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PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza

PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza

A few days ahead of the commemoration of the Nakba, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the artists and activists partaking in…
In Delta, Shafiq campaign finds broad support

In Delta, Shafiq campaign finds broad support

More than 3,000 people of various political backgrounds attended a rally Sunday supporting presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq in Kordy, a…
Profile: Nour spokesman Nader Bakkar struggles to fight niche appeal of party

Profile: Nour spokesman Nader Bakkar struggles to fight niche appeal of party

  On Friday morning, Nader Bakkar, wearing a white robe, ascends to a mosque pulpit and delivers a sermon to…
Salafi figures deny supporting Morsy for president

Salafi figures deny supporting Morsy for president

Salafi Dawah figures in Alexandria slammed claims that they had announced their support for Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy.…
What do Egyptians want from their next president?

What do Egyptians want from their next president?

Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister under deposed President Hosni Mubarak, and Hamdeen Sabbahi, a lifelong dissident, would appear to…
Parliament attacks state-owned newspapers

Parliament attacks state-owned newspapers

Parliament’s Culture, Information and Tourism Committee on Sunday discussed the squandering of public funds by state-owned newspapers, whose debts have…
Police raid Iranian Alalam News Cairo office, confiscate equipment

Police raid Iranian Alalam News Cairo office, confiscate equipment

Security forces raided the office of the Iranian Alalam News outlet in Cairo Sunday and confiscated all of its equipment,…
Documentary to show abuse of special needs children in Jordan

Documentary to show abuse of special needs children in Jordan

A documentary set to broadcast Monday purportedly will show violence against children with special needs at a special care home…
Mubarak’s tainted legacy hangs over Egyptian vote

Mubarak’s tainted legacy hangs over Egyptian vote

CAIRO/LONDON — Military police idly guard the gates of Egypt's presidential palace in Heliopolis, built as a 400-room luxury hotel…
Presidential candidates revel in videos: A reading

Presidential candidates revel in videos: A reading

In the bad old days, presidential election campaigning in Egypt consisted of “here is Hosni Mubarak, you will vote for…
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