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The Question of How the Pyramids Were Made
                      April 9, 2007
  The are many theories for the mystery of how the Great Pyramid of Khufu was built, but none have yet stood up to the acid test. After eight years of research, French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin developed what has been called a new revolutionary hypothesis suggesting that the pyramid was built using either a vast frontal ramp or one with a corkscrew shape around the exterior to haul up the stonework.
   In a gala ceremony in Paris, Houdin said the ancient Egyptian builders constructed the Great Pyramid from inside out by erecting an outer ramp to build the pyramid's first 40 metres, then constructed an inner ramp in a corkscrew shape to complete the 137-metre-tall structure. Houdin said that he believed no more than 4,000 workers could have built the pyramid using these techniques rather that a 100,000 said by other researchers.
    An international team is being formed to probe the pyramid using radar and heat-detecting cameras supplied by a French defence firm. Houdin has issued a request for Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, to prove his theory but he unfortunately turned it down.
News Analysis: Rice speaks softly in Egypt
                   January 15, 2007
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice met with officials in Egypt, where the news media was filled with stories detailing charges of corruption, cronyism, torture and political repression. Ms. Rice spoke with Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit about her appreciation for Egypt's support in the region. Egyptian political commentators said: �The United States is so unpopular in the region now, many here say, that its support is enough to undermine a government's legitimacy with its public.�

Since then, Egypt's government has piled up a long list of repressive actions, including ordering the police to block people from voting in parliamentary elections. .

In Kafr Ghamam, Egypt, a small group of men said they had tried to build a following for the Wafd Party. However, people would not sign a petition in fear of supportng an opposing party. Later, Ms Rice thanked the President Mubarak for spending time talking to her and that the relationship between Egypt and the U.S. is important.
CONDOLEEZA RICE
Mass Arrest of Egyptian Brothers
                 June 6, 2007
Police in Egypt have detained 75 supporters of the opposition Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood.

On Monday, the military trial of more than 40 members of the Muslim Brotherhood was held. More than 100 lawyers turned up to represent the accused at a military base north of Cairo, but only a few were allowed into the courtroom.

The Muslim Brotherhood members' standing as independents had  enjoyed significant success in the 2005 parliamentary polls, scaring the government.
The detentions come as 40 Brothers are on trial by a military court.
The Muslim Brotherhood also found it difficult to vote this year. They were opting for 16 of the 88 seats.
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