Egypt to announce new private sector financing deals at Sunday conference    CBE Deputy Governor attends ceremony appointing DPI as new manager of 'Nclude'    Egypt deploys over 2,400 ambulances to support high school exams nationwide    Environment Minister chairs closing session on Mediterranean Sea protection at UN Ocean Conference    Egypt nuclear authority: No radiation rise amid regional unrest    Egypt selected for $1bn climate fund decarbonisation programme: Al-Mashat    Grand Egyptian Museum opening delayed to Q4    Egypt delays Grand Museum opening to Q4 amid regional tensions    Israel and Iran's nuclear programme: Intense strikes and "limited damage"    Trump faces MAGA backlash as Israel-Iran conflict tests non-interventionist promise    Egypt's Foreign Minister condemns Israeli strikes in calls with European, Iraqi counterparts    Egypt slams Israeli strike on Iran, warns of regional chaos    Private sector gains clout in Egypt's economic strategy talks    Egypt expands e-ticketing to 110 heritage sites, adds self-service kiosks at Saqqara    Egypt's EDA joins high-level Africa-Europe medicines regulatory talks    US Senate clears over $3b in arms sales to Qatar, UAE    Egypt, Lebanon discuss water, irrigation cooperation    France's growth outlook dips    Egypt discusses urgent population, development plan with WB    Egypt reaffirms commitment to ocean conservation at UN conference    Egypt's Irrigation Minister urges scientific cooperation to tackle water scarcity    Egypt boosts higher education ties under 24/25 strategy    Egypt, Serbia explore cultural cooperation in heritage, tourism    Egypt discovers three New Kingdom tombs in Luxor's Dra' Abu El-Naga    Egypt launches "Memory of the City" app to document urban history    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    Egypt's Democratic Generation Party Evaluates 84 Candidates Ahead of Parliamentary Vote    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM praises ties with Tanzania    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

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No time for Swedish meatballs
What does the peaceful and wealthy country of Sweden have in common with downtown Cairo's Tahrir Square, the staging ground of Egypt's revolution? Swedish meatballs, smoked salmon and lingonberry jam, of course. For months we eagerly awaited the (...)

21 - 12 - 2011
US, Egyptian military, Islamists engage in precarious dance
When Anwar Sadat abandoned Egypt's alliance with the Soviet Union in the mid-1970s, he forged an alliance with the United States government and military that would shape his country's foreign policy for decades. Since then, officials in Washington (...)

16 - 12 - 2011
From bringing down Ben Ali to fixing up Wall Street
The Occupy Wall Street protesters are now in their second month of camping out in New York City's financial district to make a statement against corporate greed and economic inequality. They have inspired offshoots across the US and around the (...)

28 - 10 - 2011
Drop ‘dictator debt,'' activists and economists say
Egypt has a budget deficit of nearly 10 percent of GDP and the finance minister recently said that the country is on the brink of a liquidity crisis. Meanwhile, economic growth has slowed since the uprising, decreasing government revenues, while (...)

28 - 10 - 2011
Planned US protest gains Egyptian support
Egyptian activists are lending their support to a planned protest in Washington, DC, which US activists hope will become an open-ended sit in modeled on the Tahrir Square protests that helped bring down former President Hosni Mubarak. The (...)

22 - 09 - 2011
Egypt warns of foreign meddling as US pushes on with democracy programs
As Egypt prepares for its first free and fair parliamentary elections in recent memory this September, the US government and affiliated organizations are keen to play a part in the transition to democracy and spending millions of dollars in the (...)

05 - 07 - 2011
Q&A with Tom Malinowski: Rights abuses in Egypt and Libya
In May, Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Tom Malinowski, Human Rights Watch Washington director, who visited Egypt last month briefly after spending some days in Libya. Drawing on his foreign affairs expertise and his organization's advocacy work in US (...)

26 - 06 - 2011
The Age of Deception: A peek inside ElBaradei''s work and Weltanschauung
Before Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Egypt in February 2010 and dramatically shook up the political scene with his calls for governmental change - some even say helping lay the groundwork for the 25 January revolution - he spent nearly 20 years (...)

19 - 06 - 2011
Will Saudi Arabia lead Egypt''s counter-revolution?
With Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule finished and much of the Arab world in a state of revolt, the time is ripe for Egypt to embark in a new, more independent direction in foreign policy. But Egypt will tread cautiously as the conservative states of (...)

