Egypt Vacation

Swimwear for Muslims 

Sports: Companies create full-body suits for Muslim women. LOS ANGELES - Amana Siddiqi loved swimming as a child but gave it up as a teenager because her Muslim faith required she fully cover her body in public.

Pipe break closes Ala Moana lanes 
Honolulu Board of Water Supply crews last night were repairing a broken 6-inch water pipeline by Ward Warehouse.

Art notes: Stone Bridge benefit 
Stone Bridge School, a Waldorf-methods public school, holds its annual benefit party and auction Extravaganza 2007: Mardi Gras! Saturday at the Meritage Resort at Napa. Proceeds benefit Waldorf-methods education in Napa and offset costs associated with the schools move into its permanent home on the Salvador Elementary School campus in the fall of 2007.

TV movies for the week of Feb. 11 
Movies on TV.

Cruise Travel Offers Adventure, Great Food, and Exotic Destinations! 
Visit exotic destinations by embarking on a stress free 10 to 120 day cruise! "Traveling has never been easier and more exciting because now you can have your own familiar restaurant and accommodations all while enjoying and experiencing the world," exclaims Nancy Yale, President, Cruise Resort & World Travel, Inc.

Egypt Takes Manhattan

Egypt Today - LAST YEAR, RIHAM El-Hawary was a high-powered professional. Returning home from work late each night, she would pass by signs for Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Cairo. They became a daily reminder of what her busy life was lacking: An outlet for her

Court dismisses new charges against Egypt's leading opposition
Herald Tribune - CAIRO, Egypt: An Egyptian court on Tuesday dismissed new charges against the country's leading opposition leader Ayman Nour, who is already serving a five-year prison sentence after being convicted of fraud, a judicial official said. The Cairo court

Late rally helps Egypt win
Gulf Times - EGYPT staged a late rally to overpower Belarus 2-0 in the sixth Under-23 International friendly football tournament at the Qatar Sports Club yesterday. Substitutes Abdalla Shahat Ibrahim (69th) and Reda Mohamed El Weishy (87th) were the goal-getters

Zahi Hawass’ Egypt
Egypt Today - HAWASS: There is so much in Egypt the average tourist doesn’t know about. Tourists, they come to Egypt and they just take the regular tours. That, in my opinion, is not really Egypt. Every site in Egypt has some magic. I always advise people not to

Coffee Has Longest Skid in 13 Months; Rain May Help Brazil Crop
Bloomberg - Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Coffee prices in New York fell for the fifth session in a row, the longest slump in 13 months, on speculation favorable weather in Brazil, the largest grower, may boost the harvest. Brazil's Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo regions

`There's a can-do attitude here' 

Afrocentric learning wins teachers' praise, but also stirs critics In a tiny foyer in the "African wing" of this Evanston school, four dozen tiny black faces recite the Afrocentric Creed. With the uneven voices of small children, they sing the black national anthem, "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing."

George Clooney Seeks Sudan Aid in Egypt 
George Clooney Campaigns in China and Egypt to Raise Awareness Over Darfur Conflict

Canada to probe cases of trio jailed in Syria 
Stunned by revelations of police incompetence in the case of a Canadian man deported to Syria, the government launched an investigation on Tuesday into claims by three other men who say they were tortured in Syria because of information provided by Canadian authorities.

Canada needs better oversight of federal police: inquiry report 
Canada needs better oversight of its anti-terror force to avoid the errors that led to the wrongful detention and torture of a Canadian man in Syria in 2002, an official report said.

Former VP Candidate Says Florida Is 'Critical' State

Click10.com - We have chaos in the world, chaos literally from Egypt to Pakistan." Edwards said the world is ready for a change and Davis and Jones can do that for Florida. "I look at them and I see hope and potential and so much of what is possible in the state of

Is China key to restarting global agriculture talks?
Food Navigator - 9/18/2006 - China could play a vital role in the resumption of the Doha Round of trade talks, according to the World Economic Forum's China Business Summit 2006. Senior government ministers from Egypt, India and Japan argued at the meeting that China

Mubarak says Israel could free many Palestinians
ABC News - Egypt has been trying to broker a deal for the release of the soldier Gilad Shalit, whose capture triggered an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. The exiled political leader of Hamas, whose armed wing is one of the groups which captured Shalit

Blair's brave trip to Beirut
Newark Advocate - They will topple "moderate" regimes like Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia and seize control of the Arab world. Lebanon has nothing to gain from such an outcome. Its citizens must resist the temptation to act as "victims," and kick out the parasites of

Archaeologist backs dig at Bosnia hills
Lexington Herald-Leader - This did not discourage Osmanagic's team, which meanwhile excavated more pavement and stone blocks and sought help from Egypt. Ali said Osmanagic's findings raise many questions, and the answers are worth looking for. He said he could claim with