Features/Interviews
Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension
September 5, 2010
Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension
Camillia Shehata is a Coptic Christian woman who “saw the light of truth” and wanted to convert to Islam, but…
Facebook activists maintain support for ElBaradei despite photos
September 5, 2010
Facebook activists maintain support for ElBaradei despite photos
The Facebook page that featured private pictures of Mohamed ElBaradei’s daugther in swimsuits and claimed she was agnostic has provoked…
Q&A: Mohamed Dahlan on direct talks with Israel, Hamas-Fatah rivalry
September 5, 2010
Q&A: Mohamed Dahlan on direct talks with Israel, Hamas-Fatah rivalry
In an exclusive interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, Mohamed Dahlan--the controversial adviser to US-backed Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas--discussed the…
Protection or taxation? New laws for street vendors
September 4, 2010
Protection or taxation? New laws for street vendors
On a crowded sidewalk near al-Ataba Square in central Cairo a junior police officer seizes a teenager selling watches--cheap digitals…
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
September 2, 2010
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
After the theft last month of Van Gogh’s famous "Poppy Flowers" painting--valued at US$55 million--from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum, concerns…
Satellite TV channels vie for Ramadan viewership
September 2, 2010
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
September 2, 2010
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
August 31, 2010
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
August 31, 2010
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
August 31, 2010
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…