Features/Interviews
Former head of State Security Court: Investment law amendment unconstitutional
July 2, 2015
Former head of State Security Court: Investment law amendment unconstitutional
Counselor Amr Abdel Razeq, former president of the Supreme State Security Court, said in an interview with Al-Masry al-Youm that…
Syrian opposition coordinator: Assad’s departure no condition for dialogue
July 1, 2015
Syrian opposition coordinator: Assad’s departure no condition for dialogue
Syrian opposition coordinator Hassan Abdel Azim said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm that a transitional government comprising all opposition…
Foreign Affairs: Sisi using supposed fight against corruption as cover for it
June 30, 2015
Foreign Affairs: Sisi using supposed fight against corruption as cover for it
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is using a supposed fight against corruption as a cover for it and many of Egypt’s…
Acting top prosecutor to be appointed
June 30, 2015
Acting top prosecutor to be appointed
Assistant Attorney General Ali Omran has been appointed Acting Attorney General, being the most experienced of the attorney generals' assistants,…
HRDO center: State is curbing press freedom
June 29, 2015
HRDO center: State is curbing press freedom
The Human Rights Documentary Organization (HRDO) center to support digital expression released a report on Monday which discusses the role…
At least 70 journalists, photographers were assaulted in the first 6 months of 2015
June 28, 2015
At least 70 journalists, photographers were assaulted in the first 6 months of 2015
Violations on journalists increased by 68 percent, according to the association for the freedom of thought and expression's midyear bulletin.…
15.4% of Egyptians live under $2 a day
June 28, 2015
15.4% of Egyptians live under $2 a day
According to the Multidimensional Poverty Index, 15.4 percent of Egyptians live under the poverty line, surviving on US$2 a day,…
Egypt destroys symbol of old regime but repression lives on
June 27, 2015
Egypt destroys symbol of old regime but repression lives on
Metres from the epicentre of Egypt's uprising, bulldozers tear chunks of concrete and twisted metal from what remains of the…
Abouel Fotouh’s early elections proposal backfires
June 25, 2015
Abouel Fotouh’s early elections proposal backfires
A proposal by the 2012 presidential candidate and dissident Muslim Brotherhood leader Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh to run early presidential…