, drugs, weapons, livestock, motorbikes, and now, reportedly, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-building-gaza-underground-wall-245623/">Read more : Egypt building Gaza underground wall</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wife of deputy Al Qaeda leader urges women to join jihad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO - The wife of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the second-in-command of Al Qaeda network, urged Muslim women to join the &#8220;holy war&#8221; in a message published on Islamist websites Thursday.

A message purportedly from al-Zawahiri&#8217;s wife, Omaima Hassan, encouraged Muslim &#8220;sisters&#8221; to join the jihad, calling it &#8220;an obligation for all Muslims, men and women&#8221;.	 	
The authenticity .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wife-of-deputy-al-qaeda-leader-urges-women-to-join-jihad-245364/">Wife of deputy Al Qaeda leader urges women to join jihad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient pharaonic paintings that sparked feud between Egypt and the Louvre to return to Luxor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Ancient Egyptian wall paintings to return to Luxor

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s antiquities chief says the wall paintings that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum will be returned to their original location in a tomb south of Egypt.
In a statement Wednesday, Zahi Hawass says the ancient pieces will be restored by experts and replaced ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ancient-pharaonic-paintings-that-sparked-feud-between-egypt-and-the-louvre-to-return-to-luxor-244837/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Ancient pharaonic paintings that sparked feud between Egypt and the Louvre to return to Luxor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient pharaonic wall paintings that caused feud between Egypt and the Louvre arrive in Cairo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Ancient wall paintings return to Egypt from France

CAIRO — An Egyptian airport official says the wall paintings that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum have returned home.
Ahmed al-Rawi of the customs authority said that the ancient artwork arrived to Cairo on a flight from Paris on Tuesday evening and were handed over ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ancient-pharaonic-wall-paintings-that-caused-feud-between-egypt-and-the-louvre-arrive-in-cairo-244410/">Ancient pharaonic wall paintings that caused feud between Egypt and the Louvre arrive in Cairo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Al-Qaida&#8217;s deputy leader lashes out at Obama; vows group will remember 9/11 mastermind</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salah Nasrawi</dc:creator>
		
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Al-Qaida No. 2 blasts Obama, honors 9/11 suspect
CAIRO — Al-Qaida&#8217;s deputy leader said Barack Obama has deceived Arabs about his efforts to restart Mideast peace talks, and claimed in a message posted Monday that the American president has done nothing for the region so far.
Ayman Al-Zawahri also vowed the terror network will not ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/al-qaidas-deputy-leader-lashes-out-at-obama-vows-group-will-remember-911-mastermind-243853/" title="Al-Qaida&#8217;s deputy leader lashes out at Obama; vows group will remember 9/11 mastermind">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Al-Qaida&#8217;s deputy leader lashes out at Obama; urges Arabs, Palestinians to holy war</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Al-Qaida No. 2 blasts Obama, US Arab allies
CAIRO — Al-Qaida&#8217;s deputy leader on Monday accused President Barack Obama of deceiving the Arab world and failing to advance Middle East peace talks, and said the militants&#8217; struggle against the United States and its allies is &#8220;a war between Muslims and infidels.&#8221;
In a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/al-qaidas-deputy-leader-lashes-out-at-obama-urges-arabs-palestinians-to-holy-war-243745/" title="Al-Qaida&#8217;s deputy leader lashes out at Obama; urges Arabs, Palestinians to holy war">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Qaeda  blames ISI, RAW, CIA for &#8216;un-Islamic&#8217; terror  strikes  in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO -  Condemning the recent terror strikes  in Pakistan,  the Al Qaeda has denied its involvement in the  series of terror attacks in the country in the recent past, saying  such strikes were &#8216;un-Islamic.&#8217;

