Features/Interviews
Ahl Cairo: Egypt’s high society under the microscope
September 7, 2010
Ahl Cairo: Egypt’s high society under the microscope
At a seven-star hotel, thousands of guests gather to attend the wedding of celebrity Safi Selim and prominent Egyptian-American doctor…
Q&A: Head of Egypt’s Atomic Energy Authority
September 7, 2010
Q&A: Head of Egypt’s Atomic Energy Authority
Mohamed al-Qolali, the head of Egypt's Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), spoke with Al-Masry Al-Youm about a disruption that occurred this…
ElBaradei threatens civil disobedience if reform demands ignored
September 7, 2010
ElBaradei threatens civil disobedience if reform demands ignored
Surrounded by nearly 200 young followers at an iftar gathering in Sayeda Zeinab Monday, opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei repeated a…
Video game advocates killing Muslims, destroying mosques
September 6, 2010
Video game advocates killing Muslims, destroying mosques
"Kill Muslims and destroy mosques" is the objective in a new PlayStation video game called "Close Combat: First to Fight."The…
Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension
September 5, 2010
Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension
Camillia Shehata is a Coptic Christian woman who “saw the light of truth” and wanted to convert to Islam, but…
Facebook activists maintain support for ElBaradei despite photos
September 5, 2010
Facebook activists maintain support for ElBaradei despite photos
The Facebook page that featured private pictures of Mohamed ElBaradei’s daugther in swimsuits and claimed she was agnostic has provoked…
Q&A: Mohamed Dahlan on direct talks with Israel, Hamas-Fatah rivalry
September 5, 2010
Q&A: Mohamed Dahlan on direct talks with Israel, Hamas-Fatah rivalry
In an exclusive interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, Mohamed Dahlan--the controversial adviser to US-backed Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas--discussed the…
Protection or taxation? New laws for street vendors
September 4, 2010
Protection or taxation? New laws for street vendors
On a crowded sidewalk near al-Ataba Square in central Cairo a junior police officer seizes a teenager selling watches--cheap digitals…
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
September 2, 2010
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
After the theft last month of Van Gogh’s famous "Poppy Flowers" painting--valued at US$55 million--from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum, concerns…
Satellite TV channels vie for Ramadan viewership
September 2, 2010
Satellite TV channels vie for Ramadan viewership
After the first week of Ramadan, every television channel in Egypt declared it could boast the highest viewership; every scriptwriter…