Features/Interviews
Sharm el-Sheikh: jewel of Egypt’s tourism industry
November 5, 2015
Sharm el-Sheikh: jewel of Egypt’s tourism industry
The Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where British tourists were stranded Thursday after flight cancellations over fears a bomb…
Al-Masry Al-Youm investigates Russian plane crash location
November 5, 2015
Al-Masry Al-Youm investigates Russian plane crash location
The crash of the Russian passenger plane in central Sinai has raised many questions about the operation of militant groups…
Egyptian flooding drowns Gaza’s tunnel business
November 4, 2015
Egyptian flooding drowns Gaza’s tunnel business
Mahmoud Bakeer speaks with despair about the night of the flash flood, when he screamed at his wife and five…
Int’l law gives Palestinians right to use force to liberate their land: League of Islamic Universities secretary general
November 4, 2015
Int’l law gives Palestinians right to use force to liberate their land: League of Islamic Universities secretary general
Gaafar Abdel Salam, secretary general of the League of Islamic Universities, said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm that international…
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…