http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/EgyptFind stories, videos, and photos about Egypt from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:47:52 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/10/13/niqab/tztop.niqab.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Egypt14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Egypt from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/13/niqab/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/13/niqab/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's more to wearing the "niqab" -- the austere, all-covering veil favored by ultra-religious Muslim women -- than meets the eye.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/07/louvre.france.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/07/louvre.france.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgypt is suspending ties with France's famous Louvre museum until the latter returns artifacts that it knew were stolen when it purchased them, the head of the country's antiquities council said Wednesday.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/10/06/football.u20.egypt.ghana.czech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/10/06/football.u20.egypt.ghana.czech/index.html#cnnSTCTextCosta Rica sent hosts Egypt crashing out of the Under-20 World Cup, moving into the quarterfinals with a shock 2-0 victory in Cairo on Tuesday night.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/14/egypt.somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/14/egypt.somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextThirty-four fishermen are free four months after the two Egyptian vessels they were on were hijacked off the coast of Somalia, an Egyptian official said Friday.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/06/18/confedcup.egypt.italy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/06/18/confedcup.egypt.italy/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 40th-minute header from Mohamed Homos gave Egypt a shock 1-0 Confederations Cup victory over Italy at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, to leave the world champions' qualification hopes in the balance.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/06/16/confed.brazil.egypt.kaka.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/06/16/confed.brazil.egypt.kaka.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgypt filed a protest to FIFA on Tuesday after Brazi'ls controversial injury time winner in their Confederations Cup opener in Bloemfontein.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/08/obama.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/08/obama.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama will deliver a speech June 4 in Egypt on America's relationship with the Muslim world, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced Friday.Mon, 11 May 2009 15:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/03/egypt.pig.farmers.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/03/egypt.pig.farmers.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextPig farmers threw rocks at police officers in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday as health workers gathered the farmers' herds for slaughter in what the government says is a precaution against the spread of swine flu, an interior ministry official told CNN.Sun, 03 May 2009 23:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/23/egypt.adoption.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/23/egypt.adoption.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuzanne Hagelof and Iris Botros dreamed of adopting babies. Separately, they visited orphanages in Egypt. Hagelof adopted a child, and Botros was in the process of adopting twins, when they ran foul of authorities. Now they are in jail, accused of being part of a conspiracy to traffic children.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/17/gaza.humanitarian.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/17/gaza.humanitarian.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench cargo planes carrying aid workers and supplies are bound for Egypt in an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to war-stricken Gaza, according to a French Foreign Ministry statement on Saturday.Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/23/satellites.archaeology.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/23/satellites.archaeology.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTextArchaeologists believe they have unearthed only a small fraction of Egypt's ancient ruins, but they're making new discoveries with help from high-tech allies -- satellites that peer into the past from the distance of space.Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/31/egypt.belgians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/31/egypt.belgians/index.html#cnnSTCTextA tourist bus overturned in southern Egypt, killing six Belgian tourists and injuring 26 other Belgian passengers early Friday, a security official said.Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextEleven people from an Iraqi family, including women and children, were killed Sunday during a raid involving U.S. troops, Iraqi police sources said.Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/30/egypt.tourists.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/30/egypt.tourists.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive German tourists held hostage in Egypt for 10 days arrived back in Germany on Tuesday, the German government announced.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1845337,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1845337,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEgyptian and Sudanese troops rescued an abducted 19-member European tour group in an assault on the kidnappers in the remote Sahara borderland, officials said. The tourists and their Egyptian guides returned safely to Cairo on MondayMon, 29 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1845149,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1845149,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUntil recently, desert guides often ran into smugglers in the area but each side left the other alone. Not any more Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/23/egypt.italians.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/23/egypt.italians.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTextGermany's government has taken the lead trying to negotiate the release of a group of 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians abducted in the southern Egyptian desert and taken to neighboring Sudan, authorities said Tuesday.