Ali Abdel Mohsen
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There’s a reason why Adel Imam might soon find himself in a jail cell, although for most people it probably won’t make much sense. Sadly, it’s not for a role in a slapstick prison-set comedy, nor is it for his much-rumored ties to...
When asked during a televised interview why he had chosen to nominate himself in the upcoming presidential elections, carpenter-turned-politician Ali Seif replied with a loud, “Why not?”
This seems to be the attitude adopted by an...
A group of about 200 medical students marched down Qasr al-Aini Street on Monday afternoon protesting the Health Ministry’s decision to assign the majority of the nation’s 2010 medical school graduates to “unreasonably remote...
While state-owned papers keep their focus on the ongoing “presidential election shenanigans” — according to Al-Akhbar’s front page — independent publications seem more concerned with other issues; namely, the state...
In what appears to be an unprecedented move, the Ministry of Religious Endowments has refused to issue a permit that would allow a film crew to shoot a scene inside Sayeda Nefeesa mosque, on the grounds that doing so would violate Sharia.
In a press...
Some kids pull the wings off of flies. Others incinerate ants under magnifying lenses. Amr Mohamed wants to take things one step further — he wants to send spiders into space. Zebra spiders, to be precise.
This is not evidence of a chemical...
Despite what might be perceived as escalating warning signs to the contrary, the upcoming presidential elections will be the “very model of democracy” — a vow made by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi on the eve of the much-anticipated...
Amid a controversial case against NGOs charged with receiving illegal funding, a new bill regulating the work of civil society is causing widespread criticism among the field’s experts.
The draft law proposed by the government earlier this...
Steeped in history as it is, Luxor has always been an inimitable attraction for tourists. Now, the city seems set to take its place on the nation’s cultural stage as well with Tuesday’s inauguration of the Luxor African Film Festival....
Continuing to showcase an outright disregard for all things orderly and restrained, parliamentary sessions plowed through the week, with members attempting to juggle the nation’s top issues, and essentially fumbling every single one of them....
