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  • ElBaradei: My nomination for the presidency is possible
  • Activists urge Armed Forces to help Egyptians in Libya
  • First opposition member appointed to govt post
  • Stock Exchange freezes shares of 18 businessmen
  • Court ruling reopens banned diving centers in Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada
  • Bibliotheca Alexandrina to reopen Tuesday
  • Son of Libyan leader promises reform after violence
  • Lebanon accuses Libya of jamming its TV stations
  • Bahrain protesters seek to overthrow royal family
  • 1 dead, dozens injured in protest in northern Iraq
  • Sudan's Bashir not standing for re-election: Party
  • Amr Mousa calls for end to Libya bloodshed
  • Governors told to name streets after 25 January revolution martyrs
  • Governors told to name streets after 25 January revolution martyrs
  • Britain's Cameron first leader to visit Egypt after revolution
  • More than 60 Libyans killed in today's clashes in Tripoli
19:41

Libyan opposition: Helicopters fire at demonstrators

<p><span class="caption-first">Pro-government supporters chant slogans during a demonstration in Tripoli. Several hundred supporters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi</span><span class="caption-second"> gathered in the capital on Thursday to counteract online calls for an anti-government &quot;day of rage&quot; inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. The signs read, &quot;After God, Muammar and Libya only&quot; (L) and &quot;Al Jazeera you are a liar&quot; (back).</span></p>
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Libyan opposition members in Cairo said helicopters of the Libyan army on Monday night shot at demonstrators opposing the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who were marching from the city of al-Masrata to the capital of...
19:26

Brotherhood leader: Our political party is no substitute for the group

<p>محمد مرسي، لمتحدث الإعلامي باسم جماعة الإخوان المسلمين، وعضو مكتب الإرشاد، يتحدث خلال عقد مؤتمر صحفي حول تطور الأحداث الجارية في مصر، القاهرة، 9 فبراير 2011. أكدت الجماعة علي أنها تقبل الحوار مع الحكومة، ولكنها تصر علي رحيل الرئيس مبارك. </p>
Muslim Brotherhood Shura Council member Mohamed Gamal Heshmat said that should the Muslim Brotherhood choose to form a political party, it would not substitute the group’s unofficial make-up as it currently stands...
19:12

Muslim Brotherhood mulls launch of satellite TV channel

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The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is currently studying the possibility of establishing a satellite television station and a number of newspapers and magazines, according to leading MB member Essam al-Arian. “Freedom of...
18:11

Military refers dismissed interior minister to State Security Prosecution

<p>A picture taken on January 31, 2006 shows Egypt’s former Interior Minister Habib al-Adli attending the closing of the meeting of Arab Interior Ministers in Tunis. Once widely feared al-Adli was arrested on suspicion of money-laundering and ordered held for 15 days, a judicial source told AFP on February 17, 2011. </p>
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State Security investigators, not military prosecutors, are about to launch investigations into former Egyptian Interior Minister Habib al-Adli and a number of other security officials, according to judicial sources....
18:09

Brotherhood rejects cabinet reshuffle, demands technocratic government

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The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has announced its rejection of recent cabinet changes and demanded the replacement of Prime Minster Ahmed Shafiq’s government with an interim government consisting of technocrats to...
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<p>Egyptian anti-government demonstrators wave their shoes as a sign of anger to the speech of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who failed to announce his immediate resignation, as tens of thousands gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square, February 10, 2011. Embattled Mubarak delegated power to his deputy and former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman and proposed constitutional reforms but said the transition to end his 30-year-reign would last until September.</p>
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Economy

<p>Workers walk past gas pipelines.</p>
President of Egypt company that exports gas to Israel resigns
Mohamed Ibrahim Tawila, president of Egyptian energy company Eastern Mediterranean Gas (EMG)--best known for its controversial gas export deals with...
Stock exchange to remain closed through Wednesday
Egypt's stock exchange to remain closed on Tuesday
Egypt pound closes weaker after banks reopen
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Ahmed Ezz, Secretary General of Organisation Secretariat of NDP and Chair of Industry Committee of People&#039;s Assembly.
Monday's papers: New cabinet, constitutional change, languishing politicians
Speculations about the new cabinet take up substantial space on the front pages of today’s newspapers. New ministers are expected to be...
Sunday's papers: Pledges and worries
Media wars: Will state-run coverage change post-Mubarak Egypt?
Israeli reporters in Cairo provide rare coverage
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<p>Yemeni anti-government protesters call for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a demonstration, Sanaa, February 21, 2011 as the veteran strongman, in power since 1978, said that only defeat at the ballot box will make him quit.</p>

