John Ehab

Al-Ghad elections campaigners arrested in downtown Cairo
Egypt

Al-Ghad elections campaigners arrested in downtown Cairo

Egyptian security forces arrested two election campaigners for al-Ghad opposition party in downtown Cairo on Thursday evening.The activists were accused…
Sunday’s papers: Mubarak finalizes NDP candidate list, telephones Pope Shenouda III
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Mubarak finalizes NDP candidate list, telephones Pope Shenouda III

State-run Al-Akhbar's front-page coverage announces Sunday as the last day for candidacy application submissions. “Mubarak checks over the National (Democratic…
Sacked editor Eissa and supporters launch ‘The Real Al-Dostour’ online
Egypt

Sacked editor Eissa and supporters launch ‘The Real Al-Dostour’ online

On Monday, members of independent daily Al-Dostour’s staff who had opposed the newspaper’s recent sale and the firing of its…
Khaled Fahmy: Contemporary alternatives to Shari’a implementation exist
Egypt

Khaled Fahmy: Contemporary alternatives to Shari’a implementation exist

In a public lecture on Thursday, Khaled Fahmy, the newly appointed head of the American University in Cairo history department,…
Al-Dostour’s dilemma persists
Egypt

Al-Dostour’s dilemma persists

Two weeks after firing its illustrious editor-in-chief Ibrahim Eissa, Al-Dostour, a newspaper known for its anti-Mubarak stance, is still facing…
Thursday’s Papers: Mubarak decrees election date, al-Maliki visits Cairo, and NDP officials criticize US interference
Egypt

Thursday’s Papers: Mubarak decrees election date, al-Maliki visits Cairo, and NDP officials criticize US interference

State-run newspaper Al-Ahram leads its Thursday coverage with the headline: “A presidential decree calling voters to the parliament elections on…
Egypt’s Museums IV: Royal Chariots Museum
Archaeology

Egypt’s Museums IV: Royal Chariots Museum

Whether it is a future museum, an attempt to disguise a nuclear plant, a secret government building, or a permanent…
The long campaign to end Egypt’s capital punishment
Egypt

The long campaign to end Egypt’s capital punishment

Legal experts and human rights activists say capital punishment should be ended in Egypt, but considerable time and effort is…
Tuesday’s Papers: Football match bedlam condemned by Tunisia while Mubarak commemorates 1973 war
Egypt

Tuesday’s Papers: Football match bedlam condemned by Tunisia while Mubarak commemorates 1973 war

The clashes between supporters of the Tunisian Esperance football team and Egyptian security receives front-page coverage in both state-run and…
Hundreds of protesters stage anti-Mubarak rally in downtown Cairo
Egypt

Hundreds of protesters stage anti-Mubarak rally in downtown Cairo

“We will not be inherited anymore,” protesters chanted, hoisting banners and wearing t-shirts bearing the same slogan.Some three hundred demonstrators,…
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