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<p>Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi announces the new government during a press conference, Tunisian President&#39;s Office, Tunis, January 17, 2011. Tunisia unveiled today a transitional unity government which will prepare for elections after the ouster of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and immediately announced the release of political prisoners and new media freedoms.</p>
18 Jan 2011
Tuesday's papers: Tunisia's events continue to reverberate in Egypt
Tunisia's uprising has the biggest share of Tuesday's headlines, which cover the latest political developments in the north African country and address the influence that those developments might have on Egypt. State-run Al-Akhbar...
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<p>Tunisian army soldiers stand guard near a tank in downtown Tunis January 15, 2011. Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the streets of the Tunisian capital on Saturday where the prime minister was due to meet opposition parties to try to form a coalition after protests swept the president from power</p>
17 Jan 2011
Monday’s papers: Hope for Tunisia, death for al-Kamouny, 'exile' for Badr
The headlines of Monday’s state-owned and independent dailies are shared between two leading stories: the collapse of the Tunisian government and its immediate repercussions, and the verdict of one of the three men behind last year...
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<p>A view of a looted store is seen in Den Den near Tunis on January 15, 2011. Tunisia's new acting president pledged an open political system following the abrupt end of former strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's 23-year rule as the Arab state veered towards chaos. Several luxury stolen cars were seen smashed and abandoned near Tunis and some shops and homes had been pillaged and burnt, with the violence appearing to target in particular the property of Ben Ali's family.</p>
16 Jan 2011
Sunday's Papers: Tunisia in Egypt
Tunisia dominates the front pages of Egyptian newspapers today. News updates and critical analyses of the collapse of Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali’s regime takes the lion’s share of local press. Yet various dailies interpret the...
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<p>كهنة الكنيسة يقيمون قداس جنازة سيد فتحى غطاس، 61 عاما، ضحية حادث إطلاق النار العشوائي بقطار المنيا، بكنيسة ماريوحنا، حلمية الزيتون، القاهرة، 12 يناير 2011، وسط إجراءات أمنية مشددة. قام مندوب شرطة بإطلاق النار عشوائيا علي عدد من ركاب قطار المنيا، ما أسفر عن مقتل مواطن، وإصابة 5 آخرين جميعهم أقباط. </p>
13 Jan 2011
Thursday's papers: Silence on train shooter's words, conflicting reports of church bomb investigation
Egyptian newspapers on Thursday wrote of a devastated nation marred by mass killing and torture. For the second consecutive week, Egypt's papers find themselves busy with covering acts of sectarian violence, of which the latest...
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12 Jan 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Yacoub receives Greatest Nile Collar, Egypt recalls its envoy to the Vatican
Today the main headlines on the front pages of state-owned papers are dedicated to news that renowned cardiac surgeon Magdi Yacoub has been awarded the highest national honor in recognition of his great humanitarian contributions to...
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<p>Southerner woman casting her ballot in the south Sudan secession referendum, Wau, south Sudan, January 10, 2011.&nbsp;</p>
11 Jan 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Tensions escalate in Sudan, incompetence mars church investigation
In Tuesday’s news, state-owned Al-Ahram leads with an update on the Sudanese referendum, which, according to the paper’s headline, seems to be the cause of “escalating tension” in the potentially soon-to-be-divided...
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<p>Massive voting turn out, Juba, South Sudan, January 9, 2011. Sundan witnesses a historical referendum on country&#39;s unity following long-standing tensions betwen North and South Sudan.</p>
10 Jan 2011
Monday's papers: Mubarak's speech, church bombing investigations and Sudanese referendum
The Sudanese referendum, Mubarak’s speech at the Supreme Court, and the latest developments and statements on investigations into the Alexandria Church bombing dominate most Egyptian newspapers today.   In celebration of the...
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<p>A Sudanese woman casts vote, Juba, South Sudan, January 9, 2011.</p>
09 Jan 2011
Sunday's Papers: Referendum in Sudan and Big Brother in Alexandria
All Egyptian newspapers published front page headlines on Sunday’s Sudan referendum on the secession of the south. The event’s significance for Egypt, Africa and the US is reflected in Al-Ahram’s headlines: "Day of destiny in Sudan" and "...
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<p>File photo of Marmorqos Church, Shubra, February 11, 2010</p>
06 Jan 2011
Thursday's papers: Security increases amid continuing investigation
The local press remains preoccupied with updates on investigations into the Alexandria bombing that targeted a Coptic church as worshippers came out of New Year’s Eve mass. The state-owned press highlights a reconstructed photo of...
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<p>Azhar University students during a demonstration against terrorism, Azhar University, Cairo, January 5, 2011. Azhar University staged a protest condemning the Alexandria church bombings which took lives of more than 20 and left scores injured. Protest was led by Grand Imam of Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, Abdullah al-Husseiny, Universiy President. Number of faculty members and students took part.</p>
05 Jan 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Pope Shenouda urges calm, European countries beef up security
Both state-owned and independent papers dedicate their front pages to the latest news related to the bomb attack on an Alexandria church last Saturday. Al-Ahram’s front-page headline reads: “Islamic and Christian calls for...
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