CAIRO — Of all the events in contemporary history, it is the soul-shattering military defeat of 1967, when Arab armies lost land to Israel, that some Egyptians have pointed to for comparison as the nation struggles to come to terms with the debacle that followed their loss to Algeria in a soccer game.
Losing the critical [...]
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt, which plans to start its first solar power unit in 2010, said on Tuesday it wanted to expand solar power production for export but that costs of the technology would need to fall first to make it feasible.
The North African country, a gas and oil producer, aims to generate 20 percent [...]
Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة al-Qāhira) is a megacity and a global city serving as the capital of Egypt. It is the largest city in Africa, the Islamic World, Mediterranean Countries and North Africa. [1] Nicknamed “The City of a Thousand Minarets” for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a center of the region’s [...]
Misri كتب: Mubarak Foe, Bravado Gone, Feels Smeared
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Published: October 19, 2005
CAIRO, Oct. 18 - Egypt’s most prominent political opposition leader, whose defiance of President Hosni Mubarak won him a second-place finish in this nation’s election for president last month, says he is the target of an orchestrated campaign to discredit and marginalize him.
Mubarak Foe, Bravado Gone, [...]
Wael Abbas, an award-winning anti-torture watchdog, told CNN on Wednesday that there have been 100 videos posted on his account containing images of torture, police brutality, demonstrations, strikes, sit-ins and election irregularities.
Now, material he had posted is no longer available on the popular video-sharing Web site
CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) — An Egyptian human rights [...]
This assault on journalists will probably affect their willingness to reveal other scandals, and hold the government and ruling elite responsible for the deteriorating political, economic and social conditions in Egypt.
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Egypt fails on free speech
Along with arresting newspaper editors, the state security apparatus is restricting access to websites, and the internet itself
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Rafah crossing to remain closed until PA regains Gaza, says Mubarak
http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article2.aspx?ArticleID=193312 (Arabic)
http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article2.aspx?ArticleID=192768 (Arabic)
http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=18784 (English)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/world/middleeast/31egypt.html
Rafah crossing to remain closed until PA regains Gaza, says Mubarak
http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article2.aspx?ArticleID=193312 (Arabic)
http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article2.aspx?ArticleID=192768 (Arabic)
http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=18784 (English)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/world/middleeast/31egypt.html (English)
In the aftermath of the Israeli raid on Gaza, Egyptian [...]
In a paper for the Journal for International Security Affairs, Khairi Abaza examines the political stagnation in Egypt in recent years, arguing that “the government of president Hosni Mubarak has failed to embark upon a genuine opening of the political system, and hopes for reforms have faded.”
Blogger Hani Nazir Aziz Arrested for Allegedly Insulting Islam
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The role Arab Americans must play
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/08/31/10241423.html
By Sobhi Ghandour, Special to Gulf News
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The status of the Arab community in the United States truly reflects the state of division that prevails in the Arab nation. In fact, Arab immigrants in the US do not constitute a unified community that reflects its Arab identity.
Immigration to the US [...]
We the Egyptian people all over the world still hope to see true Democracy in Egypt during our lifetime.
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It is really my pleasure to vote!!
We in the United States of America are truly blessed and fortunate to be able to vote in all National, State, and local elections. This is a freedom [...]
