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Q&A: Military Production still prevalent in civil sector, says Sayed Mashaal
16 Sep 2010
In part II of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s interview with Military Production Minister Sayed Mashaal he talks about his ministry’s involvement in a number of issues affecting Egypt, such as the power cuts, water issues and bread as well...
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Key church figure discusses hot topics with Al-Masry Al-Youm
15 Sep 2010
In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, Father Bishoy, secretary for the Coptic Ecclesiastical Council, tackles a number of hot issues fueling debate and dispute across Egypt, such as the row provoked by the disappearance of Kamilia Shehata...
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Al-Azhar condemns honoring of Danish cartoonist and threat to burn Qurans
09 Sep 2010
Heated reactions continue throughout the Islamic world towards the participation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a ceremony honoring the Danish cartoonist who so outraged Muslims all over the world by his offensive cartoons of the...
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Q&A: Head of Egypt's Atomic Energy Authority
07 Sep 2010
Mohamed al-Qolali, the head of Egypt's Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), spoke with Al-Masry Al-Youm about a disruption that occurred this April at Egypt's dormant Anshas reactors, which lie 60km from Cairo.
Al-Masry Al-Youm: What...
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Q&A: Mohamed Dahlan on direct talks with Israel, Hamas-Fatah rivalry
05 Sep 2010
In an exclusive interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, Mohamed Dahlan--the controversial adviser to US-backed Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas--discussed the future of the so-called peace process and the ongoing rivalry between...
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Protection or taxation? New laws for street vendors
04 Sep 2010
On a crowded sidewalk near al-Ataba Square in central Cairo a junior police officer seizes a teenager selling watches--cheap digitals and imitations. The white uniformed officer opens the street vendor's wooden box and casually browses...
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Q&A: Government's legislative performance slowing down, says chairman of the Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association
31 Aug 2010
Al-Masry Al-Youm: Some believe the government has been faring clumsily over the recent period, what about your assessment?
Ashraf el-Gazayerly: The government’s performance is slowing down, thanks to the lack of a clear vision,...
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Q&A: Decreased consumption 'only solution' to electricity crisis, says EEHC head
30 Aug 2010
Mohamed Awad, head of the state-run Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), has been forced into the spotlight due to popular rage sparked by Egypt's recent bout of electricity outages. In an exclusive interview with Al-Masry Al-...
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Consumer advocate: Citizens should be able to sue govt over power cuts
26 Aug 2010
Citizens should have the right to sue the government for repeated power outages, National Association for Consumer Protection President Zeinab Awadallah told Al-Masry Al-Youm in a recent interview.
Awadallah, who also heads the economics...
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Parliamentary Speaker: I don’t need to participate in electoral campaigns
24 Aug 2010
Parliamentary Speaker Fathi Sorour said he does not need to participate in any electoral campaigns before the upcoming Egyptian parliamentary elections, as he has been serving his parliamentary constituency for the past 20 years. He said...
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