It was end-to-end just after the hour as Rafik Saifi headed Hassan Yebda's fine cross straight at Egypt keeper Essam Al Hadary, before the Pharaohs' best move of the match ended with Chaouchi diving low to save after a neat turn and shot from Emad Moteab, Saturday's key goalscorer in Cairo.

BBC: Yahia sends Algeria to World Cup

Both sides signed the agreement Monday, which was reached in principle on Saturday, fine-tuned on Sunday, and then approved by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

CNN: Iraqi government, al-Sadr group sign cease-fire

The Paris exhibition ends in 1957 with a fine drawing by Frank Lloyd Wright of a monument to the legendary caliph Haroun al-Rashid.

ECONOMIST: Babylon