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Alain Navarro

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Egypt’s uneasy relationship with Netanyahu

Egypt will have a heavy heart when they resume dealings with Benjamin Netanyahu, whose spell as Israeli prime minister was frustrating.

Tintin thrives in the Arab world despite censorship

Neither censors nor ”Orientalist” stereotypes have dampened demand for the cartoon adventures of Belgian boy reporter Tintin, who has stoked the imagination of generations of…

Search for Egypt’s lone female pharaoh may be over

The centuries-old search for the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman to have reigned as a pharaoh in Egypt, may finally have ended. Egypt’s antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass…

Egypt battlefield set for golf boom

The steaming sands of El-Alamein, where German and Allied tanks fought fiercely during World War II, are being readied for a boom in tourism, but only once the landmines are…

Darfur threatens Sudan’s AU ambitions

A year after an international outcry over the civilian death toll in Darfur forced Sudan to forego its ambitions to chair the African Union, the now four-year-old conflict…

Behind which veil?

To veil or not to veil is no longer the question in Egypt. From abject neighbourhoods to chic suburban enclaves Muslim women are instead mulling whether to opt for a strict…

Black cloud threatens Egyptians’ health

For the seventh year running, a mysterious black cloud has appeared over Cairo, triggering serious health concerns for the polluted city’s 16-million residents. Emissions of…

French ‘asbestos’ ship poised for Suez crossing

Egyptian technicians on Monday were to inspect an old French aircraft carrier, heading for an Indian scrapyard, ahead of its planned transit through the Suez canal after a delay…

‘The boss’ seen cruising to poll victory

With the battle to keep his throne all but won, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s main struggle on the eve of Wednesday’s landmark election was to secure a strong enough turnout…