Egyptian imam seeks $10 million in CIA renditions trial (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A terrorist suspect at the center of an Italian trial over secret CIA rendition flights is seeking $10 million in compensation, saying he was tortured during interrogation in Egypt, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Egyptian named head of UN mission in Western Sahara (AFP via Yahoo! News)
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has named Hany Abdel-Aziz of Egypt to head the UN mission in the disputed Western Sahara (MINURSO), according to a letter seen here Wednesday.
Egypt’s top cleric plans school face veil ban
Why would the top Islamic cleric in a predominantly Muslim country ban the niqab; a customary veil worn by women?
Egypt, Demanding Artifacts Return, Cuts Ties With the Louvre (New York Times)
The nation s antiquities department says reliefs in the possession of the French museum were stolen in the 1980s from an ancient Egyptian tomb.
Nearly 100 charged in US, Egypt in ID theft scheme (AP via Yahoo! News)
U.S. and Egyptian authorities have charged nearly 100 people with helping an identity theft ring steal money from thousands of bank accounts.
Agents arrest dozens for theft scheme in US, Egypt (AP via Yahoo! News)
Authorities said Wednesday they have arrested 33 people in breaking up a crime ring in the U.S. and Egypt in which an elaborate “phishing” scam bilked bank customers out of at least $1 million.
Egyptians not in favour of fake hymen
Conservative Egyptian lawmakers have called for a ban on imports of a Chinese-made kit meant to help women fake their virginity.
Authorities: 100 in U.S. and Egypt charged in ID theft ring (CNN)
Authorities indicted 100 Americans and Egyptians on Wednesday in the smashing of an international identity theft ring billed as one of the largest cybercrime cases ever.
Libya’s Moammar Kadafi gives U.N. his opinions on Obama — and more (Los Angeles Times)
He praises Obama, saying the U.S. should make him president for life. In a rambling speech, he also criticizes the Security Council and says the U.N. should move outside the U.S. Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi had a lot to gripe about: He was jet-lagged. There was no comfortable place to plant his tent. Some of the diplomats on the floor of the U.N. General Assembly were distracted.
