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A Facebook page portraying Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi in an astronaut suit as part of an ongoing campaign for Mursi to win a trip to space in a competition sponsored by a deodorant manufacturer in Cairo. (AFP)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 24, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi has brought forward the start of parliamentary elections to April 22, in an effort to defuse a row with Egypt’s Christian minority, who said the schedule would conflict with their Easter celebrations. The decision...