Features/Interviews
Jumblatt’s inflammatory comments toward Syria censored on Egyptian TV show
September 2, 2010
Jumblatt’s inflammatory comments toward Syria censored on Egyptian TV show
“I will smash Lebanon on your head," vowed head of the Lebanese Socialist Progressive Party Walid Jumblatt on a trailer…
Q&A: Government’s legislative performance slowing down, says chairman of the Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association
August 31, 2010
Q&A: Government’s legislative performance slowing down, says chairman of the Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association
Al-Masry Al-Youm: Some believe the government has been faring clumsily over the recent period, what about your assessment? Ashraf el-Gazayerly:…
Egyptian television deemed degrading to women
August 31, 2010
Egyptian television deemed degrading to women
The Information Ministry has decided to review all television programs for content that could be seen as offensive to any…
Baradei to return amid doubts over his future
August 31, 2010
Baradei to return amid doubts over his future
As Mohamed ElBaradei gets ready to board his flight from Vienna to Cairo Wednesday, questions linger regarding future moves for…
Egypt antiquities chief slams Ramadan TV Cleopatra
August 30, 2010
Egypt antiquities chief slams Ramadan TV Cleopatra
A television series about ancient Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, broadcast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, has sparked the ire…
Q&A: Decreased consumption ‘only solution’ to electricity crisis, says EEHC head
August 30, 2010
Q&A: Decreased consumption ‘only solution’ to electricity crisis, says EEHC head
Mohamed Awad, head of the state-run Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), has been forced into the spotlight due to popular…
Pro-Gamal Mubarak campaign re-ignites debate on future president
August 28, 2010
Pro-Gamal Mubarak campaign re-ignites debate on future president
With the slogan “Gamal Mubarak: The Dream of the Poor”, Magdy al-Kordy and his agents are touring Egypt’s slums and…
“The Pharoah” goes to war
August 27, 2010
“The Pharoah” goes to war
Zahi Hawass has never exactly been afraid of making enemies. Egypt’s 63-year-old antiquities chief (a man who cheerfully refers to himself…
Sexual harassement on the map
August 27, 2010
Sexual harassement on the map
Two boys jumped in the women-only metro carriage, spat in the face of a passenger and yelled offensive phrases before…
Consumer advocate: Citizens should be able to sue govt over power cuts
August 26, 2010
Consumer advocate: Citizens should be able to sue govt over power cuts
Citizens should have the right to sue the government for repeated power outages, National Association for Consumer Protection President Zeinab…