Egypt
Is it time for a new regulatory model for Egyptian broadcasting?
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Is it time for a new regulatory model for Egyptian broadcasting?
Over the past decade, the deposed president gradually loosened his grip on the media, tolerating the rise of dozens of…
Cabinet sit-in against SCAF and new government continues
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Cabinet sit-in against SCAF and new government continues
With the new government sworn in, 200 protesters continue their sit-in outside the cabinet building. They have various demands, but…
Militarized perceptions and the fate of liberal Egypt
Opinion
December 7, 2011
Militarized perceptions and the fate of liberal Egypt
According to a recent statement by a prominent member of the Egyptian junta (Major General Mamdouh Shahin), Mubarak could not…
Lawyers syndicate reports security force violations against election monitors
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Lawyers syndicate reports security force violations against election monitors
A report has detected that security forces committed violations against monitors and candidate representatives during runoffs for the first round…
Google’s efforts for the Egyptian elections
Life & Style
December 7, 2011
Google’s efforts for the Egyptian elections
Google recently unveiled its new elections page to help empower Egyptians and offer information on the various parties and parliamentary…
Fragmentation dooms liberals and revolution youth to electoral failure, say experts
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Fragmentation dooms liberals and revolution youth to electoral failure, say experts
Fragmentation, alienation from voters, propaganda, and a lack of electoral experience are behind the underwhelming performance of liberals and young…
Parliamentary candidates pay children to hand out leaflets
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Parliamentary candidates pay children to hand out leaflets
Candidates in the current parliamentary elections are making use of poor children to distributing campaign literature, paying them in cash…
What a change in Egypt’s leadership means for Israel
World
December 6, 2011
What a change in Egypt’s leadership means for Israel
JERUSALEM — Two decades ago, Naguib Mahfouz, the late, great Nobel literature laureate, speaking to the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem…
Two killed in battles over scarce butane gas
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Two killed in battles over scarce butane gas
Two people have died and 16 others wounded in battles over scarce butane gas cylinders in several governorates. A 50-year-old…
Islamist election success shatters secularist hopes
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Islamist election success shatters secularist hopes
The success of Islamist candidates in the first phase of the parliamentary elections has shattered the hopes of liberals and…