Features/Interviews
Morsy’s new governors expected to entrench Brotherhood authority
September 3, 2012
Morsy’s new governors expected to entrench Brotherhood authority
Residents of Sansaft village in Monufiya detained their governor for an hour a fortnight ago while he was visiting a public…
An audience with Okasha
September 3, 2012
An audience with Okasha
There is something tragic about the Haram area — jumbled hotels, gaudy souvenir shops, skinny horses, tourist touts so desperate…
Interior Ministry to launch own satellite channel
September 2, 2012
Interior Ministry to launch own satellite channel
The Interior Ministry is preparing to launch a satellite channel to communicate with citizens, the interior minister said Sunday. “It…
Nile City shack-dweller released after arrest at press conference
September 2, 2012
Nile City shack-dweller released after arrest at press conference
Anwar Ramadan Abdel Latif, an outspoken member of the besieged Nile City shacks community, has been released following a dramatic…
Alarming threats to press freedom prompt journalists’ backlash
September 2, 2012
Alarming threats to press freedom prompt journalists’ backlash
With more uncertainty surrounding the future of press freedom in the Muslim Brotherhood-led political order, journalists have yet to consolidate…
Leftist parties protest against the ‘Brotherhoodization’ of the state
August 31, 2012
Leftist parties protest against the ‘Brotherhoodization’ of the state
Hundreds of protesters marched through down-town Cairo on Friday chanting, ''down with the rule of the (Muslim Brotherhood's) Supreme Guide,”…
Hamas hopeful about future with Morsy
August 31, 2012
Hamas hopeful about future with Morsy
After last month's attacks in Sinai that killed 16 Egyptian security officers, questions have loomed over President Mohamed Morsy’s ability…
Morsy’s Iran visit sparks controversy
August 30, 2012
Morsy’s Iran visit sparks controversy
President Mohamed Morsy arrived in Tehran on 30 August to participate in the Non-Aligned Movement summit, in a contentious leap…
Morsy’s visit to China reinforces old regime’s economic ties
August 30, 2012
Morsy’s visit to China reinforces old regime’s economic ties
President Mohamed Morsy’s trip to China this week was deemed intuitive by analysts, given a thriving trade connection between the…
Nile University sit-in opposes ‘political’ land deal
August 30, 2012
Nile University sit-in opposes ‘political’ land deal
Nile University (NU) students began an open-ended sit-in on Tuesday after a year and a half of struggle which has…