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Police detain 5 members of the Muslim Brotherhood

Police detained five members of the main opposition Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo…

AFP
AFP

Egypt concerned over Chad-Sudan conflict

CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit met with Chadian counterpart Ahmat…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Seven Egyptians on Hunger Strike in Israeli Prison

CAIRO: Recent reports in both Egyptian and Israeli media indicate that some…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

George W. Bush's Last Chance in Iraq: an Israeli view

Though triggered by the need to devise an exit strategy from the…

Daily News Egypt

Brotherhood insists it rejects violence

CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood reiterated their rejection of violence Thursday as they…

AFP
AFP

Tragic Blair, dishonest to the end

There is a tragic, pitiful quality to British Prime Minister Tony Blair's…

Rami G. Khouri

EU monitors say Egypt to keep Hamas funds out of Gaza

JERUSALEM: European monitors overseeing the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt said…

Reuters

Dreaming of a military victory in Iraq is dangerous

Robert Gates, the new secretary of defense, warned this week that an…

David Ignatius

NDP usurping talk of constitutional amendments, says analyst

CAIRO: The National Democratic Party (NDP) is practically the only decision maker…

Yasmine Saleh

Eid Al Adha is on but many have to suffer skyrocketing meat prices

CAIRO: The high prices of meat and sheep are causing people to…

Ahmed Maged