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New law set to crack down on copyright infringement

Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture during his tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum in December 2009
01 Sep 2010
New legislation has been enacted by Culture Minister Farouk Hosni to clamp down on copyright infringement. The new law was issued in an effort to protect the rights of audio and video production, according to Hosni’s ministry....
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Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak and Sarkozy get silly and more van Gogh fallout

A section of the controversial Israeli barrier is seen between the Shuafat refugee camp (R), in the West Bank near Jerusalem, and Pisgat Zeev (rear), in an area Israel annexed to Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 war.
31 Aug 2010
State flagship Al-Ahram tops its front page with what looks like President Mubarak and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy sharing a lighthearted and spontaneous moment in Paris. It actually looks like the two presidents are acting a...
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Monday Papers: An imminent end to electricity crisis

Power outage
30 Aug 2010
The Minister of Electricity and Energy declares an imminent end to Egypt's electricity crisis in Al-Shorouk independent newspaper. Egypt has witnessed electricity shortages since last June, which has lead to widespread electricity cuts...
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Sunday's papers: The Van Gogh's gone; ministers to follow?

Poppy Flower's painting was inside this frame that was stolen from Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil museum, Dokki, Giza, August 23, 2010. Painting is considered to be one of Van Gogh's masterpieces estimated at US$ 50 million, Painting was stolen once before in 1978 and was retrieved in a mysterious way.
29 Aug 2010
President Hosni Mubarak’s meeting with his cabinet dominated the front pages of state-run newspapers, with headlines reading “Mubarak gives a new push for patriotic work” and “a new push for patriotic work in all...
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Wednesday’s papers: New owners for Al-Dostour and the culture ministry blame game

Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture during his tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum in December 2009
25 Aug 2010
Al-Ahram leads its front page with further coverage of the van Gogh Poppy Flowers theft and the continuing aftermath. Today’s developments center on a meeting between Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud and embattled Culture...
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Tuesday's papers: The van Gogh heist and more power cuts

Principal Defense Attorney Farid Al Deeb talking to Egyptian businessman Hisham Talaat Mustafa in cage, prior to trial session, Cairo Criminal Court, June 29, 2010. isham, well-known Egyptian businessman, and Mohsen Al Sukary, a former Egyptian State Security police officer and a main defendant, are being tried on murdering Lebanese diva Suzanne Tamim in Dubai, UAE last year. Justice Adel Abdel Salam Gomaa adjourned until September 25.
24 Aug 2010
Two major items make headlines in today’s state-owned and independent newspapers: electricity cuts and the outrageous theft of the Vincent van Gogh painting. Al-Ahram's front page reads: “Quick measures to be taken by the...
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Monday papers: Van Gogh theft, ElBaradei signatures from abroad

Drought destroyed one-fifth of the wheat crop in Russia, one of the world's largest exporters.
23 Aug 2010
The story of the theft of a van Gogh painting from an Egyptian museum is all over the Egyptian papers this morning. According to Al-Wafd, opposition newspaper, the Mohamed Khalil museum has been closed until the painting is found. ...
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Sunday’s papers: Elections, pirates, and the price of wheat

Wheat, the most important element in the global food crisis
22 Aug 2010
State-run newspapers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar reported on yesterday's action by the National Democratic Party (NDP) to submit applications to join the parliamentary elections. Ahmed Fathi Sorour, Speaker of People's Assembly,...
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Thursday’s papers: No water, electricity, or bread—just a president

citizens crowd around one of civil defense trucks, August 10, 2010. Helwan security director gave instructions with distributing water among citizens using civil defense trucks as a way to overcome water cut-off in the governorate.
19 Aug 2010
The main state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram leads its front page today with talk of upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for late November. President Hosni Mubarak, the paper reports, issued an open call for all citizens to participate...
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Wednesday's papers: Mitsubishi metro cars, power cuts and wheat worries

18 Aug 2010
Egypt's independent, opposition, and official newspapers dedicate much of their coverage today to problems associated with the country's grain shortages and electrical power-cuts; this coverage involves a great deal of finger-...
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