Nadine Marroushi
Thursday’s papers: State of emergency ends, petrol crisis ensues
Egypt
May 31, 2012
Thursday’s papers: State of emergency ends, petrol crisis ensues
The expiration of Egypt’s state of emergency, a continued faceoff between the two remaining presidential candidates and another round of…
Election monitoring hindered by restrictions
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Election monitoring hindered by restrictions
Despite high praise from the Presidential Elections Commission for expressing the free will of the people, the first round vote…
Thursday’s papers: Voting images betray political biases
Egypt
May 24, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Voting images betray political biases
The first day of the presidential election dominates today’s news, with images giving just as much of a sense of…
PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza
Egypt
May 15, 2012
PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza
A few days ahead of the commemoration of the Nakba, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the artists and activists partaking in…
In prisoners’ long plea, empty stomachs raise the case
Egypt
May 9, 2012
In prisoners’ long plea, empty stomachs raise the case
Laila Soueif, a long-time Egyptian activist in her 50s and assistant professor at Cairo University, chuckles softly and humbly at…
Literature festival in Gaza hostage to Egyptian bureaucracy
Books
May 3, 2012
Literature festival in Gaza hostage to Egyptian bureaucracy
Update: PalFest organizers were granted on Thursday afternoon travel permits by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to travel to Gaza…
Push for corruption-friendly private funds to be included in national budget
Egypt
April 28, 2012
Push for corruption-friendly private funds to be included in national budget
An issue that has enraged Parliament members in the Budget and Planning Committee over the last few months, and those…
Thursday’s papers: Second chance for Shafiq
Egypt
April 26, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Second chance for Shafiq
Nothing should be taken for granted when it comes to Egypt’s upcoming presidential election, especially considering Thursday’s news that Ahmed…
New research identifies factors for upgrading small and medium enterprises
Business
April 25, 2012
New research identifies factors for upgrading small and medium enterprises
More than 90 percent of all companies in Egypt are micro enterprises, meaning they employ less than five people. At…
Brotherhood businessman urges business to play role in development
Business
April 15, 2012
Brotherhood businessman urges business to play role in development
One month after the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak fell, in March 2011, Hassan Malek was released from jail.…