Mubarak
A little fear, a lot of worry
Opinion
September 4, 2011
A little fear, a lot of worry
Where is Egypt headed? I’ve heard this question being asked by everyone, everywhere, as if there were no other questions…
Leaked US cables reveal Orientialist banter and Suzanne Mubarak’s Christian faith
Egypt
September 4, 2011
Leaked US cables reveal Orientialist banter and Suzanne Mubarak’s Christian faith
Wikileaks, an organization which publishes secret documents, recently uploaded 3000 cables sent from the US Embassy in Cairo; they chart…
Ongoing legal battle to rid public institutions of Mubaraks’ names and images
Egypt
September 3, 2011
Ongoing legal battle to rid public institutions of Mubaraks’ names and images
While Mubarak is gone, a legal battle lingers concerning his name and photos that line the walls of public institutions.…
New leadership targets ambitious growth for Egypt’s mines
Business
September 3, 2011
New leadership targets ambitious growth for Egypt’s mines
Held back by bureaucracy and a mining law that hasn’t been updated since 1956, Egypt’s mines are expected to receive…
Mubarak ready for trial session Monday, sources say
Egypt
September 3, 2011
Mubarak ready for trial session Monday, sources say
Former president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons Alaa and Gamal, ex-interior minister Habib al-Adly and his six aides will be…
Judge running Mubarak trial not under threat, says senior judge
Egypt
September 1, 2011
Judge running Mubarak trial not under threat, says senior judge
A senior Egyptian judge has denied reports that the judge handling the trial of Egypt's toppled President Hosni Mubarak and…
Irrigation minister cancels quota for relative appointments
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Irrigation minister cancels quota for relative appointments
Irrigation Minister Hisham Qandil on Tuesday canceled the quota for appointing relatives of ministry staff, a norm that was legally…
Biopics in the Arab world: History entangled with subjectivity
Art news
August 29, 2011
Biopics in the Arab world: History entangled with subjectivity
Two films about Egypt’s second president - “Nasser 56” (a 1996 Egyptian production) and “Gamal Abdel Nasser” (a 1999 Syrian…
Recent changes at Maspero don’t eradicate Mubarak-era mindset
Egypt
August 27, 2011
Recent changes at Maspero don’t eradicate Mubarak-era mindset
In early April, 22 year-old reporter Salma Amer was told by her superiors at Nile TV that her freelance contract…
Govt oversight chief accused of concealing reports against Mubarak
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Govt oversight chief accused of concealing reports against Mubarak
Several former employees at Egypt's Central Auditing Authority (CAA) accused on Tuesday the agency's head, Gawdat al-Malt, of withholding monitoring…