In  it&#8217;s latest English language video, Qaeda blamed the  US  and Pakistani intelligence services .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/qaeda-blames-isi-raw-cia-for-un-islamic-terror-strikes-in-pakistan-243282/">Qaeda  blames ISI, RAW, CIA for &#8216;un-Islamic&#8217; terror  strikes  in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American Al-Qaida member says militant group not behind bombings against civilians</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Al-Qaida denies killing civilians in Pakistan

CAIRO — Al-Qaida issued a new English-language video Saturday denying it was behind a series of bombings in Pakistan that have killed hundreds of civilians, calling such attacks un-Islamic.
U.S.-born al-Qaida operative Adam Gadahn, who commonly delivers the organization&#8217;s English messages, said the extremist network was being framed for the bloodshed ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-al-qaida-member-says-militant-group-not-behind-bombings-against-civilians-243196/">American Al-Qaida member says militant group not behind bombings against civilians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Al-Qaida offshoot that claimed kidnapping 4 Europeans says hostages are in good health</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maamoun Youssef</dc:creator>
		
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Al-Qaida says 4 European hostages in good health

CAIRO — An al-Qaida offshoot that has claimed responsibility for kidnapping three Spaniards and a Frenchman in West Africa last month said Wednesday the four Europeans were in good health and treated according to Islamic laws.
The group&#8217;s demands would be announced later, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb said.
In .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/al-qaida-offshoot-that-claimed-kidnapping-4-europeans-says-hostages-are-in-good-health-241974/">Original source &nbsp;: Al-Qaida offshoot that claimed kidnapping 4 Europeans says hostages are in good health</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi school blast kills 4 children</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO - Four children were killed in a bomb blast at a primary school in Iraq Monday, Al-Arabiya TV reported.

At least 18 pupils were injured in the blast in Baghdad&#8217;s predominantly Shiite Muslim suburb of Sadr City, the Dubai-based channel said.
.... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-school-blast-kills-4-children-240927/">Original source &nbsp;: Iraqi school blast kills 4 children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill 3 Rwandan peacekeepers in ambush in Sudan&#8217;s Darfur region</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Gunmen kill 3 peacekeepers in Darfur ambush

CAIRO — A spokesman for the peacekeeping force in Darfur says gunmen have killed three Rwandan soldiers in an ambush in the western Sudanese region.
Kemal Saiki says the ambush took place Friday near a market and a government checkpoint in the northern town of Saraf Umra. Saiki says the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-3-rwandan-peacekeepers-in-ambush-in-sudans-darfur-region-240415/">Gunmen kill 3 Rwandan peacekeepers in ambush in Sudan&#8217;s Darfur region</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt official: No one reported missing, drowned in boat collision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maamoun Youssef</dc:creator>
		
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Egypt official: No one missing in boat collision

CAIRO — An Egyptian official says it appears nobody drowned after two passenger boats collided on the Nile.
The official said the search was continuing Saturday but rescuers have not found any bodies and police are not reporting anybody missing. The official works in the Beheira province governor&#8217;s office. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-official-no-one-reported-missing-drowned-in-boat-collision-240367/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Egypt official: No one reported missing, drowned in boat collision</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi oil minister calls current global oil prices at around $75 a barrel &#8216;perfect&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-oil-minister-calls-current-global-oil-prices-at-around-75-a-barrel-perfect-240326/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tarek El-tablawy</dc:creator>
		
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Saudi oil minister: oil prices &#8216;perfect&#8217;
CAIRO — Saudi Arabia&#8217;s oil minister says the current global oil price is &#8220;perfect&#8221; and the market is stable.

Ali Naimi&#8217;s remarks Saturday came as key Arab OPEC ministers indicated the oil producing bloc was unlikely to change its production quotas when it meets Dec. 22 in Angola.
Naimi told reporters &#8220;the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-oil-minister-calls-current-global-oil-prices-at-around-75-a-barrel-perfect-240326/">Saudi oil minister calls current global oil prices at around $75 a barrel &#8216;perfect&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi oil minister says global oil prices &#8216;perfect&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tarek El-tablawy</dc:creator>
		
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Saudi oil minister: Oil price &#8216;perfect&#8217;
CAIRO — Saudi Arabia&#8217;s oil minister says the current global oil price is &#8220;perfect&#8221; and the market is stable.

