Ashraf Khalil

In the wake of the New Year’s Eve bombings, police forces have unleashed a massive security response in Alexandria, detaining…

Mohamed ElBaradei has chosen an interesting time to re-enter the Egyptian political arena. After his calls for a parliamentary election…

First off, a confession: I watched “Ring Road” by accident.  

Alexandria--On a fairly sedate Friday afternoon in Ramleh Station, it was obvious that elections were in the air. But sometimes,…

With just days to go before the parliamentary elections, President Hosni Mubarak’s government seems to have successfully fended off the…

State-owned flagship daily Al-Ahram leads things off with a curious editorial decision on Wednesday. With parliamentary elections looming on Sunday…

Egypt’s state-owned media focused on what turned out to be a busy day of public appearances Wednesday for senior government…

Mohamed Saieed sat grumpily behind his counter of the Mourad Butcher in Giza. 
“I have plenty of time to talk,”…

Parliamentary candidate news dominates Monday’s newspapers. State-owned flagship daily Al-Ahram tops its front page with news that "the doors of…

The Wafd Party announced on Sunday it will participate in parliamentary elections scheduled for the end of November, ending a…

State-owned flagship daily Al-Ahram tops its front page with news that President Mubarak has decided to delay the upcoming annual…

All state-owned papers lead with nearly identical coverage regarding the country’s chronic food-supply issues. At a cabinet meeting chaired by…

It was early May of this year and the anger on display outside parliament was unmistakable.Demonstrators filled the streets to…

Al-Ahram leads off with front-page coverage of South African President Jacob Zuma’s official state visit to Cairo. The main article…

With two electoral battles looming in the coming months, the Egyptian government now finds itself fighting over a very different…

State-owned flagship daily Al-Ahram tops its front page today with something that has become a fairly regular feature in recent…

State-owned flagship newpaper Al-Ahram takes an unsurprising route on such a patriotic national holiday. Its front-page lead article centers on…

National Geographic magazine is setting its sights on the Arab World with an Arabic-language edition of the iconic photo-centric monthly,…

The complicated legal saga of billionaire businessman Hisham Talaat Moustafa took a new turn on Tuesday when a court sentenced…

State-owned Al-Ahram leads off its front page with comments from Minister of Housing Ahmed al-Maghrabi defending the government’s controversial sale…