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Low turnout clouds regional vote for Berlusconi
World

Low turnout clouds regional vote for Berlusconi

Rome--Large numbers of Italians disaffected with bickering politicians shunned regional elections on Sunday and Monday, threatening a poor result for…
Tuesday’s papers: Numbers, ‘love demonstrations,’ bad meat
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: Numbers, ‘love demonstrations,’ bad meat

Numbers dominate the headlines in state-owned papers today. Al-Ahram’s leads with a story titled "70 percent of the new budget…
Foreigners falsify land ownership in Sinai
Business

Foreigners falsify land ownership in Sinai

Foreigners have forged their ownership of 100 housing units in Coral Beach Resort in Sharm el-Sheikh, according to Assistant Justice…
Egypt parliament clashes over end of year economy results
Business

Egypt parliament clashes over end of year economy results

The People's Assembly saw a confrontation yesterday between Gawdat el-Malt, head of the Central Auditing Organization (CAO) and Ahmed Ezz,…
Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll
World

Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll

Paris--French President Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right party faces heavy losses in regional elections on Sunday that could affect the pace of…
Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained
World

Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained

Moscow--Russian police broke up an opposition demonstration in Moscow on Saturday, one of around 50 rallies across the country with…
9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East
Books

9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East

The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 have reshaped the world, not in terms of geography, but rather in terms…
Cairo’s black market meat
Egypt

Cairo’s black market meat

Al-Masry Al-Youm's caught large amounts of subsidized meat being smuggled from state cooperative stores in Cairo.Workers say meat smuggling occurs…
Saudi Prince Talal on Toshka and Egyptian heritage
Egypt

Saudi Prince Talal on Toshka and Egyptian heritage

Saudi billionaire Prince Walid Bin Talal said he is not withdrawing his investments from the Toshka Project, but will examine…
A night alongside Amonsito workers on the sidewalk
Egypt

A night alongside Amonsito workers on the sidewalk

As the Shura Council's lights are turned off at 12:50 AM, Amonsito workers know it's time to sleep after another…
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