Ali Naimi&#8217;s remarks Saturday came as key Arab OPEC ministers indicated the oil producing bloc was unlikely to change its production quotas when it meets Dec. 22 in Angola.
Naimi told reporters &#8220;the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-oil-minister-says-global-oil-prices-perfect-240322/">Saudi oil minister says global oil prices &#8216;perfect&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egyptian official says 2 motorboats collide in river Nile, leaving dozens missing</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/egyptian-official-says-2-motorboats-collide-in-river-nile-leaving-dozens-missing-240187/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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Egypt: 2 boats collide in Nile; dozens missing

CAIRO — An Egyptian security official says two motorboats have collided in the Nile in northern Egypt and dozens of passengers are missing.
The official says it is not clear how many people were on board, but witnesses reported between 50 and 60 passengers. The official says 13 passengers .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egyptian-official-says-2-motorboats-collide-in-river-nile-leaving-dozens-missing-240187/">Egyptian official says 2 motorboats collide in river Nile, leaving dozens missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least five killed in Egypt ferry collision</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO - At least five people were killed and as many as 70 were missing after two ferries collided Friday night in northern Egypt, security sources told the German Press Agency dpa.

Emergency workers were at the scene of the accident, near the northern Egyptian city of Rashid, police said, and had rescued at least 10 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-five-killed-in-egypt-ferry-collision-240091/">At least five killed in Egypt ferry collision</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor: Iran doctor who reported prison torture died from overdose of a drug in his salad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Keath</dc:creator>
		
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Iran whistleblower died from drug-laden salad

CAIRO, Egypt — A top Iranian prosecutor says a doctor who blew the whistle on the torture of jailed opposition protesters in Iran died of poisoning from an overdose of an anti-hypertension drug in his salad.
Tehran&#8217;s public prosecutor Abbas Dowlatabadi says investigators are trying to determine whether his death was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-iran-doctor-who-reported-prison-torture-died-from-overdose-of-a-drug-in-his-salad-238748/">Original article on  : Prosecutor: Iran doctor who reported prison torture died from overdose of a drug in his salad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southern Sudanese teenage girl receives 50 lashes for wearing &#8220;indecent&#8221; skirt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Sudanese teen flogged for wearing indecent skirt

CAIRO — A 16-year old Christian girl from southern Sudan has been lashed 50 times for wearing a skirt deemed indecent by authorities in the north who enforce a strict version of Islamic law.
Silva Kashif said Friday she was arrested by a plain-clothed policeman in a Khartoum market last .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southern-sudanese-teenage-girl-receives-50-lashes-for-wearing-indecent-skirt-236693/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Southern Sudanese teenage girl receives 50 lashes for wearing &#8220;indecent&#8221; skirt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Imprisoned Iranian-American scholar faces new charges of espionage in Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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New spy charge against jailed Iranian-American

CAIRO — Iran brought new espionage charges against an Iranian-American scholar who was already convicted of spying and sentenced to 15 years in prison in the country&#8217;s crackdown following disputed presidential elections, a human rights group said Thursday.
The move raises the possibility of a harsher penalty against Kian Tajbakhsh, a .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/imprisoned-iranian-american-scholar-faces-new-charges-of-espionage-in-iran-236189/">Imprisoned Iranian-American scholar faces new charges of espionage in Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt, Algeria in a growing diplomatic row caused by their bitter soccer rivalry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maamoun Youssef</dc:creator>
		
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Egypt, Algeria soccer tiff grows
CAIRO — Egypt has recalled its ambassador to Algeria for consultations as part of a growing diplomatic row caused by a bitter soccer rivalry between the two Arab nations.

