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Bush's enthusiasm was genuine. One diplomat, who was in the room at a summit of Arab leaders in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh the day before the Aqaba meeting, said Bush delivered a blunt message: "Look guys, if I didn't think I could do this, I wouldn't be here. I wouldn't waste my time and come all this distance if I didn't know I could do it." White House aides later said that the President's words were not so self-referential, and that he didn't mean to suggest...
Until, perhaps, now. A team of archaeologists, radiologists and scholars returned from Egypt earlier this year with what they claim are compelling clues that a stripped and mutilated mummy, first discovered in a side chamber of a royal Egyptian tomb more than 100 years ago, is the lost Nefertiti. The new expedition, funded by the Discovery Channel, will be chronicled in a TV special to be broadcast on Aug. 17. But much of the scientists' new evidence was shown to TIME last week. It is by no means conclusive--much of it is merely circumstantial. However...
...this point in her life, Mertz is the epitome of an independent woman. Her royalties have enabled her to live in a converted 1820 farmhouse near Frederick, Md. On her nine acres, she has built a gazebo, a waterfall, an Egyptian lotus pond and even a reflecting pool with a life-size copy of the famous ancient Greek statue The Discus Thrower. Inside the house are mementos of her travels, with images of camels everywhere. A bust of Nefertiti sits on her mantel. On a chair is an embroidered pillow that reads BEHIND EVERY GREAT WOMAN IS HERSELF. Lively...
...YUNOS, alleged head of special operations for the Philippine separatist group the Moro National Liberation Front and said to be its liaison with the regional terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiah (JI); while trying to board a flight for Manila; in Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines. Yunos was caught with an Egyptian who is on international terrorist-watch lists. Meanwhile, in Cambodia the authorities detained three men?one Egyptian and two Thais?for being JI members. Although the arrests signify progress in the war on terror, they also show the resilience and reach of JI, which is widely regarded as al-Qaeda...
Senior Palestinian leaders say Arafat is simply signaling that he is still in charge. What Arafat will not advertise, though, is his diplomatic isolation. No Arab leader, save Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, calls him anymore, and the Gulf states have better relations with Abbas. Jordanian diplomats, for their part, call Arafat "irrelevant." But as Powell is soon likely to learn, Arafat is a long way from agreeing. --By Matt Rees and Jamil Hamad