Egyptian authorities allegedly tortured to death the brother of a prominent spokesman for Palestinian resistance group Hamas, who had been held in an Alexandria prison for the last six months, according to Hamas statements.
“Youssef Abu Zuhri...
Egyptian political activists often joke that their country has only five organized groups: the state’s civil and military bureaucracy, Sufi orders, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Orthodox Church, and the Ahly football club. But a new group might be...
Egyptian political activists often joke that their country has only five organized groups: the state’s civil and military bureaucracy, Sufi orders, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Orthodox Church, and the Ahly football club. But a new group might...
Immediately after Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni lost his bid to become the first Arab secretary-general of UNESCO, the Egyptian press began attributing his defeat to a "Western-Zionist conspiracy." Hosni, who has served as culture minister...
With plunging consumption in media, tourism, food, entertainment and advertisement industries, traders and businessmen say that Ramadan’s upward spiral fell short of even beyond their most pessimistic predictions.
And they are not the only ones...
Nearly two weeks after Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak’s visit to the United States, Egyptian newspapers are still searching whether the aging ruler has managed to secure his younger son’s, Gamal, chances to become Egypt’s next president.
Observing...