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Marshal Tantawi approves new military law on illicit gains
Egypt
June 18, 2011
Marshal Tantawi approves new military law on illicit gains
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, approved the addition of Article 8 to…
Animal rights in Egypt: Truth or myth?
Environment
June 4, 2011
Animal rights in Egypt: Truth or myth?
Although the term “animal rights” may sound like Chinese to many, the Cairene community seems to be becoming gradually interested…
Putting the Mubaraks on trial
Opinion
May 24, 2011
Putting the Mubaraks on trial
Mubarak’s trial is not simply over financial crimes. It's also about political crimes that were committed over 30 years. It…
Political powers criticize and welcome new law on exercising political rights
Egypt
May 21, 2011
Political powers criticize and welcome new law on exercising political rights
Several party leaders, prominent political figures and revolutionary youth criticized the new law issued on exercising political rights because it…
Egypt’s tribes fall back on traditional conflict resolution methods
Egypt
May 13, 2011
Egypt’s tribes fall back on traditional conflict resolution methods
Inside Abdel Rahim al-Qenawy mosque in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena, members of the Taramsa and Homaydat tribes sit…
A state of counter-emergency
Opinion
March 28, 2011
A state of counter-emergency
Only 23 days ago, Egypt’s caretaker Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was with us in Tahrir Square, amidst large crowds of…
There will be enough churches in Egypt, says premier
Egypt
January 7, 2011
There will be enough churches in Egypt, says premier
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif rejected on Saturday a “free-for- all” policy to build mosques and churches, a reference to…
Year Ender: Egypt’s torture face revealed
Egypt
December 31, 2010
Year Ender: Egypt’s torture face revealed
On 6 June, 2010, Khaled Saeed, a doe-eyed 28 year-old man walked into an internet café he frequented on a…
Are litigation games hurting Egyptian real estate?
Opinion
September 23, 2010
Are litigation games hurting Egyptian real estate?
Anyone following the Madinaty dispute knows that the government is up to its head in this case, despite Prime Minister…
New pensions law: The hollow promise of a ‘happy retirement’
Business
July 5, 2010
New pensions law: The hollow promise of a ‘happy retirement’
On 13 June, one year after the government introduced a new insurance and pension law, parliament ratified the final draft.The…