Features/Interviews
Q&A with Wafd Party general-secretary
October 18, 2010
Q&A with Wafd Party general-secretary
The Wafd Party has recently undergone several highly publicised developments. Al-Masry Al-Youm interviewed Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, the party’s general-secretary,…
Egyptian lobbying campaign fends off congressional reform bill—for now
October 15, 2010
Egyptian lobbying campaign fends off congressional reform bill—for now
With two electoral battles looming in the coming months, the Egyptian government now finds itself fighting over a very different…
Egypt’s feminists downplay empowerment through mobile phones
October 15, 2010
Egypt’s feminists downplay empowerment through mobile phones
Egyptian feminists have cast doubts about a newly launched initiative to reduce the gap that exists between men and women…
Critics say new text-messaging rules target pre-election political opposition
October 14, 2010
Critics say new text-messaging rules target pre-election political opposition
The Ministry of Communications this week announced new restrictions pertaining to the use of text messaging for the dissemination of…
Rights group sues minister, NTRA over new restrictions on SMS messaging
October 14, 2010
Rights group sues minister, NTRA over new restrictions on SMS messaging
A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday by the Cairo-based Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary (ACIJ) against new…
Sat TV channels ordered to broadcast directly from state-run studios
October 13, 2010
Sat TV channels ordered to broadcast directly from state-run studios
The ministries of information and communications last week informed nine satellite channels that they must broadcast directly from studios affiliated…
Jordan says no evidence received of jamming allegations
October 12, 2010
Jordan says no evidence received of jamming allegations
Jordan's government said it has not yet received any evidence from Al Jazeera satellite channel supporting the channel's claim that…
Egyptian TV holds off re-running ‘Al-Gamaa’ series until after elections
October 11, 2010
Egyptian TV holds off re-running ‘Al-Gamaa’ series until after elections
Re-runs of the controversial "Al-Gamaa" television series will be postponed until after next month’s parliamentary elections "so as not to…
Talk show presenter Amr Adeeb to join Al-Hayat satellite network
October 11, 2010
Talk show presenter Amr Adeeb to join Al-Hayat satellite network
Prominent talk show presenter Amr Adeeb has joined the Al-Hayat satellite network, for which he will present a new talk…