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  • President of company exporting gas to Israel resigns
  • Iranian warships enter Suez Canal
  • Egypt dispatches 2 aircraft to Libya to evict Egyptians
  • Iran, Hamas, Libyan embassy in Malaysia condemn crackdown on Libya protesters
  • Egyptians will vote using national ID cards, says military
  • ElBaradei says elections meaningless without new constitution
  • Libya's India ambassador resigns
  • Libya's US ambassador calls for Qadhafi to quit
  • UN Security Council to meet Tuesday to discuss Libya crisis
  • Egypt PM receives EU foreign affairs chief, US undersecretary of state
  • Several Libyan diplomats resign amid Libya unrest
  • Thousands call for Yemeni leader's ouster
  • Hundreds reported killed in Libya
  • Yemeni president vows not to quit despite tensions
  • Yemeni president vows not to quit despite tensions
  • EU ready to lend €6 billion to neighboring states undergoing reform
19:54

Former Egypt official transferred US$620 million from UK to Switzerland

<p>Ahmed Ezz, Chair of Industry Committee of Egyptian parliament and NDP Secretary of Organization, speaking to Botrous Ghaly, Minister of Finance, during a parliamentary session, June 13, 2010.&nbsp;</p> <p><br /><br /> &nbsp;</p>
Photographed by Ahmed Almasry
Mohamed Mahsoub, secretary-general of the popular "Egyptian Front for Reclaiming the People’s Wealth," said the group had documents in its possession proving that certain former Egyptian officials had...
19:41

Deputy PM: New cabinet includes ministers accused of corruption

<p>File photo of Legal Expert Yahia al-Gamal.</p>
Photographed by Mohamed Maarouf
Newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minster Yehia al-Gamal on Tuesday pointed to the presence of "certain ministers" in Egypt's new caretaker government that had been accused by the public of corruption. “I...
19:32

Thousands in Tahrir demand Egypt's government to fall

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Photographed by Heba Afify
Around 4000 Egyptians protested in Tahrir Square today pressing for the remaining demands of the revolution.   The protesters said that they will not be satisfied with cabinet reshuffling and demanded to change the...
19:17

National fact-finding committee: Police deliberately fired on demonstrators

<p>Violence at Tahrir Square after clashes between pro and anti Mubarak demonstrators</p>
Photographed by other
A national fact-finding committee mandated with investigating police violence during Egypt's recent 18-day-long uprising said on Tuesday that police had deliberately opened fire on anti-government demonstrators,...
19:11

Egypt seeking debt relief from European Union

<p>European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton, center, leaves after speaking to the media in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt.</p>
Photographed by AP
Egypt has asked Britain for its support in seeking debt forgiveness from Europe, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday, in the latest push to boost an economy bruised by weeks of protests that toppled President Hosni...
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Under Secretary Burns pledges US support for Egypt political change
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Egypt beefs up military presence on Libya border
Egypt’s revolution death toll rises to 384
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Economy

Mubarak personally approved selling land in Toshka to Saudi prince
Sources at the Ministry of Agriculture said the contract for selling 100,000 acres in Toshka to Prince al-Waleed bin Talal was devised by the prince...
Head of company supplying gas to Israel denies reports he resigned
President of Egypt company that exports gas to Israel resigns
National carrier seeks to lease 40 percent of its fleet
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at closing session of Arab Summit 22nd, Surt, Libya, March 28, 2010.
Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak’s assets frozen, Qadhafi's actions condemned
All major papers headline with the long-awaited news that Egypt’s Attorney General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud has announced his official request to...
Monday's papers: New cabinet, constitutional change, languishing politicians
Sunday's papers: Pledges and worries
Media wars: Will state-run coverage change post-Mubarak Egypt?
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<p>Yemeni regime loyalists and anti-government protesters (foreground) throw stones at each other during clashes in the capital Sanaa, February 22, 2011, as some 1,000 students spent a second night camped at a square, which they have dubbed Al-Hurriya (Liberty) Square, near the university demanding Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh&#39;s ouster.</p>

