Hisham Allam
Investigative report: Escape from Marg prison
Egypt
May 3, 2011
Investigative report: Escape from Marg prison
Shots rang out as the prison lobby was hit with a hail of gunfire. Tariq Qotb and his prison mate…
Armed forces council looks at possible candidates for top Arab League post
Egypt
February 17, 2011
Armed forces council looks at possible candidates for top Arab League post
Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is currently studying possible nominees for the position of secretary-general of the Arab…
Israel ties with South Sudan don’t threaten Egypt, says diplomat
Egypt
January 20, 2011
Israel ties with South Sudan don’t threaten Egypt, says diplomat
Relations between Israel and South Sudan do not threaten Egypt’s national security, said Mo’ayed al-Dele’ei, the Egyptian consul in Juba.Egyptian…
Carter to Mubarak: South Sudan secession no threat to Egypt
Egypt
January 11, 2011
Carter to Mubarak: South Sudan secession no threat to Egypt
Juba--Former US President Jimmy Carter said on Tuesday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had asked him on more than one…
Nature under attack in Dahab
Environment
March 25, 2010
Nature under attack in Dahab
Dahab, a coastal town in South Sinai, is embroiled in allegations of inadvertent damage being done to its coral reefs.
Alex canal district yields tainted salt
Egypt
February 2, 2010
Alex canal district yields tainted salt
Al-Masry Al-Youm's recent tour of Alexandria's Mariouteya canal district revealed that the salt produced therein--which accounts for 75 percent of…
Penetrating Dabaa: Egypt’s nuclear dream come true
Egypt
January 19, 2010
Penetrating Dabaa: Egypt’s nuclear dream come true
Barbed wires, control towers, deluxe chalets and a nuclear power plant simulator--all surrounded by a deathly silence. This is the…
Hawamdiya sugar company forces father to retract allegations
Egypt
November 25, 2009
Hawamdiya sugar company forces father to retract allegations
A health ministry committee took water samples from the home of Sheikh Hassan Haddad after Al-Masry Al-Youm ran an investigative…
Waste on the Nile: a 100-year legacy
Egypt
November 17, 2009
Waste on the Nile: a 100-year legacy
Hassan Ahmed, a 70-year-old blacksmith, leans on his cane gazing at the Hawamdiya Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (SIIC), watching…