08 - 05 - 2011
Turkey eyes a changing Egypt
Istanbul--Since the Egyptian uprising began on 25 January, Turkey's government has seemed intent on showing its best face to a rapidly changing Egypt. But as developments continue, it remains to be seen what role Turkey will play in the new (...)

12 - 03 - 2011
My Downtown love affair
When friends and family have come to visit, I didn't really want to take them to the Pyramids and the Sphinx. I wasn't particularly excited about showing them the great mosques and winding streets of medieval Cairo. I didn't think there was much to (...)

08 - 11 - 2010
In New York, controversy over "ground zero mosque"
New York City—The Corinthian columns and Italianate architecture of 45-47 Park Place in Lower Manhattan were the topic of the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission's meeting here on Tuesday, but they were not the reason the meeting was packed. (...)

05 - 08 - 2010
Downtown reborn? The Ismaelia Consortium''s vision for urban regeneration
Al-Masry Al-Youm continues its conversation with Karim Shafei, Chief Executive Officer of Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Investments, about the consortium's plan for downtown Cairo's urban regeneration. In this part of the conversation, we look at the (...)

17 - 05 - 2010
Imagining Downtown differently: The Ismaelia consortium''s urban regeneration project
After hearing rumors about “the company that is buying out Downtown Cairo” and questions about the fate of the area, Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Karim el-Shafei, Chief Executive Officer of Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Investments, at the company's (...)

12 - 05 - 2010
Sinai is ''death zone'' for migrants, says rights group
Egyptian security forces continue to use excessive force against migrants attempting to cross into Israel, including killing three African migrants since 27 March, an international human rights organization said in a critical report (...)

01 - 04 - 2010
US govt report slams Egypt on human rights
A report issued last Friday by the United States government draws an ugly picture of the state of human rights in Egypt, but also gives a few signs of optimism. The report, released by the US State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and (...)

14 - 03 - 2010
Watchdog: Egypt uses counterterror as pretext for torture
The Egyptian government and its security services regularly practice torture and use counterterrorism as an excuse, according to a report released yesterday by the Federation Internationale des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH). FIDH, along with its Egyptian (...)

11 - 03 - 2010
English language press: ElBaradei returns, Dubai assassins
Egypt made headlines throughout the Western English language press this week when Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Cairo on Friday. The former chief of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency has suggested that he would run for president (...)

22 - 02 - 2010
Watchdog: Middle East oppresses journalists
Egypt is among the world's worst oppressors of internet journalists, charged a report released yesterday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based media watchdog. The report also said that media coverage of human rights issues (...)

17 - 02 - 2010
Why not make it about the tongue?
"Why Not?” is the kind of art exhibition that requires more than one visit. The show, which opened on 7 February and runs until 11 March at the Palace of Arts at the Opera House, features work by more than 40 artists, both well established and (...)

15 - 02 - 2010
World leaders talk disarmament as region gains nuclear steam
Last week, political, religious and scientific leaders from around the world came together to work towards a world free of nuclear weapons. But the goal may still be far off. Even as Russia and the United States come close to a new treaty to reduce (...)

11 - 02 - 2010
A view from Haiti
“It's devastation that I've never seen anywhere before in my life,” said Natasha Scripture, spokesperson for the World Food Program in Port-au-Prince in a phone interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm. Scripture, who has been in Haiti for a week, said, (...)

03 - 02 - 2010
From neighborhood to museum?
A few meters away from the entrance of Wekalat Oda Pasha two men sit around a small campfire made from scrap wood and garbage. Across from them, an old woman sells piles of fish and shrimp. The smell of the fire and the fish mix together and move (...)

03 - 02 - 2010
Colonial walks by the canal
It's no secret that Egypt abounds in incredible touristic opportunities: majestic monuments, spectacular deserts, wide stretches of beaches, and much more. But what if you want to get out of Cairo for the weekend and, for once, you're just not that (...)

19 - 01 - 2010
Viva Arab support for Palestine
Over the weekend Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit announced that Egypt will prohibit aid from entering the blockaded Gaza Strip through the Egyptian border. The decision came after the Viva Palestina aid convoy, led by British MP George Galloway, (...)

11 - 01 - 2010
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