The Egyptian foreign ministry also summoned Algeria&#8217;s ambassador in Cairo to express to him its &#8220;extreme dismay&#8221; over attacks on Egyptian fans in ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-algeria-in-a-growing-diplomatic-row-caused-by-their-bitter-soccer-rivalry-232637/">Egypt, Algeria in a growing diplomatic row caused by their bitter soccer rivalry</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Exploited Afghan girl praises death sentence for tormentors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO - A 14-year-old Afghan girl, held for four years as a sex slave by an Egyptian family in their Saudi home, praised a Saudi court&#8217;s decision to behead her tormentors, in remarks published Friday.

A Medina court Wednesday upheld a previous verdict sentencing Mohammed al-Gunaidi and his sister Gamalat to death by beheading for imprisoning .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exploited-afghan-girl-praises-death-sentence-for-tormentors-228250/">Exploited Afghan girl praises death sentence for tormentors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Backsliding in Mideast peace process leaves opening for radicals to step up influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marjorie Olster</dc:creator>
		
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Mideast radicals fill space left by peace impasse
CAIRO — Iran&#8217;s closest allies in the Middle East are seizing on a deadlock in U.S.-backed peace efforts to try to sway a frustrated Arab world to their side.
Radicals have escalated their rhetoric as hopes for progress on an Israeli-Palestinian deal have faded. The ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/backsliding-in-mideast-peace-process-leaves-opening-for-radicals-to-step-up-influence-227990/">Backsliding in Mideast peace process leaves opening for radicals to step up influence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN children&#8217;s agency official warns of looming famine in south Sudan, says more funds needed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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UN children&#8217;s agency warns of south Sudan famine

CAIRO — The deputy head of the U.N. children&#8217;s agency said Thursday that a famine is looming in southern Sudan because of scarce rainfall and inadequate foreign funds for the region.
Emergency malnutrition levels in children have nearly doubled in at least two out of the 10 southern states, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-childrens-agency-official-warns-of-looming-famine-in-south-sudan-says-more-funds-needed-227460/" title="UN children&#8217;s agency official warns of looming famine in south Sudan, says more funds needed">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lucy Liu, producer of child trafficking film, says fight against illegal trade will be long</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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Lucy Liu film highlights child trafficking

CAIRO — Actress Lucy Liu, who has produced a film about children sold into the sex trade in Cambodia, says the fight against human trafficking will be long.
Liu praised several projects funded by the U.N. children&#8217;s agency in Egypt, where she was promoting the film &#8220;Red Light&#8221; at the Cairo .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lucy-liu-producer-of-child-trafficking-film-says-fight-against-illegal-trade-will-be-long-226873/">Lucy Liu, producer of child trafficking film, says fight against illegal trade will be long</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>OPEC warns higher oil prices could undercut 2010 global oil demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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OPEC: Pricier crude could erode 2010 demand

CAIRO — OPEC on Wednesday cautioned that a sustained increase in oil prices above their current level could erode crude demand next year amid a shaky global economic recovery.
Citing continuing signs of a global economic recovery, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries — supplier of about 35 percent .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/opec-warns-higher-oil-prices-could-undercut-2010-global-oil-demand-225737/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: OPEC warns higher oil prices could undercut 2010 global oil demand</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Government adviser says Saudi imposing naval blockade on north Yemen to thwart Shiite rebels</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salah Nasrawi</dc:creator>
		
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Adviser: Saudi navy blockades north Yemen coast

CAIRO — Saudi Arabia imposed a naval blockade on the Red Sea coast of northern Yemen to stem the flow of weapons and fighters to Shiite rebels along its border, a Saudi government adviser and media reports said Tuesday.
Iran, the dominant Shiite power in the Middle East, warned neighboring .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-adviser-says-saudi-imposing-naval-blockade-on-north-yemen-to-thwart-shiite-rebels-224484/">Government adviser says Saudi imposing naval blockade on north Yemen to thwart Shiite rebels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt and Getty institute to embark on 5-year renovation of King Tut&#8217;s tomb</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
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King Tut&#8217;s tomb set for 5-year renovation project

