Features/Interviews
Israeli presence in the headwaters of the Nile: agriculture, training and intelligence
April 21, 2015
Israeli presence in the headwaters of the Nile: agriculture, training and intelligence
According to Egyptian political analysts, Israel is highly interested in the Nile Basin region, due to its economic, political and…
Factbox: Egypt’s trials of Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood leaders
April 21, 2015
Factbox: Egypt’s trials of Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood leaders
An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, to 20 years in jail on charges of inciting the…
Palestinian man recounts arrest at 13, spending 8 years in Israeli jails
April 21, 2015
Palestinian man recounts arrest at 13, spending 8 years in Israeli jails
Awni al-Habet, 41, still remembers the eight years he spent in an Israeli prison on charges of belonging to the…
More torture accusations at police stations
April 20, 2015
More torture accusations at police stations
Amr Farghaly, a resident of Manial, said an officer from the Old Cairo Police Station arrested his father nine days…
Police in Egypt: Torture, repression and bribes within departments and prisons
April 19, 2015
Police in Egypt: Torture, repression and bribes within departments and prisons
“The police are at the service of the people” is the slogan of the Interior Ministry. But it seems quite…
Better walk than take a cab
April 19, 2015
Better walk than take a cab
In an attempt to counter the greed of taxi drivers in Mansoura, activists called on people to walk on Monday…
Study: High school smoking fell as e-cigarette use boomed
April 17, 2015
Study: High school smoking fell as e-cigarette use boomed
Teen smoking hit a new low last year while the popularity of electronic cigarettes and water pipes boomed, a government…
The 25 most expensive yachts in the world
April 16, 2015
The 25 most expensive yachts in the world
Meteor: US$46 million Le Grand Bleu, owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich: $90 million. Tatoosh, owned by Powell Allen, co-founder of Microsoft:…
Al-Masry Al-Youm report: The Nasr Company for Cook and Chemicals – an ailing factory
April 13, 2015
Al-Masry Al-Youm report: The Nasr Company for Cook and Chemicals – an ailing factory
The “No Smoking” sign at the entrance of the Nasr Company for Cook and Chemicals makes you wonder if the…
Ziad Bahaa Eddin: Freedoms lessened, government confused, protests silenced
April 10, 2015
Ziad Bahaa Eddin: Freedoms lessened, government confused, protests silenced
Ziad Bahaa Eddin spent six months as Deputy Prime Minister and International Cooperation Minister in the government of Hazem Beblawy. He…