Features/Interviews
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…
April 6 Youth Movement faces internal challenges
August 14, 2011
April 6 Youth Movement faces internal challenges
When one of Egypt’s best-known pro-democracy movements split recently, many feared the event might signal a major blow for Egypt’s…
Activists and presidential hopefuls condemn Asmaa Mahfouz arrest
August 14, 2011
Activists and presidential hopefuls condemn Asmaa Mahfouz arrest
Presidential hopefuls joined various revolutionary groups on Sunday in condemning the referral of activist Asmaa Mahfouz to a military court,…
New law to free workers’ syndicates from state control
August 14, 2011
New law to free workers’ syndicates from state control
Labor activists are keenly anticipating a new law on labor syndicates, a draft of which has apparently been completed and…
International arbitration plays key role in gas deal, Egypt’s future
August 11, 2011
International arbitration plays key role in gas deal, Egypt’s future
In violation of international agreements, natural gas has not flowed for months across the Sinai desert through the pipeline that…
Al-Azhar torn between secularists and Islamists
August 10, 2011
Al-Azhar torn between secularists and Islamists
Despite ongoing feuds over the identity of the state in post-Mubarak Egypt, both secularists and Islamists have recently agreed on…
Mubarak loyalists bring old state-run media ethos to the web
August 10, 2011
Mubarak loyalists bring old state-run media ethos to the web
There is a part of the internet that will forever remain 24 January 2011, and much of it lurks on…
Moussa mobilizes NDP’s networks for presidential bid
August 10, 2011
Moussa mobilizes NDP’s networks for presidential bid
To the crack of AK-47 assault rifles fired by supporters into the night sky, Amr Moussa pledged to build a…
Director of Mubarak trial coverage speaks of obstructed angles, nose-picking
August 9, 2011
Director of Mubarak trial coverage speaks of obstructed angles, nose-picking
In his 18 years as a television news director, Ayman al-Habbal can’t remember covering a single event that compares with…