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  1. Something to declare: Egyptian temperature alert; East Coast bargains; on track in PeruRead the original story

    4 min ago | The Independent

    If you are heading for Egypt, and have a high temperature or other symptoms of flu, you could be placed in an isolation ward at your expense.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Travel, Egypt Travel, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Luxor, Egypt

  2. Thomas Hoving, 78; led museum revivalRead the original story

    1 hr ago | North Jersey Media Group

    ... addition of the Temple of Dendur. The ancient place of worship was saved from being submerged by the construction of Egypt's Aswan Dam and transported to the edge of Central Park, where it's visible from afar a ' illuminated behind glass walls. The ...

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  3. 'Egypt denies anti-smuggling wall'Read the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Jerusalem Post

    Egypt has denied accusations that it is building an underground steel barrier along its border with the Gaza Strip in order to seal off smuggling tunnels, Al-Jazeera reported on Friday.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Rafah, Palestinian Territory, Gaza, Gaza Strip

  4. Today's Autonomedia Jubilee Saint - Grace PaleyRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | MAGPIE

    ... with great success. Masquerades and revels. 1911 a ' Superb Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz born, Gamaliya, Cairo, Egypt. 1922 a ' American feminist writer, poet Grace Paley born, Bronx, New York City. 1927 a ' Soviet Commune in Canton, China is ...

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  5. Luxor Hotel at NightRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | TrekEarth

    This is the Luxor Hotel and Casino located at the South end of the Strip. Its theme is Egyptian, hence the black Pyramid look.

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    Related Topix: Luxor, Egypt, World News

  6. Sports violence as political opportunismRead the original story w/Photo

    6 hrs ago | Global Post

    ... when the Algerian national soccer squad arrived in Cairo to play the Egyptian team in a World Cup qualifying match. Egypt and Algeria have a long and tense rivalry over Africa's beloved sport, and Egyptians had been talking for months about the ...

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  7. Dubai debt crisis: Why Egypt's economy may benefitRead the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | Christian Science Monitor

    As Dubai's market crumbled last week, the Middle East braced itself for the potential economic fallout. But Egypt might stand to gain more than it loses from Dubai's troubles. In Egypt, a country of 80 million, where roughly half the population lives ...

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  8. Former Met museum director Thomas Hoving diesRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | WJLA-TV Arlington

    ... addition of the Temple of Dendur. The ancient place of worship was saved from being submerged by the construction of Egypt's Aswan Dam and transported to the edge of Central Park, where it's visible from afar - illuminated behind glass walls. The ...

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    Related Topix: Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, World News, Aswan, Egypt, Al Bahr Al Ahmar, Egypt, Offbeat

  9. Weekend links to keep you readingRead the original story w/Photo

    9 hrs ago | The Virginian-Pilot

    ... his bio as well as his Nobel Lecture and Banquet Speech. Also on this date in 1911, Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo Egypt. He too was a Nobel Prize winner (1988). Read all about him here . While you are clicking around, check out some ...

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    Related Topix: Cairo, Egypt, World News

  10. Egypt going underground to stem Gaza smugglingRead the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | Ynetnews

    Egypt is installing a series of metal sheets some 60 feet deep along its border with Gaza in an attempt to block tunnels that serve as a key conduit to bring weapons into the Palestinian territory, border guards and area residents said Thursday.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel, Prison, Rafah, Palestinian Territory

  11. Refugees set their sights on IsraelRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | TheNational

    ... migrants and refugees live in the Tel Aviv area near the central bus station. Rebecca Collard for The National RAFAH, EGYPT // Thousands of kilometres from their homes in violence-plagued Darfur, Adam and Abdel Reheem wait near the Egyptian-Israeli ...

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    Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Africa, Hamerkaz, Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, Prison

  12. Climat Change is Going to Flood EgyptRead the original story w/Photo

    11 hrs ago | Thoughts About K4D

    ... year, inundating the Nile Delta and depositing rich soil in the process. That process has ended. The population of Egypt is something like 82 million, and it is still growing at something like 2 percent per year. It is estimated that half of all ...

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    Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Columbia University, Agriculture, Science, World News, Aswan, Egypt, Al Bahr Al Ahmar, Egypt

  13. Former Met museum director Thomas Hoving dies at 78Read the original story w/Photo

    12 hrs ago | Madison Publishing

    ... addition of the Temple of Dendur. The ancient place of worship was saved from being submerged by the construction of Egypt's Aswan Dam and transported to the edge of Central Park, where it's visible from afar - illuminated behind glass walls. The ...

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  14. Displaying Binary Images and BarcodeRead the original story w/Photo

    19 hrs ago | The Code Project

    ... source code and files, is licensed under The MIT License RMostafa Member My name is Ramy Mostafa. Ia m From Alexandria,Egypt currently living in Cairo,Egypt. I have graduated from the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport ...

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  15. France to return ancient treasures to EgyptRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | The Star Online

    President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says the pieces will be returned to Egypt on Monday, the same day the French leader hosts his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak for lunch.

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    Related Topix: Painting, Arts, Nicolas Sarkozy

  16. African Asylum Seekers Shot at by Egypt's Border PatrolRead the original story w/Photo

    15 hrs ago | Time

    ... as she recalls the day her son was killed. One night in April 2008, Beyene found herself lying in the cold sand of Egypt's vast Sinai desert, nervously eyeing the barbed-wired fence that separated her from her destination: Israel. Only a few hundred ...

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  17. Egypt blocking Gaza tunnels to stop smugglingRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | SF Gate

    The work poses a risk to Egypt's relations with Hamas, a Palestinian militant group that has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007, and could undermine its role as a regional mediator.

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    Related Topix: Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel

  18. Can Cairo sort out its act? I have my reservationsRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | The Age

    ... a sense of unhappiness at the regime of President Hosni Mubarak pervades the city. For anyone agitating for reform, Egypt's security services are never far away. That afternoon I met the leader of Egypt's Tomorrow Party, Ayman Nour, who was jailed ...

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  19. Heritage Management: UNESCO's new director-generalRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Egyptology News

    Irina Bokova, the newly appointed UNESCO director-general, visited Egypt on 5 December to attend the first meeting of the permanent Forum of Arab-African Dialogue on Democracy and Human Rights after being invited by Boutros Boutros-Ghali, president of the National Council for Human Rights.

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  20. Doubts Over 'Egypt's Barrier On Gaza Border'Read the original story

    16 hrs ago | LBC 97.3

    ... "The Israeli defence establishment is happy that Egyptians are taking more steps but believes there's a lot more that Egypt can do," Jerusalem Post security analyst Yaakov Katz told Sky News. "Israelis believe what's required is for Egyptians to ...

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    Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Africa, Rafah, Palestinian Territory, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Hadarom, Israel, Jerusalem, Israel