Features/Interviews
Six incidents that toppled Mohammed Ibrahim
March 5, 2015
Six incidents that toppled Mohammed Ibrahim
After nearly two years and two months of terrorist attacks and scandals, the Interior Ministry has struggled to counter threats…
Schools empty from students skipping class
March 5, 2015
Schools empty from students skipping class
Al-Masry Al-Youm has studied five schools in Cairo, Minya, Qena, Menoufiya and Kafr al-Sheikh that are almost empty of the…
Billionaire Paul Allen and team find sunken Japanese warship off Philippines
March 5, 2015
Billionaire Paul Allen and team find sunken Japanese warship off Philippines
A team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has found the sunken Japanese warship Musashi, one of the largest battleships…
Hunger and frustration grow at Ebola ground zero in Guinea
March 4, 2015
Hunger and frustration grow at Ebola ground zero in Guinea
A charred kapok tree and around a dozen graves scattered amongst the mud brick houses of Meliandou are painful reminders…
Iraq says to track down antiquities after IS museum rampage
March 2, 2015
Iraq says to track down antiquities after IS museum rampage
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (IS) militants who destroyed priceless antiquities from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have…
Matareya Police Station, the grave of the living
February 27, 2015
Matareya Police Station, the grave of the living
Some families of detainees held at the Matariya Police Station have begun to call it the “grave of the living”. In…
Bassem Youssef: Replacing John Stewart is far-fetched fantasy
February 26, 2015
Bassem Youssef: Replacing John Stewart is far-fetched fantasy
The former TV host of the popular political satire show "El Bernameg" Bassem Youssef has squashed his fans' hopes that…
Chinese prison teaches technology to prisoners
February 25, 2015
Chinese prison teaches technology to prisoners
After serving many years behind bars, inmates often have trouble coping with the technological advancement of the outside world when…
Sama al-Masry: I don’t have an electoral program
February 25, 2015
Sama al-Masry: I don’t have an electoral program
Newly accepted parliamentary candidate, belly dancer Sama al-Masry, recently spoke to Al-Masry Al-Youm about her political career, show business and her plans…
Why Arab storms are given female names
February 24, 2015
Why Arab storms are given female names
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority has forecast a moderate sandstorm on Tuesday to be added to the numerous storms that hit…