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Hermopolis: A Minya village built by a woman

Hermopolis: A Minya village built by a woman

When a British boy asked Mervat Abdel Nasser, an Egyptian woman who has been living in the United Kingdom for…
New Qurna: a lost hymn for the poor

New Qurna: a lost hymn for the poor

In his book “Architecture for the Poor”, Hassan Fathy called New Qurna, the village he designed in Luxor, a “hymn…
Parliament is not my ambition, I seek to become prime minister: Mostaqbal Watan Party leader

Parliament is not my ambition, I seek to become prime minister: Mostaqbal Watan Party leader

Mohamed Badran, leader of the Mostaqbal Watan Party, said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm that his party seeks to…
Russian jet crash raises fears of impact on Christmas tourism

Russian jet crash raises fears of impact on Christmas tourism

The fatal crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has raised concerns on the inflow of tourists…
Naguib el-Rihani’s memoirs

Naguib el-Rihani’s memoirs

When Naguib el-Rihani was fired from the Sugar Company, he joined the George Abyad theater group, where he played small…
Brawl between Al-Ahram chief, Saudi ambassador confirmed

Brawl between Al-Ahram chief, Saudi ambassador confirmed

An initially-denied sharp exchange between Saudi Arabia's Ambassador in Cairo Ahmed Qattan and the board chairman of Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram…
Sulaf Fawakherji depicts Syrian conflict through film

Sulaf Fawakherji depicts Syrian conflict through film

Syrian actress Sulaf Fawakherji said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm that she did not plan to become a director.…
Q&A: Yasser Borhamy fatwas behind Nour Party failure – former Nour Party candidate

Q&A: Yasser Borhamy fatwas behind Nour Party failure – former Nour Party candidate

Mahmoud Maatouq, a Nour Party candidate who failed to garner enough votes in the parliamentary elections in Qena and subsequently…
Sisi is not Nasser: Alain Gresh

Sisi is not Nasser: Alain Gresh

Alain Gresh, editor of Le Monde Diplomatique, was born in Cairo in 1948 to a French family, of whom some…
Parliament will not last long: Socialist Popular Alliance Party president

Parliament will not last long: Socialist Popular Alliance Party president

Abdel Ghaffar Shokr, president of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party and deputy chairman of the National Council for Human Rights,…
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