Features/Interviews
Critics say new text-messaging rules target pre-election political opposition
October 14, 2010
Critics say new text-messaging rules target pre-election political opposition
The Ministry of Communications this week announced new restrictions pertaining to the use of text messaging for the dissemination of…
Rights group sues minister, NTRA over new restrictions on SMS messaging
October 14, 2010
Rights group sues minister, NTRA over new restrictions on SMS messaging
A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday by the Cairo-based Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary (ACIJ) against new…
Sat TV channels ordered to broadcast directly from state-run studios
October 13, 2010
Sat TV channels ordered to broadcast directly from state-run studios
The ministries of information and communications last week informed nine satellite channels that they must broadcast directly from studios affiliated…
Jordan says no evidence received of jamming allegations
October 12, 2010
Jordan says no evidence received of jamming allegations
Jordan's government said it has not yet received any evidence from Al Jazeera satellite channel supporting the channel's claim that…
Egyptian TV holds off re-running ‘Al-Gamaa’ series until after elections
October 11, 2010
Egyptian TV holds off re-running ‘Al-Gamaa’ series until after elections
Re-runs of the controversial "Al-Gamaa" television series will be postponed until after next month’s parliamentary elections "so as not to…
Talk show presenter Amr Adeeb to join Al-Hayat satellite network
October 11, 2010
Talk show presenter Amr Adeeb to join Al-Hayat satellite network
Prominent talk show presenter Amr Adeeb has joined the Al-Hayat satellite network, for which he will present a new talk…
Remembering Mohamed Sayed Said: Speaking truth to power
October 11, 2010
Remembering Mohamed Sayed Said: Speaking truth to power
The intellectual legacy of scholar and human rights advocate Mohamed Sayed Said was remembered on Sunday when Egyptian intellectuals, academics…
Turkish school takes US approach to get foothold in Egypt
October 10, 2010
Turkish school takes US approach to get foothold in Egypt
Last year, Zeinab Abdel Aziz, an Egyptian-American teacher visited Egypt with her family to attend the weddings of her two…
The face of the Egyptian digital tide
October 10, 2010
The face of the Egyptian digital tide
The digital boom is sweeping Egypt and effectively reshaping the economic and cultural identity of the nation. Various challenges remain…
Poor education squeezes Egypt’s growth
October 6, 2010
Poor education squeezes Egypt’s growth
Sawsan Gomaa, 18, thought memorizing vocabulary and grammar from the ministry textbook would be enough to ace Egypt's yearly national…