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EGYPT: NDP conference fails to ease succession fears | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times
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Today, in what was seen as a speech to raise his popularity among Egyptians, Gamal Mubarak defended the party's policies without delving into the succession drama, stressing that the NDP is working for the good of Egyptians rather than serving the interests of the country's tycoons as the opposition claims. Many in Egypt, a country where about 40% of the population lives on $2 or less a day or, regard the ruling party as corrupt and looking out only for the rich and politically connected.
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Regarding the financial aspect, opposition figures were disillusioned to see NDP members boast of the country's booming economy throughout the first two days of the conference. The vice president of the opposition Democratic Front party, Sekina Fouad, said, "Every year they [NDP] talk about the success of previous plans and the bright ideas they still have for developing the country, but what we witness on the ground is further deterioration in every Egyptian's life."
24 Oct 09
Mystery Beauty waits to be Queen of the Nile - Times Online
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A fluent English speaker, she works for her father, Mahmoud el-Gamal, who owns
one of Egypt’s largest construction companies and vast property holdings. At
weekends she occasionally plays football at the Gezira Sporting Club -
The couple married in a lavish private wedding ceremony and live in the
wealthy Cairo suburb of Zamalek.
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