Features/Interviews
Jubilee of an eternal and high dam
January 18, 2010
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
January 17, 2010
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?
January 14, 2010
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
January 14, 2010
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
January 13, 2010
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
January 13, 2010
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
January 13, 2010
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
January 12, 2010
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
January 11, 2010
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
January 11, 2010
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…