The Egyptians exercised their rights in a good way and went to the ballot boxes to vote in the referendum on the constitution in high numbers and waited in queues for long hours, both advocates and opponents of the constitution.
The great day passed (...)
“What direction is Egypt taking?" This question is on the tongue of Egyptians from all strata of society. After the January 25 Revolution, the entire population hoped for a better future and the realisation of the
revolution's demands – freedom, (...)
Public interest needs to come first, with a focus on production and work. The prime interest in Egypt at this stage is stability and calm. Egypt's image in Europe is one of demonstrations, sit-ins and strikes, of an economy that is falling (...)
President Obama achieved a great victory over his rival Romney; he got more than 50 per cent of votes and gained way over 334 electoral college votes, while Romney got 206.
The Republican Party was defeated, amongst other reasons because it consists (...)
Over the past four years, I repeatedly called for the necessity of establishing a new governorate on the North Coast under the name of Alamein Province, dividing the enormous area of the Matrouh Governorate, which totals a quarter of Egypt's entire (...)
The beautiful days of Eid al-Adha are over, and the pilgrims are about to return from Mecca. Religious festivals in our culture focus on worship and joy, on good deeds and reconciliation.
Muslims should see these feasts as an opportunity to talk (...)
The entire Egyptian society is waiting for the Higher Administrative Court's verdict today on the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly.
This verdict will be binding and needs to be respected. The population should shoulder the responsibility and (...)
There is no doubt that Egypt's victory in the October War was not only a great surprise but truly the stuff of legends.
Centres of historical studies all over the world scrutinised the war, which was even more remarkable thanks to ingenious planning (...)
World Tourism Day (WTD) is celebrated each year on September 27. This year, it has fallen into a period of decline in the tourism industry. Nobody can deny that Egyptian tourism – the industry of hope – has been badly affected by the absence of (...)
President Mohamed Morsi is going to launch a new stage in the Turkish-Egyptian relations based on many years of co-operation.
These days, Egypt and Turkey work together to stop the bloodshed in Syria and help remove the Assad regime.
They insist (...)
Minister of Civil Aviation Samir Imbabi recently held a series of meetings with officials and employees of the aviation sector. He wanted to listen to their problems and views, assess the situation and the current critical circumstances that (...)
The strike of EgyptAir flight attendants last week exposed the intention of imposing their demands through twisting the arms of their superiors.
I did not expect this from people supposed to uphold the reputation and high standard of our national (...)
Although the EgyptAir cabin crew has the right to strike in connection with their demands and better working conditions, this is not the only way to go about it. There are better and less damaging options.
Nobody can deny that strikes should be (...)
In Egypt, there is a fascinating desert area that has many cultural and historic features and environmental and archaeological wonders, which attract many tourists and explorers from throughout the world.
If you make a tour in the New Valley (...)
It seems that double standards still rule our world; there is not enough balance, justice and equality among countries and nations.
The world is controlled by leaders, who make decisions that have a global impact and ignore human rights.
These (...)
CAIRO - Sixty years have passed since the July 23, 1952 Revolution under the leadership of Gamal Abdel Nasser, who paid much attention to the poor and needy.
The 1952 Revolution is considered an important turning point in Egypt's history.
Then came (...)
There is no doubt that feelings of satisfaction permeated Egypt when the president announced he would respect the judiciary and its rulings after the decision of the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) to cancel President Morsi's decree for (...)
The tourism sector is the first sector that needs an urgent response from President Mohammed Morsi; there are fears about the future of tourism in view of the Muslim Brotherhood's stance.
These worries are not only expressed by tour operators abroad (...)
Many people's dreams are waiting to be fulfilled, but the economy has been in a critical condition since the Mubarak regime was toppled.
Most Egyptians are not able to wait any longer and expect the next government and president to meet their (...)
Just like in the first try, the second Constituent Assembly (CA) failed to include representatives from the tourism sector.
The doomed first CA had refused to invite tourism experts and investors to participate in drafting the nation's new (...)
In a few days, Egypt will freely and transparently elect its new president and close the chapter of the transitional period administered by the SCAF. Learning the lesson from the debacle of his predecessor, the new president will do his best to (...)
CAIRO - EgyptAir Chairman and CEO Captain Ayman Nasr Friday hailed the cooperation exhibited from the Ministry of transport in Kenya following the incident that happened at Nairobi airport two days ago.
“The Accident Investigation Bureau in Kenya (...)
Egypt and the entire world witnessed yesterday the end of ex-president Hosni Mubarak's unprecedented trial. Mubarak and his ex-minister of interior were given life sentences for their criminal role in the killing of demonstrators during the January (...)
Unlike in presidential elections before the January 25 revolution, Egyptian people were filled with a new spirit when they went to the polling stations to cast their votes last week.
People displayed signs of optimism and enthusiasm as they were (...)
Tomorrow, Egyptians will line up at the polling stations to elect the first post-revolution president. A big section of voters have made up their minds about their favourite candidate. But we have to admit that many Egyptians, often called the (...)