1.   The gun battle on Saturday began as police officers approached four militant fugitives in a coffee shop in Ain Shams, the Interior Ministry said.

2.   A Muslim militant fugitive was killed Tuesday in an army raid on his hideout in which dozens of Israeli troops fired anti-tank missiles and automatic weapons.

3.   Egypt has long accused Sudan of harboring militant fugitives and allowing them to train there.

4.   Yemen was once a haven for Islamic militant fugitives from other countries, but the government has expelled many of them.