Clashes between loyalists, protesters in Sanaa

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Yemeni regime loyalists and anti-government protesters (foreground) throw stones at each other during clashes in the...
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<p>Bahrainis carry the coffin of 20-year-old Shiite Muslim demonstrator Redha Mohammed after he died from his head wounds sustained during last week's police crackdown on protests in Pearl Square, at his hometown village of Malikiya, Manama, February 22, 2011, as the Bahraini Sunni Muslim ruling family came under increased pressure to open in-depth negotiations with the Shiite-led opposition.</p>

Funeral of Shiite victims in Manama

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Bahrainis carry the coffin of 20-year-old Shiite Muslim demonstrator Redha Mohammed after he died from his head wounds...
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<p>An image grab taken from Libyan state television on February 22, 2011 shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi reading the Green Book (the Libyan constitution) as he delivers a nationwide address in Tripoli. Kadhafi says he will stay in Libya as head of revolution as world powers mobilised to try to halt the bloody showdown between protesters and his security forces suspected of &quot;crimes against humanity&quot; to keep him in power.</p>

Gadhafi delivers address in Tripoli

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An image grab taken from Libyan state television on February 22, 2011 shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi reading the...
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<p>Yemeni regime loyalists and anti-government protesters (foreground) throw stones at each other during clashes in the capital Sanaa, February 22, 2011, as some 1,000 students spent a second night camped at a square, which they have dubbed Al-Hurriya (Liberty) Square, near the university demanding Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh&#39;s ouster.</p>
<p>Bahrainis carry the coffin of 20-year-old Shiite Muslim demonstrator Redha Mohammed after he died from his head wounds sustained during last week's police crackdown on protests in Pearl Square, at his hometown village of Malikiya, Manama, February 22, 2011, as the Bahraini Sunni Muslim ruling family came under increased pressure to open in-depth negotiations with the Shiite-led opposition.</p>
<p>An image grab taken from Libyan state television on February 22, 2011 shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi reading the Green Book (the Libyan constitution) as he delivers a nationwide address in Tripoli. Kadhafi says he will stay in Libya as head of revolution as world powers mobilised to try to halt the bloody showdown between protesters and his security forces suspected of &quot;crimes against humanity&quot; to keep him in power.</p>

Environment

Solar energy is considered one of sources of clean energy
Investing in greener economy could spur growth: UN
Channeling two percent, or US$1.3 trillion, of global gross domestic product into greening sectors such as construction, energy and fishing could...
Environmental Voices: The path to Egypt’s sustainable future
A Greener Egypt: How to recycle in Cairo
The Lotus Revolution: An environmental awakening in the making?
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World

King Abdullah of Jordan
Jordan's politicians demand limit to king's powers
Amman-Jordan's King Abdullah faces unprecedented calls by a mix of Islamists, liberals and traditional supporters for moves toward a...
Israel, US successfully test Arrow missile
Bahrain Shiites bury dead as king pardons prisoners
Iran naval ships enter Suez Canal, set to anger Israel
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Culture

<p>Garraya music album by Maurice Louca</p>
Album review: Garraya, by Maurice Louca
There’s music you can dance to, and there’s music you can unwind to. And then there’s music you actually need to listen to;...
Acclaimed novelist praises revolution, blasts regime holdovers at book-signing
Andree Chedid: A literary bridge between East and West
One book fair closes, another one opens
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Investigating president'...

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My name is not Regime

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Egyptian on fire, again

[Another Egyptian sets himself on fire at parliament] - You withdraw all gas and matchsticks all...
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Life & Style

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...
Sunday in the metro
Parenting during a revolution
The Mubarak generation: Coming to terms with it all
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Travel

<p>Sharm el-Sheikh beach resort</p>
Post-revolution travel offers to boost tourism
An unprecedented drop in tourism during and following the weeks of the 25 January uprising is forcing Egyptian travel agencies to offer discounted...
Desert camping: Easiest way to get away from it all
'Come back to Egypt' campaigns aim to attract tourists, Egyptian expats
Egyptians travel home for revolution
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<p>Garraya music album by Maurice Louca</p>
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Visitors of Cairo International Book Fair 42nd, February 4, 2010.
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Will the revolution turn right or left?
<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>
The Mubarak generation: Coming to terms with it all
<p>Cairo Opera House grounds</p>
Sit-ins continue at Cairo Opera House