Features/Interviews
Egypt’s 1st legislature in 3 years to convene
January 9, 2016
Egypt’s 1st legislature in 3 years to convene
Egypt will have a parliament for the first time in more than three years with the inaugural session of a…
Women’s representation in new parliament highest in Egypt’s history
January 5, 2016
Women’s representation in new parliament highest in Egypt’s history
After garnering the unenviable position of being among the 10 worst countries for gender equality in the world, a glimmer…
Sisi’s most tweeted phrases in 2015
December 31, 2015
Sisi’s most tweeted phrases in 2015
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s statements throughout 2015 had always been up for grabs by social network users, with phrases included…
Life meets death in Egypt’s Cairo Necropolis
December 31, 2015
Life meets death in Egypt’s Cairo Necropolis
In a sprawling Cairo neighborhood known as the City of the Dead, life and death are side by side. Amid a…
Goodwill policy with Ethiopia has failed: experts
December 28, 2015
Goodwill policy with Ethiopia has failed: experts
African affairs experts have differed on Egypt's strategy for dealing with the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam problem and predicted the outbreak…
St. Catherine, where God spoke to Moses
December 27, 2015
St. Catherine, where God spoke to Moses
A sacred valley leads you to a religions complex surrounded by mountains in St. Catherine, the city in the center…
Fatimid minaret embraces church tower in St. Catherine
December 24, 2015
Fatimid minaret embraces church tower in St. Catherine
Al-Masry Al-Youm continues to monitor the tolerance between religions and the message of peace that you will notice as soon…
2015: a year of disasters and explosions for Saudi Arabia
December 24, 2015
2015: a year of disasters and explosions for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has seen a number of natural and manmade disasters in 2015, including terrorist attacks and involvement in a…
Q&A with Juan Carlos literary award winner: The prize was a surprise
December 23, 2015
Q&A with Juan Carlos literary award winner: The prize was a surprise
Writer Soad Suleiman, who won the Juan Carlos Spanish award for short stories, said the prize was a surprise to…
Al-Masry Al-Youm in Iraq (Part II): former slaves tell their stories
December 21, 2015
Al-Masry Al-Youm in Iraq (Part II): former slaves tell their stories
Yazidis are one of the smallest minorities in the world. They live in villages around the city of Sinjar, Iraq. On…