Heba Hesham
Streets of Cairo: Khlousy, a street that never sleeps
Life & Style
July 23, 2011
Streets of Cairo: Khlousy, a street that never sleeps
Close to the heart of Cairo, the northern suburb of Shubra has always been known as its own country.
Heliopolis protest supports the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Egypt
July 16, 2011
Heliopolis protest supports the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
The Youth for Stability Movement and the 19 March Coalition, two ad hoc youth groups, organized a protest on 15 July…
Brotherhood’s website alleges Israelis infiltrating Tahrir protests
Egypt
July 14, 2011
Brotherhood’s website alleges Israelis infiltrating Tahrir protests
The Muslim Brotherhood’s official news outlet, Ikhwan Online, is reporting that “the remnants of the dissolved National Democratic Party, the…
Tahrir protesters divided on presidential council, ElBaradei as PM
Egypt
July 12, 2011
Tahrir protesters divided on presidential council, ElBaradei as PM
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), which took power after former President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, issued a…
Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum
Dr. Rashwan Shaaban remembers bitterly the two or three days that Banha University Hospital kept its doors closed. On one…
Can the return of stolen public funds aid the ailing economy?
Business
July 10, 2011
Can the return of stolen public funds aid the ailing economy?
As Egypt’s economy sputters through the first post-Mubarak months, many continue to complain about the ousted officials who are still…
AUC grad student released, expected to leave Gambia by Monday
Egypt
July 9, 2011
AUC grad student released, expected to leave Gambia by Monday
A Guinean graduate student at the American University in Cairo (AUC) who was arrested in the Gambian capital of Banjul…
Flier calls on Egyptians to stay away from Friday protests
Egypt
July 7, 2011
Flier calls on Egyptians to stay away from Friday protests
As various political forces plan to participate in protests around the country on Friday, 8 July – including the recent…
AUC grad student arrested in The Gambia
Egypt
July 5, 2011
AUC grad student arrested in The Gambia
A Guinean graduate student at The American University in Cairo (AUC) was arrested 30 April in the Gambian capital of…
A new era for the police in Egypt: What does it take?
Egypt
July 4, 2011
A new era for the police in Egypt: What does it take?
Clashes between policemen and protesters on 28 June were a reminder of the lingering tensions between the security apparatus and…