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Find
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the world media sees Egypt...
Thursday-Friday
November 11-12, 2004
Burying
Arafat
UPDATE:
 Millions
around the world tuned in this morning to watch Yasser Arafat's funeral
in Cairo.
All the feeds were coming live
from Egyptian TV.
Reuters says presidents and dignitaries
from more
than 50 countries were in attendance.
Among those in attendance were:
King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Bashar Assad of Syria, Sultan
Hasanal Bolkiah of Brunei, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa,
European Union Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana and Pope Shenouda III,
head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church.
Arafat's widow, Suha, and their
rarely seen 9-year-old daughter, Zahwa, also figured prominently, with
one story noting that Zahwa was directly spoken to by an announcer:
"Don't cry, Zahwa. Your father never cried. He was a man of
patience and endurance... Don't cry, Zawha. All the Arab children share
with you your pride and dignity today."
AP continues to be first
out of the gate with coverage.
BBC's version also mentions the controversy
over how he died.
Plus, the Toronto Star takes note
that the masses
were kept away for security concerns.
EARLIER...
Arafat's body arrives in Cairo
 AP
has all the details
on the funeral arrangement for Friday... including the unique TV traffic
report telling people which roads not to take. A longer version
of the same story is running on ABC...
The government, meanwhile,
has announced three days of mourning.
So far, word is that the South African president
will attend.
Meanwhile, the news
agencies sound out reactions in Cairo: "Another
Abdel Nasser has died," said taxi driver Mahmoud Ibrahim,
comparing the Palestinian leader to the towering Arab nationalist
who ruled Egypt from his 1956 coup until his death in 1970.
Earlier, Bush called
Mubarak to "discuss steps he would take to 'cooperate
more actively' with Middle East peacemaking."
No sidelines
Contrary to earlier reports,
Powell says he has no
plans to hold talks with Iran during the Sharm El-Sheikh Iraq
meeting later this month.
Jam broken
Suez Canal finally reopened after stuck tanker finally dislodged...
Bad boy no more?
Mido -- in an interview -- claims to have matured.
Plus, Veteran Egypt
squash star dies
suddenly.
Same message
Mubarak calls for greater religious tolerance
in Lailat Al-Qadr speech.
Sudden release
60 detained Muslim brothers released.
New find
Rare wooden
coffin found in Luxor.
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Thursday, November 11, 2004 12:30 CAIRO
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MORE WEB LOG
NOVEMBER 9
Lots
of denials
NOVEMBER 6
Actions
and reactions
NOVEMBER 4
Harassing
the press
NOVEMBER 2
Diplomacy
and luck
OCTOBER 30
Party
time and lost of misk
OCTOBER 28
Big-time
politics
OCTOBER 26
Breaking
after resting
OCTOBER 21
Iraq,
Iraq, Iraq
OCTOBER 19
Endless
news
OCTOBER 18
Boxing
it up
OCTOBER 15
Education,
antiquities and wheat
OCTOBER 13
New
tours and nice finds
OCTOBER 11
Just
a little this time
OCTOBER 7
On
the merry go round
OCTOBER 5
Food
for thought
OCTOBER 3
A
pressing day
SEPTEMBER 30
More
rollercoasters
SEPTEMBER 28
Synchronized
news
SEPTEMBER 26
Routine
unusual
SEPTEMBER 23
Stability
and change
SEPTEMBER 21, 2004
New
realities
SEPTEMBER 19, 2004
Bundles
of irony
SEPTEMBER 16, 2004
Mixed
up world
SEPTEMBER 14, 2004
Just
the news
Narrow
reforms
Bab
El-Shams in Beirut
Soccer
blames
SEPTEMBER 12, 2004
Aiming
high
Gamal
Mubarak's poster
Trouble
and tragedy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2004
Courting
change
Libs and cons
Mido trouble fest
Mo.
Atta's father
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
Plenty
of surprises
Gaza
time
Belly
time
Amr
Khaled
SEPTEMBER 5, 2004
Timely
analyses
Mogamma
tales
Miss
Egypt
Egyptology
101
SEPTEMBER 3, 2004
Weekend
mish-mash
Hostage
released
Wrestler
called Rock
Hamza
case begins
SEPTEMBER 1, 2004
The
local-global view in a jiffy
Educational
reform
Ruby
goes global
Cheop
controversy
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