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Politics: Brotherhood bloc to visit Sudan
CAIRO: A delegation from the Muslim Brotherhood’s (MB) bloc at the People’s Assembly will be meeting with Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir next week.The delegation is on a visit to Sudan “to show their
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Business: Orascom Telecom makes foray into Canadian market
CAIRO: Egypt’s giant telecom operator Orascom Telecom (OT) announced Tuesday its participation in a consortium chosen to create a new Canadian wireless operator.OT — which currently operates in six countries
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Opinion & Editorials: Is democracy a security issue?
The problem that authoritarian regimes have with democracy is not only that it may undermine the foundations of authoritarianism and tyranny and reveal the false legitimacy on which such regimes rely to
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Society & Development: Columnists sound out on Revolution Day
CAIRO: On the morning of July 23, state-run newspapers limited their coverage of the national holiday to President Hosni Mubarak’s speech commemorating the achievements of the 1952 Revolution. Meanwhile,
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Sports: Mortada Mansour 'not welcome' by club members and fans
CAIRO: Zamalek club members had mixed reactions to a planned demonstration against ousted Mortada Mansour’s return, but the majority were unhappy with the former Zamalek board chairman, whose membership
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Culture & Entertainment: Napalma feel at home with Ressala
Before popular band Ressala ascended the stage last Saturday at the Cairo Opera House’s Open Air Theater, I noted a strong presence of percussions — a “regular” drum kit, another percussion set, and two
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Lifestyle: FASHION FOCUS
Cover-up sexy: More is more this summer
While window shopping in Paris, browsing through the latest issue of Vogue, or simply walking through one of the trendy North Coast hotspots, one feels the need to check the calendar. It’s 2008 real-time,
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On the Town: Flying high
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Crime: Nine drown in ferry accident in southern Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt's official news agency says at least nine people have drowned after their pickup truck toppled off a ferry on the Nile River.The report says the accident took place late Tuesday in Minya province,
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Art & Design: Surrealism undermined by “Breaking Boredom”
Six of the best illustrators and graphic designers in Cairo are holding a group exhibition called “Breaking Boredom” at the Townhouse Gallery.Featuring George Azmy, Mahmoud Hamdy, Ibrahim Eslam, Hani Mahfouz,
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