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News Coverage Prepared For: the European Union to Egypt News Coverage Prepared for: The European Union to Egypt Date 16 November 2011 Nobody’s Unpredictable Thematic Headlines Domestic Scene: Qatar and Kuwait Offered $296 Million to Salafist Group Petroleum Ministry: No New Gas Export Contracts Military Council, Government Assign Media People to Secretly Establish “Media Regulatory Body” “National Security” Arrests 5th Suspect in Arish Attacks Sharaf Government to Allow Land Ownership in Sinai Soon Sameh Ashour: I Won’t Be Interrogated Until Zend, Fraudsters Are Tried First Education Ministry Probes “Tantawi for President” Campaign for Holding Rally in School The Administrative Court Rules in Contestations Egyptian Voters’ Compass in the Netherlands Demonstrations In Front of Cabinet HeadquartersClick to add text here Alaa’s Mother Baradei Warns Of a Hunger Revolution in Egypt Amr: Expat voting is essential Moussa: Bloodshed in Syria Should Stop Prisons’ Sector Head: No Torture National forces work on a unified document Supreme Administrative Court: Courts Are Entitled To Modify Existing Legislations Damietta Sit-In No Military Trials for Civilians Mubarak’s Trial 2 Thematic Headlines Domestic Scene: Google Launches Page for Egyptian Elections Isolating Remnants in the Ballot Box Muslim Brotherhood’s Exclusion Session Adjourned Copts in the Elections Ladies compete in the Red Sea Securing the Elections Expatriates’ vote Funding Campaigns Freedom and Justice Party Exposes NDP Remnants ahead of Elections Friday Protests Await Decision from Al-Selmi’sClick Document to add text here Al-Selmi Meets Political Forces Opposing Suggested Constitutional Principles Lawyers and Judges Crisis Discussed at Cairo University Government Responds to Political Forces by Amending Al-Selmi’s Document Al-Selmi: Constitutional Amendments Document Non-Binding A Possible Deal between Islamists and Military Council? Political Forces Call for Popular Isolation of NDP Remnants 3 Thematic Headlines Regional development: Infrastructure Minister: “Israel Should Start Preparing for a Conflict with Egypt” Click to add text here 4 Publication overview Al-Ahram: Egyptian state-run official daily newspaper Founded in 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after al- Waqa'i`al-Masriya (English: The Egyptian Events, founded 1828). It is majority owned by the Egyptian government. Al-Akhbar: Egyptian state-owned semi-official daily newspaper It was founded in May 1952 as a part of Akhbar El Yom. Click to add text here Al-Gomhoria: Egyptian state-owned daily newspaper An influential state-owned Egyptian Arabic language daily newspaper. It was established in 1954. Al-Shorouk: Egyptian daily independent newspaper is a prominent Arabic newspaper published in Egypt[1] and several other Arabic nations. It is a daily independent newspaper, covering mainly politics, militant affairs and sport. 5 Publication overview Al-Masry al-Yom: Independent daily newspaper On 7 June 2004, it published its first edition. The paper initially circulated primarily amongst Cairo’s intellectual elite, providing objective news coverage in the belief that good news would beat sensationalist reporting found in other Egyptian print media. After 3 years, it was challenging Al-Ahram for the status of being the national paper of record. Though Tahrir: Daily independent newspaper Click to add text here Dostor: Daily independent newspaper Yom 7: Daily independent newspaper Disclaimer: “This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of authors of articles and under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of IPSOS or the European Union.” 6 Table Of Contents Newspapers : Freedom and Justice Party Exposes NDP Remnants ahead of Elections …………………………………………………………….15 Elections Updates……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………(16-17) Friday Protests Await Decision from Al-Selmi’s Document…………………………………………………………………………..18 Al -Selmi Meets Political Forces Opposing Suggested Constitutional Principles………………………………………….……….19 Lawyers and Judges Crisis Discussed at Cairo University …………………………………………………………………………….20 Click to add text here Alaa’s Mother……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….…………….22 Baradei Warns Of a Hunger Revolution in Egypt…………………………………………………………….……….………………..23 Amr: Expat voting is essential………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….24 Political Forces Call for Popular Isolation of NDP Remnants…………………………………………….……..……………………25 Moussa: Bloodshed in Syria Should Stop………………………………………………………………….…...………………………..26 Google Launches Page for Egyptian Elections…………………………………………………………….…………………………….27 Petroleum Ministry: No New Gas Export Contracts…………………………………………………….……………...