Bassem Youssef
In Cairo, Egypt’s ‘Jon Stewart’ hosts … Jon Stewart
Egypt
June 22, 2013
In Cairo, Egypt’s ‘Jon Stewart’ hosts … Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart took his politically engaged American satire to Cairo on Friday, appearing on a show hosted by the man…
CBC owner, director to be interrogated in Bassem Youssef case
Egypt
April 22, 2013
CBC owner, director to be interrogated in Bassem Youssef case
The owner and executive director of the private satellite TV channel CBC will be interrogated by the public prosecutor’s office…
Bassem Youssef faces new probe for ‘insulting Pakistan’
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Bassem Youssef faces new probe for ‘insulting Pakistan’
The Public Prosecution is probing new complaints against popular satirist Bassem Youssef, this time for "insulting Pakistan" and "spreading atheism,"…
Lawsuit to halt Bassem Youssef’s show dismissed
Egypt
April 6, 2013
Lawsuit to halt Bassem Youssef’s show dismissed
The Cairo Administrative Court dismissed Saturday a lawsuit demanding that Bassem Youssef’s show be banned. The court based its decision…
Thursday’s papers: Some are luckier than others
Egypt
April 4, 2013
Thursday’s papers: Some are luckier than others
Al-Ahram newspaper declares that both Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah and Prime minister Hesham Qandil will remain in office. Both have…
Update: Presidency changes mind, admits to tweet critical of US Embassy
Egypt
April 4, 2013
Update: Presidency changes mind, admits to tweet critical of US Embassy
The president's office retracted an earlier statement denying that it had sent an angry tweet to the US Embassy after…
American Embassy’s Twitter back up, Daily Show video deleted
Egypt
April 3, 2013
American Embassy’s Twitter back up, Daily Show video deleted
The US Embassy’s Twitter page was put back online on Wednesday evening, after the US Ambassador made a temporary…
Analysts argue silencing of free voices detrimental to regime
Egypt
April 3, 2013
Analysts argue silencing of free voices detrimental to regime
The regime’s attempts to silence local satirist Bassem Youssef, often described as the Egyptian Jon Stewart, landed President Mohamed Morsy…
Bassem Youssef comes after Morsy in Twitter’s million followers club
Egypt
April 3, 2013
Bassem Youssef comes after Morsy in Twitter’s million followers club
Popular Current Chief Hamdeen Sabbahi and Egypt Freedom Party Chief Amr Hamzawy have reached more than one million followers on…
Stand-up comedian released after interrogation
Egypt
April 3, 2013
Stand-up comedian released after interrogation
The Public Prosecution on Wednesday released stand-up comedian Ali Kandeel on LE5,000 bail after hearing testimony from him on charges…