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Hundreds of thousands march against Mubarak

Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in Egypt’s second city Alexandria on Tuesday calling for President Hosni Mubarak to quit.

Egyptians rage against Mubarak’s 30-year rule

Egyptians rage against Mubarak’s 30-year rule

Thousands of Egyptians demanded an end to President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule and clashed with police on Tuesday.

Egypt building owner arrested after collapse

Police in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria have arrested the owner of a building that collapsed on Wednesday, killing 11 residents.

Death, injuries in Egypt building collapse

At least 11 people were killed in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria before dawn on Wednesday when a four-storey apartment block collapsed.

Septuplets’ mother hopes to hold them soon

A day after giving birth to septuplets, a 27-year-old Egyptian woman said on Sunday she’s only seen her babies on television.

Illegal construction blamed for Egypt building collapse

Shoddy materials, illegal construction and a culture of corruption were blamed for the deaths of more than three dozen people buried when a 12-storey apartment building crumbled…

More bodies found in collapsed Egypt flats

The death toll from the collapse of a block of flats in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria has risen to 14, the official Mena news agency reported on Wednesday. The toll could…

Egypt tower block collapse toll rises to eight

Rescue workers pulled three more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed block of flats in the Egyptian city of Alexandria overnight, bringing the toll to eight dead with many…

Apartment building collapses in Egypt

Five bodies were pulled from the ruins of a 12-storey apartment building that collapsed on Monday in the northern Egyptian port city of Alexandria, police said. Ambulances and…

Egypt’s Alexandria seeks second revival

Alexandria, the Egyptian coastal city where Cleopatra had love affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, is trying to regain some of its old glory as a tourism destination for…

Jury spares Moussaoui from death penalty

A United States jury rejected the death penalty for al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and ruled he should be jailed for life without parole for his role in the September 11…

Man gets 30 years for Bush-assassination plot

An American Muslim convicted of joining al-Qaeda and plotting to assassinate United States President George Bush was sentenced to 30 years behind bars by a judge who compared him…

Put 9/11 terror aside for trial, US jurors told

The horror of September 11 is seared into the souls of many Americans and the collective psyche of their nation. But hundreds of potential jurors were told on Monday to put their…

Bafana defeated again

Christopher Katongo scored on Monday to give Zambia a 1-0 win over South Africa, their first in group C of the African Cup of Nations. Katongo scored a 73rd-minute cross from…

Tunisia trounced in Egypt

Monday was not a night for champions as reigning African Nations Cup holders Tunisia were trounced 3-0 by Guinea and ended up second in group C. At least they still have an…

Make or break for Bafana in Egypt

South Africa will be hard pressed to get a result in Egypt on Thursday against defending champions Tunisia if they are to go beyond the first round of the 2006 African Nations…

Bafana start African Nations Cup with loss

Substitutes Sambegou Bangoura and Ousmane Bangoura scored a goal each in the last 13 minutes on Sunday to help Guinea beat South Africa 2-0 in group C of the African Nations Cup.…

Google victory in trademark lawsuit

Google won a major legal victory when a federal judge ruled that the search engine’s advertising policy does not violate federal trademark laws. Auto insurance giant Geico argued…

Somali men sentenced for sending money to al-Qaida

Two Somali refugees who ran the local branch of a money transfer group linked to al-Qaida have been sentenced to jail time for illegally structuring bank deposits.

A new dawn for the Alexandra Library

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, partly submerged in a pool of water, will try to live up to an ancient tradition.