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Egyptian newspaper under fire over altered photo

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Egypt’s state-run newspaper has come under fire for altering a photograph to suggest President Hosni Mubarak was leading the Middle East peace talks.

Al-Ahram showed Mr Mubarak walking on a red carpet ahead of US President Barack Obama as well as the Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian leaders.

The original image, taken at the White House when talks were formally re-launched, shows Mr Obama leading the way and Mr Mubarak trailing behind.

The manipulated photograph ran above an article on page six of al-Ahram’s Tuesday edition, entitled The Way to Sharm el-Sheikh.

Full Story: BBC News – Egyptian newspaper under fire over altered photo

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