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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,…
Mostakbal Watan emerges from the dark to outstanding election victory

Mostakbal Watan emerges from the dark to outstanding election victory

As the leader of a one-year old political party, Mohamed Badran, chairman of Mostakbal Watan (A Nation's Future), is making…
UPDATE: Foreign press defamation of elections a failure – Foreign Affairs Ministry

UPDATE: Foreign press defamation of elections a failure – Foreign Affairs Ministry

Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has responded strongly to what it considers are attempts by the foreign press to belittle the…
Voters largely absent on day 1 of parliamentary elections

Voters largely absent on day 1 of parliamentary elections

Polling stations were largely vacant on the first day of elections for Egypt’s 568-seat House of Representatives, with the High…
Acclaimed novelist Gamal al-Ghitany dies at 70

Acclaimed novelist Gamal al-Ghitany dies at 70

Novelist Gamal al-Ghitany, an author of historical and political novels and commentary, died at the age of 70 at the…
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