Politics/headline news
Big interview, big questions
(cairolive.com, July 12, 2002) Al-Ahram editor-in-chief Ibrahim Nafie's interview with President Hosni Mubarak is promoted heavily on the paper's Thursday front page. The first part of the interview is set to appear on Friday.
The front page ad says it will address many of the hottest topics being talked about by the general public and the press these days.
Amongst the questions the president is set to answer:
What will happen to the Middle East if the current crisis continues indefinitely?
Is there really a secret pact that compels Egypt to send troops to Palestine for security reasons?
What went on between the head of Egyptian intelligence and the Israelis?
Is there really an alternative to Arafat?
Is Egypt really searching for uranium in Sinai with China's help?

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Ad watch
At the Ostrich farm
(cairolive.com, July 12, 2002) An ad on the front page of Al-Wafd on Thursday announces a new program meant to help young residents of the New Valley migrate to South Sinai and start up potentially lucrative ostrich farms
With the help of the the social development fund, plots of land have been allocated for those who want to give the new industry a try.
Actually, ostrich farming has become somewhat popular in Egypt in recent years. The birds' meat is considered just as tasty as other meats, and produces more in terms of quantity, and at a higher price. Calling ostrich-farming "the project of the future" the ad directs people to the web site: www.egforostrich.com

Traffic
No wonder it's so crowded
(cairolive.com, July 12, 2002) A tiny item on the front page of Al-Akhbar reports the latest figures for car ownership and use in Egypt: There are currently more than three million registered vehicles; 3.2 million to be specific... and of those, 986 thousand use Cairo's streets, or some 30 per cent of the total.
No wonder it's so crowded.

Music
Negative attention
(cairolive.com, July 12, 2002) Cheb Khaled is getting a lot of bad press these days for performing a duet with Israeli singer Noa at a concert in Italy in May.
Calls to boycott Khaled have appeared in Lebanon and Jordan, and -- in today's Al-Akhbar, where a photo caption says "The picture doesn't lie, ya Khaled. "
The picture is of the two singers deep in song at the aforementioned show.

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