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Tuesday
Jan052010

Alaa in the news

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Angry Arab noted this picture in Sharq al-Awsat, showing Prince Faisal, Sudan's Omar Bashir and Alaa Mubarak praying in Mecca. Perhaps we should start a Alaa Watch regular feature...

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Alaa Mubarak in Mecca...

One of our commenters asks how Alaa Mubarak fits into the question of Egyptian succession. We're not sure, but he's taken a slightly higher public profile in recent months....

Jan 5, 2010 at 10:04 PM | Unregistered CommenterThe Majlis

May I just say that I really like the carpet they're sitting on.

Jan 5, 2010 at 11:04 PM | Unregistered Commenterscarr

I am more interested in the guards behind them!

Jan 6, 2010 at 10:59 AM | Unregistered CommenterNina

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