US Trade Rep looking to increase trade with Egypt (Khaleej Times) WASHINGTON - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will travel to Egypt next week for talks with a key Arab ally that has long wanted a free trade agreement with the United States.

Online travel shortcuts March 18-24 (thewest.com.au) Web-based packages and travel deals.

House Hunting in ... Egypt (New York Times) Prices in Nabq, Egypt, remain low by comparison with those in many global vacation spots.

Do you travel with or without a group? (Galveston County Daily News) Travel columnist Janice Law weighs the pros and cons of traveling with a group or alone.

In Egypt, rumors of President Hosni Mubarak demise fuel uncertainty. Who will lead next? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) More than a week after Egypt’s 81-year-old President Hosni Mubarak underwent surgery in Germany, the Arab world’s most populous country is churning again with speculation over his condition.

In Egypt, rumors of President Hosni Mubarak demise fuel uncertainty. Who will lead next? (The Christian Science Monitor) Egypt has been churning with speculation after President Hosni Mubarak had surgery in Germany last week, despite official reports that he's recovering well. He has ruled the country for nearly three decades.

Students tour Egypt over break (Daily Pennsylvanian) Trishula Patel While Egypt is probably not the typical college-students spring-break destination, a group of 25 students, including myself, crossed the Atlantic Ocean to visit the country for spring break. Organized by the Wharton Arabian Gulf Business Association, the aim of the trip was to experience both the cultural and the economic facets of Egypt. Most members of the group wanted to ...

House Hunting in ... Egypt (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) A SIX-BEDROOM SIX-BATH HOUSE IN NABQ, SINAI PENINSULA

Christian Living Resources, Bible Study Tools, Jesus Christ (Crosswalk.com) ISTANBUL (CDN) — An Egyptian court last week refused to return the passport of a convert from Islam who tried to leave Egypt to save his life, the Christian said on Friday (March 12).

Rare pink granite sarcophagus uncovered in Egypt (The Daily Star Lebanon) CAIRO: Archaeologists have unearthed the intact sarcophagus of Egypt's Queen Behenu, a 4,000-year-old artifact made from rare pink granite. The sarcophagus was found inside her burial chamber near her pyramid in Saqqara, chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass has announced. The Old Kingdom queen's chamber was badly damaged except