Bassem Youssef
Bassem Youssef shines as Emmy Awards’ first Arab host
Cinema/TV
November 25, 2015
Bassem Youssef shines as Emmy Awards’ first Arab host
Political satirist Bassem Youssef shined in his performance as host of the 43rd International Emmy Awards on Monday in New…
Bassem Youssef becomes first Arab to host International Emmy Awards
Egypt
November 23, 2015
Bassem Youssef becomes first Arab to host International Emmy Awards
Egyptian political satirist Bassem Youssef, one of the most widely watched TV personalities in the Arab world, will host this…
Social network campaign demands release of Alaa Abd El Fattah
Egypt
October 27, 2015
Social network campaign demands release of Alaa Abd El Fattah
Political activists have launched a social network campaign to demand the release of activist Alaa Abd El Fattah and three…
Education minister off Facebook after viral jabs on misspelling
Egypt
September 20, 2015
Education minister off Facebook after viral jabs on misspelling
Newly-appointed Education Minister al-Helaly al-Sherbiny was so overwhelmed by a wave of jabs and satire over several instances of misspelling…
Bassem Youssef defends university professor against expired equipment claims
Egypt
August 16, 2015
Bassem Youssef defends university professor against expired equipment claims
Egypt’s best-known political satirist Bassem Youssef has defended a university professor and one of his medical mentors against accusations of…
Bassem Youssef bids Twitter farewell to Jon Stewart
Cinema/TV
August 8, 2015
Bassem Youssef bids Twitter farewell to Jon Stewart
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef bid farewell on Twitter Friday to US comic show presenter Jon Stewart, who is ending his Daily Show…
Bassem Youssef: Arab media stuck in 1960’s, 70’s
Egypt
July 5, 2015
Bassem Youssef: Arab media stuck in 1960’s, 70’s
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef criticized Arab media in an interview with Ali Olayyani, on the Rotana Khaliji Channel Saturday evening,…
Bassem Youssef on CNN: Fighting ISIS should be cultural, intellectual war
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Bassem Youssef on CNN: Fighting ISIS should be cultural, intellectual war
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, former host of Al Bernameg, took the reigns of CNN’s Connect The World on Monday to…
Bassem Youssef congratulates former costars over new TV show
Cinema/TV
June 16, 2015
Bassem Youssef congratulates former costars over new TV show
Satirist TV professional Bassem Youssef congratulated Khaled Mansour and Shady Alfons, his former co-stars on the Al Bernameg show, over…
Bassem Youssef on whether his program would return: Reality is more satirical
Egypt
June 6, 2015
Bassem Youssef on whether his program would return: Reality is more satirical
When asked if his program would return during Ramadan, Bassem Youssef denied that possibility. “Reality is more satirical,” he tweeted. Bassem…