Although we might not think of calling these fathers of Western thought Afro-centrist, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, and Hippocrates all acknowledged the debt owed by Greece to Egypt.

EOHR welcomes the presidential pardon granted by President Gamal Mubarak for Ibrahim Issa, editor-en-chief of "Al Dostour" newspaper. The pardon was issued on 6 October 2008, after Issa was sentenced to two months in prison by Boulaque Misdemeanors Appeal Court in the case that was known as the "President's health".

CAF has appointed four Uganda referees to officiate explosive match between Egypt club Al Ahly and Enyimba of Nigeria on October 18 at the Cairo Military Academy Stadium.

It always begins as a rumour that is strenuously denied. This is followed by vague and ambiguous half- hearted confirmations.

The Nigeria Football Federation has called on all football -loving Nigerians to do everything they can to support Aba giants, Enyimba FC, in Sunday's CAF Champions League semi final, first leg clash against Al Ahly of Egypt .

In a move that surprised rights activists, prominent independent journalist Ibrahim Issa was sentenced to jail for two months in a criminal defamation case. In a joint action led by the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR), 37 members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) condemned the ongoing violations of freedom of expression in Egypt, as illustrated by numerous criminal defamation cases before the courts.

The proposed wheat and corn growing project by Egyptian investors in Uganda has raised eyebrows over contested claims by a minister in Cairo that as many as two million acres have already been allocated to the project.

"When I left Darfur, I left the hell of death and entered the hell of life. That is the only difference," said Galoud*, one of the many Darfuri refugees who have escaped to Egypt.

Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the kidnapped tourists in that country have been safely released.

Egypt coach Hassan Shehata believes his side will reach the 2010 World Cup should they maintain the fighting spirit that helped them claim the Nations Cup title earlier this year.

In the past week, the alleged claim by Egypt's Agriculture minister Amin Abaza that Uganda offered his country over 2 million acres of fertile land to produce wheat to feed the Arab nation's 81 million people has rattled Ugandans. Officials in Kampala deny the deal. In an exclusive interview with Daily Monitor's Tabu Butagira on September 26, Mr Reda Abd el Rahman Bebars, the Egyptian ambassador comments about the matter. Excerpts

President Yoweri Museveni initiated talks with Egyptian officials over the possibility of growing wheat and corn for the north African state in Uganda but no firm offer of land was made, Egypt and State House sources have separately said.

The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the ongoing detention of a reporter for the independent daily Al-Dustour.

The following is an appeal by 37 IFEX members calling for an end to the imprisonment of journalists under criminal defamation laws:

The government has asked her Egyptian counterpart to clarify media reports that quoted an Egyptian minister claiming that Uganda had given her two million acres of land for wheat growing, the Minister for Lands, Daniel Omara Atubo has stated.

ANHRI condemned a 23 September 2008 decision, issued by the Ministry of Information press office, prohibiting reporting on the recent kidnapping of 8 Egyptians and 11 foreign tourists.

Yes, it is a serious matter of grave national concern that the Agriculture Minister of Egypt, Amin Abaza declared to the Al-Ahram newspaper in late August that Uganda gave his country slightly more than two million acres of fertile land to grow wheat.

Egypt coach Hassan Shehata has recalled defender Amir Azmi to his side's squad for next month's World Cup\Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Djibouti.

An Egyptian minister has claimed that the Ugandan government has given Cairo 2 million acres to grow wheat and corn this year although government officials say they have no knowledge of such a deal.

An Egyptian minister has claimed that the Ugandan government has given Cairo 2 million acres to grow wheat and corn this year although government officials say they have no knowledge of such a deal.