Seif Al-Yazal..The military officer who headed Egypt’s parliament majority
Since the outbreak of the January Uprising that removed the 30-year long dictatorial rule of Hosni Mubarak, military expert Sameh Seif Al-Yazal has occupied outstanding roles in the Egyptian ...
Monday 04-04-2016 09:26 PM
Ibrahim Abdel Meguid.. The Exceptional Novelist
An Egyptian court decided Tuesday to release 20-year-old Mahmoud Mohamed imprisoned two years ago
for wearing an anti-torture
T-shirt. Novelists Ibrahim Abdel Meguid has urged earlier President ...
Wednesday 23-03-2016 10:35 PM
Mahmoud Mohamed, the youngest detainee who never lost hope to see sunlight
East Cairo Prosecution has appealed against the court’s decision to release the student Mahmoud Mohamed, dubbed as “The T-shirt detainee,” on 1000 bail on Tuesday, which aborted the hope for ...
Wednesday 23-03-2016 04:08 PM
Nizar Qabbani .. The women’s poet
Today we mark the 93rd anniversary of the birth of Nizar Qabbani who was one of the greatest Arab poets as he wrote for love, women, Arab nationalism and religion. Qabbani was born on March 21, ...
Monday 21-03-2016 08:38 PM
World Celebrates Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is an international occasion that is celebrated by several countries around the world, during which sons and daughters express their love, appreciation and gratitude to their mothers, ...
Monday 21-03-2016 11:02 AM
The Whispers of Missing on Mother's Day
The Mothers Day marks celebrations that honor a mother or a woman seen as a figure in their lives, where they express their love by showering them with gifts and love. But to some, this day seems ...
Sunday 20-03-2016 04:28 PM
Mubarak's last Foreign Minister, Aboul-Gheit
Egyptian diplomat Ahmed Aboul-Gheit was named on March 10 as the eighth Arab League Secretary-General, sparking controversy among some Arab and non-Arab countries over his affiliation with the ...
Friday 11-03-2016 10:53 AM
Egyptian Women Celebrate Int’l Woman Day Amid Violated Rights
Written by Alaa Awad, Ahmed Mamdouh, Mohamed Sameh and Yara Sameh Feminist Movement in Egypt The first feminist movement took place in Egypt, between the years of 1923 and 1939. The movement ...
Tuesday 08-03-2016 12:36 PM
Al-Turabi - Sudan’s Man of Power and Opposition
He has been seen as the most influential and powerful figure in modern Sudanese politics, Hassan Al-Turabi, the religious and Islamist political leader and the founder of Popular Congress Party ...
Monday 07-03-2016 02:26 AM
When imagination becomes a form of McCarthyism
Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451 , produced in 1953 and turned into a movie in 1966, deeply depicted the bibliophobia in an imagined state where the government considered books as ...
Sunday 28-02-2016 03:23 PM
Umberto Eco: from philosophy to best-sellers
Italys Umberto Eco, whose death at 84 has been announced by the Italian media, leapt from being an internationally-renowned philosopher to become an author of best-selling novels. Best-known for ...
Saturday 20-02-2016 11:24 AM
Heikal: The father of modern Egyptian journalism
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal was the only Egyptian journalist who witnessed two kings and seven presidents of Egypt. He spoke many languages and had wide range of contacts with international leaders all ...
Wednesday 17-02-2016 12:42 PM
Botrous Ghali.. The First Egyptian UN Secretary-General
Boutros Boutros Ghali, the first Arab politician to be the United Nations Secretary-General, has left our world on Tuesday at the age of 94 after a great domestic and international political career. ...
Tuesday 16-02-2016 07:29 PM
Christian Egyptians Beheadings 1st Anniversary---IS bloody Message
This day in 2015, Egyptians and the whole world woke up to a horrible video with 21 Christian Egyptians being beheaded in Libyas Sirte, according to an ISIS mouthpiece online "Dabiq Magazine”. The ...
Tuesday 16-02-2016 12:37 PM
Miracle baby dies at 73
Egyptian artist Pirouz Artin Calfaaan, known as "Fayrouz", passed away at 73, as she suffered from health problems in the kidney and liver, Sky News reported on Saturday. The artist, nicknamed as ...
Saturday 30-01-2016 02:51 PM
Misogyny bodes ill for Muslim Brotherhood’s ideology Abdel Rehim Ali
Isn’t it the right time for Egypt's president to announce the formation of the Combat-terror Supreme Council? Abdel Rehim Ali
A Message from a Libyan Citizen to Egyptians: What if El-Sisi Left Office Next Year? Abdel Rehim Ali
In defense of Al-Azhar and its Grand Imam Abdel Rehim Ali
Abdel Rehim Ali, first Arab journalist to interview Le Pen’s family Abdel Rehim Ali