Yemenis demand Saleh's ouster

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Yemeni anti-government protesters call for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a demonstration, Sanaa,...
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<p>Army military policeman (far right in red beret) checks a car prior to passage over a ferry crossing Suez Canal, Port Said, February 21, 2011. As Armed Forces Supreme Council continues to run Egypt, political groups, commentators, analysts and Egyptians at large watch closely council&#39;s handling of the conutry&#39;s affairs. According to repeated announcements by council, Egypt&#39;s army has no interest to stay in power after a transitional power of six months - a pledge many still view in suspicion, given army&#39;s warning against nationwide strikes and protests and sporadic reports of missing persons and unreleased political prisoners.</p>

Suez Canal: Army secures ferry passage

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Army military policeman (far right in red beret) checks a car prior to passage over a ferry crossing Suez Canal, Port...
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<p>A Bahraini anti-government protester holds a sign that reads in Arabic &quot;The nation wants to bring down the regime&quot; during a demonstration at Pearl Roundabout, Manama, February 21, 2011 as the Bahraini Sunni Muslim ruling family came under increased pressure to open in-depth negotiations with the Shiite-led opposition.</p>

Anti-regime protests in Manama

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<p>Yemeni anti-government protesters call for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a demonstration, Sanaa, February 21, 2011 as the veteran strongman, in power since 1978, said that only defeat at the ballot box will make him quit.</p>
<p>Army military policeman (far right in red beret) checks a car prior to passage over a ferry crossing Suez Canal, Port Said, February 21, 2011. As Armed Forces Supreme Council continues to run Egypt, political groups, commentators, analysts and Egyptians at large watch closely council&#39;s handling of the conutry&#39;s affairs. According to repeated announcements by council, Egypt&#39;s army has no interest to stay in power after a transitional power of six months - a pledge many still view in suspicion, given army&#39;s warning against nationwide strikes and protests and sporadic reports of missing persons and unreleased political prisoners.</p>
<p>A Bahraini anti-government protester holds a sign that reads in Arabic &quot;The nation wants to bring down the regime&quot; during a demonstration at Pearl Roundabout, Manama, February 21, 2011 as the Bahraini Sunni Muslim ruling family came under increased pressure to open in-depth negotiations with the Shiite-led opposition.</p>

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Environmental Voices: The path to Egypt’s sustainable future
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A Greener Egypt: How to recycle in Cairo
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Study: Investments worth trillions at risk from climate change
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World

<p> A picture dated April 20, 2010 shows Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir meeting with newly appointed United Nations special envoy to Sudan, Eritrean Haile Menkerios, in Khartoum. Bashir will not stand for re-election, an official of his National Congress Party said on February 21, 2011, insisting, however, that he was "not under pressure" from the wave of protests rocking the Arab world. </p>
Sudan ruling party official: Al-Bashir not standing for re-election
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will not stand in the next election, as part of a package of reforms aimed at democratizing the country, a...
Qadhafi son warns of civil war as turmoil spreads
Yemen student dies in clash with regime supporters
Algerian police try to break up protest in capital
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Culture

<p>Egyptian novelist and writer Alaa al-Aswany launched his latest book &quot;On the State of Egypt: A Novelist&#39;s Provocative Reflections&quot; on Sunday 20 February 2011 at the AUC Press Bookstore overlooking Tahrir Square.</p>
Acclaimed novelist praises revolution, blasts regime holdovers at book-signing
On Sunday evening, a crowd of about one hundred expatriates, foreign journalists and Anglophone Egyptians congregated between the bookshelves of the...
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One book fair closes, another one opens
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Bar man Amr is writing the coktail recipe as Sessie Shoghi suggests
Nightlife under curfew
The army-imposed curfew has changed many Egyptians' lifestyles in the last few weeks--those who like to go out and have fun have found their...
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<p>Egyptian anti-government protesters celebrate at Cairo&#39;s Tahrir square on February 11, 2011 after president Hosni Mubarak stepped down. Cairo erupted with joyful dancing, singing and cries of triumph as Mubarak&#39;s 30-year rule came to an end following more than two weeks of mass protests.</p>
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