Egypt calls in Iran envoy over Sadat film (AFP via Yahoo! News)

7 July 2008, 10:50 am

Egypt called in Iran's envoy in Cairo on Monday to lodge a formal protest over the airing in the Islamic republic of a documentary about the 1981 assassination of president Anwar Sadat.... read more

In Egypt suicide and scams overshadow exams (TODAYonline)

7 July 2008, 9:59 am

An Egyptian student cries after sitting for her end of year exams in Cairo in June 2008. So far the test has driven two pupils to suicide and sparked a wave of corruption claims.... read more

In Egypt suicide and scams overshadow exams (AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News)

7 July 2008, 9:30 am

Soad Ahmed Hassan paces anxiously outside the school where her daughter is sitting Egypt's end of year exams.... read more

In Egypt suicide and scams overshadow exams (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)

7 July 2008, 9:28 am

CAIRO (AFP) - Soad Ahmed Hassan paces anxiously outside the school where her daughter is sitting Egypt's end of year exams. So far the test has driven two pupils to suicide and sparked a wave of corruption claims.... read more

Ghana Hockey Contingent arrives in Egypt (The Ghanaian Chronicle)

7 July 2008, 5:50 am

Six days ahead of the U-20 Africa Youth hockey championship to be hosted in Egypt, Ghana's male and female hockey U-20 sides are the first participating country to arrive in Cairo for the tournament.... read more

Smugglers kill officer on Egypt's border with Israel (The Post-Standard)

7 July 2008, 3:13 am

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Egypt's state-owned news agency is reporting that smugglers killed a police officer during a shootout on the border with Israel. The Middle East News Agency says Mohammad el-Qirsh was killed Monday when his patrol tried to stop the smugglers from crossing into Israel.... read more

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