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The rise and fall of Egypt’s notorious State Security
Egypt
March 9, 2011
The rise and fall of Egypt’s notorious State Security
In calling for the dissolution of Egypt's notorious State Security, the country’s pro-democracy movement has waged its fiercest battle since…
Egypt’s police: From liberators to oppressors
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Egypt’s police: From liberators to oppressors
Any Egyptian policeman would delight at reading The Times of 26 January 1952 in which Egyptian police were portrayed as…
Green Profile: Interview with Farouk al-Baz
Environment
October 20, 2010
Green Profile: Interview with Farouk al-Baz
Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Farouk al-Baz, research professor and director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University, as…
Sunday’s papers: Nasser assassination claims surface while debate continues over election participation
Egypt
September 19, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Nasser assassination claims surface while debate continues over election participation
Egypt's print media concentrates much of its Sunday, 19 September attention on a request filed to the general prosecutor on…
Shahbanu Farah Diba Pahlavi remembers late Shah of Iran
Egypt
July 28, 2010
Shahbanu Farah Diba Pahlavi remembers late Shah of Iran
On Wednesday, Shahbanu Farah Diba Pahlavi paid tribute to her late husband, Mohamed Reza Pahlavi, the former Shah of Iran,…
Revolution Day: Celebrating 58 years of authoritarian rule
Opinion
July 22, 2010
Revolution Day: Celebrating 58 years of authoritarian rule
For several decades, Egypt has lived under an authoritarian political regime whose roots date back to the 1952 revolution, when…
Jehane Sadat as a painter
Life & Style
March 8, 2010
Jehane Sadat as a painter
Jehane Sadat’s exhibition “Landscape of the Heart” is a collection of paintings that span from 1986 to 2009.It is the…
Truth and secrets: The Sadat assassination trial 24 years on
Egypt
December 6, 2009
Truth and secrets: The Sadat assassination trial 24 years on
The confiscation by State Security this week of a recently-deceased judge’s personal diaries and court documents has reignited debate about…