Features/Interviews
PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza
May 15, 2012
PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza
A few days ahead of the commemoration of the Nakba, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the artists and activists partaking in…
In Delta, Shafiq campaign finds broad support
May 15, 2012
In Delta, Shafiq campaign finds broad support
More than 3,000 people of various political backgrounds attended a rally Sunday supporting presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq in Kordy, a…
Profile: Nour spokesman Nader Bakkar struggles to fight niche appeal of party
May 14, 2012
Profile: Nour spokesman Nader Bakkar struggles to fight niche appeal of party
On Friday morning, Nader Bakkar, wearing a white robe, ascends to a mosque pulpit and delivers a sermon to…
Salafi figures deny supporting Morsy for president
May 14, 2012
Salafi figures deny supporting Morsy for president
Salafi Dawah figures in Alexandria slammed claims that they had announced their support for Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy.…
What do Egyptians want from their next president?
May 14, 2012
What do Egyptians want from their next president?
Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister under deposed President Hosni Mubarak, and Hamdeen Sabbahi, a lifelong dissident, would appear to…
Parliament attacks state-owned newspapers
May 13, 2012
Parliament attacks state-owned newspapers
Parliament’s Culture, Information and Tourism Committee on Sunday discussed the squandering of public funds by state-owned newspapers, whose debts have…
Police raid Iranian Alalam News Cairo office, confiscate equipment
May 13, 2012
Police raid Iranian Alalam News Cairo office, confiscate equipment
Security forces raided the office of the Iranian Alalam News outlet in Cairo Sunday and confiscated all of its equipment,…
Documentary to show abuse of special needs children in Jordan
May 13, 2012
Documentary to show abuse of special needs children in Jordan
A documentary set to broadcast Monday purportedly will show violence against children with special needs at a special care home…
Mubarak’s tainted legacy hangs over Egyptian vote
May 13, 2012
Mubarak’s tainted legacy hangs over Egyptian vote
CAIRO/LONDON — Military police idly guard the gates of Egypt's presidential palace in Heliopolis, built as a 400-room luxury hotel…
Presidential candidates revel in videos: A reading
May 13, 2012
Presidential candidates revel in videos: A reading
In the bad old days, presidential election campaigning in Egypt consisted of “here is Hosni Mubarak, you will vote for…