Features/Interviews
Hermopolis: A Minya village built by a woman
November 4, 2015
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
November 3, 2015
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
November 2, 2015
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
November 1, 2015
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
October 29, 2015
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
October 28, 2015
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
October 28, 2015
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
October 25, 2015
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
October 24, 2015
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
October 22, 2015
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,…