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13:30 Salafist Nour Party condemns Abbasyia killings, denies involvement
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12:44 EMG shareholders sue Egypt over treaty violations
12:25 Tunisian court fines TV boss who screened 'Persepolis'
12:07 Book Signing: Liberation Square, rebirth of a nation
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11:44 Islamists strengthen grip over north Mali
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11:40 UN's FAO says world food prices fall in April
11:36 Iran attitude on Gulf islands 'unacceptable': Saudi
11:27 Security forces rescue Suez governor from angry workers
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10:50 Syrian forces raid univeristy; 4 killed
10:50 4 killed in northeast Nigeria market attack

SCAF to step down early if 1st-round presidency vote is decisive
Military promises to hand over power on 24 May if single candidate wins outright majority in this month's presidential poll
Campaign breaches could haunt Egypt's next president
Egypt's next president can theoretically be prosecuted, even jailed, for breaking campaign laws - a prospect that could put him at the mercy of the country's ruling junta
 
 
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Moussa and Abul-Fotouh on top in Egyptian presidential poll
New poll reveals former Mubarak-minister Amr Moussa and ex-Muslim Brotherhood member Abul-Fotouh lead Egypt's presidential race with 11 per cent of votes, while popularity remains low for Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Mursi
The Brotherhood-Salafist axis: Is the honeymoon over?
Salafist Nour Party spokesman clarifies reasons behind seeming political divergences between Egypt's two most formidable Islamist parties
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State-run petrol firm proposes shake-up in Egypt subsidies
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation suggests slashing subsidies for energy-intensive industries and the introduction of a coupon system to let car-owners buy cut-price fuel
Culture Events: Picks for the weekend
Not sure what to do this weekend? Stand-up comedy, African music, opera and short films are among the exciting things to do both inside and outside the capital from Thursday through Sunday (3-6 May)
Egypt MPs head to Saudi for talks on El-Gizawi case
Delegation of MPs travels to Saudi Arabia for talks on the case of Egyptian lawyer Ahmed El-Gizawi, whose reported sentence of 20 lashes for defaming the Saudi king sparked crisis in Egypt-Saudi relations
SCAF holds presser Thursday on Abbasiya violence as precarious truce prevails
Egypt's ruling military council hosts press conference Thursday to discuss the country's political situation and Wednesday's bloody attack on a Ministry of Defence sit-in, which saw at least 7 protesters killed
Fatah, Hamas unity meet ends without deal
Nothing new to push forward reconciliation talks after Fatah, Hamas meeting in Cairo as reservations held by both sides remain despite Doha declaration
Analysis
Egypt and Saudi Arabia: Ties in the remaking
Cairo and Riyadh are not planning a divorce, they are just reworking the terms of an otherwise Catholic.....
Feature
What could digital technologies mean for Egypt's future?
Ralph Simon, CEO and founder of Mobilium International in the UK, gives insights on the potential future.....
Feature
Gezirit Al-Waraq: Why Cairo's forgotten island will vote Islamist
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Residents of Gezirit Al-Waraq, an island of extreme poverty just kilometres from central Cairo, cry out.....
Opinion
Twittotalitarian
Youssef Rakha
At about five am this morning (2 May),I woke up to news of people being murdered in and around the site of the Abbassiya (Ministry of Defence) sit-in (#MOF on Twitter, ongoing since late Friday, 27 April)
Great walls of Cairo: The politics of segregation
Mona Abaza
In recent months, the military and police have erected walls throughout downtown Cairo, zoning and barricading the city in a tactic reminiscent of Israel's hated separation wall
Whatever happened to the Egyptian presidential candidates?
Samer Soliman
Egyptians are suffering a dearth of inspiring presidential candidates due to decades of political decay and corruption - we must be patient until we get the politicians we deserve
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Sports
Egypt's Zidan out of Mainz squad with knee injury
Mohamed Zidan sidelined from Mainz squad due knee injury, reports German newspaper Kicker
Real Madrid's Mourinho says La Liga is the toughest league
La Liga is tougher than the Portuguese, Italian and English leagues, says Jose Mourinho after Real secures the Spanish title Wednesday
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Cisse, Adebayor's goals heat up Champions League battle
Tottenham and Newcastle keep pressure on third-placed Arsenal
Heritage
Heliopolis' Baron Palace to be put back on Egypt's tourism map
Iconic landmark on Cairo's outskirts will soon be reopened to public after planned restoration work, conversion into international culture centre
Philae's Hathor temple gets facelift in advance of formal inauguration
Following year of exhaustive restoration work, the Hathor temple on Egypt's island of Philae will reopen to public next month
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Ahmed Shawqi museum to be inaugurated
On Tuesday the Minister of Culture Shaker Abdel Hamid inaugurates the newly-renovated villa - now a museum - of renowned Egyptian poet, Ahmed Shawqi
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Egypt
Parliament Speaker El-Katatni holds urgent meeting to discuss Abbasiya clashes
FJP leader and parliament speaker El-Katatni says that those responsible for yesterdays violent clashes in Abbasiya will be held responsible, blaming authorities for failing to protect protesters
Protestors in Assiut chant against SCAF in solidarity with Abbasiya demonstrators
Protestors marched In the southern city of Assiut Wednesday in response to violent clashes in Abbasiya, Cairo, earlier in the day
Former minister's Israel gas trial to resume on Wednesday
Sameh Fahmy, accused of corruption in relation to the Israeli gas deal, will be transferred to a prison closer to hospital because of his deteriorating health
World
Islamists strengthen grip over north Mali
In Mali's recently declared independent north, Islamists try to impose their version of Islamic law in major towns and cities while residents complain of strict rules
Syrian forces raid univeristy; 4 killed
At least 4 students are reportedly killed and 50 arrested after Syrian regime forces raid student dorms of Aleppo University after large student demonstrations Wednesday
Sarkozy fails to floor Hollande in French vote duel
In a televised presidential candidate debate, French president Nicolas Sarkozy's performance cements doubts he has a slim chance for re-election
Business
State-run petrol firm proposes shake-up in Egypt subsidies
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation suggests slashing subsidies for energy-intensive industries and the introduction of a coupon system to let car-owners buy cut-price fuel
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EMG shareholders sue Egypt over treaty violations
International shareholders decide to sue Egyptian government, claiming it broke three investment treaties; a move that ensures the dispute will be handled as diplomatically not commercially
UN's FAO says world food prices fall in April
Global prices slip on the back of cheaper grains and sugar with the decline likely to continue in the short-term
Arts & Culture
Culture Events: Picks for the weekend
Not sure what to do this weekend? Stand-up comedy, African music, opera and short films are among the exciting things to do both inside and outside the capital from Thursday through Sunday (3-6 May)
Graffiti Hareemi to honour Egypt's female workers on Labour Day
'Female Graffiti' campaign will spend Labour Day in the industrial city of Mahalla to honour female labourers who played decisive role in last year's historical Tahrir Square uprising
Pulse II: Young art lives on
In a sequel to last autumn’s young art exhibition, Tache Art features a diverse collection by emerging Egyptian artists in Pulse II this spring
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