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US continues military aid to Egypt, but future ambiguous
Egypt

US continues military aid to Egypt, but future ambiguous

The US government announced last Friday that it would give the Egyptian military US$1.3 billion in aid for the 2012…
A year in review: Unfinished business
Egypt

A year in review: Unfinished business

Since the first Day of Revolt on 25 January, developments in Egypt have moved at a dizzying pace. There have…
US, Egyptian military, Islamists engage in precarious dance
Egypt

US, Egyptian military, Islamists engage in precarious dance

When Anwar Sadat abandoned Egypt’s alliance with the Soviet Union in the mid-1970s, he forged an alliance with the United…
Drop ‘dictator debt,’ activists and economists say
Business

Drop ‘dictator debt,’ activists and economists say

Egypt has a budget deficit of nearly 10 percent of GDP and the finance minister recently said that the country…
From bringing down Ben Ali to fixing up Wall Street
Egypt

From bringing down Ben Ali to fixing up Wall Street

The Occupy Wall Street protesters are now in their second month of camping out in New York City’s financial district…
Planned US protest gains Egyptian support
Egypt

Planned US protest gains Egyptian support

Egyptian activists are lending their support to a planned protest in Washington, DC, which US activists hope will become an…
Egypt warns of foreign meddling as US pushes on with democracy programs
Egypt

Egypt warns of foreign meddling as US pushes on with democracy programs

As Egypt prepares for its first free and fair parliamentary elections in recent memory this September, the US government and…
Q&A with Tom Malinowski: Rights abuses in Egypt and Libya
Egypt

Q&A with Tom Malinowski: Rights abuses in Egypt and Libya

In May, Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Tom Malinowski, Human Rights Watch Washington director, who visited Egypt last month briefly after spending some…
The Age of Deception: A peek inside ElBaradei’s work and Weltanschauung
Books

The Age of Deception: A peek inside ElBaradei’s work and Weltanschauung

Before Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Egypt in February 2010 and dramatically shook up the political scene with his calls for…
Will Saudi Arabia lead Egypt’s counter-revolution?
Egypt

Will Saudi Arabia lead Egypt’s counter-revolution?

  With Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule finished and much of the Arab world in a state of revolt, the time…
Turkey eyes a changing Egypt
World

Turkey eyes a changing Egypt

Istanbul--Since the Egyptian uprising began on 25 January, Turkey’s government has seemed intent on showing its best face to a…
In New York, controversy over “ground zero mosque”
World

In New York, controversy over “ground zero mosque”

New York City—The Corinthian columns and Italianate architecture of 45-47 Park Place in Lower Manhattan were the topic of the…
Downtown reborn? The Ismaelia Consortium’s vision for urban regeneration
Features/Interviews

Downtown reborn? The Ismaelia Consortium’s vision for urban regeneration

Al-Masry Al-Youm continues its conversation with Karim Shafei, Chief Executive Officer of Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Investments, about the…
Imagining Downtown differently: The Ismaelia consortium’s urban regeneration project
Egypt

Imagining Downtown differently: The Ismaelia consortium’s urban regeneration project

After hearing rumors about “the company that is buying out Downtown Cairo” and questions about the fate of the area,…
Lord David Owen talks democracy, intervention
Features/Interviews

Lord David Owen talks democracy, intervention

British politician Lord David Owen spoke to a group of Egyptian journalists on Tuesday on the twin subjects of democracy…
Sinai is ‘death zone’ for migrants, says rights group
Egypt

Sinai is ‘death zone’ for migrants, says rights group

Egyptian security forces continue to use excessive force against migrants attempting to cross into Israel, including killing three African migrants…
US govt report slams Egypt on human rights
Egypt

US govt report slams Egypt on human rights

A report issued last Friday by the United States government draws an ugly picture of the state of human rights…
Watchdog: Egypt uses counterterror as pretext for torture
Egypt

Watchdog: Egypt uses counterterror as pretext for torture

The Egyptian government and its security services regularly practice torture and use counterterrorism as an excuse, according to a report…
English language press: ElBaradei returns, Dubai assassins
Egypt

English language press: ElBaradei returns, Dubai assassins

Egypt made headlines throughout the Western English language press this week when Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Cairo on Friday. The…
Watchdog: Middle East oppresses journalists
Egypt

Watchdog: Middle East oppresses journalists

Egypt is among the world's worst oppressors of internet journalists, charged a report released yesterday by the Committee to Protect…
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