Alaa Al Aswany

Twelve Pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan mountain
Archaeology

Twelve Pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan mountain

Twelve new cemeteries were discovered in Gabal al-Silsila, Aswan, dating back to the New Kingdom, under the Pharaonic kings Thutmose…
Novelist Alaa al-Aswany receives top prestigious French award for his works
Books

Novelist Alaa al-Aswany receives top prestigious French award for his works

French ambassador to Egypt André Parant on Monday awarded the Egyptian novelist Alaa al-Aswany the "Médaille de chevalier des Arts…
Alaa Aswany: No real change occurred in Egypt since 25 Janusmm‏
Egypt

Alaa Aswany: No real change occurred in Egypt since 25 Janusmm‏

Writer Alaa al-Aswany criticized on Thursday the status quo in Egypt during a cultural forum, saying there has been no real change since…
As clashes in Dahshur die down, govt accused of inaction
Egypt

As clashes in Dahshur die down, govt accused of inaction

  The week-long clashes between Muslim and Coptic residents in the Giza village of Dahshur seemed to have drawn to…
Activist reveals details of his abduction
Egypt

Activist reveals details of his abduction

Activist Anas al-Assal, a paramedic at the field hospitals in Tahrir Square, says an anesthetic drug was injected in his…
Alaa Al Aswany declines nomination for Constituent Assembly
Egypt

Alaa Al Aswany declines nomination for Constituent Assembly

Prominent novelist Alaa Al Aswany has declined his nomination to sit on the committee tasked with writing Egypt’s new constitution,…
Alaa Al Aswany: Shafiq is involved in corruption cases
Egypt

Alaa Al Aswany: Shafiq is involved in corruption cases

Alaa Al Aswany, a best-selling Egyptian author and columnist, has said he has documents that show that presidential candidate and…
T-shirts bearing Suleiman’s image transported from Saudi, confiscated at Cairo airport
Egypt

T-shirts bearing Suleiman’s image transported from Saudi, confiscated at Cairo airport

Cairo International Airport customs authorities confiscated Saturday five packages being transported by an Egyptian passenger arriving from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.…
No justice, no peace
Opinion

No justice, no peace

Last Sunday, a military tribunal acquitted a former army doctor accused of conducting so-called "virginity tests" on a number of…
Media watchdog accuses SCAF of muzzling journalists in inquiry
Egypt

Media watchdog accuses SCAF of muzzling journalists in inquiry

A leading media watchdog says an Egyptian military investigation of journalists and bloggers shows the country's ruling generals are trying…
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