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s famous Tomb of Tutankhamun will undergo a five-year project to clean and restore the lavish wall paintings in the underground chambers of the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world.
The project to restore the country&#8217;s most famous tomb is the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-and-getty-institute-to-embark-on-5-year-renovation-of-king-tuts-tomb-2-224417/">Original article on  : Egypt and Getty institute to embark on 5-year renovation of King Tut&#8217;s tomb</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt and Getty institute to embark on 5 year renovation of King Tut&#8217;s tomb</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
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King Tut&#8217;s tomb set for 5 year renovation project

CAIRO — Egypt and the Getty Conservation Institute announced Tuesday a five year project to restore the Tomb of Tutankhamun, the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world.
The project to restore the country&#8217;s most famous tomb is the latest collaboration between the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-and-getty-institute-to-embark-on-5-year-renovation-of-king-tuts-tomb-224234/">Original article on  : Egypt and Getty institute to embark on 5 year renovation of King Tut&#8217;s tomb</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy is never the main part of China-Africa cooperation: Chinese Premier</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said that China is not courting Africa to satisfy its booming need for energy.

&#8220;The case is not what the Western reports described, that China went to Africa only for the energy.
When we sent health care personnel to Africa, and when we sent construction teams to build the Tanzania-Zmbia .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-is-never-the-main-part-of-china-africa-cooperation-chinese-premier-222307/" title="Energy is never the main part of China-Africa cooperation: Chinese Premier">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rights group says it has documented rape of detainees in Iran&#8217;s postelection turmoil</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Keyser</dc:creator>
		
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Rights group: Iran covered up rape of detainees

CAIRO — An international human rights group said Friday it has documented three cases of sexual assault against detainees arrested during Iran&#8217;s postelection turmoil, including one that was supported by an official report but not investigated further.
Human Rights Watch accused Iran&#8217;s judiciary of covering up the abuses and .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rights-group-says-it-has-documented-rape-of-detainees-in-irans-postelection-turmoil-221016/">Rights group says it has documented rape of detainees in Iran&#8217;s postelection turmoil</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt prevents prominent opposition leader who challenged Mubarak from traveling to US</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Omar Sinan</dc:creator>
		
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Egypt stops opposition leader from traveling to US

CAIRO — Egyptian authorities have prevented a leading political dissident from traveling to the U.S., saying Friday that the conditions of his early release from prison do not permit him to travel abroad.
Ayman Nour, freed on Feb. 18 for health reasons after nearly four years in prison, said .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-prevents-prominent-opposition-leader-who-challenged-mubarak-from-traveling-to-us-220908/" title="Egypt prevents prominent opposition leader who challenged Mubarak from traveling to US">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi Arabia launches large military offensive against Yemen Shiite rebels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salah Nasrawi</dc:creator>
		
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Saudis launches offensive against Yemen rebels

SAN&#8217;A, Yemen — Saudi Arabia sent fighter jets and artillery bombardments across the border into northern Yemen Thursday in a military incursion apparently aimed at helping its troubled southern neighbor control an escalating Shiite rebellion, Arab diplomats and the rebels said.
The Saudis — owners of a sophisticated air force they ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-arabia-launches-large-military-offensive-against-yemen-shiite-rebels-219297/">Saudi Arabia launches large military offensive against Yemen Shiite rebels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pop diva Beyonce&#8217;s performance in Egypt stirs a storm among Islamic conservatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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Islamic critics blast Beyonce on eve of Egypt show

CAIRO — As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles&#8217; first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an &#8220;insolent sex party&#8221; that threatens the Muslim nation&#8217;s &#8220;social peace and stability.&#8221;
On giant posters plastered across the Egyptian capital advertising the Friday evening concert, Beyonce ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pop-diva-beyonces-performance-in-egypt-stirs-a-storm-among-islamic-conservatives-219294/">Original article on  : Pop diva Beyonce&#8217;s performance in Egypt stirs a storm among Islamic conservatives</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton: US wants Israel settlement halt &#8216;forever&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Clinton: US wants Israel settlement halt &#8216;forever&#8217;

