Features/Interviews
Expert: Economic recovery not sole guarantee for political stability
May 21, 2015
Expert: Economic recovery not sole guarantee for political stability
Economic recovery cannot act alone as a safeguard towards political stability, a Middle East expert has said, as Egypt puts…
Egypt’s judges new frontline in battle against militancy
May 20, 2015
Egypt’s judges new frontline in battle against militancy
Egyptian security forces have grown accustomed to being targeted by Islamist militants. Now some judges are buying guns for protection…
Foreign Minister on Morsi sentence criticism: We keep our judgments to ourselves
May 20, 2015
Foreign Minister on Morsi sentence criticism: We keep our judgments to ourselves
In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry commented on international reactions to the death sentence against deposed…
Hazem Hassan: Family businesses in Egypt not growing
May 19, 2015
Hazem Hassan: Family businesses in Egypt not growing
Though families businesses are the locomotive of development in Egypt and the Middle East, only 3 percent are capable of continuing until…
Inside the world of Ultras
May 17, 2015
Inside the world of Ultras
“An Ultras member works in the dark to provide light for the rest of his group. He does not care…
Only 1 out of 602 executions carried out since Morsi’s ouster
May 17, 2015
Only 1 out of 602 executions carried out since Morsi’s ouster
Only one death sentence out of a total of 602 has been been carried out in cases related to the…
Cairo blasts strain Egypt’s bomb squad
May 16, 2015
Cairo blasts strain Egypt’s bomb squad
Egyptian bomb disposal expert Diaa Fathy had long predicted he would die in a flash, before that fateful day in…
Story of fruit selling on wholesale markets
May 14, 2015
Story of fruit selling on wholesale markets
"Come on! An auction!" yells Mahmoud Hasaballah, an owner of a small kiosk for selling plums in Soul village in…
A country of private beaches
May 13, 2015
A country of private beaches
The common practice of renting out public beaches to the private sector in coastal cities has often resulted in pushing…
Do the Justice Minister’s classist remarks reflect reality in Egypt?
May 12, 2015
Do the Justice Minister’s classist remarks reflect reality in Egypt?
The remarks and consequent resignation of Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber have raised an important question whether Saber’s statement is a…