Features/Interviews
Antiquities council to request return of Nefertiti bust
December 21, 2009
Antiquities council to request return of Nefertiti bust
The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) will convene this week to discuss details of a request for Germany to return…
New Suez Canal channel
December 21, 2009
New Suez Canal channel
The Ministry of Transportation will announce in February a tender to dig a channel parallel to the Suez canal to…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina censured
December 21, 2009
Bibliotheca Alexandrina censured
Journalists and internet bloggers have criticized Egypt's Bibliotheca Alexandrina for planning a workshop on 3 January in which Israeli intellectuals…
Egyptian textile industry ‘dying’
December 21, 2009
Egyptian textile industry ‘dying’
The Ministry of Investment will spend LE900 million within its restructuring scheme to help six public-sector textiles companies to offset…
The MB’s uncharacteristically public spat
December 20, 2009
The MB’s uncharacteristically public spat
For those watching Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement, it's no secret that the group's ranks have been divided for…
‘They know that they have a home to go back to’
December 20, 2009
‘They know that they have a home to go back to’
Karen AbuZayd is retiring next month, but that doesn’t mean that she is giving up on Palestine’s refugees.“I don’t think…
UNHCR to devote more resources to Egypt’s refugees
December 16, 2009
UNHCR to devote more resources to Egypt’s refugees
Refugees and asylum seekers in Cairo have long complained about poor treatment from the UN's refugee agency, the United Nations…
Blogger sacked for attempts to unionize
December 16, 2009
Blogger sacked for attempts to unionize
On 4 December, 30-year-old blogger-activist Karim Mohamed Reda was dismissed from his job at state-owned petroleum firm Petrotrade for attempting…
Business as usual on the Rafah border
December 15, 2009
Business as usual on the Rafah border
Rafah--Smugglers along the border of Egypt and the Gaza Strip will continue moving goods through tunnels despite the recent construction…
Sexual harassment: A pan-Arab ‘nightmare’
December 15, 2009
Sexual harassment: A pan-Arab ‘nightmare’
On the second day of the sexual harassment conference in Cairo, in the midst of discussions comparing legislation and government…