Features/Interviews
International English press: Haiti devastation, Blair on Iraq
February 1, 2010
International English press: Haiti devastation, Blair on Iraq
Devastation in Haiti and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's evidence to the hearing on the Iraq war dominated the…
No, maybe we can’t!
January 30, 2010
No, maybe we can’t!
It was a small moment, but a potentially defining one.On 28 January, President Barack Obama stood before a “town hall…
Swiss District: Melting pot or powder keg?
January 29, 2010
Swiss District: Melting pot or powder keg?
The two blocks of residential buildings and humble businesses known as the Swiss District are tucked away in the back…
Egypt-Algeria: Who’s afraid of Amr Adeeb?
January 28, 2010
Egypt-Algeria: Who’s afraid of Amr Adeeb?
As Egyptian media outlets have adopted a more conciliatory tone in the run-up to Thursday night's Egypt-Algeria football match in…
Sinai floods: A man-made disaster?
January 26, 2010
Sinai floods: A man-made disaster?
North Sinai--In many villages in North Sinai, particularly those near the bend in the Wadi el-Arish river, people lie awake…
Nile River politics
January 25, 2010
Nile River politics
At the end of January, the nine countries that contain the Nile River, otherwise known as the Nile Basin countries,…
HRW issues world rights report in Cairo
January 24, 2010
HRW issues world rights report in Cairo
At a press conference in Cairo on Sunday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced the release of its 20th world report.…
Al-Masry Al-Youm defies Cairocentrism
January 24, 2010
Al-Masry Al-Youm defies Cairocentrism
Independent daily Al-Masry Al-Youm made history on Sunday by launching Alexandria Al-Youm, Egypt’s first daily city newspaper in over a…
Egypt’s oldest surviving syndicate
January 23, 2010
Egypt’s oldest surviving syndicate
Egypt's oldest syndicate is not a professional syndicate, but rather one of extended family members. The Syndicate of Al-Ashraf, decedents…
Israeli TV: Egypt cinema getting steamier
January 21, 2010
Israeli TV: Egypt cinema getting steamier
Israeli television aired a program about Egyptian cinema Thursday that asserted that Egyptian filmmakers had deliberately produced films this season…