Features/Interviews
In media first, Al-Beit Beituk sat channel to merge with Sawiris’ OTV
January 11, 2011
In media first, Al-Beit Beituk sat channel to merge with Sawiris’ OTV
In an unprecedented move in the world of Egyptian media, Naguib Sawiris, owner of the OTV satellite television channel, has…
Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund
January 10, 2011
Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund
A heated discussion broke out in parliament on Sunday over the allocation of a LE2.7 billion USAID fund obtained by…
Dissident Brotherhood members to launch new website
January 9, 2011
Dissident Brotherhood members to launch new website
An internal opposition faction within the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist opposition group, will announce its online presence next week…
Special from Sudan: Hundreds of refugees return to southern Sudan as poll nears
January 8, 2011
Special from Sudan: Hundreds of refugees return to southern Sudan as poll nears
Juba--Tomorrow is the day when all roads in Southern Sudan lead to the ballot boxes. Tension is almost palpable.Yet the question…
Anti-sectarian activism in Egypt: Fundamental or futile?
January 8, 2011
Anti-sectarian activism in Egypt: Fundamental or futile?
In the wake of the Alexandria church bombing, many secular groups combating sectarianism have resurfaced. A consortium of such groups…
Analysts fear fresh sectarian violence amid worsening socio-economic circumstances
January 3, 2011
Analysts fear fresh sectarian violence amid worsening socio-economic circumstances
In the aftermath of the New Year's Eve church bombing in Alexandria that killed 22 and injured scores of others,…
Probe of Egypt church bomb focuses on local group
January 3, 2011
Probe of Egypt church bomb focuses on local group
Egyptian police are focusing their investigation into the New Year's suicide bombing of a church on a group of Islamic…
Egypt’s Copts mull response to New Years Alex church attack
January 2, 2011
Egypt’s Copts mull response to New Years Alex church attack
Egypt's Coptic Christian community is reeling in the wake of the deadly New Year's Eve terrorist attack on the Church…
Analysts: Signs of Al-Qaeda visible in Alexandria blast
January 2, 2011
Analysts: Signs of Al-Qaeda visible in Alexandria blast
The nature of the New Year Eve’s attack that targeted a Coptic church in Alexandria, leaving at least 21 killed…
Year ender: What to expect from the new parliament, the parallel parliament?
December 31, 2010
Year ender: What to expect from the new parliament, the parallel parliament?
A new parliament dominated by the ruling party was elected in 2010, while a new parallel parliament composed of opposition…