CAIRO — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the U.S. stance toward Israeli settlement building to worried Arab allies on Wednesday, saying Washington does not accept the legitimacy of the West Bank enclaves and wants to see their construction halted &#8220;forever.&#8221;
Still, she said an Israeli offer to restrain ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-us-wants-israel-settlement-halt-forever-217388/">Clinton: US wants Israel settlement halt &#8216;forever&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sec. of State Clinton arrives in Cairo to meet with Egyptian leaders on Mideast peace effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Clinton in Cairo to meet with Egyptian leaders

CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding hastily arranged meetings with Egyptian leaders to discuss the stalemate over restarting peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
She flew to Cairo on Tuesday night from Marrakech, Morocco, instead of returning to Washington as scheduled.
The change reflected ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sec-of-state-clinton-arrives-in-cairo-to-meet-with-egyptian-leaders-on-mideast-peace-effort-216466/">Read : Sec. of State Clinton arrives in Cairo to meet with Egyptian leaders on Mideast peace effort</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt scales back ties with Israel in another obstacle to US efforts on Mideast peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Egypt-Israel frictions complicate US peace efforts
CAIRO — A sharp deterioration in Egypt&#8217;s relations with Israel is further complicating Washington&#8217;s faltering efforts to move the Middle East peace process forward.
The U.S. has long relied on Egypt&#8217;s key role as a mediator in the region, most crucially in trying to reconcile rival Palestinian factions. But .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-scales-back-ties-with-israel-in-another-obstacle-to-us-efforts-on-mideast-peace-216437/">Egypt scales back ties with Israel in another obstacle to US efforts on Mideast peace</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton to discuss Israel-Palestine issue with Mubarak</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak here Wednesday to discuss the resumption of Israel-Palestine talks that were stalled over the Israeli construction in the West bank.

The talks come two days after Clinton declared that a full Israeli settlement freeze was at no stage a precondition to the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-to-discuss-israel-palestine-issue-with-mubarak-216287/">Clinton to discuss Israel-Palestine issue with Mubarak</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton emphasizes US commitment to Mideast peace, urges all parties to avoid recriminations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Clinton diverts to Egypt for Mideast peace talks

CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a hastily arranged stop in the Egyptian capital Tuesday to consult with a longtime Arab ally amid indications of a shifting U.S. strategy for getting Israel and the Palestinians back to peace negotiations.
Instead of returning to Washington, as ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-emphasizes-us-commitment-to-mideast-peace-urges-all-parties-to-avoid-recriminations-215990/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Clinton emphasizes US commitment to Mideast peace, urges all parties to avoid recriminations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Historic mosque in Islamic Cairo undergoes an elaborate renewal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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14th century Cairo mosque restored to glory

CAIRO — Developers unveiled the restoration of a 650-year-old mosque in Cairo&#8217;s old city, part of an effort to revitalize the impoverished district and boost tourism to the country&#8217;s treasure trove of Islamic sites.
The three-year, $1.4 million project restored the Aslam al-Silahdar Mosque, built in 1344-1345 by Aslam al-Bahai, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/historic-mosque-in-islamic-cairo-undergoes-an-elaborate-renewal-213560/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Historic mosque in Islamic Cairo undergoes an elaborate renewal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hard-liners in Egypt&#8217;s Muslim Brotherhood dig in amid calls from youth for reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Powerful Islamic movement sees leadership struggle

CAIRO — The Middle East&#8217;s most powerful Islamic political movement is undergoing a leadership struggle as young, more moderate activists try to push the Muslim Brotherhood to soften its fundamentalist ideology and become a more democratic force.
The direction the Brotherhood takes could have wider implications. The group is the strongest .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hard-liners-in-egypts-muslim-brotherhood-dig-in-amid-calls-from-youth-for-reform-212107/">Source article &nbsp;: Hard-liners in Egypt&#8217;s Muslim Brotherhood dig in amid calls from youth for reform</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anand  Sharma  calls  for  building  a  comprehensive   economic partnership between India, Egypt</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO - Union Minister for Commerce  and  Industry Anand  Sharma  on Thursday called upon the  business  leaders  of India and Egypt to work towards building a Comprehensive Economic Partnership between the two nations.

