By manner of mimicking, it could be said that Egyptians are doing all they can to follow in the footsteps of nearby Tunisia, which in four short weeks witnessed riots spiral, snowball, and culminate in a revolution. A string of Egyptian (...)
Egypt's majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas eve mass services in churches around the (...)
Amidst high-security and in an unprecedented show of solidarity, Muslims and Copts gathered at churches across Egypt Thursday night to observe the Coptic Christian Christmas eve mass
At the Patriarchate in Abbasiya, where the Patriarch of the Coptic (...)
In an ominous turn, Egyptian activists have declared solidarity with Tunisian rioters. They are set to demonstrate in downtown Cairo on Sunday, in a protest that may unite causes, condemning Saturday's church bombing too
Egypt's youth activist (...)
When Egypt's recently-formed High Commission for Elections increased the ceiling on campaign spending to LE100,000 ($17,500) last month – up 43 per cent from that of the last elections in 2005 - reaction from candidates and critics alike was slight. (...)
Egypt's minority Christian Coptic community know they are fighting a losing battle for political representation. In a best-case scenario following today's run-offs they could end up with five seats, or one percent, in the incoming 508-seat (...)
As the NDP moves towards an unprecedented majority victory in this year's parliamentary elections, and opposition parties successively announce boycotts of next Sunday's runoffs and possible withdrawals from MP seats, the question of what this means (...)
Egypt's ruling party has won 217 seats of the 508 that were up for grabs in the first round of a parliamentary election while opposition parties took just five seats -- twofor Wafd, andone eachfor Tagammu, El Ghad and El Adala. Independents took (...)
The United States, a key ally of Egypt and its largest provider of economic aid, announced its disappointment at the outcome of Egypt's parliamentary voting day, saying it was "dismayed by reports of election-day interference and intimidation by (...)
The crowd outside Cairo's Nile-side Cilantro café had begun to gather by 7.20 am today. They filtered in and out of the trendy local coffee shop waiting for parliamentary contender Gamila Ismail.
Ismail, the modish ex-wife of Al-Ghad party leader (...)
Amidst the backdrop of Al-Qaeda threats emerging from Iraq, and recent clashes between police and civilians over construction work in a Coptic Church, Egypt's minority Coptic Christian population has been left feeling marginalized in the State's (...)
When Egypt's recently-formed High Commission for Elections increased the ceiling on campaign spending to LE100,000 ($17,500) last month – up 43 per cent from that of the last elections in 2005 - reaction from candidates and critics alike was slight. (...)
In the heart of Old Cairo, on the edge of a slum, a park is born. Yasmine El-Rashidi watches a phoenix emerge from the ashes
Cairo is a city of streets, pavements and apartment blocks. A city committed to tarmac and concrete, with a very low (...)
In one packed day, Yasmine El-Rashidi discovers the healing powers of Safaga
Perhaps it was the product of an over-active imagination, but bottom line: the weekend was not quite what I had envisioned. When we speak of "health", "spa", and "weekend", (...)
Last week's Sinai blasts left 34 people confirmed dead, over 100 injured, and a town in disarray. Writing from Taba, Yasmine El-Rashidi provides a first-hand account of the grisly aftermath
Taba on the weekend of the attacks is something of a ghost (...)
American theatre critic Martha W Coigney spoke to Yasmine El-Rashidi about theatre and peace
When Martha W Coigney was awarded the UNESCO Picasso Medal in 1995, speaker André- Louis Perinetti, secretary-general of the International Theatre (...)
Despite what the world may want, Bush appears poised for re-election say US political analysts, reports Yasmine El-Rashidi
Amidst the raucous of international outrage with the current US administration and its lethal foreign policies towards the (...)
At various bus stops around Cairo this week, drivers and passengers protested higher fares. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports
At scattered downtown bus stops on Monday, public and microbus drivers lashed out at each other, outraged at the higher ticket (...)
Last week's sudden decision to drastically reduce import duties on cars is promising to revive the market. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports
The reduction of custom tariffs on cars from 104 per cent to 40 per cent has triggered much chatter in both the (...)
A Cairo court rejected a case against the controversial movie Baheb El-Cima, referring it to a specialised court instead. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports
Inside a heated Abdin emergency courtroom on Tuesday, a judge declared a petition to ban Baheb (...)
In one bustling day, Yasmine El-Rashidi rediscovers the city's delights and reflects upon its complex past
There is nothing quite like a day in Alexandria. Famed for its literary history and inspirational atmosphere for the likes of poet Constantine (...)
After investing LE20 million to renovate Studio Galal, Rafaat El-Mihi now faces possible imprisonment. So what is happening, asks Yasmine El-Rashidi
When Raafat El-Mihi approached the government a few years ago about leasing Studio Galal, the (...)
The movie Bahib Al-Sima (I Love Cinema) has provoked outrage amongst Egypt's Copts. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports
In its sixth week in local theatres, the Egyptian movie Bahib Al-Sima (I Love Cinema) has created much debate in local press, and sent (...)
The flow of foreign revenues into Egypt's car manufacturing industry got a significant boost lately. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports
Nissan Motor Co Ltd announced details of its expanding business operations in Egypt last week, including the buying out (...)
The press has once again made news out of the American University in Cairo. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports
In the core of downtown Cairo, adjacent to the monolith emblematic of Egyptian bureaucracy, the Mugamaa, the scattered buildings that comprise the (...)