Egypt
Media crackdown escalates with 4 sat TV channels closed, 2 given notice
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Media crackdown escalates with 4 sat TV channels closed, 2 given notice
The government tightened the noose on independent media this week, with the General Investment Authority (GIA) temporarily closing down the…
Culture Ministry official gets 3 years hard labor in Van Gogh theft case
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Culture Ministry official gets 3 years hard labor in Van Gogh theft case
The Dokki Misdemeanors Court on Tuesday sentenced Mohsen Shaalan, head of the Culture Ministry's fine arts department, along with ten…
Universities clamp down on MB students in run-up to campus elections
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Universities clamp down on MB students in run-up to campus elections
At Tanta University on Tuesday, more than seven thousand students affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement staged a protest…
Q&A with Holly Kearl, editor of Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Spaces Safe and Welcoming for Women
Books
October 12, 2010
Q&A with Holly Kearl, editor of Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Spaces Safe and Welcoming for Women
“I used to pass by this one particular corner to get to the bus stop. There were young men who’d…
CBE: Annual inflation rate fell to 7.59% in September
Business
October 12, 2010
CBE: Annual inflation rate fell to 7.59% in September
Egypt's basic inflation rate increased by 0.22 percent in September while the annual rate fell to 7.59 percent during the…
Israeli ambassador ‘not inclined’ to seek second term
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Israeli ambassador ‘not inclined’ to seek second term
Israel's ambassador to Egypt, Yitzhak Levanon, has said he is not inclined to extend his service after his term concludes…
Soaring vegetable prices strain household budgets in governorates
Business
October 11, 2010
Soaring vegetable prices strain household budgets in governorates
Vegetable prices continued to rise this week in governorates throughout Egypt, with per-kilo tomato prices reaching LE13; garlic LE9; cucumbers…
Egyptian TV holds off re-running ‘Al-Gamaa’ series until after elections
Egypt
October 11, 2010
Egyptian TV holds off re-running ‘Al-Gamaa’ series until after elections
Re-runs of the controversial "Al-Gamaa" television series will be postponed until after next month’s parliamentary elections "so as not to…
Talk show presenter Amr Adeeb to join Al-Hayat satellite network
Egypt
October 11, 2010
Talk show presenter Amr Adeeb to join Al-Hayat satellite network
Prominent talk show presenter Amr Adeeb has joined the Al-Hayat satellite network, for which he will present a new talk…
Sect to be investigated for allegedly promoting Shia doctrines, falsifying Quran
Egypt
October 11, 2010
Sect to be investigated for allegedly promoting Shia doctrines, falsifying Quran
Egypt's State Security Investigation Office has opened investigations into 12 Shia Muslim individuals from Egypt, Morocco, Iraq and Australia arrested…