11.  Perodua and its Egyptian partner have also been given a large piece of land near the Egyptian capital for the manufacturing operations.

12.  A crude oil depot south of the Egyptian capital Cairo exploded on Monday after catching fire, and the flames also damaged the Sumed pipeline.

13.  A strong earthquake centered in the Mediterranean shook the Egyptian capital and surrounding areas early Tuesday.

14.  Aidid and his north Mogadishu counterpart, Ali Mahdi Mohamed, remained in the Egyptian capital where they have been for several weeks.

15.  Al-Sharq Al-Awsatt said the statement was faxed to its London headquarters from the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

16.  And CIA Director George Tenet made plans to fly to Cairo for a meeting Sunday in the Egyptian capital with Israeli and Palestinian security experts.

17.  Arab politicians and Palestinian affairs experts opened Sunday a meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo to discuss issues related to Palestinian expatriates and refugees.

18.  Army Corporal Mohamed Jabara Mohamed used a pistol to try to hijack a flight to the Egyptian capital Cairo.

19.  Army Corporal Mohamed Jabara Mohamed used a pistol to try to hijack an internal Sudanese flight to the Egyptian capital Cairo.

20.  Arafat left for the Egyptian capital from the Gaza Strip on Monday morning.