Said Mahmoud is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Ahmadinejad's third oil minister nominee vetoed
Irans hardline President Mahmud Ahmadinejad was dealt a fresh political blow on Wednesday when parliament rejected his third nominee for the crucial post of oil minister.
Hamas head 'willing to consider talks' with Israel
Hamas said on November 9 that it was prepared to consider holding talks with Israel but vowed not to disarm, two months before the radical Islamist group contests its first Palestinian legislative elections.
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Over 20 dead in Iraq, clock ticks for Italian hostage
Insurgents unleashed suicide bombers against Iraqs embattled police on Monday, killing more than 20 in Mosul and Baquba, while an Islamist group threatened to execute a kidnapped female Italian reporter.
Lebanon's artisans pass down secrets of soaps
In a corner of Tripolis ancient souk where his father taught him the secrets of their trade, Mahmoud Sharkass uses the same gestures to teach his own teenage son, Ahmed, how to produce the handmade olive oil soaps the family has created for two centuries
Islamic finance forum tackles new markets
A major Islamic finance forum took place this week in Istanbul with calls to introduce new Sharia-compliant investment products and to eye US, European, and Far East markets.
Schools demand ‘donations’ for placements
A promise by Egypt’s education minister, Ahmed Gamal Eddin, to overhaul the country’s school system has prompted parents’ groups to call for an end to a key issue of concern: the corruption that they say riddles Egypt’s schools.
Minister to pull plug on ‘noisy’ Cairo muezzins
Plans by Egypt’s religious affairs minister to silence “People complain bitterly about the cacophony from loudspeakers in the mosques,” said Mahmoud Zaqzuq to justify his ordering a study on the possibility of a centralized or ‘unique call’ to prayer.
Iraqi coach hopes football win can heal war wounds
Portugals Boa Morte (L) fights for the ball with the Iraqs Qusai Munir during their group D men soccer match of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at Patras Pampeloponissiako stadium, August 12, 2004.
Theft
Ahmed Amin Attah spent 10 years in Saudi Arabia, working – he thought – to guarantee his son’s future back in Egypt. Now, his money is gone.
