Heba Helmy
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Heba is a graduate of the Faculty of Arts, English Department, Cairo University. She has also studied literature at the American University in Cairo.
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News about Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam and Cairo’s fears over its water supply continued to dominate Thursday’s headlines in Egypt. Meanwhile, the controversy surrounding the judicial authority law returned to the front pages...
The news that Ethiopia is diverting the course of the Blue Nile in order to build a giant dam dominates Wednesday’s headlines in Egypt.
The Ethiopian government held a ceremony on Tuesday to mark the decision to alter the path of the...
Independent daily Youm7 publishes exclusive news on President Mohamed Morsy.
The paper reports that state-owned Egyptian television has been “secretly” producing a documentary film entitled “A Year of Achievements,”...
Monday’s newspapers reveal that the political situation in Egypt is reaching a boiling point amid escalating tensions between the liberal-secular opposition, and President Mohamed Morsy and his Islamist allies.
Meanwhile, the Tamarod campaign...
Sunday’s independent newspapers criticize the Shura Council’s decision to deliberate on a controversial proposal to amend the judicial authority law.
“Shura (Council) chooses escalation with judges,” reads the top headline...
Saturday’s newspapers cover the continuous power cuts with big headlines.
While independent dailies discuss the negative ramifications of the mounting crisis, state-owned papers opt for more optimistic language, expressing hope that the...
All daily papers publish headlines, features, and articles pertaining to the release of the seven Egyptian soldiers who were seized by unknown assailants in North Sinai last Thursday.
The lack of details regarding the success of the rescue mission...
Sinai kidnapping crisis continues to generate headlines in both Wednesday’s state-owned and independent dailies.
Papers highlight that the Egyptian army "is within reach of victory against the unknown assailants" who abducted seven...
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.
We all know that being in a relationship is exciting, but learning to...
The idea of furnishing a new home can be daunting. If you’ve just rented an unfurnished flat or purchased a new home, the empty space, much like a blank page, can cause confusion.
Interior designer Rafik al-Azbawy has been there before. With...
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