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Cosmopolitan Cairo
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Old is new again in the ancient Egyptian city of Cairo. Jon Jensen navigates the streets of the ever-evolving metropolis, which is embracing the trappings of the modern world even as it seeks to preserve its past.
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Bomb hits Alexandria church, 21 dead
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A bomb blast outside the All Saints Church in Alexandria killed 21 people today. Egypt’s government said the explosion was the result of a suicide bomb attack. Story originally published by Daily News Egypt on January 1, 2010.
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Weekend Away: Cairo
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Ancient and modern worlds converge in Cairo, the largest city in both Africa and the Middle East. Experience old-world charm and cosmopolitan chic along the banks of the Nile River.
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Real-life ‘Jaws’ terrorizes Egypt coast
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An unprecedented five shark attacks have shut down Egypt’s most-popular tourist destination.
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Egypt Calls Election ‘Free and Fair’, Opposition to Boycott Second Round
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This week, the ruling National Democratic Party scored a landslide victory in the first round of the People’s Assembly election, amid allegations of fraud, intimidation and violence. Daily News Egypt’s Jon Jensen and Mohamed Effat report from Minya on Election Day. Story published December 3, 2010 by Daily News Egypt.
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Despite US call for reform, little change in Egypt
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Ahead of parliamentary elections, Egypt again cracks down on opposition groups.
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Alexandria Family Accuses Police of Torturing Son to Death
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The family of a 20-year-old Ahmed Shaaban, found dead in the Mahmoudia Canal, say he was tortured to death by police officers from the Sidi Gaber Police Station in Alexandria.
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For refugees in Egypt, escape is deadly
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Egypt’s shoot-to-kill policy along its border with Israel is questioned.
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Egypt’s reformers find little to unite them
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Few opposition parties heed call of Egypt’s most visible reform leader to boycott election.
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Egypt looks to muffle the clamor of Cairo’s mosques
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But for many Egyptians, the cacophony of the call to prayer is the whole point.
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Treating Luxor’s Work Animals
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In Luxor, veterinarians from the Brooke Hospital for Animals scramble to help a young donkey with a gushing wound.