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836834,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836834,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAbie Nathan, the peace activist who made a dramatic solo flight to Egypt in a rattletrap single-engine plane and later founded the groundbreaking "Voice of Peace" radio station, died Wednesday. He was 81Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824608,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824608,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsArchaeologists will excavate hundreds of fragments of an ancient Egyptian wooden boat entombed in an underground chamber next to Giza's Great PyramidSat, 19 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/02/gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/02/gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgyptian forces fired water cannons Wednesday at crowds of stone-throwing Palestinians who were trying to cross into Egypt from southern Gaza, Hamas security sources said.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812175,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812175,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEgyptian archaeologists unveiled on Thursday a 4,000-year-old "missing pyramid" that is believed to have been discovered by an archaeologist almost 200 years ago and never seen againThu, 05 Jun 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1810233,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1810233,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsArchaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed 3,000-year-old remains from an ancient fortified city, the largest yet found in EgyptThu, 29 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/05/21/egyptexport.mme/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/05/21/egyptexport.mme/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgypt has realized it needs to create more jobs, more factories and more exports -- and fast.Fri, 23 May 2008 12:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/05/22/facetime.nazif/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/05/22/facetime.nazif/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith Egypt's GDP running at 7.5 percent and foreign direct investment above $11 billion, the Middle East's most populous country is on the economic upswing. MME's John Defterios (JD) talks with the man responsible for accelerating Egypt's economic reforms and creating a friendly business environment, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif (AN).Fri, 23 May 2008 12:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/15/food.prices/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/15/food.prices/index.html#cnnSTCTextFood prices are soaring sending political shockwaves around the world but the reasons behind the looming crisis are numerous and complicated.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/09/egypt.food/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/09/egypt.food/index.html#cnnSTCTextBread. For Egypt's middle classes it is breakfast, lunch and dinner. In Egyptian Arabic it is known as "aish" which means both bread and life. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/25/Mahmoud.Mohieldin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/25/Mahmoud.Mohieldin/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Middle East economies try to combat the impact of rampant inflation this week, Egypt raised interest rates for a second time this year to control the problem.Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/26/show.28mar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/26/show.28mar/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn Focus: Islamic banking in the West Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/05/execed.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/05/execed.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextA series of leading business schools have joined forces for a new project that aims to assist students a world away from the stereotypical privileged, male MBA student -- ordinary women in developing countries.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/11/team.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/11/team.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgypt's 1-0 victory over Cameroon in Sunday's final of the African Nations Cup was loaded with personal milestones, with the north Africans' captain, Ahmed Hassan, becoming the first player to win the title three times and their coach, Hassan Shahata, becoming only the second coach to win back-to-back editions of the tournament.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/11/player.hosni/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/11/player.hosni/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe African Cup of Nations may have featured some of the biggest stars in world football but it was a player virtually unknown outside of Egypt who walked away with the tournament's top individual honor.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/10/africa.final/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/10/africa.final/index.html#cnnSTCTextMohamed Aboutraika's 77th minute goal enabled Egypt to retain the African Nations Cup with a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in the final in Accra on Sunday.Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/09/africa.final/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/09/africa.final/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgypt, the African Nations Cup holders, have surprised many by reaching the final again and see no reason why they should not go home with the trophy after Sunday's final against Cameroon in Accra.Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/07/africa.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/07/africa.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefending champions Egypt crushed Ivory Coast 4-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals to set-up a final showdown against Cameroon on Sunday.Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/04/cup.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/02/04/cup.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextHolders Egypt reached the semifinals of the African Cup of Nations on Monday when goals by Hosni Abd Rabou and Amr Zaky gave them a 2-1 victory over Angola. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/04/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/04/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Palestinians left Gaza across the recently breached border with Egypt and then entered Israel to carry out a suicide bombing Monday, a militant spokesman said.Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:36:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709605,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709605,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA suicide bomber blew himself up Monday in the southern town that houses Israel's secretive nuclear reactor, killing an Israeli woman and wounding seven other peopleMon, 04 Feb 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/03/gaza.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/03/gaza.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgypt's security forces began closing off a section of its border with Gaza Sunday, 11 days after Palestinians blasted gaps in the wall, Palestinians at the border told CNN.Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn undersea cable carrying Internet traffic was cut off the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai, officials said Friday, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/29/wedeman.btsc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/29/wedeman.btsc/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is something almost indescribably exhilarating about suddenly evaporating borders, an almost palpable electricity that pulses through the air.Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/28/gaza.border/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/28/gaza.border/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgyptian and Hamas security forces began sealing parts of the Gaza-Egypt border Monday to stem the flow of Palestinians into Egypt, which has dropped off since last week's border breach.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/26/egypt.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/26/egypt.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 38 Egyptian security force members have been hurt in clashes as riot police and armored vehicles sought to restore control over crowds continuing to move through a breached border wall between Egypt and Gaza, Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Saturday.Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/24/gaza.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/24/gaza.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTextTens of thousands of Palestinians jammed the Egypt-Gaza border region Thursday, picking up everything from camels to cigarettes in Egypt, a day after overrunning the border wall.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/23/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/23/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael said Wednesday it expects Egypt to "solve the problem" after at least 50,000 people crossed the downed Gaza-Egyptian border to buy supplies. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/22/pharaoh.curse.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/22/pharaoh.curse.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextA German has handed in a package containing part of a Pharaonic carving to Egypt's embassy in Berlin, with a note saying his stepfather had suffered a "curse of the Pharaohs" for stealing it, Egypt said on Wednesday.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/20/egypt.footprint.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/20/egypt.footprint.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgyptian archaeologists have found what they said could be the oldest human footprint in history in the country's western desert, the Arab country's antiquities' chief said on Monday.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/07/06/seven.wonders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/07/06/seven.wonders/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe new seven wonders of the world were named Saturday following an online vote that generated server-crushing traffic in its final hours.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1637720,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1637720,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEgyptian authorities said Wednesday that a mummy found a century ago has been identified as the remains of pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled over Egypt during the 15th century B.C.Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/26/egypt.wedeman/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/26/egypt.wedeman/index.htmlIt was a time when you felt you were covering a profound historic shift.Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/03/21/egypt.mido/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/03/21/egypt.mido/index.htmlTottenham Hotspur striker Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam has been left out of a 23-man squad named by Egypt coach Hassan Shehata on Tuesday for the weekend's African Nations Cup qualifier against Mauritania.Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/02/15/egypt.arrests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/02/15/egypt.arrests/index.htmlEgyptian security forces arrested 73 members of the Muslim Brotherhood during nation-wide raids conducted Thursday, a statement posted on the Islamic group's Web site stated.Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/17/egypt.traincrash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/17/egypt.traincrash/index.htmlEgypt's public prosecutor has charged 14 employees of the state's railway authority with negligence which led to the deaths of 56 people in a rail crash last month.Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/18/egypt.crackdown/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/18/egypt.crackdown/index.htmlState security forces have again attacked demonstrators in central Cairo, arresting dozens of people who had turned out to show support for two judges.Thu, 18 May 2006 15:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/24/egypt.oasis/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/24/egypt.oasis/index.htmlA remote Egyptian oasis, one of the least polluted places on Earth, has introduced a leading proponent of organic farming to its unique ecosystem and to some of the problems that confront even the most environmentally aware communities.Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/06/crater/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/06/crater/index.htmlScientists have discovered a huge crater in the Saharan desert, the largest one ever found there.Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/02/10/africa.final/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/02/10/africa.final/index.htmlHosts Egypt have won the African Nations Cup, beating Ivory Coast 4-2 on penalties after the final finished 0-0 after extra-time.Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/05/ferry.sun/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/05/ferry.sun/index.htmlA crew member of the ferry that sank Friday in the Red Sea said Sunday water used to extinguish a fire aboard caused the ship to list in heavy winds.Sun, 05 Feb 2006 07:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/04/egypt.ship.roro/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/04/egypt.ship.roro/index.htmlEgypt's transport minister has said a blaze aboard an Egyptian ferry set off a sequence of events that led it to sink Friday in the Red Sea, causing what officials fear may be around 1,000 deaths.Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/02/03/egypt.cup/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/02/03/egypt.cup/index.htmlHossam Hassan scored one goal and Ahmed Hassan added two more to help Egypt beat Congo 4-1 and put the hosts in the semifinals of the African Cup of Nations.Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/01/20/cup.egypt/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/01/20/cup.egypt/index.htmlEgypt striker Mido headed an early goal to set the African Nations Cup hosts on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Libya in the tournament's opening game.Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/01/19/africa.egypt/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/01/19/africa.egypt/index.htmlMido's goalscoring streak for Tottenham is good news for Egypt's hopes of winning the African Nations Cup, says national coach Hassan Shehata.Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/08/18/mariner.torture/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/08/18/mariner.torture/index.html"Trust but verify," Ronald Reagan once said, describing his approach to Soviet arms reduction efforts. The unspoken corollary to his admonition was that promises alone are worthless.Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/25/egypt.explosions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/25/egypt.explosions/index.htmlEgyptian authorities are searching for several Pakistani individuals and have been since before the attacks on the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, an official with Egypt's interior ministry told CNN Monday.Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/23/bombing.scene/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/23/bombing.scene/index.html(CNN) -- The sky lit up right after midnight as three separate bombs exploded in the Egyptian Red Sea resort Sharm-el Sheikh, killing scores and wounding many more.Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/07/iraq.main/index.htmlEgypt on Thursday confirmed that its top envoy to Iraq has been killed.Thu, 07 Jul 2005 14:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/19/insideafrica.egypt/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/19/insideafrica.egypt/index.htmlAlthough Egypt stands at the crossroads of continents and civilizations, images of pyramids, The Sphinx and mummies dominate, eclipsing its other historic cultural and religious strands.Sun, 19 Jun 2005 15:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/03/11/egypt.mido/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/03/11/egypt.mido/index.htmlTottenham Hotspur striker Mido has been recalled to the Egypt squad for this month's World Cup qualifier against Libya.Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/02/11/egypt.mido/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/02/11/egypt.mido/index.htmlEgypt's FA are ready to forgive Tottenham striker Mido if he apologises for the lack of discipline that has seen him excluded from the national team since July.Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/12/leaders.arafat/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/12/leaders.arafat/index.htmlThe following is a list of world leaders and representatives that CNN has confirmed will attend Yasser Arafat's funeral in Cairo, Egypt:Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/10/18/8188085/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/10/18/8188085/index.htmIMAGINE THE U.S. ECONOMY WITHOUT home mortgages or car loans. The result would be the economic equivalent of a heart attack. Yet today that unthinkable economic reality is the norm in many Muslim n...Mon, 18 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/10/egypt.explosions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/10/egypt.explosions/index.htmlA Bedouin has confessed to selling explosives to a man before Thursday's deadly bombings targeting Israeli vacationers in the Red Sea resort of Taba, according to an Egyptian security source.Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/10/08/attack.patterns/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/10/08/attack.patterns/index.htmlThe sheared-off building, twisted metal, and high body count aren't the only familiar characteristics here. When terrorism experts see the carnage in Taba, Egypt, the immediate pattern of attack is telltale: simultaneous bombings, maximum casualties and a broader intent.Fri, 08 Oct 2004 23:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/08/egypt.explosions.intl/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/08/egypt.explosions.intl/index.htmlA top Israeli official says he suspects al Qaeda is to blame for the bombings of three Egyptian resorts popular with Israelis that killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens more.Fri, 08 Oct 2004 07:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/07/egypt.hotel.explosion/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/07/egypt.hotel.explosion/index.htmlThree bomb blasts late Thursday rocked Egyptian resorts where Israelis were vacationing during Jewish holidays, killing about 40 people and wounding more than 100.Thu, 07 Oct 2004 21:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/28/iraq.egypt/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/28/iraq.egypt/index.htmlEgyptian officials in Cairo and Washington dismissed a CNN report Tuesday that their government paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom for the release of an Egyptian diplomat in Iraq.Wed, 28 Jul 2004 06:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/09/egypt.cabinet/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/09/egypt.cabinet/index.htmlEgypt's prime minister and entire cabinet resigned Friday as President Hosni Mubarak launched a major reshuffle of the government.Fri, 09 Jul 2004 18:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/28/arab.summit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/28/arab.summit/index.htmlEgypt has offered to host the Arab League summit after the annual event was abruptly postponed just two days before the meeting was to start in Tunisia.Sun, 28 Mar 2004 12:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/02/03/nations.cameroon/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/02/03/nations.cameroon/index.htmlHolders Cameroon and Algeria sneaked into the Nations Cup quarterfinals at the expense of four-times winners Egypt, whose coach Mohsen Salah quit.Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:59:00 EST