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Thursday’s papers: Election runoffs, opposition boycotts, US criticism, and Wikileaks on the Arab World

Thursday’s papers: Election runoffs, opposition boycotts, US criticism, and Wikileaks on the Arab World

Thursday's newspapers focus largely on the parliamentary runoff elections scheduled for Sunday, 5 December. Headlines pertain to the opposition's stance…
Building collapse causes death and injury in Helwan

Building collapse causes death and injury in Helwan

The Military Production Club in Helwan partially collapsed on Wednesday, killing or wounding over ten pedestrians, according to eyewitnesses.
Elections Monitor: Former prominent judge questions whether the Egyptian judiciary fears God

Elections Monitor: Former prominent judge questions whether the Egyptian judiciary fears God

"Can the public still say that Egypt’s judges fear God?” asks former head of the Judges Club Mahmoud al-Khudairi in…
EXCLUSIVE: Egypt requested delay for Sudan referendum, according to new WikiLeaks cable

EXCLUSIVE: Egypt requested delay for Sudan referendum, according to new WikiLeaks cable

Egyptian officials have been pressuring the United States to delay a referendum on South Sudanese independence, a newly-leaked US Embassy…
Pope Shenouda III vows to release Coptic detainees

Pope Shenouda III vows to release Coptic detainees

Head of the Egyptian Coptic Church, Pope Shenouda III, said he is closely following developments in the wake of recent…
Wikileaks’ Assange in UK, police know where: report

Wikileaks’ Assange in UK, police know where: report

London--Wikileaks website founder Julian Assange is in Britain and police know his whereabouts but have refrained so far from acting…
EXCLUSIVE: Egypt tried to thwart Islamist militant’s removal from UN terror list, says new WikiLeaks cable

EXCLUSIVE: Egypt tried to thwart Islamist militant’s removal from UN terror list, says new WikiLeaks cable

In an August 2009 meeting, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs used classified court documents to convince US officials that…
EXCLUSIVE: Sinai tribes warned of violence following Gaza wall construction, new WikiLeaks cable reveals

EXCLUSIVE: Sinai tribes warned of violence following Gaza wall construction, new WikiLeaks cable reveals

Sinai community leaders have warned US officials that Egypt's plan to build an underground steel wall along the Gaza border…
Egypt’s Red Sea beaches officially closed in wake of shark attacks

Egypt’s Red Sea beaches officially closed in wake of shark attacks

The Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday instructed Egypt’s Chamber of Diving and Water Sports (CDWS) to suspend all diving activities…
Karama Party head: Vote-rigging foreshadows inheritance of presidency

Karama Party head: Vote-rigging foreshadows inheritance of presidency

Hamdin Sabahi, president of the unlicensed pan-Arab Karama Party, claimed that the vote-rigging that took place during Sunday's parliamentary elections…
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