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Darfur: Egyptian troops arrive to boost strength of joint UN-African Union force
More than 160 Egyptian personnel arrived in Darfur today as part of a large battalion that will boost the strength of the joint United Nations-African Union force deployed earlier this year in an attempt to quell the fighting and humanitarian suffering in the strife-torn Sudanese region.
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Egypt desert tourists freed after three-day ordeal
CAIRO (AFP) - A group of 19 foreign tourists and Egyptians kidnapped at gunpoint by bandits while on a desert safari in a remote corner of southwestern Egypt have been freed, Egypt's foreign minister said on Monday.
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PHOTOS: Ancient Egypt Town Found
A well-preserved settlement near the temple of Edfu provides rare glimpses into the daily lives of the ancient Egyptians.
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Musical reward for cabbie who returned $4M violinNewark, New Jersey, USA - A New Jersey cab driver who reunited a professional violinist with his more than 250-year-old instrument was to receive his musical reward on Tuesday. |
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Saudi King makes plea for new interfaith dialogueRIyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi king has made an impassioned plea for dialogue among Muslims, Christians and Jews -- the first such proposal from a nation with no diplomatic ties to Israel and a ban on non-Muslim religious services and symbols. |
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Egypt’s Earliest Farming Village Found
Before the pharaohs, a Stone Age people cultivated pigs, sheep, wheat, and barley in the village?Egypt's earliest known agricultural settlement?a new study says.
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Bin Laden Jr.: “Ambassador For Peace”Cairo, Egypt - (AP) Omar Osama bin Laden bears a striking resemblance to his notorious father - except for the dreadlocks that dangle halfway down his back. |
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Bin Laden’s son aspires to be peace activistCairo, Egypt - Omar Osama bin Laden bears a striking resemblance to his notorious father -- except for the dreadlocks that dangle halfway down his back. Then there's the black leather biker jacket. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Ramadan Soup Kitchens Bring Iraqis, Jordanians TogetherCairo, Egypt - A United Nations initiative to bring together Iraqi refugees and their hosts in Jordan is being seen as a success |
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