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• U.S. military under attack in Mosul; 11 die
In a boost to peace efforts, the first Egyptian foreign minister to visit Iraq in nearly two decades arrived in Baghdad and promised to help Iraq face its challenges. "We reject sectarianism, extremism, violence," Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit ...
• Smuggling by tunnel goes legit in Gaza
In one place, dozens of large tents, each marking a tunnel work site, were pitched just yards from an Egyptian watchtower beyond the border wall. With the Gaza Strip's borders virtually sealed by Israel and Egypt for the past 16 months, the tunnels ...
• Ancient reference calls Christ a 'magician'
The Egyptian site also includes the now submerged island of Antirhodos, where Cleopatra's palace may have been located. Both Goddio and Egyptologist David Fabre, a member of the European Institute of Submarine Archaeology, think a "magus" could have ...
• Hostage drama ends with drive to safety
CAIRO, Egypt - The end of a 10-day ordeal for the tour group came far out in the desolate Sahara, when kidnappers lined up some of the captives and cocked their weapons. "At that moment, we thought we were dead," said one Egyptian guide. Instead, the ...
• Skulls found in British yard sent home to Egypt
LONDON - Two ancient Egyptian skulls unearthed in a yard in England have been returned to their native country. And the mystery of how they got from the hot sands of Egypt to the rainy north of England has been solved, investigators said Tuesday. The ...