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Profile Of An Organizer

by drewcornick on Feb 28, 2011 • 5 Comments

Name: Radwa Rashwan Alhadad Age: 21 So how long have you been organizing? This was my first event as an organizer, but I plan to keep organizing for more events in the future. What got you involved in organizing for this event? My friends and team are very ambitious, kind,...

Rally For Tourism In Egypt

Egypt / Tourism

Rally For Tourism In Egypt

by drewcornick on Feb 26, 2011 • 5 Comments

Yesterday I was fortunate to be invited to attend a rally to Restore Tourism in Egypt. The event was coordinated by the youth of Egypt, and their goal was to show the world that Egypt welcomes everyone. Despite the revolution which has swept Egypt and has subsequently damaged much of...

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by Politics on Feb 4, 2011 • No Comments

LAGOS: Simple spelling lessons and multiplication tables still appear on the chalkboards in empty classrooms across Africa's most populous nation as officials take over the country's schools to c

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Baghdad car bomb kills 37 at funeral

by Politics on Feb 4, 2011 • No Comments

BAGHDAD: A massive car bomb ripped through a funeral ceremony in a Shia district of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 37 people in the worst day of violence in the Iraqi capital in more than two month

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Streets flooded, power cut in Saudi city of Jeddah

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JEDDAH: Torrential rainfall submerged streets and cut off electricity in parts of Saudi Arabia's second largest city Jeddah on Wednesday, raising fears of a repeat of floods in 2009 which killed

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Lebanon PM wants dialogue to solve tribunal dispute

by Politics on Feb 4, 2011 • No Comments

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Hezbollah-backed prime minister designate Najib Mikati said on Wednesday he sought good relations with all countries after Washington expressed concern over the Iranian-backed S

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ElBaradei ready to ‘lead the transition’ in Egypt if asked

by Politics on Feb 4, 2011 • No Comments

VIENNA: Nobel peace laureate and leading dissident Mohamed ElBaradei said Thursday he was ready to “lead the transition” in Egypt if asked, as he left Vienna for Cairo

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EU urges Egyptian authorities to show restraint

by Politics on Feb 4, 2011 • No Comments

BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton called on Egyptian authorities to exercise restraint on Thursday and respect the right of the people to protest peacefully against the leadersh

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Opposition forces call for thousands to join Friday demos

by Politics on Feb 4, 2011 • No Comments

CAIRO: Egypt’s opposition forces are galvanizing their calls for change through peaceful demonstrations, hoping to enlist thousands to join protests after Friday prayers today. Poli

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Saudi prince says tough to predict Mubarak future

by Politics on Feb 4, 2011 • No Comments

DAVOS, Switzerland: The future of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hinges on the ability of the country’s leaders to understand the reasons behind unprecedented protests, a Saudi royal fami

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Protests continue in downtown Cairo Wednesday night

by Politics on Feb 4, 2011 • No Comments

CAIRO: Protests continued in downtown Cairo Wednesday night as security forces escalated the scope of their crackdown on those who took to the streets demanding an end to the regime. Foll

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Could Suez be Egypt’s Sidi Bouzid?

by Politics on Feb 4, 2011 • No Comments

SUEZ: Mosaics lining the road to Suez glorify Egypt's achievements in a 1973 war with Israel but, further on, toppled billboards, charred signposts and shattered glass stand as monuments to a mor

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Violent clashes in Suez, police station set on fire

by Politics on Feb 4, 2011 • No Comments

SUEZ, Egypt: Around 1,000 demonstrators clashed with security forces in Al-Arbeen Square and Al-Geish Street in the northern city of Suez Thursday, protesting the security's alleged use of live a

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Safwat El-Sherif denies NDP officials fled when protests erupted

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CAIRO: Speaker of Egypt's Shoura Council and leading figure in the ruling National Democratic Party Safwat El-Sherif denied that any NDP officials left the country when the protests erupted on Ja

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