Tuesday, 22 May 2012
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Egypt underclass finds voice, voting against misery

22.05.2012 17:05   0 views  0 comments
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CAIRO (Reuters) - In the Cairo shantytown of Dweika, raw sewage forms puddles in dirt roads and families of seven or more live crammed into two-room shacks that appear in imminent danger of collapse - as does the ground beneath their feet. Built on a rock plateau overlooking the heart of Cairo, Dweika's residents represent an underclass that mushroomed in Hosni Mubarak's Egypt, part of the deep socioeconomic malaise awaiting whoever wins the election to succeed him. ... Czytaj więcej »

Egypt's Brotherhood flexes muscles in push for presidency

21.05.2012 6:29   0 views  0 comments
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Mohamed Mursi, head of Muslim Brotherhood's political party, and Brotherhood's new presidential candidate, talks during interview with Reuters in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood showed off its ability to rally support with choreographed campaign events throughout the nation on Sunday in a final push to clinch victory for its candidate in this week's presidential election. Well-known Islamic preachers and soccer celebrities took to the podium in Cairo to endorse Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Mursi, a relative latecomer to the race. His main rivals include Islamists and ex-officials of former President Hosni Mubarak. ...


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Algerian singer Warda dies in Cairo at 72

18.05.2012 2:45   1 views  0 comments
From: news.yahoo.com


FILE - In this July 6, 2009 file photo, Arabic music diva Warda, performs during a show in Algiers, Algeria to inaugurate the second Pan-African Festival. Egyptian state TV said Warda, whose sultry voice and range helped make her one of the giants of Arab song, died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at her home in Cairo. The official MENA news agency said she was 72, and that her body will be flown to Algeria on Friday for burial. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou, File)The Algerian singer Warda, whose sultry voice and range helped make her one of the giants of Arab song, has died. She was 72.


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Egypt Brotherhood forms human chain for candidate

18.05.2012 0:02   0 views  0 comments
From: news.yahoo.com


CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood organized a 760-km (470-mile)-long human chain of supporters across the country on Thursday to back the group's presidential candidate Mohamed Mursi in a show of strength ahead of next week's historic vote. From Cairo to Aswan, members of the Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), held posters of Mohamed Mursi, the Brotherhood's alternative choice to the group's initial candidate Khairat Shater, who was disqualified over a military court conviction. ... Czytaj więcej »

Algerian singer Warda dies in Cairo at 72

17.05.2012 23:11   0 views  0 comments
Tags: Arab, Cairo
From: news.yahoo.com


The Algerian singer Warda, whose sultry voice and range helped make her one of the giants of Arab song, has died. She was 72. Czytaj więcej »

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