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Government under pressure to address Coptic grievances
The terrorist attack on the Two Saints Church brought the government under immense pressure to issue a new law regulating the construction of worship places in Egypt
Death toll rises to 21, 79 injured, in Alexandria church explosion
Egypt's Muslims attend Coptic Christmas mass, serving as "human shields"
Two Saints Church celebrates christmas in black
Blogger loses his job over activism, says rights watchdog
Rights group says there is a witch-hunt against political dissidents
President speaks so Cairo stands still
President Hosni Mubarak's participation in today's Judges' Day at the High Court meant people had to wait before starting their own day
Egypt real estate: No room for the poor
While the private sector chooses to develop lucrative luxury housing, the crisis in low budget housing continues
Op-Ed by Joseph Massad
Sectarianism and its Discontents
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American and Papal pretensions to be defenders of local religious minorities have contributed more to.....
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J’accuse
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Hypocrisy and good intentions will not stop the next massacre. Only a good hard look at ourselves and.....
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Egypt's Muslims attend Coptic Christmas mass, serving as "human shields"
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Muslims turned up in droves for the Coptic Christmas mass Thursday night, offering their bodies, and.....
Opinion
National unity: A genuine change – the marriage of law and culture
Gamal Abdel-Gawad
The only way to meet challenges to national unity is by introducing parallel changes to both the legal system and cultural approaches
The mind of the middle class
Gaber Asfour
In Egypt, the middle class is not dead, but its role has changed and it has lost its leadership
Sudan's bitter crop of racist policies
Emad Gad
It is the Sudanese regime's racist policies that persuaded the people of the South to vote for partition and independence from Khartoum
Sports
No excuses for Bruce after Elmohamady comes on late
Sunderland coach Steve Bruce has criticised his team's performance against Notts County, admitting he didn’t make the best use of Egyptian winger Ahmed Elmohamady
Shikabala and Ghaly fit to face Burundi
Egypt’s stars Hossam Ghaly and Shikabala will return to training on Monday after recovering from injuries
Park tight-lipped on South Korea retirement
Manchester United winger Park Ji-Sung said on Sunday that he will make an announcement about his international future with South Korea at the end of the Asian Cup
Arts & Culture
Cairo Opera House: 40 years of an ongoing mystery
Egyptian documentary film director Kamal Abdel Aziz reopens the files of the mysterious burning of Cairo Opera House in his short film “The Burning of the Cairo Opera House 1971”
El Watar: A feast for the senses, nothing more
El Watar only proves that artistic standards are not enough to uphold the quality of a film if it’s devoid of essence
Show Dance: Misplaced
A French troupe performing at the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House did not give 2011 the best of starts in a forgiving venue
Heritage
Safeguarding Egypt's Islamic Heritage
Although it was stolen three months ago, the theft of the minbar (pulpit) in Qanibay El-Ramah mosque was revived two days ago, creating a conflict between the Ministries of Al-Awqaf (religious endowments) and Culture
Ancient priests list revealed
More treasures from the Roman era have been unearthed at the Dime Al-Sebaa archaeological site, two kilometres north of Qarun Lake near Fayoum
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation to open next September
New museum in Cairo will house artifacts from across Egypt to paint a picture of time's sweep
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Egypt
Mubarak celebrates Egypt's first Judges' Day
President Mubarak addresses judges in first official celebration, but some are not so impressed
Coptic Patriarchy in Alexandria holds memorial service
Representatives from across the political spectrum among those attending the church service
Alexandria man allegedly tortured to death over suspected links to church blast
A human rights group accuses police of torturing to death a Salafist man in Alexandria during investigations into the Two Saints Church terrorist attack
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Sudan’s referendum gets underway
A weeklong referendum on the future of South Sudan is to start today, though the outcome appears already assured
Clinton seeks Gulf aid for Iran sanctions, Iraq
Clinton's visit to the Gulf comes in an attempt to tighten sanctions against Iran and win greater support from allies for Iraq's new government
Israel academics urge settlement college boycott
Israeli academics to sign a petition to boycott a settlement-based university
Business
Investment not affected by Alexandria blast, says GAFI chairman
Local as well as foreign investment will not be affected by the Two Saints Church blast that killed 23, says GAFI chairman
Algeria's government vows to solve prices crisis by next week
Algerians have seen a sudden increase in a wide range of consumer products, leading to riots and protests throughout the country
What new reforms by the NDP?
Many observers find little novelty in the NDP’s promised wave of reforms
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Book review: Visiting an anonymous city by the Mediterranean
Khaled Ziyada’s City by the Mediterranean is an encyclopaedic work after which the true identity of the city remains ambiguous
Book review: The Temptation of Confession
In his new novel, Ibrahim Abdel-Meguid writes about online life in all its bitter-sweet complexity
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Book review: A tale of love and exile
Lucette Lagnado writes about her Jewish family's happy life in Egypt and the pains of exodus