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Former IAEA inspector: Egypt's nuclear project doesn't need more delay

The construction site of the Egyptian nuclear reactor in Western desert in Dabaa town in Marsa Matrouh
03 Aug 2010
Ibrahim el-Eseiry, former IAEA inspector, speaks to Al-Masry Al-Youm about the selection of el-Dabaa as the site for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant. Al-Masry Al-Youm: To start with, can you give us a brief overview of nuclear plants...
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Interview with pro-Gamal Mubarak campaign leader

مجدي الكردي ، مؤسس الائتلاف الشعبي لدعم ترشيح جمال مبارك لانتخابات الرئاسة القادمة 2011، في حوار لجريدة المصري اليوم ، 26 يوليو 2010
03 Aug 2010
Supporters of Gamal Mubarak, the 47-year-old son of President Hosni Mubarak and assistant secretary-general of the ruling National Democratic Party, last week launched a poster campaign throughout Cairo calling for the younger Mubarak's...
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Q&A with Mouneer Shash, former North Sinai governor

25 Jul 2010
The situation in Egypt's Sinai between Bedouins and local authorities has recently been the subject of wide debate. Following 2004's bombing in Taba, 3,000 Bedouins were detained, and residents continue to report mistreatment by the police...
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VOX POPS: Fair sentence for football hooligans?

21 Jul 2010
Last Tuesday, 14 die-hard supporters of Egypt's El-Ahli football team were arrested after a friendly match between El-Ahli and the Kafr el-Sheikh team. Later, they each received six-month suspended prison sentences on charges of provoking...
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Al-Masry Al-Youm interviews released Sinai activist Mosaad Abu Fajr

الناشط السياسي السيناوي ، مسعد أبو فجر محمولا علي الأعناق احتفالا بخروجه من المعتقل ، 13 يوليو 2010 ،
15 Jul 2010
In 2007, Sinai activist Mosaad Abu Fajr was imprisoned for allegedly organizing a demonstration against a housing demolition in Salah Eddin, on Egypt's border with Gaza. A vocal promoter of Bedouin rights, Abu Fajr had also just founded...
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VOX POPS: Can demos lead to genuine change?

Information and Decision Support (IDSC), a Cabinet affiliate, employees protesting at People's Assembly, March 31, 2010, calling MPs for immediate response to job equality demands.
08 Jul 2010
Egypt has recently witnessed an unprecedented spate of strikes, demonstrations and protests, with police brutality, deteriorating economic conditions and rigged elections all contributing to the current state of popular frustration with...
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Q&A with Akram el-Naqeeb, son of Egypt's last queen

Queen Nariman,second wife of former king of Egypt king Farouk II
06 Jul 2010
Al-Masry Al-Youm paid a visit to Akram el-Naqeeb, son of Queen Nariman, Egypt’s last reigning queen. In his office in Alexandria's famous Mahattet el-Raml square, el-Naqeeb spoke about his mother, brother and the royal legacy. Al-Masry Al-...
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Q&A with Kefaya leader George Ishak: NAC must 'hit the streets'

George Isehaq,the first coordinator of Kefaya movement ,and one of its leaders
01 Jul 2010
For the last several years, George Ishak has remained at the vanguard of Egypt's home-grown push for political reform. A founding member of the pro-democracy Kefaya movement and a vocal supporter of the National Association for Change (NAC...
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Q&A with Ali Qassem, uncle of slain youth Khaled Saeed (part two)

Titled 'We are all Khaled Said', Said's Facebook page has hit a record number of sympathizers, generating further discontent against Egyptian police unjustified use of brute force against civilians. With a telling Facebook URL user name of 'ElShaheeed' ('Martyr' in Arabic), Said's (aka Torture Victim) case is gathering further momentum as investigations develop. Khaled Said Facebook page address is: http:/www.facebook.com/ElShaheeed.
01 Jul 2010
Facebook users interviewed Ali Qassem, uncle of slain Alexandrian youth Khaled Saeed, about the details of his nephew's death and the latest developments in the police investigation. The interview was moderated by Al-Masry Al-Youm’s online...
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Q&A with Ali Qassem, uncle of slain youth Khaled Saeed (part one)

Dr. Ali Qassem (L), Khaled Said's (aka Torture Victim) uncle, during moderated Q&A with Fathi Abu Hatab (R), Al-Masry Al-Youm's Online Community Manager, Al-Masry Al-Youm headquarters, June 30, 2010. Earlier, Al-Mary Al-Youm announced a much anticipated Q&A live chat with Mr. Qassem who shared with almasryalyoum.com users, viewers, followers and readers his part on his nephew's death, investigation developments, Egyptian police and regime.
30 Jun 2010
Al-Masry Al-Youm’s multimedia team mediated a live interview between Ali Qassem--uncle of Khaled Saeed, who witnesses say was tortured to death by police earlier this month--and supporters on social-networking website Facebook. This...
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