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Egyptian women behind the niqab

A cultural import from the Persian Gulf, the Niqab veil covers a woman's entire face. In a bid to curb its spread, Egyptian authorities have banned hospital staff from wearing it, after a failed attempt at a ban in universities. (Report: Y. Saadoun)
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ISRAEL - GAZA
Israel agrees to a truce with Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has approved a six-month truce with Hamas-led Palestinian militants in the Gaza strip, according to an israeli public radio. The ceasefire, brokered by Egypt, is due to begin at 6 a.m. Thursday morning.
ISRAEL - GAZA
Hamas confirms truce with Israel in Gaza
An Egyptian-mediated truce between Palestinian groups in Gaza and Israel will go into effect on Thursday. Hamas confirmed the truce but has also stressed that the talks were not yet concluded.
MUSIC - ARAB WORLD
Oum Kalthoum, a star still shining bright
Thirty years after her death, legendary Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum continues to inspire generations of people from the Arab World. As an exhibition at the Paris Arab World Institute pays tribute to her life and career, we met some of her fans.
EGYPT - CINEMA
Egypt's iconic film director Chahine in coma
Egypt's Youssef Chahine, Arab cinema's most celebrated director, flew out to hospital in Paris on an emergency flight on Monday after falling into a coma following a brain hemorrhage.
GAZA - HAMAS
Hamas in Cairo for Gaza truce talks
A Hamas delegation is in Cairo to meet Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, who will act as intermediary in Israeli-Palestinian talks about a ceasefire in Gaza.
GAZA STRIP - Egypt

Rafah tunnels make Egyptian border porous

On paper, the border between the Palestinian territory of Gaza and Egypt is shut. But merchandise goes through tunnels from the border town of Rafah. Since Hamas took power in Gaza, their number has dramatically increased. (Report: M. de Chalvron)
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EGYPT
Egyptian Christians protest government
Egyptian Christians demonstrated in the town of Mallawi against what they said was government inaction in the face of repeated attacks by Muslims. One Muslim was killed and four Christians were wounded during clashes between the two communities.
EGYPT - POLITICS
Egypt extends existing state of emergency
Egypt's decades-old state of emergency was once again renewed, despite earlier promises to replace it with new laws. It has been in place since the 1981 assassination by Islamists of President Sadat.
ARCHEOLOGY - EGYPT
Ancient Cleopatra head found
A joint team of Egyptian and Dominican Republic archeologists found a new head of Cleopatra in a temple near Alexandria in Egypt. Hope has been raised that it might lead to the long-awaited discovery of the famous queen's tomb.
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