Pakinam Amer
UN Cairo conference reanimates WMD bugbear
Egypt
December 8, 2009
UN Cairo conference reanimates WMD bugbear
Cairo saw the launch of a regional United Nations initiative Monday aimed at helping governments around the word curtail the…
Truth and secrets: The Sadat assassination trial 24 years on
Egypt
December 6, 2009
Truth and secrets: The Sadat assassination trial 24 years on
The confiscation by State Security this week of a recently-deceased judge’s personal diaries and court documents has reignited debate about…
Interior Ministry denies holiday ban on jail visits
Egypt
November 26, 2009
Interior Ministry denies holiday ban on jail visits
Conflicting reports as to whether or not the Interior Minister has banned family visits to prisoners on the first and…
Patriotism fever hits Egyptian TV channels thanks to Algeria
Egypt
November 23, 2009
Patriotism fever hits Egyptian TV channels thanks to Algeria
Since last Wednesday, the sets of most television talks shows were covered in Egyptian flags. And the colors red, white…
Local press highlights grudge match’s violent aftermath
Egypt
November 19, 2009
Local press highlights grudge match’s violent aftermath
Local press coverage of Egypt's decisive World Cup qualifying match with Algeria on Wednesday night -- which ended in a…
Quranist detained at Cairo airport, banned from travel
Egypt
November 18, 2009
Quranist detained at Cairo airport, banned from travel
Quranist writer Abdel Latif Said was banned from leaving the country and detained for questioning at the Cairo International Airport,…
El Koshary Today: Egypt’s online “fake news” paper
Egypt
November 18, 2009
El Koshary Today: Egypt’s online “fake news” paper
El Koshary Today, "Egypt's most reliable news source" and the newest kid on the block in non-commercial news, has just…
Duweiqa: Still between a rock and a hard place
Egypt
November 17, 2009
Duweiqa: Still between a rock and a hard place
A report released Tuesday by London-based rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) urged the Egyptian government to take "immediate and inclusive…
The Bek and the fellah
Egypt
November 15, 2009
The Bek and the fellah
At the National Democratic Party’s annual congress and in the meetings that followed, Gamal Mubarak worked hard to portray himself…