Omar Halawa
Dream TV says decision to cut transmission politicized
Egypt
November 22, 2012
Dream TV says decision to cut transmission politicized
Both of Dream TV’s channels went dark Thursday, save for a message to viewers: “Dream TV announces that it is…
Doubts cast over military’s ability to fill Sinai security gap
Egypt
November 7, 2012
Doubts cast over military’s ability to fill Sinai security gap
On the ground, checkpoints were emptied of all policemen, while military armored vehicles were stationed on the streets of the…
The court, the Brothers and the constitution
Egypt
October 24, 2012
The court, the Brothers and the constitution
Amid an ongoing power struggle between the judiciary and the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, the fate of the Brotherhood-dominated Constituent Assembly…
Watchdogs: Draft constitution broadens role of monitoring bodies
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Watchdogs: Draft constitution broadens role of monitoring bodies
The committee drafting the chapter on monitoring and independent bodies in the Constituent Assembly has almost finalized 16 articles. Allocating…
Thursday’s papers: No Brotherly love
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Thursday’s papers: No Brotherly love
Thursday’s newspapers are dominated by discussion of Muslim Brotherhood domination and the initial draft of the new constitution, which faces…
Tantawi and Anan’s referral to civil prosecution could be shortlived
Egypt
October 17, 2012
Tantawi and Anan’s referral to civil prosecution could be shortlived
When the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces held a ceremony to hand over power to then newly-elected President…
100 days of Morsy: Report suggests varied progress on president’s goals
Egypt
October 9, 2012
100 days of Morsy: Report suggests varied progress on president’s goals
Sporting a smart casual outfit and riding in a convertible, President Mohamed Morsy greeted the audience gathered at the Cairo…
Former NDP lawmakers making fresh bid for office
Egypt
October 4, 2012
Former NDP lawmakers making fresh bid for office
Seventy-seven former MPs associated with Hosni Mubarak's dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) have banded together to run in the forthcoming…
Indebted and overstaffed, how can state-owned papers survive?
Egypt
September 28, 2012
Indebted and overstaffed, how can state-owned papers survive?
The Free Officers wanted their 1952 coup to go down in history as a revolution of the people, but they…
Thursday’s papers: The president speaks
Egypt
September 27, 2012
Thursday’s papers: The president speaks
"The world listens to Egypt," reads the Freedom and Justice newspaper headline; "Revolutionary speech in the UN," says Al-Shorouk. The…