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Opinion

Goodbye, Al-Masry Al-Youm

by: Sarah Carr

Our ‘naive’ generation will bring down your media system

by: Nora Younis

Final Issue: Liberal illusions

by: Hesham Sallam

Security attempts to disperse protesters at the High Court

On 6 April, security forces clashed with hundreds of protesters, most of them from the April 6 Youth Movement, during a...

Protesters re-close Tahrir Square after opening it

Protesters block traffic in Tahrir Square, after Security forces re-opened it, and removed barbed wires, and iron...

Osama al-Sayed

Who's The Infidel of Them All?

*Entertainment* Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, You're the infidel of them all. Now get out!

Quiz

Quiz: How well do you know the Arab world’s leading songstress?

Foreign minister rules out military solution for Nile water disputes

Egypt's foreign minister has ruled out military action to solve disagreements over water shares, after Ethiopia and other basin countries signed a deal in 2010 to redistribute them without Egypt's approval.... Tuesday, 21 May, 2013 - 12:49

Egyptian security forces arrest suspected militants after a firefight at the al-Goura settlement in Egypt's north Sinai region, about 15 km (10 miles) from the border with Israel, 11 August 2012. Egyptian troops killed as many as six Islamist militants after storming their hideout at the settlement near the isolated border with Israel on Sunday, security sources and eyewitnesses said.

Factbox: Key violent incidents in Sinai since 2004

Since the fall of ex-President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, the Sinai Peninsula has been a hotspot for violence, with frequent attacks on the police and tourist kidnappings. Violence peaked when 16 security guards... Tuesday, 21 May, 2013 - 11:32

Photo of the entrance to a tunnel linking Egypt to the Gaza Strip. It was posted on 20 May 2013 on the Facebook page of the military spokesperson.

23 tunnels to Gaza found in May, says Egyptian military

In less than three weeks, Egypt's army has found entrances to 23 tunnels to the Gaza Strip, Egyptian military spokesperson Ahmed Ali said on Monday. The tunnels were located 250-500 meters west of the international... Tuesday, 21 May, 2013 - 10:43

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, questions a witness during a hearing about the recent popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, Washington, DC, March 17, 2011.

US: political expression in Egypt threatened

The United States said on Monday that it was "deeply concerned by the growing trend of efforts to punish and deter political expression in Egypt,” accusing Cairo of violating its international obligations.... Tuesday, 21 May, 2013 - 10:17

Featured

Goodbye, Al-Masry Al-Youm

In 2010, Abdel Moneim Saeed, then the chairperson of state mouthpiece Al-Ahram, oversaw an outrageous bit of...

The Photoshopped image featuring President Hosni Mubarak.

Final Issue: ‘Crop’ challenges dominance of state-produced photos

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press....

Final Issue: In Egypt, environmental journalists are endangered species

This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We...

Final Issue: Liberal illusions

This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We...

Final Issue: FLAG of no country

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press...

Since the ‘50s, wedding invitation designs have developed significantly as new printing techniques have been introduced in Egypt.

Final Issue: Five signs it may be time to end a relationship

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press....

News

Letter from Al-Masry Al-Youm

Starting tomorrow Tuesday, 21 May 2013, the Egypt Independent team will resume updating its website after a month-long interruption due to restructuring. On its website, Egypt Independent will offer news on national and regional affairs in politics...

Economy

Final Issue: Policies of the former regime linger, much to detriment of the economy

This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and final edition here. On the macroeconomic level, the closure of a newspaper is a nonevent. It is one among...

Environment

Final Issue: For a new generation of physicists, change was unwelcome

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and...

Final Issue: In Egypt, environmental journalists are endangered species

This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and final...

Irrigation Ministry: Prevent rice cultivation in deserts

Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Bahaa Eddin has called for the prohibition of rice cultivation in desert lands, which is already...

Culture

Final Issue: ‘Crop’ challenges dominance of state-produced photos

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and...

In "The Black Dot" (2010) by Egyptian author Walid Taher, a group of children triumphs over a mysterious, oppressive dot.

Final Issue: Five great films, books and works of art

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and...

The artistic duo Marion and Ghazi Frini experiment with live video projections, contemporary dance and performance as well as shadow theater in their 2012 production, "I'm Nobody's Shadow."
Image courtesy of M. Maffioli

An artistic duo re-presents a dying art in Cairo starting tonight

As they walked out from “I’m Nobody’s Shadow” onto the streets of the ancient city of Tunis, audiences couldn’t help...

Life Style

Final Issue: Lifestyle reporting tends to revolve around class

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and...

Final Issue: FLAG of no country

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th...

Final Issue: Five signs it may be time to end a relationship

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and...