Features/Interviews
Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science
August 19, 2011
Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science
CAMBRIDGE, England--Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail first proposed building a US$2 billion science and technology institute in Cairo 12 years ago,…
Military sorts out task of determining who’s a ‘martyr’
August 18, 2011
Military sorts out task of determining who’s a ‘martyr’
At least 846 Egyptians were killed and 6464 injured in Egypt’s recent uprising to put an end former President Hosni…
Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women
August 17, 2011
Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women
Ahmed Abubaker, a 35-year-old teacher has little interest in politics and barely followed the developments of the Egyptian revolution. But…
385 state TV and radio employees lose jobs to cuts
August 17, 2011
385 state TV and radio employees lose jobs to cuts
Minister of Information Osama Heikal on Wednesday dismissed 385 Egyptian Radio and Television Union advisers, including 20 legal consultants, as…
US religious envoy to export ‘freedom of belief’ to Egypt, Middle East
August 17, 2011
US religious envoy to export ‘freedom of belief’ to Egypt, Middle East
A proposed US envoy designated to advocate for the rights of religious minorities in the Middle East is stirring controversy…
Military’s evolving media strategy shows who’s boss
August 16, 2011
Military’s evolving media strategy shows who’s boss
Hosni Mubarak’s last act as president was to hand over control of the state to the Supreme Council of the…
Egyptian TV bans parts of show parodizing former regime officials
August 16, 2011
Egyptian TV bans parts of show parodizing former regime officials
Egypt's state-run TV has refused to air parts of a sitcom that parodize officials from the regime of former President…
Brotherhood-led political alliance on verge of collapse
August 16, 2011
Brotherhood-led political alliance on verge of collapse
The Democratic Alliance for Egypt, a massive political coalition formed in early June to heal the rift between Islamists and…
Mubarak’s trial: The view from outside
August 15, 2011
Mubarak’s trial: The view from outside
As people around Egypt watched the second day of the history-making trial of former President Hosni Mubarak on television screens…
As Mubarak trial adjourns, lawyers for martyrs express optimism
August 15, 2011
As Mubarak trial adjourns, lawyers for martyrs express optimism
In the second session of the criminal prosecution of Hosni Mubarak today, the judge, Ahmad Refaat, joined the former president’s…