Features/Interviews
Thursday’s news: Israeli drills, Brotherhood speaks
May 27, 2010
Thursday’s news: Israeli drills, Brotherhood speaks
Al-Ahram leads with a report on social security. The headline points out the “increase in the amount of underprivileged families…
Brookings Institute criticizes lack of press freedom in Egypt
May 26, 2010
Brookings Institute criticizes lack of press freedom in Egypt
The Brookings Institute, an independent American research organization, criticized the status of the press freedom in Egypt in a report…
Africans launch first Arabic-language TV channel
May 23, 2010
Africans launch first Arabic-language TV channel
The first Arabic-language TV channel in Africa will be launched in June. The new channel, named Al-Qarra (The Continent) will…
Downtown Cairo’s complex politics
May 18, 2010
Downtown Cairo’s complex politics
While downtown Cairo has been the site of much of the political mobilization in Egypt over the past decade, little…
Introducing conditional cash transfers to Egypt’s poor
May 18, 2010
Introducing conditional cash transfers to Egypt’s poor
Assiut--Residents of Rifa village on the outskirts of Assiut rely on seasonal harvests of crops for their income. The inconsistency…
Music producer says he uncovered ‘defective’ Rotana deal
May 18, 2010
Music producer says he uncovered ‘defective’ Rotana deal
Mohsen Gaber, owner of the music production company Alam el-Fan, said he is the reason why details of the deal…
MP alleges radio and TV budget irregularities
May 18, 2010
MP alleges radio and TV budget irregularities
Mohamed el-Omda, MP from the Free Constitutional Party, has submitted an interpellation Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, Minister of Information Anas…
Sale of Egyptian concert footage to Rotana under investigation
May 17, 2010
Sale of Egyptian concert footage to Rotana under investigation
The Public Funds Prosecution launched investigations yesterday into alleged violations by the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) in connection…
Rules for media coverage of elections announced
May 17, 2010
Rules for media coverage of elections announced
Minister of Information Anas el-Fiqqi announced yesterday a set of unified standards and principles to govern media coverage of the…
Downtown reborn? The Ismaelia Consortium’s vision for urban regeneration
May 17, 2010
Downtown reborn? The Ismaelia Consortium’s vision for urban regeneration
Al-Masry Al-Youm continues its conversation with Karim Shafei, Chief Executive Officer of Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Investments, about the…