Month: July 2012

Massive reshuffle underway in the Ministry of Interior

The Egyptian Interior Minister, Mohamed Ibrahim, announces the reassignment of 3,800 police…

Luiz Sanchez

Ministry of the Interior denies Chinese warship crossing at Suez

Rumours of a battleship headed through teh canal raised concerns about Egypt’s…

Ahmed Khalifa

‘Cairo Declaration’ to create free-travel zone

The deal allows free-travel between the first three North African states to…

Hend Kortam

Bites Fil Beit Ramadan: Sambousak with different fillings

Ramadan offers a whole new challenge to cooking Egyptian food. The breaking…

Iman Adel Abdel-Fattah

Fake fawanees: the rise of the abominations

Walking down any busy commercial street in Cairo during Ramadan, Egyptian culture…

Ahmed Khalifa

Controversial Ramadan series wows audiences

The show takes the bold step of having actors depicting Omar and…

Ahmed Aboulenein

Mesaharaty: the human cockerel

This staple of Egyptian culture – for those who do not know…

Ahmed Khalifa

Another person’s trash…

Even something as trivial as refuse can make a difference between two…

Daily News Egypt

A T-shirt that brings down a nation

The waters are always on the verge of boiling, waiting for a…

Rana Allam

Challenges for the new Minister of Awqaf

Regardless of the exact role the ministry is to play; the current…

Mustafa Salama