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Middle East blog competition winners announced

Middle East blog competition winners announced

Two major blogging competitions, the international competition “The Bobs” and the Arabic award “Arabisk,” announced their winners on 2 May.…
Poll: Moussa leads presidential race with 39%, Abouel Fotouh in second

Poll: Moussa leads presidential race with 39%, Abouel Fotouh in second

Another poll on Egyptians' favorite nominees for the presidential election slated for 23 and 24 May has again put former…
Egypt ambassador’s statements on transfer infuriate Iraq

Egypt ambassador’s statements on transfer infuriate Iraq

Iraq has expressed its anger at statements given by the Egyptian ambassador to Qatar in which he described the Foreign…
Hamdeen Sabbahi hails Hollande win in France as victory for leftists

Hamdeen Sabbahi hails Hollande win in France as victory for leftists

Francois Hollande's victory in the French presidential election is a victory for the global leftist movement, Egyptian presidential hopeful Hamdeen…
Israeli airline El Al resumes flights to Egypt after 3-month halt

Israeli airline El Al resumes flights to Egypt after 3-month halt

Israel's El Al airlines resumed on Monday flights between Cairo and Tel Aviv after a three-month halt. Flight 443 arrived…
Fewer NGOs seek to monitor election after funding crackdown

Fewer NGOs seek to monitor election after funding crackdown

Only 60 local NGOs have applied to monitor the presidential election scheduled for 23 and 24 May, according to Egypt's…
Abouel Fotouh calls former regime figures’ candidacies ‘effrontery’

Abouel Fotouh calls former regime figures’ candidacies ‘effrontery’

Presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh has described the nomination of former regime figures for the presidential election slated for…
Moussa chases tribal votes in Egypt election

Moussa chases tribal votes in Egypt election

QANTARA, Egypt — Former Arab League chief Amr Moussa campaigned for the votes of influential tribes on Sunday in his…
Lebanese protest calling for secular state

Lebanese protest calling for secular state

More than 1,000 people marched in the Lebanese capital on Sunday calling for the establishment of a secular state in…
Sky News Arabia, 24-hour Arabic-language news channel, goes on air

Sky News Arabia, 24-hour Arabic-language news channel, goes on air

Sky News Arabia, a 24-hour Arabic language news channel based in Abu Dhabi, began broadcasting Sunday, pledging to be "objective"…
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