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Under new leadership, media face old oppressive policies

Under new leadership, media face old oppressive policies

More than a month ago, the Muslim Brotherhood’s mouthpiece newspaper coined two dichotomous categories of media. One was “the black…
Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle

Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle

In the working-class neighborhood of Bulaq al-Dakror, a group of men gathered 28 July to prevent what they called a…
Olympic pleas: Egypt’s poor performance attributed to defective sporting system

Olympic pleas: Egypt’s poor performance attributed to defective sporting system

Karam Gaber, Egypt’s Greco-Roman wrestler, won the silver medal in the 84 kilogram division Monday, raising the country’s tally to…
A lost enemy: Secularists fear Morsy move paves road for grip on power

A lost enemy: Secularists fear Morsy move paves road for grip on power

By claiming legislative authorities and canceling a military-issued constitutional charter that gave the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces the…
Fresh edits: New leadership at state-run media raises concerns about Brothers’ grip

Fresh edits: New leadership at state-run media raises concerns about Brothers’ grip

A number of columnists in privately-owned newspapers such as Al-Watan, Youm7 and Al-Tahrir published blank opinion articles on Thursday to…
Morsy grooms a new rank of officers, experts say

Morsy grooms a new rank of officers, experts say

“Breaking: Mohamed Morsy is the president of the Egyptian Republic,” said activists on social media websites jokingly as an expression…
TV and the people: Ramadan channel trades soaps for politics

TV and the people: Ramadan channel trades soaps for politics

Cairo’s street and bridges were strewn with billboards bearing the phrase “Al-Qahira wal Nas” — “Cairo and the People” —…
Israeli soldiers preemptively arrest African migrants in Egyptian territory

Israeli soldiers preemptively arrest African migrants in Egyptian territory

“The catching of the three [infiltrators] occurred in the early morning, a few tens of meters from the border, inside…
The Brothers of the Cabinet

The Brothers of the Cabinet

Despite secular groups’ frenzy about state institutions being headed and dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood, the Cabinet formation came against…
Sinai insecurity: Israeli media plays on national pride and fear

Sinai insecurity: Israeli media plays on national pride and fear

Sunday’s attack should open President Mohamed Morsy’s eyes, writes well-known Israeli journalist Boaz Bismuth in Israel Hayom, a right-leaning paper.…
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