Alaa Al Aswany
Twelve Pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan mountain
Archaeology
January 13, 2017
Twelve Pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan mountain
Twelve new cemeteries were discovered in Gabal al-Silsila, Aswan, dating back to the New Kingdom, under the Pharaonic kings Thutmose…
Novelist Alaa al-Aswany receives top prestigious French award for his works
Books
December 21, 2016
Novelist Alaa al-Aswany receives top prestigious French award for his works
French ambassador to Egypt André Parant on Monday awarded the Egyptian novelist Alaa al-Aswany the "Médaille de chevalier des Arts…
Alaa Aswany: No real change occurred in Egypt since 25 Janusmm
Egypt
January 9, 2015
Alaa Aswany: No real change occurred in Egypt since 25 Janusmm
Writer Alaa al-Aswany criticized on Thursday the status quo in Egypt during a cultural forum, saying there has been no real change since…
As clashes in Dahshur die down, govt accused of inaction
Egypt
August 2, 2012
As clashes in Dahshur die down, govt accused of inaction
The week-long clashes between Muslim and Coptic residents in the Giza village of Dahshur seemed to have drawn to…
Activist reveals details of his abduction
Egypt
July 29, 2012
Activist reveals details of his abduction
Activist Anas al-Assal, a paramedic at the field hospitals in Tahrir Square, says an anesthetic drug was injected in his…
Alaa Al Aswany declines nomination for Constituent Assembly
Egypt
June 12, 2012
Alaa Al Aswany declines nomination for Constituent Assembly
Prominent novelist Alaa Al Aswany has declined his nomination to sit on the committee tasked with writing Egypt’s new constitution,…
Alaa Al Aswany: Shafiq is involved in corruption cases
Egypt
May 26, 2012
Alaa Al Aswany: Shafiq is involved in corruption cases
Alaa Al Aswany, a best-selling Egyptian author and columnist, has said he has documents that show that presidential candidate and…
T-shirts bearing Suleiman’s image transported from Saudi, confiscated at Cairo airport
Egypt
April 14, 2012
T-shirts bearing Suleiman’s image transported from Saudi, confiscated at Cairo airport
Cairo International Airport customs authorities confiscated Saturday five packages being transported by an Egyptian passenger arriving from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.…
No justice, no peace
Opinion
March 17, 2012
No justice, no peace
Last Sunday, a military tribunal acquitted a former army doctor accused of conducting so-called "virginity tests" on a number of…
Media watchdog accuses SCAF of muzzling journalists in inquiry
Egypt
March 9, 2012
Media watchdog accuses SCAF of muzzling journalists in inquiry
A leading media watchdog says an Egyptian military investigation of journalists and bloggers shows the country's ruling generals are trying…