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Egypt to "secure tunnels once and for all"

Police force deployed to Egypt-Gaza borderNearly 5,000 state security police were deployed…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Hamas says deal on prisoner swap 'close'

CAIRO: A deal to release an Israeli soldier captured last June by…

AFP
AFP

An unlikely ally: Middle East scholar to build bridges

Beinin: US needs a more Arabic-proficient pool of expertsThe increasing clash of…

Deena Douara

Port Said remembers 'tripartite aggression' of 1956

PORT SAID, Egypt: At Port Said s nautical club, overlooking the mouth…

Daily News Egypt

Ahli out for handful of goals in African final

Ahli take their final home step toward retaining their African title on…

Daily News Egypt

CRIME SCENE: Too much kahk a dangerous thing for family of six

Hotel worker assaults tourist; girl chooses death over life with parentsCAIRO: The…

Daily News Egypt

A Khawaga's Tale: From Cairo to Damascus, a traveler's trail

Eid presents an opportunity to cruise through Syrian historyDAMASCUS: Over the Eid…

Peter A. Carrigan

From Baghdad to Beijing, the chaotic world of 2006.10.29

A theory to explain the chaotic world of 2006 - in which…

David Ignatius

The imperium's heavy toll, for Arabs and Americans alike

One of the depressing aspects of reading, viewing and listening to the…

Rami G. Khouri

UPDATE – Egypt moves 5,000 troops to Gaza border

ISMAILIA, Egypt: Egypt moved 5,000 more security forces near the Gaza Strip…

Daily News Egypt