Egyptian police have busted a weapons-dealing ring that sold guns and grenades in the Sinai peninsula and whose members included police officers, security sources have said.

A TRUCK and a microbus collided head-on south of Cairo, killing 12 people and injuring nine others, security officials said.

oe Torre has until Tuesday morning to make it official, but he announced Saturday his plans for the division series roster. Andy Phillips and Miguel Cairo will both be among the position players. Brian Bruney and Ron Villone will be among the Yankees' relievers.

CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) and EgyptAir today marked delivery of the airline's first Next-Generation 737-800 by announcing the Cairo-based carrier's exercise of options for six additional 737-800s for delivery in 2009. The total order for 12 airplanes is valued at $850 million at list prices and marks a significant investment by EgyptAir to

Henry "Mule" Townsend was a legendary blues guitarist and pianist who ran away from his childhood home in Downstate Cairo at 9. He cut his first record in Chicago in 1929 and performed at the city's Blues Fest for the last two decades.

Brigid and the bird: What really happened in 'Maltese Falcon' Editor -- In his interesting article "Film Noir: Fall Guys and Femmes Fatales" (Sept. 17), Curtiss Anderson writes that in "The Maltese Falcon," Brigid O'Shaughnessy beats Joel Cairo's...

SCHOOL WRAP - Leigh Mitchell scored three first-half goals as the Lenape High School field hockey team downed previously unbeaten and defending state Group 1 champion New Egypt, 4-1, on the Warriors home turf.

Seven people have died and nine are injured after a four-storey building collapsed in Egypt.

The Florence football team continued its streak of excellence with a 49-0 pounding of New Egypt on Saturday in a Burlington County League game.

EGYPT -- Youngsters jumped, bounced basketballs and rode slides while adults chatted and munched on hot dogs during the city's dedication ceremony of its new park and storm shelter Saturday.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II will fly to Egypt Sunday for talks with President Hosni Mubarak on the latest developments in the Middle East and how to bring about “a speedy resumption of peace negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis”, a royal palace official said Saturday.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan signed a wealth sharing deal with rebels in the country's east on Sunday and hopes to reach a final peace agreement to end a low-level insurgency there by the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Sudanese media said.

CAIRO - Egyptian stocks edged a sliver higher on Sunday driven by the telecom sector, which has gained momentum since Telecom Egypt said it would seek a larger share in Vodafone Egypt.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves Sunday on a five-day trip to the Middle East. Rice is expected to meet with Saudi King Abdullah in Jeddah and hold talks with Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak and foreign minister Aboul Gheit.

Tangdhar: A driver of Tata Sumo was killed when the sumo fell into a deep gorge at Zarla near Sadhna Gali in Karnah on Saturday. The driver of Tata Sumo JK091871 Sikander Sheikh died on spot when the vehicle carrying 9 persons fell into the gorge.

Cairo -- A Grady County man on trial for his role in a brutal murder is found guilty of aggravated assault. Jurors deliberated seven and a half hours before finding Humberto Gomez not guilty of murder, but guilty of aggravated assault in the murder of Ramiro Perez. Gomez was one of two men charged.

Cairo's EgyptAir has exercised options for six new Boeing 737 passenger planes, doubling a previous order for the narrow-body jets, Boeing Co. said Sunday.

CAIRO: Egypt's recent announcement that it was relaunching its civil nuclear energy programme after a 20-year freeze prompted a frenzy of government announcements about the need for nuclear energy.

CAIRO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Mohamed Aboutrika and Emad Moteab scored to lift holders Al Ahli of Egypt to a comfortable 2-0 win over ASEC Abidjan of the Ivory Coast in Sunday's first leg of their African Champions League semi-final.

Egypt's Al Ahly Cairo take a 2-0 first-leg lead over Ivory Coast's Asec in their Champions League semi.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held a closed-door meeting on Sunday afternoon with visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II on the latest developments on the Palestinian arena, said Egyptian Presidential spokesman Suleiman Awwad.

CAIRO, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- EgyptAir has increased the number of confirmed orders it placed for Boeing 737-800 jets by six. The extra aircraft, worth a nominal $425 million, will be delivered in 2009, the Chicago aeronautics company said over the weekend.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur winger Hossam Ghali is set for a return to Egypt's national team for the first time in a year after being included in a 23-man squad for the African Nations Cup qualifier against Botswana in Gaborone on Saturday.

CAIRO -- Egypt's announcement last week that it was relaunching its civil nuclear energy program after a 20-year freeze prompted a frenzy of government announcements about the need for nuclear energy.

CAIRO (AFP) - Pope Benedict's statements which linked Islam to violence and caused outrage in the Muslim world were in fact a "fortunate fall" which could lead to a more open dialogue between the two faiths according to an Egyptian priest.

Tottenham midfielder Hossam Ghaly has been recalled by Egypt for Saturday's African Nations qualifier at Botswana.

Tottenham Hotspur winger Hossam Ghali has won a surprise recall to the Egypt squad for their African Nations Cup qualifer in Botswana on Saturday.

Egpyt recall midfielder Hossam Ghaly for this week's Nations Cup qualifier with Botswana after a one-year absence.

Intel Corporation today announced the launch of its worldwide Teach Essentials Online (TEO) program, to be previewed in Egypt first.

"Vietnamese Cultural Days in Egypt" - Vietnam's largest cultural activity in the northern African country since they established their diplomatic ties, opened in Cairo in the evening of September 30.