Features/Interviews
Tunisian presidential front runner: I will not exclude or persecute anyone if I win
November 30, 2014
Tunisian presidential front runner: I will not exclude or persecute anyone if I win
Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi is competing in a runoff with Interim President Moncef Marzouki, to take place on…
22-year-old with PhD in nanotechnology seeks change in Egypt
November 30, 2014
22-year-old with PhD in nanotechnology seeks change in Egypt
Mostafa Othman, 22, hopes to bring about a revolution in Egypt. Not in our streets or squares but in our…
Abul Ela bridge to be turned to tourist place
November 30, 2014
Abul Ela bridge to be turned to tourist place
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained photos and plans on the development of the Abul Ela bridge and the corniche in the area…
Middle East Christians threatened by radical Islam
November 30, 2014
Middle East Christians threatened by radical Islam
Christians, whose fate will be broached by Pope Francis on his visit to Turkey, have been rooted in the wider…
Egypt crackdown adds to Gaza blockade woes
November 28, 2014
Egypt crackdown adds to Gaza blockade woes
Already struggling under the weight of an Israeli blockade, Gazans are now feeling the effects of an Egyptian exclusion zone…
Witness in Matariya building collapse: We felt like an earthquake hit the area
November 26, 2014
Witness in Matariya building collapse: We felt like an earthquake hit the area
Ahmed, a man in his twenties, describes the very first moments of the collapse of Matariya building saying, “We felt…
Slum inhabitants on the first day of the rain season: We wish summer was all year round
November 25, 2014
Slum inhabitants on the first day of the rain season: We wish summer was all year round
While Egyptians celebrated winter after a long summer where air conditioners and electric fans did not work due to frequent…
On the thresholds of paradise
November 25, 2014
On the thresholds of paradise
A lioness slowly approaches a rhino in the jungle. They both examine each other. The rhino tries to hit the…
Student arrest over Orwell’s 1984 a bonanza for booksellers
November 25, 2014
Student arrest over Orwell’s 1984 a bonanza for booksellers
When he issued his famous novel, 1984, British novelist George Orwell never thought it would be a source of happiness…
Egypt aims to renegotiate Suez Canal container port deal
November 24, 2014
Egypt aims to renegotiate Suez Canal container port deal
Egypt is trying to renegotiate an extension of an agreement worth $1.5 billion with Suez Canal Container Terminal which has…