Thu 17 May 2012
20:06

Tawfiq Okasha’s villa guard shot Morsy supporters, Brotherhood says

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The guard of talk show host Tawfiq Okasha’s villa fired live ammunition at supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy on Wednesday, injuring three of them. The Brotherhood...
19:10

Brotherhood MPs accuse SCAF of backing Shafiq, warn of tampering with votes

Ahmed Shafiq at American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. Presidential elections 2012
Photographed by Virginie Nguyen
In its third consecutive session, Parliament has again attacked candidates competing in the presidential election, with parliamentarians from the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party accusing the Supreme...
18:20

April 6 keeps battle against Mubarak regime alive in Daqahlia

Photographed by Nadine Marroushi
Activists from the April 6 Youth Movement are taking to the ahwas, alleyways and marketplaces of Mansoura and its surrounding villages ahead of the presidential election next week with one, clear message: anyone but...
16:11

EU urges Egypt to lift state of emergency before elections

A protester cross-legged as he holds a cardborad in protest against ruling military council's decision to put emergency law into force, Cairo, September 19, 2011. The writing in Arabic reads: "No military tribunals. No emergency law. No military rule."
Photographed by Mohamed Maarouf
The European Union called on Egypt to completely lift the state of emergency before the presidential election, urging the formulation of a democratic constitution that upholds human rights. In a report issued by the...
14:59

Elections commission may redistribute voters over election districts, says source

Employees of High Elections Commission (HEC) counting votes, Qena, November 29, 2010.
Photographed by Ibrahim Zayed
The Presidential Elections Commission’s General Secretariat was thrown into a state of confusion on Tuesday evening due to the small number of judges supervising the elections, said a source connected to the...
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Videos
Egypt Independent photographer gives her testimony following injury
Ahmed Hayman
Photojournalist Virginie Nguyen of the online news site Egypt Independent gives her testimony on the events that led to her injury in...
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News

The Saudi capital of Riyadh, photo by AFP/Getty images
Saudi lawyer declines to defend Gizawy
Ahmad Rashed, the Saudi lawyer defending Ahmed al-Gizawy, an Egyptian detained in Saudi Arabia on charges of smuggling banned Xanax tablets into the...
Expat voter turnout increases as voting deadline approaches
Presidential candidate withdraws for the benefit of Amr Moussa
Defense witnesses say police officer was not present during Camel Battle
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Economy

Crowds of residents of Daqahlia on January 18,2010 in front of outlet of bread which leads to return of phenomenon of bread queues in the governorate
IMF calls on Egypt to solve economic problems that led to revolution
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday called on Egypt to “look beyond the short term” and to address the economic problems that led...
New budget sets 4% growth target
Update: Telecom Egypt, GB Auto and Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Q1 profit climbs
Orascom Telecom Q1 net profit seen at US$45 mn
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Media

Joint session of parliament's two houses, People's Assembly and Shura Council, conferences hall in Nasr City, Cairo, March 3,2012. The session is held to discuss formation rules of the constituent assembly.
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns
Egypt’s newspapers on Wednesday focus their coverage on a multitude of controversies surrounding the People’s Assembly and its draft laws...
Tuesday's papers: Loan controversy hits the World Bank
Monday's papers: Moussa leads race and expats in Saudi turn out to vote
Parliament attacks state-owned newspapers
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Photos

Campaigning for Mohamed Mursi presidential elections of FJP, floating on Ismailia channel, May 16,2012.

Campaigning for Mursi

Photographed by Ahmed Shaker
Campaigning for Mohamed Mursi presidential elections of FJP, floating on Ismailia channel, May 16,2012.
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Graffiti shows SCAF plays marionette with anonymous persons, Cairo, May 16,2012.

Anti-SCAF graffiti

Photographed by Amr Abdalla
Graffiti shows SCAF plays marionette with anonymous persons, Cairo, May 16,2012.
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France's outgoing Prime Minister Francois Fillon (L) and his wife Penelope greet newly-named Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (R) during the official handover ceremony at Hotel Matignon, the French prime minister's official residence, in Paris May 16, 2012.

Ayrault..new French Prime Minister

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France's outgoing Prime Minister Francois Fillon (L) and his wife Penelope greet newly-named Prime Minister Jean-Marc...
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Campaigning for Mohamed Mursi presidential elections of FJP, floating on Ismailia channel, May 16,2012.
Graffiti shows SCAF plays marionette with anonymous persons, Cairo, May 16,2012.
France's outgoing Prime Minister Francois Fillon (L) and his wife Penelope greet newly-named Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (R) during the official handover ceremony at Hotel Matignon, the French prime minister's official residence, in Paris May 16, 2012.

Environment

Egypt is characterized by cotton-growing high-quality, but the cotton industry needs a lot of money
White gold: Are Egypt's cotton industries beyond salvation?
Egypt’s extra-long staple cotton, acclaimed to be the world’s finest, has been in a state of rapid decline for the past 20 years. The...
Marine scientists criticize 'destructive' news report on rare fish discovery
Scientific breakthrough: Mass coral spawning occurs in the Red Sea
Genome research highlights genetic mutation concerns for region
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World

A handout picture made available by a Syrian opposition group, shows bodies laid out on the floor at a make-shift morgue in Bab al-Sebaa, a neighborhood in the restive city of Homs, March 12, 2012 The bodies of 47 women and children were found in the Karm el-Zaytoun and al-Adawiyeh neighborhoods of the besieged Syrian city of Homs, where security forces have been fighting raging battles against armed rebels, the opposition and activists said.
At least 15 civilians 'summarily executed' in Syria's Homs
At least 15 civilians were "summarily executed" by regime forces in a neighborhood of the central Syrian city of Homs overnight, the Syrian...
Iran calls for rallies against ‘US plan to annex Bahrain to Saudi Arabia’
Concerned about a euro exit, Greeks pull funds from banks
UN team in Syria stayed with rebels after attack
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Culture

In 'Dust,' the past is present
Xenia Nikolskaya’s collection of photographs, “Dust,” currently on display in the Townhouse first floor gallery space, opens the...
Laugh in the face of your jailers
Survivor
Ajam Band retrieves and reproduces Iranian musical heritage
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Caricature

Behind the hashish joint

Artist Doaa Eladl
Right: *The Khaled Said Case* “We’re the people behind the hashish joint* Left: *The...
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Anti-Sexual Harassment...

Artist Mustafa Salem
Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign
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The revolution succeeded

Artist Abdalla
*Abbasseya* “I want to ask you a favor. If you see any of the 25 January Revolution martyrs,...
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Life & Style

Drugs
As drug addiction rises in Cairo, experts offer recommendations
Drug addiction is a major problem in Cairo, but one that is very rarely written about or discussed in politics accurately. To counter this, medical...
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a fortune teller
Kempinski's Herbal Spa: Spoil yourself
Nubre: Fruits of the Azza Fahmy Workshop Exhibited at British Council
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Travel

Take a trip down the Red Sea coast
If you are Egyptian or just visiting Egypt, the Red Sea is definitely worth exploring. The road from Cairo all the way down to Sudan winds through...
Surfing in Egypt, on a couch
Castle Zaman
At St. Catherine, tourism struggle indicates deeper issues
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