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Decoding Egypt: Between the Lines

CAIRO: Searching for meanings in the news — through digging, dissecting, forming…

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DECODING EGYPT Forty Years Later: Why is Nasser still remembered in the Arab World?

  CAIRO: Khaled, the elder son of former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser…

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Decoding Egypt: To be a fan of Gamal Mubarak

Referring to Gamal Mubarak earlier this year, a senior editor at the…

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Norman Finkelstein to DNE: Israel may target Nasrallah’s deputy (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this special interview with controversial political scientist and…

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Decoding Egypt: ‘We started big, and we remain big’!

"We started big, and we remain big" is the clunky, self-praising but…

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Decoding Egypt: Mr. El-Baradei: Are you losing the momentum?

The return of Mohamed ElBaradei to Egypt and his readiness to challenge…

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Decoding Egypt: Thank God South Africa's hosting the World Cup

CAIRO: Press coverage of South Africa has been boosted to an all-time…

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Decoding Egypt: The High Dam and the underground barrier

The Egyptian regime is a master at exposing its own weaknesses and…

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Decoding Egypt:It doesn't really feel like 2010

For Egyptians, there's no place for optimistic forecasts for 2010: the start…

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Decoding Egypt: The retreat from civilization

I often wonder why any Egyptian would condone the sickening torture inflicted…

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