Alain Navarro – The Mail & Guardian

/ 26 March 2007

Egypt battlefield set for golf boom

The steaming sands of El-Alamein, where German and Allied tanks fought fiercely during World War II, are being readied for a boom in tourism, but only once the landmines are cleared. The potentially lucrative tourism industry on Egypt’s north coast is being cautiously developed on one of the most heavily mined bits of real estate in the world.

By Alain Navarro

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/ 6 September 2005

‘The boss’ seen cruising to poll victory

With the battle to keep his throne all but won, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s main struggle on the eve of Wednesday’s landmark election was to secure a strong enough turnout to legitimise his victory. Mubarak wrapped up his campaign for the country’s first contested presidential election with an appeal to Egypt’s 32-million voters to go the polls but observers predict many could stay at home.

By Alain Navarro