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Satellite TV channels vie for Ramadan viewership

Satellite TV channels vie for Ramadan viewership

After the first week of Ramadan, every television channel in Egypt declared it could boast the highest viewership; every scriptwriter…
Jumblatt’s inflammatory comments toward Syria censored on Egyptian TV show

Jumblatt’s inflammatory comments toward Syria censored on Egyptian TV show

“I will smash Lebanon on your head," vowed head of the Lebanese Socialist Progressive Party Walid Jumblatt on a trailer…
Q&A: Government’s legislative performance slowing down, says chairman of the Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association

Q&A: Government’s legislative performance slowing down, says chairman of the Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association

Al-Masry Al-Youm: Some believe the government has been faring clumsily over the recent period, what about your assessment? Ashraf el-Gazayerly:…
Egyptian television deemed degrading to women

Egyptian television deemed degrading to women

The Information Ministry has decided to review all television programs for content that could be seen as offensive to any…
Baradei to return amid doubts over his future

Baradei to return amid doubts over his future

As Mohamed ElBaradei gets ready to board his flight from Vienna to Cairo Wednesday, questions linger regarding future moves for…
Egypt antiquities chief slams Ramadan TV Cleopatra

Egypt antiquities chief slams Ramadan TV Cleopatra

A television series about ancient Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, broadcast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, has sparked the ire…
Q&A: Decreased consumption ‘only solution’ to electricity crisis, says EEHC head

Q&A: Decreased consumption ‘only solution’ to electricity crisis, says EEHC head

Mohamed Awad, head of the state-run Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), has been forced into the spotlight due to popular…
Pro-Gamal Mubarak campaign re-ignites debate on future president

Pro-Gamal Mubarak campaign re-ignites debate on future president

With the slogan “Gamal Mubarak: The Dream of the Poor”, Magdy al-Kordy and his agents are touring Egypt’s slums and…
“The Pharoah” goes to war

“The Pharoah” goes to war

Zahi Hawass has never exactly been afraid of making enemies. Egypt’s 63-year-old antiquities chief (a man who cheerfully refers to himself…
Sexual harassement on the map

Sexual harassement on the map

Two boys jumped in the women-only metro carriage, spat in the face of a passenger and yelled offensive phrases before…
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