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Jubilee of an eternal and high dam

Jubilee of an eternal and high dam

Aswan-- On 15 January 1971, Egypt celebrated the completion of the High Dam, whose funding was the center of a…
Q&A: Hassan Nafaa on the presidential race

Q&A: Hassan Nafaa on the presidential race

Al-Masry Al-Youm spoke with Hassan Nafaa--political science professor at Cairo University and coordinator of the popular campaign against presidential "inheritance"--about…
Naga Hammadi: Sectarian violence or criminal action?

Naga Hammadi: Sectarian violence or criminal action?

Suspicions and sadness overwhelm the little town Nagaa Hammadi after the death of six Copts and a Muslim guard, shot…
EHRC addresses Naga Hammadi incident

EHRC addresses Naga Hammadi incident

A statement by the Egyptian Human Rights Council (EHRC) issued yesterday calls upon the government to hold accountable any official…
Living with the voltage vampire

Living with the voltage vampire

When the streets of Ezbet el-Haggana are flooded with rain water in the wintertime and children go out to play…
Waiting at the governor’s doorstep

Waiting at the governor’s doorstep

Dozens of poor people are assembled outside the office of the Daqahlia governor, Brigadier-General Samir Salam. They have been at…
The ElBaradei Effect on Egyptian Politics

The ElBaradei Effect on Egyptian Politics

The advent of Mohammed ElBaradei as a potential presidential candidate has introduced an unpredictable new element into Egypt's slow-moving succession…
Chronology: Egypt’s sectarian violence

Chronology: Egypt’s sectarian violence

Was the recent shooting of six Copts and a Muslim security guard in the Upper Egyptian town of Nagga Hamadi…
Viva Arab support for Palestine

Viva Arab support for Palestine

Over the weekend Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit announced that Egypt will prohibit aid from entering the blockaded Gaza Strip…
Govt targets Nasr City kiosks

Govt targets Nasr City kiosks

A government crackdown on kiosks in Nasr City is leaving behind growing resentment and a succession of broken homes. Kiosk…
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