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Egypt's trashmen look to next president to ease traditional hardships
On eve of elections, zabaleen - Cairo’s informal garbage collectors - keep fingers crossed for leftist president sympathetic to their ongoing plight
Tuk-tuks, trains and automobiles: Presidential rivals on the campaign trail
Frontrunners in Egypt's hotly-contested presidential race are relying on novel campaigning methods, using diverse means of transportation to get their messages out
 
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Raft of opinion polls released in run-up to Egypt's first free presidential polls may not be as reflective of public opinion as we've been led to believe, say experts
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    Culture Events: Weekend Picks
    Not sure what to do this weekend? A flash mob, music festival, various concerts, gallery openings and a provocative film screening are all taking place, Thursday through Sunday (17-20 May)
    Egypt economy on the edge ahead of presidential vote
    A year of inert economic policies under military rule are raising the burden of expectations on Egypt's next president
    NGOs granted licences to observe Egypt's presidential elections
    Electoral commission allows 53 NGOs - along with judiciary - to observe upcoming race; Judicial source dismisses electoral fraud claims
    Egypt's presidential favourites: Where they stand, issue by issue
    Ahram Online provides a breakdown of frontrunners' electoral programmes for Egypt's first post-Mubarak presidential poll, highlighting their respective positions on key political, economic and social issues
    Dark horse bows out of presidential race in favour of Moussa
    Little-known presidential hopeful Mohamed Fawzy Issa withdraws from contest in favour of Mubarak-era FM Amr Moussa, leaving 12 candidates left on field
    Market Report: Egypt stocks slide 1 pct on European turmoil
    Exchange sees another wave of across-the-board losses as a plunge in European stocks prompts caution at home
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    Tuk-tuks, trains and automobiles: Presidential rivals on the campaign trail
    Frontrunners in Egypt's hotly-contested presidential race are relying on novel campaigning methods, using.....
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    Arab films and directors in the Cannes Film Festival
    On the eve of the film industry's most important and prestigious festival, Ahram Online considers the.....
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    Abbasiya: Protest venue...historical district
    Amid the criss-cross of streets and endless crowds in Abbasiya Square, which was the site of recent deadly.....
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    Watermelon republic
    Youssef Rakha
    Who's best - the Spare Tyre, the Retired Terrorist, George W., or Cigar Bey? Egypt's presidential candidates fail to inspire
    I will not vote for these candidates
    Ahmed Mahmoud
    Who are you voting for in the coming presidential elections? Perhaps it's easier to say who should not get votes
    The future of the revolution under incumbent powers
    Nader Fergany
    The mismanagement and deceitful subversion of the first wave of the people's revolution in Egypt, both by the military and Islamist forces, will ensure that the revolution continues, thankfully
    Sports
    Man City's Toure may return to Barcelona
    The Ivorian star's agent wants to market midfielder outside England's Premier League, looks to Catalan side Barcelona
    Egypt's Shikabala looks to the Gulf after Shehata bust up
    Zamalek midfielder Shikabala reportedly seeking a move to Saudi side Al-Shabab following angry confrontation with boss Shehata during CAF Champions league match with Maghreb Fez
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    Mancini to splash cash in Champions League quest
    Roberto Mancini has vowed that newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester City will splash out in a manner similar to Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona in their bid to win the Champions League
    Heritage
    Thieves grab Mameluke knockers
    Two copper door knockers belonging to the Qagmas Al-Ishaqi and Al-Gay Al-Yussufi mosques have been reported missing
    Tutankhamun exhibition will stay in Japan another 12 months
    “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” will stay in Japan for the remainder of the year, though Egypt wants better terms on generated revenue
    In Egypt turmoil, thieves hunt pharaonic treasures
    Taking advantage of Egypt's political upheaval, thieves have gone on a treasure hunt with a spree of illegal digging, preying on the country's ancient pharaonic heritage
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    Parliamentary activity suspended until after presidential polls
    People's Assembly sessions put on hold until 26 May amid ongoing row between Islamist-led Parliament and Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court
    VIDEO: Activists provide MPs with videos alleging military violations and torture, demand intervention
    Short films compiling footage of military violations and testimonies of torture handed to parliamentary committees to take action
    Egypt MPs meet SCAF to resolve Abbasiya detainee crisis
    At Tuesday meeting with MPs, SCAF denies military personnel brutalised Abbasiya detainees; Over 300 prisoners threaten 20 May hunger strike to protest poor treatment in custody
    World
    Judge to lead Greece to fateful 17 June vote
    Head of Greece's supreme administrative court to act as caretaker prime minister until 17 June elections; Fears of mass deposit withdrawals loom
    Ratko Mladic's UN war crimes opens in The Hague
    Trial under way of Ratko Mladic, at which he is accused of carrying out war crimes and crimes against humanity in his role as army commander during Balkan war
    New Palestinian government to be sworn in Wednesday
    A reshuffle of Palestinian government is set to take place, previous cabinet resigned months ago
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    Egypt received 'largest ever aid package' for civil society: EU
    EU foreign affairs chief says the body has provided 20 million euros to Egypt to 'encourage freedom' and protect rights
    Osama Bin Laden: God did not want an Islamic state in Egypt
    International economic sanctions on an Islamic Egypt would have led to mass hunger, the late Al-Qaeda leader says in a memo recently released by US anti-terrorism centre
    Egypt's World Bank loan will 'lead us to hell': Islamist MPs
    The road to hell is paved with development loans, Egyptian Islamists tell Parliament, saying interest payments on such borrowing are forbidden by religious law
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    Arts & Culture
    Ajam band fuses Iranian folk music and urban sounds in the Spring Festival finale
    Iranian-British Ajam band concert wraps-up Egypt's Spring Festival, speaks to Ahram Online about their use of Iranian folk traditions in their more urban sound
    Alternative News Agency: revolution's visual narratives revisited
    Diverse group of artists, videographers, photojournalists present compilation of revolutionary art 'Alternative News Agency' at CIC Sunday; Two debates about contrasting visual narratives to take place 14-15 May
    Arab films and directors in the Cannes Film Festival
    On the eve of the film industry's most important and prestigious festival, Ahram Online considers the presence of Arab films throughout the history of the festival
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