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15:41 Real Madrid keep Mourinho until 2016
15:09 Egypt buys 1.1 million tonnes of local wheat: Official
14:56 Market Update: Egypt stocks close Tuesday down 0.3 pct, trade slumps
14:36 Egypt to play Malawi instead of Senegal
14:27 German travel firms says Greece bookings plunge
14:25 Bolt eyes 9.7s at 100m in Ostrava
14:24 Egypt civil servants get day off for presidential elections
14:20 Islamist at heart of sectarian unrest in Lebanon freed
14:13 Film caravan to screen movies by Arab and Ibero-American woman directors
14:12 Egypt's trade balance deficit up annual 9.8 per cent in January
14:11 One dead in east Sudan car blast: State radio
13:27 Less Iranian oil passing through Suez Canal
13:24 Market Update: Egypt stocks edging up 0.2 pct near Tuesday close
12:45 Kuwait plans $6 billion airport expansion
12:40 Egypt seeks up to 105,000 tonnes gas/oil for April-May: Trade
11:24 Saudi aid package for Egypt being finalised: Finance minister
22:28 Egypt's schools closed during presidential elections
22:19 Best-paid US CEOs in 2011: Apple's Cook on top
21:51 Adebayor wants Spurs' stay
21:36 Ittihad Jeddah consider signing Zamalek's Shikabala instead of Ismaily's Abd-Rabou
21:20 England-based defender El-Abd ‘proud’ to play for Egypt
21:08 Egypt's parties fail to agree on constitutional annex, says MP
21:01 Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker to shoot his next film in France
20:53 Arab League to Iran: stop anti-Bahrain campaign
20:52 Tunisia vows to punish attacks on alcohol vendors
19:14 Iran sacks diplomat in Brazil groping scandal
18:20 Egypt to introduce Octane 85 petrol: Ministry
18:20 'We should all accept the results of the elections' says SCAF on Facebook
18:10 'Very good talks' with IAEA chief on nuclear issues: Iran
18:09 Syria peace deal at a 'pivotal moment': UN chief

Quick Guide: The lowdown on Egypt's presidential frontrunners
With days to go before Egypt goes to the polls in the country's first credible multi-candidate presidential elections, Bassem Sabry gives a rundown on what people in the street say for and against the main candidates
Scenarios for a winner in Egypt's post-Mubarak presidential elections
Egypt's first post-Mubarak presidential elections will take place 23-24 May. Who will win is a matter of speculation, but certain scenarios are discernible.
 
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Egyptian Christians
Surrounded by a climate of fear, Egypt's Copts to vote for a secularist president
Subjected to several pogroms by Muslim fanatics since the revolution, Egypt's Copts are opting for a secular candidate to keep out Islamists
Protesters block roads in north Lebanon
For third day in row, protesters block roads in Lebanon's northern Akkar region, where two Sunni clerics were killed at an army checkpoint this weekend
Army ready to surrender power; no threat of Israeli military intervention: Intelligence analyst
SCAF and Tantawi don’t seek an official role after president elected, Israel isn’t planning a military intervention in Egypt, says security analyst
Activists end hunger strike; plan escalations for release of detainees
Political activists end hunger strike and plan new protests to press for the release of protesters still detained in the Abbasiya clashes with the military earlier this month
G8 steps up plans to aid Arab Spring economies: US official
Group promises to help Egypt tap international capital markets and increase its access to investment and trade
On whitening Egypt's walls, time and again
After the administration of the American University in Cairo vowed to keep the murals on its Tahrir campus walls, the government paints over part of them
Egypt will face Togo with full strength
Ahly and Zamalek players join Egypt's current camp in Sudan to boost the squad ahead of Tuesday's friendly with Togo
Elections 2012
(UPDATE) Egypt's presidential favourites: Where they stand, issue by issue
Ahram Online's breakdown of Egypt's presidential frontrunners' electoral platforms, highlighting their.....
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Military trials for civilians: the human cost
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As hundreds stage a solidarity hunger strike Sunday for over 300 imprisoned Abbasiya protesters facing.....
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Islamist Mursi's campaign strategy: football and sheikhs
Mohamed Mursi ends a frantic campaign, during which he has risen from single digit support to race leader,.....
Opinion
The pragmatic spirit of Egypt's civil forces
Samer Soliman
If the Islamic current - a conservative force - is changing, it should come as little surprise that Egyptian civil forces, too, stand on the brink of transformation
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
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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
Sports
Real Madrid keep Mourinho until 2016
Jose Mourinho extends contract with Real Madrid until 2016 following league title-winning season
Egypt to play Malawi instead of Senegal
After negotiations fail with Zambia, Egypt will meet Malawi at Sudan training camp Thursday, Bradley wants another friendly in Egypt
Champions League final rating down from 2011
Chelsea's 4-3 shootout win following a 1-1 tie Saturday was up 18 percent from the 1.1/3 for Inter Milan's 2-0 win over Bayern in 2010, the first Champions League final played on a Saturday
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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Egypt
Egypt military coup is 'very possible', says Mubarak's ex-spy chief
Omar Suleiman claims ongoing political instability may prompt the army to reassert control, bringing it into direct conflict with a more militant Muslim Brotherhood
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UK shadow minister: We are helping Egypt with words not actions
Labour's shadow justice minister says the UK is not doing enough, politically and economically, to support the Arab Spring
Owner of Egypt belly dance Al-Tit TV arrested
Owner of popular belly dancing satellite channel is arrested based on suspicions of prostitution and 'harming public decency'
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World
Malaysia's Anwar charged, alleges new persecution
Malay opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to fight charges against him, accuses regime of political intimidation
UN worried about Syria's effect on Lebanon; fears of civil war
UN chief Ban Ki-moon appeals for calm in Lebanon after gunbattles erupted in the capital, Beirut hoping it wasn't a sign Lebanese sympathies with factions in Syria will break into civil war at home
Tunisia vows to punish attacks on alcohol vendors
Tunisia's Islamist-led government says it will punish conservative Salafi Muslims who attacked alcohol shops in a central town over the weekend, raising religious tensions in the home of the Arab Spring
Business
Egypt GDP grows an unexpected 5.2 pct in 1Q2012: Minister
Egypt's economy bounces back in 2012 after shrinking 4.2 per cent in the first quarter of last year, says planning minister
Market Report: Egypt stocks regain 1.8 pct as presidential race enters home straight
Main index claws back some of Sunday's losses as local investors target high-cap stocks; turnover, though, remains low
Egypt Q1 jobless rate climbs to 12.6 per cent: Statistic body
Unemployment continues to rise, hitting 3.4 million at the end of March - 8 per cent higher than for the same period in 2011
Arts & Culture
Critics differ on 'After the Battle' but negativity reigns
'After the Battle', Egypt's main contender at the Cannes Film Festival, receives scathing reviews from critics with few exceptions
Anti-sexual harassment and expression groups call for art work
Harassmap, Graffiti Hareemy and Mashrou' El-Mareekh send an open call for any artwork on sexual harassment to be exhibited at Townhouse Gallery
'When I hear music, I start seeing it in my mind' says choreographer Russillo
New York-born, Paris-based, international choreographer Joseph Russillo, talks to Ahram Online about his career, how music inspires his choreography and his experience with the Cairo Opera Ballet Company
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