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Africans launch first Arabic-language TV channel

Africans launch first Arabic-language TV channel

The first Arabic-language TV channel in Africa will be launched in June. The new channel, named Al-Qarra (The Continent) will…
Downtown Cairo’s complex politics

Downtown Cairo’s complex politics

While downtown Cairo has been the site of much of the political mobilization in Egypt over the past decade, little…
Introducing conditional cash transfers to Egypt’s poor

Introducing conditional cash transfers to Egypt’s poor

Assiut--Residents of Rifa village on the outskirts of Assiut rely on seasonal harvests of crops for their income. The inconsistency…
Music producer says he uncovered ‘defective’ Rotana deal

Music producer says he uncovered ‘defective’ Rotana deal

Mohsen Gaber, owner of the music production company Alam el-Fan, said he is the reason why details of the deal…
MP alleges radio and TV budget irregularities

MP alleges radio and TV budget irregularities

Mohamed el-Omda, MP from the Free Constitutional Party, has submitted an interpellation Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, Minister of Information Anas…
Sale of Egyptian concert footage to Rotana under investigation

Sale of Egyptian concert footage to Rotana under investigation

The Public Funds Prosecution launched investigations yesterday into alleged violations by the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) in connection…
Rules for media coverage of elections announced

Rules for media coverage of elections announced

Minister of Information Anas el-Fiqqi announced yesterday a set of unified standards and principles to govern media coverage of the…
Downtown reborn? The Ismaelia Consortium’s vision for urban regeneration

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…
Awakening the past: Villagers forced to relocate dead loved ones

Awakening the past: Villagers forced to relocate dead loved ones

Akhmim village, Sohag-- Two women, clad in black, and a young girl are kneeling over a pile of burning paper…
Critics don’t buy ‘limited’ state of emergency

Critics don’t buy ‘limited’ state of emergency

The Egyptian government has passed a so-called “limited version” of the unpopular Emergency Law. But critics see the move as…
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