………………28 National Security” Arrests 5th Suspect in Arish Attacks……………………………………………………………………………….29 7 Table Of Contents Securing the Elections…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………30 Isolating Remnants in the Ballot Box………………………………………………………………………………………………………..31 Egyptian Voters’ Compass in the Netherlands …………………………………………………………………………………………….32 Expatriates’ vote …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………….33 Muslim Brotherhood’s Exclusion Session Ajourned …………………………………………………………………………………… 34 Click to add text here Supreme Administrative Court: Courts Are Entitled To Modify Existing Legislations ……………………………………………35 Damietta Sit-In………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..(36-37) Mubarak’s Trial …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...………………….38 No Military Trials for Civilians ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………39 Sameh Ashour: I Won’t Be Interrogated Until Zend, Fraudsters Are Tried First ………………………………..…………………..40 Copts in the Elections………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...(41-42) Funding Campaigns ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….43 8 Table Of Contents Sharaf Government to Allow Land Ownership in Sinai Soon ……………………………………………………………………….44 Elections Updates………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………….(45-48) Al -Selmi: Constitutional Amendments Document Non-Binding …………………..………………………………………………..49 Prisons ’ Sector Head: No Torture ………………………………………………....………………………………………………………50 National forces work on a unified document ……………………………...……………………………………………………………51 Document Click to add text here Osama46 Government Responds to Political Forces by Amending Al-Selmi’s Document………..……………………………………….. 52 Elections Updates ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….(53-54) Qatar and Kuwait Offered $296 Million to Salafist Group …………………………………………………………………………...55 9 Table Of Contents Education Ministry Probes “Tantawi for President” Campaign for Holding Rally in School………………………………………..56 Click to add text here Infrastructure Minister: “Israel Should Start Preparing for a Conflict with Egypt”………………………………………………..…57 The Administrative Court Rules in Contestations…………………………………………………………………………………………58 A Possible Deal between Islamists and Military Council?..........................................................................................................................59 Demonstrations In Front of Cabinet Headquarters………………………………………………………………………………….……..60 Ladies compete in the Red Sea ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….61 10 Table Of Contents TV Coverage : Al Hayah TV Channel ……………………………………………………………………………………………(63_65) CBC Channel ………………..…………………………………………………………..……………….…………Click to add text here 65 Channel 2 ………….…………..………………………………………………………………………...…………(66-67) Channel 1…………. ………………..…………………………………………………………….……………….(68_69) Al Hayah channel 2…………………………………………………………………………………………………70 11 Table Of Contents Radio Coverage: Al Shark Al Awsat Channel……………………………………………………………………………………………………………74 Click to add text here Mega Fm……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….75 Radio Misr…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….76 Al shabab Wi Al Riada………………………………………………………………………………………………77 12 Table Of Contents Internet Coverage: Face book……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…(81_82) Click to add text here Twitter……………………………………………………………………………………………………………(83_87..) Arabawy………………………………………………………………………………………………….………88 13 Newspapers (16/11/2011) 14 Page:4 Author: Amani Maged Freedom and Justice Party Exposes NDP Remnants ahead of Elections The Muslim Brotherhood’s party called on his members to collect the names of the National Democratic Party remnants to warn people against voting for them. They explained that citizens are awareClick of tothe adddangers text of electing here former members of the dissolved NDP who were involved in political corruption, however, the problem lies in the lack of knowledge of the backgrounds of candidates. A number of political parties and movements have repeatedly demanded the Supreme Council of Armed Forces and the government to issue Political Isolation Law that prevents remnants of the former regime from participating in the coming elections. 15 Page:4,5 Author: Mamdouh Shaaban and others Elections Updates( 1/2) Department of Civil Status in coordination with mobile phomes network providers developed a service which can issue National IDs for the citizens by using the mobile phones. Google launched yesterday in coordination with HEC and Local Administrative Ministry a page to be the source of elections information. www.google.com.egelections 2011. Click to add text here MB said, Every Muslim has to vote in the upcoming elections. Former Minister of Insurance and Social Affairs said women and Copts must vote in the upcoming elections and criticized Islamic Parties.
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