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The region braces itself as Lebanon's government collapses and Hariri is asked to stay on as caretaker of an increasingly more fragile system, anxiously awaiting the tribunal's indictment

Clinton backs Lebanon sovereignty in Hariri talks: source

Lebanon's govt falls as Hezbollah pulls out

Israel watching Lebanon crisis 'carefully'

Consultations to appoint new Lebanon PM to begin Monday

Food prices main concern for Egypt, MENA: World Bank

World Bank report optimistic about growth in the MENA region for the next two years despite the slow recovery of the global economy

Sudan referendum enters its 5th day

Voter turnout in Sudan referendum would exceed 60 per cent in its fifth day, an official told Ahram Online

Copts protest Egypt train shooting

The area surrounding the Citadel was turned on Wednesday night into the scene of another round of clashes between Copts and the police

Interview

Sudanese minister on water, debts & oil

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As southern secession becomes a reality, a Sudanese minister speaks to Ahram Online on the allocation.....

Op-Ed by Abdel Moneim Said

Thoughts on Sudan

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States are lining up to take advantage of the partition of Sudan. Egypt cannot ignore what is happening.....

Secrets of Egypt by Zahi Hawass

The sad state of New York's obelisk of Thutmose III

Monuments from Egypt's ancient past adorn the world but with the passing of time, some have been neglected.....

Opinion

Rafsanjani’s lament

Ali Alfoneh

While Iran’s Ahmadinejad may not boast the love of all Iranians, the clerics he has challenged are loved less

Alexandria massacre, locally made

Emad Gad

There are no words in our national lexicon to express the shock over the horrific crime perpetrated at the Two Saints Church in Alexandria on New Year’s Eve

Sectarianism and its Discontents

Joseph Massad

American and Papal pretensions to be defenders of local religious minorities have contributed more to the situation of sectarianism, rather than to the “safeguard” of the Christian community

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Sports

Shehata cries when honoured 'number 14' coach worldwide

The Egyptian Football Association on Thursday held a celebration to mark Egypt's national coach being named the 14th best coach in the world in 2010

Platini wants 2022 World Cup held across several Gulf countries

UEFA President Michel Platini believes the 2022 World Cup controversially awarded to Qatar could be played across the whole of the Gulf region, it was reported Thursday

Ahly lead African and Arab clubs in IFFHS ranking

Ahly have been named best Arab and African club after being ranked 65 in the IFFHS's annual Club World ranking. League leader Zamalek were not on the list

Arts & Culture

"Microphone for Alexandria" concert to benefit victims of bomb blast

Musicians and film-makers participated in a concert of which the proceeds will benefit the victims of the Alexandria bombing. Messages from ElBaradei and Khaled Said’s mother moved the audience

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

Egypt's artists and writers hold Coptic solidarity event

Egyptian artists and intellectuals respond to the attack on the Alexandria church with special event on Thursday at El Sawy Culturewheel

Folk Arts
Gaza Monologues

Old Opera House
Ongoing Mystery

Ballon d'or 2010
Lionel Messi

Sawiris Award
Saraswas' Epic

FIFA Ranking
Egypt in Top 10

Folk Art
Na'ima al-Misriyya

Film Review
El Watar

Visual Art
Molinos farming

Heliopolis Basilica
Centenary Celebration

Health
Sleepless in Cairo

Hani Shukrallah
J'accuse

Egypt

Samalout train shooting suspect not mentally ill, says minister

Mufid Shehab describes the gunman as being mentally stable while his lawyer distances the train shooting from the Two Saints Church blast

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Administrative Court allows niqab wearing students to sit exams

The decision of Cairo and Ain Shams Universities to insist students must reveal their faces to enter exams ruled as contravening their civil rights

Egypt train shooting not sectarian, claims government

Egyptian officials keen to portray the fatal shooting as nothing to do with the country's current sectarian tensions

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World

Clinton criticises corrupt and stagnant political climate in Arab world

US secretary of state said that many Middle East countries need to shake up corrupt institutions or risk losing the future to Islamist militants, as she finishes her five-day tour of the Gulf region

Carter confirms Sudan vote validity

Ex-US president Jimmy Carter, heading a referendum observer mission in Sudan, has confirmed the required turnout threshold needed to legitimise the vote has been reached

Post Sudan referendum: Two states searching for a name

With thoughts turning to a post-referendum South Sudan, the Sudanese political elite considers what and how to name the two states

Business

Market report: EGX30 up 0.38 per cent, though profits are sound

Egypt's main index continues to give deceptive signals with marginal growth but solid fundamentals as the year opens

Oil price rise bad news for fries

The price of a litre of oil has risen by 15 per cent per liter as international price increases affect Egyptians already encumbered by rising food bills

New head for monopoly watchdog with a mission to tame monsters

The new head of the Egyptian Competition Authority, Sameh Al Torgoman, faces the tough task of proving the legitimacy of the regulatory body in a hostile environment

Books

The Sawiris Award winner reviewed: The Saraswas' Epic