Features/Interviews
Sale of Egyptian concert footage to Rotana under investigation
May 17, 2010
Sale of Egyptian concert footage to Rotana under investigation
The Public Funds Prosecution launched investigations yesterday into alleged violations by the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) in connection…
Rules for media coverage of elections announced
May 17, 2010
Rules for media coverage of elections announced
Minister of Information Anas el-Fiqqi announced yesterday a set of unified standards and principles to govern media coverage of the…
Downtown reborn? The Ismaelia Consortium’s vision for urban regeneration
May 17, 2010
Downtown reborn? The Ismaelia Consortium’s vision for urban regeneration
Al-Masry Al-Youm continues its conversation with Karim Shafei, Chief Executive Officer of Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Investments, about the…
Awakening the past: Villagers forced to relocate dead loved ones
May 15, 2010
Awakening the past: Villagers forced to relocate dead loved ones
Akhmim village, Sohag-- Two women, clad in black, and a young girl are kneeling over a pile of burning paper…
Critics don’t buy ‘limited’ state of emergency
May 13, 2010
Critics don’t buy ‘limited’ state of emergency
The Egyptian government has passed a so-called “limited version” of the unpopular Emergency Law. But critics see the move as…
The People’s Democratic Movement: A holistic vision for change
May 13, 2010
The People’s Democratic Movement: A holistic vision for change
The Emergency Law, which has given the Egyptian government sweeping powers to detain citizens for the last three decades, has…
Online vs. off: The future of Egypt’s print media
May 12, 2010
Online vs. off: The future of Egypt’s print media
In the face of increasing varieties of alternative media channels, printed newspapers are likely to remain a primary source of…
“If I owned downtown Cairo…”
May 12, 2010
“If I owned downtown Cairo…”
Downtown: it boasts some of Cairo’s best-kept architecture, alongside some of it most battered buildings; some of the classiest establishments,…
Imagining Downtown differently: The Ismaelia consortium’s urban regeneration project
May 12, 2010
Imagining Downtown differently: The Ismaelia consortium’s urban regeneration project
After hearing rumors about “the company that is buying out Downtown Cairo” and questions about the fate of the area,…
Harmonizing dissonance: Restoration and renewal in Downtown Cairo
May 8, 2010
Harmonizing dissonance: Restoration and renewal in Downtown Cairo
Al-Masry Al-Youm speaks to Soheir Hawas, the head of the Studies Administration at the National Organization for Urban Harmony, about…