Features/Interviews
Parliament approves draft law to release prisoners after serving half their sentence: Drastic change or mere propaganda?
December 22, 2017
Parliament approves draft law to release prisoners after serving half their sentence: Drastic change or mere propaganda?
Parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to amend some of the articles in law 39 of 1956, to potentially make…
British Embassy launches ‘Inspiring Abilities’ campaign to celebrate Egyptians with disabilities
December 15, 2017
British Embassy launches ‘Inspiring Abilities’ campaign to celebrate Egyptians with disabilities
The British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson launched a new campaign in an effort to integrate people with disabilities into…
Up close with Egypt’s small but growing tango community
December 11, 2017
Up close with Egypt’s small but growing tango community
In a mid-November night in Cairo, foreign tourists at the Nile-Ritz Carlton Hotel witnessed an unexpected spectacle: in the hotel’s…
Egyptian-Russian 2017 military relations: a new return to the 1960s alliance
December 10, 2017
Egyptian-Russian 2017 military relations: a new return to the 1960s alliance
Since the era of Egypt’s late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the bilateral military relations between Egypt and Russia witnessed several…
Chargé d’Affaires at US Embassy in Cairo speaks to Al-Masry Al-Youm in first press interview
December 3, 2017
Chargé d’Affaires at US Embassy in Cairo speaks to Al-Masry Al-Youm in first press interview
For the first time since taking office, Thomas H. Goldberger, Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Cairo spoke with…
Amidst struggling tourism sector, Germans return to Egypt
December 2, 2017
Amidst struggling tourism sector, Germans return to Egypt
After reaching a low point last year, the number of German visitors to Egypt are finally on the rise again.…
Inside the Rawda mosque: eyewitness accounts
November 26, 2017
Inside the Rawda mosque: eyewitness accounts
Al-Rawda, a small village to the west of the city of al-Arish, the capital of North Sinai, has lived in…
Deadlock in GERD talks: What is Egypt’s future strategy, diplomacy or military strikes?
November 21, 2017
Deadlock in GERD talks: What is Egypt’s future strategy, diplomacy or military strikes?
News of the failure to reach an agreement in the tripartite negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan regarding the construction…
Germany’s refugee policy disagreements cause coalition talks to crumble
November 20, 2017
Germany’s refugee policy disagreements cause coalition talks to crumble
Nearly two months after Germany’s parliamentary elections, new elections are being considered by analysts as the most likely prospect after…
She Fences: On gender inequality in fencing in Egypt
November 16, 2017
She Fences: On gender inequality in fencing in Egypt
Sports is a passion of many and an art mastered by a few. Athletes around the world know what it…