Addressing  a  meeting of the Business Forum,  organized  by  the Egyptian ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anand-sharma-calls-for-building-a-comprehensive-economic-partnership-between-india-egypt-211374/">Anand  Sharma  calls  for  building  a  comprehensive   economic partnership between India, Egypt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New York&#8217;s Metropolitan to return ancient pharoanic artifact to Egypt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
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The Met returns Egyptian artifact
CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s antiquities department says New York&#8217;s Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning a fragment of an ancient Egyptian shrine.

The Supreme Council of Antiquities says a piece of a red granite shrine, known as a &#8220;naos,&#8221; was purchased by the museum from an antiquities collector in New York last October .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-yorks-metropolitan-to-return-ancient-pharoanic-artifact-to-egypt-208672/">New York&#8217;s Metropolitan to return ancient pharoanic artifact to Egypt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clarification: Sudan-US-Darfur story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Clarification: Sudan-US-Darfur story
CAIRO — In a story Sept. 11, The Associated Press quoted a representative of refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan as saying a U.S. envoy was not welcome in the region&#8217;s camps. The story should have said that the refugee representative identified himself only as Abu Sharati, an informal nickname he is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clarification-sudan-us-darfur-story-208488/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Clarification: Sudan-US-Darfur story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sudan&#8217;s southern leader says his people may to choose to secede in 2011 referendum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salah Nasrawi</dc:creator>
		
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Sudan&#8217;s leader says south may to choose to split

CAIRO — Southern Sudan may secede from the Muslim-dominated north of the country in an upcoming referendum because unity has become &#8220;unattractive,&#8221; the south&#8217;s leader said Monday.
Salva Kiir accused the Khartoum government of never making &#8220;unity an attractive option&#8221; for the mostly Christian and animist southerners.
Sudan&#8217;s savage .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sudans-southern-leader-says-his-people-may-to-choose-to-secede-in-2011-referendum-207142/" title="Sudan&#8217;s southern leader says his people may to choose to secede in 2011 referendum">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Water buffalo behind collision of 2 passenger trains in Egypt, killing 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Water buffalo behind Egypt train crash
CAIRO — An errant water buffalo caused two Egyptian passenger trains to collide at high speed south of Cairo, killing 18 people and wounding 39, the Health Ministry announced Sunday in a revised toll.
The first passenger train stopped after hitting the buffalo, which had wandered onto the track .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/water-buffalo-behind-collision-of-2-passenger-trains-in-egypt-killing-18-206334/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 passenger trains collide in Egypt, killing 25 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Omar Sinan</dc:creator>
		
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2 passenger trains collide in Egypt, killing 25

CAIRO — A passenger train collided with the back of a second one just outside of Cairo on Saturday, destroying several passenger cars and killing at least 25 people, a police official said.
At least 55 others were wounded in the accident, which occurred in Girzah district of 6th ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-passenger-trains-collide-in-egypt-killing-25-people-206187/">2 passenger trains collide in Egypt, killing 25 people</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>22 killed in Egypt train collision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO - At least 22 people were killed and 42 injured when two passenger trains collided some 50 km south of the Egyptian capital, police said.

One of the trains involved in the collision Saturday was travelling from Cairo to the oasis of al-Fayum, roughly 80 km southwest of the capital. The second was travelling from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/22-killed-in-egypt-train-collision-206166/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : 22 killed in Egypt train collision</a>.]]></description>
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