Features/Interviews
Egypt-Gulf cooperation motivated by strategic interests
November 17, 2011
Egypt-Gulf cooperation motivated by strategic interests
Recent announcements that Qatar and Saudi Arabia have both granted Egypt US$500 million in budget support raised eyebrows among some…
Seeds of dissent in the state TV fortress
November 16, 2011
Seeds of dissent in the state TV fortress
A group of employees inside the Egyptian state TV and radio building, Maspero, are hoping to revolutionize the decades-old media…
Damietta protesters show determination as controversial factory keeps working
November 15, 2011
Damietta protesters show determination as controversial factory keeps working
DAMIETTA — Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against expansions to a factory in this Mediterranean port city are maintaining their sit-in for…
Islamic social networking site to launch in Istanbul
November 14, 2011
Islamic social networking site to launch in Istanbul
A new Islamic social networking website is set to launch in Istanbul, Turkey. It is funded by prominent Muslim businessmen,…
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
November 14, 2011
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
Protests continue in the Damietta area after a man was killed yesterday and several injured in clashes with military forces…
Amid security problems and desperation, Egypt’s hospitals struggle
November 14, 2011
Amid security problems and desperation, Egypt’s hospitals struggle
A man walks into a hospital, asking to be admitted as a patient into the neurology department. The receptionist apologizes…
Islamists and NDP remnants duke it out on north coast
November 13, 2011
Islamists and NDP remnants duke it out on north coast
The winter deluge arrived early in Alexandria, but this year it is different. It is not the rains coming from…
Q&A: Islamist presidential candidate on Egypt’s future
November 13, 2011
Q&A: Islamist presidential candidate on Egypt’s future
Last month, Mohamed Selim al-Awa, a moderate 69-year-old Islamist intellectual, announced the temporary suspension of his presidential campaign to protest…
Most Egyptians want Tantawi as president, says campaign head
November 11, 2011
Most Egyptians want Tantawi as president, says campaign head
Mahmoud Atteya, the coordinator of the Egypt Above All Coalition, said he has launched the Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi for…
Captured in international waters en route to Gaza: An eyewitness account
November 5, 2011
Captured in international waters en route to Gaza: An eyewitness account
Lina Attalah, Al-Masry Al-Youm English's managing editor, recently took part in the "Freedom Waves" flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. She…