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BREAKING!
 July 23 surprise...
 Egypt in 8th place in new Pew list of the top-10 most optimistic countries...

MISC
 Between a rock and...
Hyatt alcohol ban examined further by the Washington Post... Meanwhile, Guardian also chimes in on the Hyatt case: "Duke's has been dry since May"...


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POLITICS
 LA Times looks deeper into Suleiman's chances to succeed

No pardon for Nour...

National Democratic Party swept the elections for four vacant parliament seats...

More brotherhood arrests... Earlier: More arrests...? Muslim brotherhood members arrested ahead of elections...

Interesting admission... Gamal Mubarak says "the government has problems."

Points of view... The National spends some time with Alaa Al-Aswany...

LA Times meets a rising feminist author... and reports on a former cop who wrote a book on how to survive police abuse

Copts beginning to isolate themselves...

Bloomberg and AFP look at the new Omar Sharif Adel Imam Coptic Muslim flick...

CS Monitor and yet another Facebook story.....

Pessimistic political analysis from US press...

Interesting goings on at the Ibrahim Eissa trial...

Who's living where? NYT columnist Thomas Friedman puts across many a thought in a recent "Letter from Cairo"...

A rising tide... "Dozens of writers condemned Culture Minister Faruq Hosni, a candidate to head UNESCO, for saying in an Israeli newspaper interview that he was prepared to visit the Jewish state..." Earlier: Cautious lobbying... Farouk Hosni says he is willing to visit Israel...

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ARCHAEOLOGY
Just another hidden solar vessel...
Ancient Egyptian boat to be restored... More... Meanwhile, visitors can see it now via new technology...

MISC
 Odd route... Fake Viagra from Egypt makes its way to Baltimore...


 More from the debates spurred by wikimania... Longer version with pics... Coastal knowledge fest... More than 600 Wikipedia contributors, administrators and fans from 47 countries gathered in Alexandria for wikimania!

ECONOMY
Change of course... Big rice export plans...

Opening of H&M signifies changing retail landscape...


 Going somewhere? What's happening to downtown Cairo, asks Bloomberg...

HOT TOPICS

FOREIGN
 Egypt-Iran-Sadat-Khomeini cinematic tit for tat...

Canceling a friendly match with Iran...

Earlier: Summoning Iranian diplomat over film... Sour ties again... Anger over new anti-Sadat Iranian film..

Working together? Mubarak co-presides over historic Mediterranean union meeting with Sarkozy...

Truce talks... Border guard killed... Forces fired water cannons at crowds of stone-throwing Palestinians who were trying to cross into Egypt from southern Gaza.. Earlier: U.S. Department of Defense personnel are helping Egyptian security forces look for tunnels dug by smugglers under the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip... Now working for release of Israeli soldier... Back in diplomatic saddle...

MISC
 Head of Kefaya movement Abdel Wahab al-Messiri passes away...

Waking up to reality... AFP's Thanwiyya Amma wrap-up... More on the Thanawiyya Amma fiasco from the Gulf News... Earlier: Thanaweya amma shakedown... Launching an investigation into how secondary school final exam papers were leaked to students... Earlier: Testing a jam... AFP: "Mubarak ordered an extension to exam time at a school south of Cairo after his convoy brought traffic to a standstill causing students to show up late..."

Another Youtube mess... Babies' deaths cast shadow on health care...

Tough sell... Reuters takes on the "Before you add another baby, make sure his needs are secured"  campaign...

Deadly clash between two families in an Egyptian Delta governorate over land disputes killed at least nine...

20 arrested after Fayoum sectarian problem...

Rough end for prison hunger strike...

MEDIA
 Tipping the balance... Interesting views on the private vs state-owned press...

Mixing media... LA Times takes notice of a blogger who got a book contract...

ECONOMY
 No new contracts to export natural gas until end of 2010...

Inflation rate rises to 20.2%...

Welcome to the sky...
The Age covers a ceremony welcoming Egypt Air into the Star Alliance of airlines...

Complex plan... Agrium might have to write off its $280 million investment... Earlier: Mixed move... Damietta fertilizer factory provides lessons on how not to globalize... problems in Damietta affect firm's bottom line...

Detailed bill... Interesting new changes in landline phone prices...

Big public sector bank sale postponed because price is not right...

Ups and downs... USA Today goes in-depth: Egypt's economy soars; so does misery... Guardian: "economy is growing quickly, foreign direct investment is at record levels, and the country even got high marks from the World Bank for business reforms this year, but high inflation and high poverty levels are still a problem."

CRASH WATCH
 Death toll rises to 44 in train crash...

12 killed in head-on bus crash..

11 children have drowned in the Nile in separate incidents while celebrating the country's spring festival...

ARCHAEOLOGY
 Managing to bring back another looted artifact...

Shedding light on the administrative and agricultural foundations of ancient Egypt's riches...

History hat trick... Ancient royal burial ground found...

Archaeologists discovered "ancient headquarters of the Pharaonic army guarding the northeastern borders..."

Well timed lost pyramid find...

SHOWBIZ
 Mirror theater... New play Ahwa Sada "has taken Cairo by storm..."

Yahoo photo of Egypt's entrant in the Miss Universe contest....

Khawaga casting call... Nice article on playing a bit part in a big new film...

Preventing a shakedown... Actor Omar Sharif will refuse to pay a $455,000 civil judgment against him stemming from a scuffle with a Beverly Hills valet... More from the LA Times...

New Adel Imam film plagued by playing with fire mindsets...

Controversy over decision limiting Arab actors from taking part in Egyptian productions...

Life changing... 3 weeks in Egypt made a big difference for singer Alicia Keys...

SPORTS
 Wigan have completed the signing of Zamalek's Amr Zaki..

Another international... Moteab to get English lessons... Emad Moteab has revealed he is close to securing a move to Bristol City.

Guardian (pre-game) looks deeper at the Ahly Zamalek rivalry...

Back on track... National team wins one... Earlier: Last minute crush... Sad World Cup qualifier loss to Malawi.. Next World Cup qualifier at Malawi on Saturday... Encouraging win... Egypt thrash Djibouti in Group 12... First World cup qualifier: "a precious 2-1 win in a tough game played in Cairo...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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